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The Kinghorn Lab recently took part in the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences Science Fair, where we introduced visitors to how the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is used to study neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Through an interactive climbing assay, visitors discovered how changes in the locomotor ability of fruit flies can be used to model Parkinson's disease and help researchers better understand the mechanisms underlying the condition. It was a fant

Dr Kinghorn recently completed the Senior Leadership for Women programme at University College London (UCL). The programme provided an excellent opportunity to develop strategic leadership skills, reflect on leadership practice, and connect with an inspiring network of senior women leaders from across the University. Reflecting on the programme, Dr Kinghorn found it to be an invaluable experience, providing practical leadership insights, opportunities for personal and profess

Congratulations to Dr Alex Hull, a post doctoral researcher in Dr Kinghorn's research group, whose latest reviewed preprint has now been published in eLife : “Redox Dyshomeostasis Links Renal and Neuronal Dysfunction in Drosophila Models of Gaucher and Parkinson’s Disease.” His research uses fruit flies to better understand Gaucher disease and Parkinson’s disease, focusing on flies that lack two important genes: GBA1 and parkin . Dr Hull’s team discovered that these genetic