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Colleges
Collaborators
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Kevin Talbot
Head of Department and Professor of Motor Neuron Biology
Emily Carroll
BSc (Hons), MSc (Oxon), DPhil
Post-doctoral Researcher
Investigating mechanisms of TDP-43 toxicity in mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC)-derived motor neurons
My research focusses on investigating the role of mutant TDP-43 in the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In mESC-derived motor neurons, I am studying the effects of the TARDBP M337V mutation on cellular phenotypes including stress responses, cellular energy metabolism and axonal transport. I am also using this model as a platform for drug discovery, to identify compounds that reverse pathological phenotypes associated with the expression of mutant TDP-43.
Recent publications
Mutant TDP-43 drives impairments in axonal transport and glycolysis in a mouse stem-cell-derived motor neuron model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Journal article
Carroll E. et al, (2026), Cell Death Dis, 17
Recent developments in gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease
Journal article
Szunyogh S. et al, (2025), Molecular Therapy, 33, 2052 - 2064
Drug repurposing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Journal article
Carroll E. et al, (2025), Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 20, 447 - 464
Dynactin-1 mediates rescue of impaired axonal transport due to reduced mitochondrial bioenergetics in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis motor neurons
Journal article
Dafinca R. et al, (2024), Brain Communications, 6
C9orf72-ALS human iPSC microglia are pro-inflammatory and toxic to co-cultured motor neurons via MMP9
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Vahsen BF. et al, (2023), Nature Communications, 14