This is what 50 looks like! 😀 Me at my 50th birthday party on the 5th of October - which was my actual birthday. 🥳🍾🎉

Me and my poster at the NeuroFly Conference! I was so busy there, and same since I got back, so a long delay, but here we are! Mitochondria and Parkinson’s in a Drosophila model! Photo by Simona 🙂❤️ - an Instagram friend I met in person there 🙂

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,489,383!

Who else is going to @neurofly2024.bsky.social ? I'll be there all week and my poster is on Tuesday - mine's #45 (PD & mitos) & Ishrak's is #89 (AD & circadian rhythms) - he's doing his PhD with me. Looking forward to seeing everyone & their science soon! 🙂#NeuroFly2024

20 years ago, I graduated with my PhD! 🎉🥳 My defense was 13th of Nov 2003, but I went to the Duke graduation ceremonies May 2004 I refreshed my lipstick & a newspaper man asked if he could use my picture! 😀 Madeleine Albright's picture & Duke basketball players are smaller! 😲

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I'm doing @pintofscience.bsky.socialpintofscience.co.uk/event/health...#pint24

Healthcare Heroes

Come and quench your thirst for knowledge at Darlington's first Pint of Science event! <br /> <br /> The Healthcare Heroes evening will be themed on 'Our Body'.

I didn't win, but it was fun - everybody was great - and the winner Zoe Bell was amazing, so I'm happy she won! 😍 Video below by my 13 year old son who supported me on the day - he apologizes for the shaking, but apparently he was nervous for me. Very sweet! ❤️ youtu.be/X2fhBeGBT4M?...

In person event Tora's FameLab UK 3 minute research video

Here's the video of my in person 3 minute scientific research presentation for the FameLab North East Regional Final event!The event happened on 13 April 202...

I made it to the FameLab North East Regional Final using this video talking about my scientific research! It's tomorrow 13th April at Teesside! I hope it goes well 🙂 I thought I'd share this, since it's an okay non-scientific summary of my research 🙂 youtu.be/duZWazRxRMk?...