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BatProtect is a team of world-leading experts in bat biology, genomics, immunology and gerontology. Funded from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program - grant agreement No. 101118919
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Final keynote #MeriadegLeGouil 10 yrs of evolution of Sarbecovirus in Rhinolophus ferrumequinum: dynamics, drivers & spillover rate in sympatric species

3 days of researchers sharing their research. These face to face meetings are so essential for consortium led projects, so much collaboration!
December 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Final Chalk talks:

Host response to pathogens, stress & perturbations #FredTouzalin #OrlinAlcock #MridulaNandakumar & #GwenHurpy

Multi-omics, single cell, nanoseq, proteomics & clocks #FengZhu & #MeganPower
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Day 3 - Immune/population - morning keynotes from:

#SebastianPuechmaille & #EricPetit - Pedigree reconstruction & genomic analyses to advance our understanding of ageing

#JoePrescott - Egyptian rousette bat immune responses to Marburg virus
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Embedded in the heart of @unicologne.bsky.social at the amazing @cecad.bsky.social our event continues with keynote by #AleksandraTrifunovic on Mitochondrial stress responses: gatekeepers of cellular health, disease & longevity followed by chalk talks by #AsyaMartirosyan #AkshamalGamage & #JavierKoh
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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BatProtect programme continues with keynote from

#ThomasZwaka: Bat iPSCs & bat adaptations

Followed by Genome -validation & test hypothesis chalk talks from

#AnastasiaBaturina, #DavidMeyer, #WalterSandt & #ArielEraso
December 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Day 2: bringing the consortium researchers & experts together is on the theme of Functional & comparative genomics

Keynote #StefanMundlos: Functional Genomics of Bat Limb Development

With Genome Chalk team talks #LucasCanesin, #YuryMalovichko, #AlejandroGonzales, #BernhardBein & #MicheleAlbertini
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Afternoon session kicked off by #GeraldWilkinson: Comparative studies of bat aging using DNA methylation

Followed by Theme 2 chalk talks: DREAM & repair #ArturoBujarrabal-Dueso, #NajaEckert & #XuanjingLi

#SonjaVernes gave a keynote on Understanding bat adaptations by studying a captive bat colony
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Part of our programme is Interactive Chalk talks and Theme 1 is on longitudinal sampling, biomarker & repair by #SebastienRiquier, #MaggieWeber, #IlzeSkujina & #MarekUvizl
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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BatProtect - 3 day programme kicked off by @bjornschumacher.bsky.social followed by keynote from #StevenAustad on Methuselah's Zoo: what nature can teach us about living longer, healthier lives
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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3 day programme has exciting blend of keynotes from leading experts, interactive chalk talks by BatProtect researchers from across the consortium and group discussions focusing on new methods, opportunities and future research planning.

Day 1 outline below - focuses on Longitudinal Omics/Metadata
December 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Zoom and emails are great for international @erc.europa.eu synergy grants.

But you can't get away from the importance of face-to-face interactions, so the researchers from across the consortium are together in beautiful Cologne thanks to @cecad.bsky.social from 1 - 3 December 2025.
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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🧬🧬🧬Targeting Genome Stability to Mitigate Human Aging and Disease - read now our comprehensive review article written with Debbie Toiber how we can target the most fundamental mechanisms of aging and cancer. @annualreviews.bsky.social 🔗 go.shr.lc/3JohYMp
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October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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It's a great pleasure to introduce the RACE ERA Chair Initiative for Establishing a Research and Innovation Program of Excellence on Ageing and Longevity at the University of Crete with @garinis.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Now out in print: Targeting DNA damage in ageing: towards supercharging DNA repair. New perspectives how we could tackle cancer and aging at their mechanistic root cause: I
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Targeting DNA damage in ageing: towards supercharging DNA repair - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
DNA damage to the somatic genome has been identified as a major cause of ageing. This Perspective provides an overview of current understanding of the role of genome instability in the ageing process and assesses therapeutic strategies targeting the cellular response to DNA damage to delay ageing and prevent associated diseases.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Do bats hold the secret to human longevity?

RAZOR’s Reya El-Salahi joins @emmateeling.bsky.social from @ucddublin.bsky.social, & French conservation group Bretagne-Vivante in Brittany as they study bats to uncover longevity secrets.

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Do bats hold the secret to human longevity?
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October 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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New and exciting project publication

"Linking phenotype to genotype using comprehensive genomic comparisons"

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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August 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Always great to meet with and discuss our research with the ERC President, Prof Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social

@erc.europa.eu @emmateeling.bsky.social @bjornschumacher.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Check out this exciting publication from the BatProtect project, with many more to follow!

"Generating bat primary and immortalised cell-lines from wing biopsies"

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

@ucddublin.bsky.social @emmateeling.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Want to work with leading researchers?

Research Laboratory Manager, UCD Bio and Envir. Science, Temp: UCD - Research –
Biological Sciences
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Closing date 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 14/07/2025

@bjornschumacher.bsky.social @emmateeling.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Research Laboratory Manager ERC BatProtect @ucddublin.bsky.social

Societal challenges #HealthyAgeing & #InfectiousDiseases resistance

Bats have extended health spans & amazing disease resistance

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June 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM