The Barker / Williams-Gray Lab

The Barker / Williams-Gray Lab In the Barker lab, at the John van Geest Centre, we are researching the neurodegenerative diseases Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.

In the Barker lab, at the John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, we are researching the neurodegenerative diseases Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. We run both clinical and laboratory based research focused on determining what causes these diseases and how we can improve the lives of patients living with them.

Please see information about a monthly webinar for anyone new to HD - this can be for people with HD, family members, fr...
05/06/2025

Please see information about a monthly webinar for anyone new to HD - this can be for people with HD, family members, friends, colleagues, carers. It's about the work of the Huntington's Disease Association and the support they offer.

Here is the link to more information:

An online session for those who want to learn more about how the Huntington’s Disease Association can help you.

A busy week last week with Roger taking part in Pint Of Science as well as giving a talk at the Parkinson's UK Cambridge...
26/05/2025

A busy week last week with Roger taking part in Pint Of Science as well as giving a talk at the Parkinson's UK Cambridge branch monthly meeting.

We had the annual G force PD meeting in London last week hosted by Cure Parkinson's and Roger. This brought together som...
19/05/2025

We had the annual G force PD meeting in London last week hosted by Cure Parkinson's and Roger. This brought together some of the groups working on dopamine cell therapies for Parkinson's disease to discuss progress in this field

Recent article in the Italian major newspaper La Repubblica discussing the STEM-PD trial.
02/12/2024

Recent article in the Italian major newspaper La Repubblica discussing the STEM-PD trial.

Una sperimentazione riguarda la trasformazione delle staminali embrionali in neuroni simili a quelli che degenerano nel Parkinson

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.202470019Our new paper is now out online.
28/11/2024

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.202470019

Our new paper is now out online.

Human pluripotent stem cells can differentiate to all cells of the body, including those of the heart. The heart contains multiple cell types but the contractile cells are called cardiomyocytes. In a...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07944-6
21/11/2024

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07944-6

A quantitative morphological framework for the human thymus reveals the establishment of the lobular cytokine network, canonical thymocyte trajectories and thymic epithelial cell distributions in fetal and paediatric thymic development.

07/11/2024
Our very talented Zanna Voysey has gone and written an article for HD Buzz! Go and have a read below.
29/10/2024

Our very talented Zanna Voysey has gone and written an article for HD Buzz! Go and have a read below.

We're proud to announce Dr. Zanna Voysey as a 2024 HDBuzz Prize winner! She shares a new study that details racial disparities in HD care and research. Addressing this could improve the lives of people living with HD in the here-and-now.

Behind the Science with Prof Roger Barker.
21/10/2024

Behind the Science with Prof Roger Barker.

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John Van Geest Centre For Brain Repair
Cambridge
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In the Barker / Williams-Gray lab, at the John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, we are researching the neurodegenerative diseases Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. We run both clinical and laboratory based research focused on determining what causes these diseases and how we can improve the lives of patients living with them.