Dr James Quinn - The Trials and Tribulations of Doing an Academic Postdoc Abroad

Dr James Quinn - The Trials and Tribulations of Doing an Academic Postdoc Abroad

Dr James Quinn, narrates her blog written for the ISTAART PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers, shared by Dementia Researcher.

In the first of our regular blogs from the ISTAART PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers, Dr James Quinn reflects on his move from the UK to the USA and his time as a postdoc.

Find the original text, and narration here on our website.

https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/istaart-blog-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-doing-an-academic-postdoc-abroad

We're always on the look out for new contributors, if you would like to write and narrate your own blog - drop us a line to dementiaresearcher@nihr.ac.uk

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Author

Dr James Quinn is a Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Neurology and Programme Chair of the ISTAART PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers. Working on trying to improve the understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that lead to the different forms of dementia, researching the role of neuropeptides which are extremely important in neuronal signalling, contributing to synapse maintenance, energy balance and neurogenesis. For ISTAART he is responsible for organising events and support activities for early career researchers.

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