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First NEU-CHiP Consortia Meeting

Held at the University of Barcelona, almost all partners were able to make a physical meeting (save 2 who sadly had covid and couldn’t fly, so dialed in virtually). This was a really exciting meeting, sharing updates, feeding in for further progression of the project and enjoying each other’s company in the very scenic environment.

We have progressed a lot over these last months, with a lot more to do building on the capabilities of the team. This is such an exciting project to be a part of, with many avenues to explore and innovate.

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First Consortium Meeting

After many months of planning and fine tuning the proposal, bringing together an interdisciplinary team of experts across the EU, and now many months of online meetings to drive our research, we are all looking forward to being part of the first physical meeting of the consortium.

This will be hosted in the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Barcelona June 6-7th 2022.

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Dan Merryweather talks at FIRM2022

Dr Daniel Merryweather from the Loughborough partners of NEUCHiP gave a talk about his work related to the development and fabrication of in vitro neural models at the Future Investigators of Regenerative Medicine (FIRM) conference #FIRM2022.

The conference was held in the delightful setting of Middleton Lodge, North Yorkshire in the UK, with an great interdisciplinary audience attracted from around the world.

In response to a great talk followed by lots of questions about his work, Dan was invited to join the FIRM committee to help advise on the growth of this community and setting up next years annual event.

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Eric Hill chats on sofa science

close up of microscope

As part of this informal science chat Eric covers his research interests in stem cell science towards treatments and possible cures for dementia. As part of this he couldn’t resit bringing in some of the really futuristic tools and tech that are underpinning NEU-ChiP.

https://twitter.com/AstonUniRKE/status/1526189337167249414
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Tornero’s Lab shows off some fluorescence

Although green might be the colour of choice today with many celebrating St Patrick’s day in the UK and Ireland, the Tornero’s lab in Barcelona are showing off their imaging of neuronal cultures in a rather striking shade of red.

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Dementia Researcher NIHR Podcast

Drs Eric Hill (Aston) and Paul Roach (Loughborough) were invited for interview with Dr Sam Moxon (Manchester) to talk about NEU-CHiP and their general interest in brain research.

The interview can be found at the following links:

溺Online https://t.co/ou3R7nsWJz
易Spotify https://t.co/YLP7OIM4dZ
️Apple https://t.co/n9Q853xaJ8 https://t.co/KRhVpoPFBM

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BBC Midlands Today

Drs Parri and Hill appeared on BBC Midlands Today to discuss the NEU-CHiP project. The reporters visited the Aston centre, taking a look at the laboratory facilities and to get a better understanding of what the project is going to offer.

This was a great opportunity for us to inform a generalist audience, and we hope that we will be able to update as the project launches.