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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 20h

Lovely gent and (it goes without saying) a fantastic scientist
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Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 Oct. Not only did he make a discovery that laid the foundations for stem cell research, he also created one of the best environments for research at the Wellcome/CRUK Gurdon Institute wellcome.org/news/sir-joh...

Sir John Gurdon, 1933-2025 | Wellcome

A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 October. He made a discovery that opened up the field of cloning research, and created one of the best environments for res...

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 3d

The @crick.ac.uk is recruiting Early Career Group Leaders

- Lab set-up, research costs, salaries for up to 5 researchers
- Support for up to 12 years
- Access to our core facilities
- Competitive salary
- Fantastic colleagues
- All areas of biology

Deadline 27 Nov

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Early career group leaders

We appoint researchers from across biology and biomedicine to set up their first groups at the Crick.

www.crick.ac.uk

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Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · 7d

It's that time of year when many start thinking about applying for PhDs. If you're applying for a UK PhD position, here is a blog post I wrote a while back that might be helpful

#cognition #psychscisky #neuroskyence #psychjobs

How to get PhD funding in the UK

It is that time of year again. The leaves are turning golden, red, and orange (or just brown), the nights are drawing in, and there is a chi...

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 7d

This series is very good. A very hard listen, particularly this episode...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Marianna in Conspiracyland - Marianna in Conspiracyland 2 - 6. The Inquest - BBC Sounds

Can coroners' courts cope with conspiracy?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 8d

“A full harvest moon is rising, though it is still only twilight”

Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL GrantWatson

A barn owl is perched on a wall at dusk. A full moon has risen in the still blue sky above a small village.

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 12d

@charalambouslab.bsky.social will be speaking at the First Genomic Imprinting Valencian Meeting will take place from 17 to 19 November 2025 in the beautiful city of Valencia (Spain).
Please join us and spread the word!

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 9d

Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 11d

For a little while my PhD thesis was next to Jane Goodall’s on the shelf in the small library in the Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour @camzoology.bsky.social 😊

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 11d

Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins

Those she inspired say she not only revolutionised our understanding of chimpanzees - but challenged how we relate to the natural world.

www.bbc.com

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 11d

Urban Legend

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Roger Highfield @rogerhighfield.bsky.social · 12d

Neurologist Masud Husain wins the 2025 @royalsociety.org Trivedi Science Book Prize!

More: royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...

Huge honour to meet @masudhusain.bsky.social tonight at a fab event with Sir Adrian Smith, brilliantly MCed by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 12d

@charalambouslab.bsky.social will be speaking at the First Genomic Imprinting Valencian Meeting will take place from 17 to 19 November 2025 in the beautiful city of Valencia (Spain).
Please join us and spread the word!

esdeveniments.uv.es/134020/detai...

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 12d

Good.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE

Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’

www.theguardian.com

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 12d

Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed?
1st of October

(Bob Bushtail, 1941)
Artist: A Macgregor

A mother red squirrel brushes the bushy tail of a baby red squirrel as he stands on a stool

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 13d

Great talk on all things #pregnancy and #metabolism by @charalambouslab.bsky.social today and lovely to catch up afterwards - see you in Valencia!
#GenomicImprinting #Epigenetics #Placenta

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Gaynor Ann Smith @gaynorasmith.bsky.social · 13d

Amazing result from Huntington’s disease researchers from @cardiffunilib.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk and the wider HD team for getting to this monumental point! 👇🧬

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Wales leads pioneering gene therapy trial shown to slow progression of Huntington’s disease

A Welsh research centre, funded by Health and Care Research Wales, is at the forefront of a major breakthrough in the treatment of Huntington’s Disease after playing a leading role in a global gene th...

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 17d

This only happens to you once

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 19d

Fantastic to see Azim Surani and Davor Solter awarded the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for their work on genomic imprinting...

aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/davo...

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 20d

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Early bird registration for the Valencia. Genomic Imprinting meeting extended to 15th October!!

#epigenetics #physiology #neuroscience

Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · Jun 4

We are delighted to announce that the First Genomic Imprinting Valencian Meeting will take place from 17 to 19 November 2025 in the beautiful city of Valencia (Spain).
Please join us and spread the word!

esdeveniments.uv.es/134020/detai...

Genomic Imprinting Valencian Meeting

Genomic Imprinting Meeting will take place in Valencia, a dazzling city that beautifully blends history, art, and modernity, creating a captivating atmosphere for everyone who visits. Its historic cen...

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Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell @mrcharwell.bsky.social · 18d

📢 Job Opportunity: Scientific Training and Marketing Manager

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic, hands-on, and positive individual to support the delivery of training courses, symposia, and networking events at our Advance Training Centre

Apply by 28th September

Scientific Training and Marketing Manager- MLC 2706 - Medical Research Council

Location: Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire. Vacancy: Scientific Training and Marketing Manager- MLC 2706. Closing Date: 28/09/2025, 23:55

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 19d

Phenomenal. In my 10 year update of A Brief History, I make the point that in the first edition, not one disease had been successfully treated using gene therapy. Today that number is at least 7.

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 19d

Fantastic to see Azim Surani and Davor Solter awarded the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for their work on genomic imprinting...

aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/davo...

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 20d

😕🏏 #RIP
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Dickie Bird dies aged 92: Tributes paid to iconic former umpire

Yorkshire describe iconic umpire Dickie Bird as a

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Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · 20d

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Early bird registration for the Valencia. Genomic Imprinting meeting extended to 15th October!!

#epigenetics #physiology #neuroscience

Prof Anthony Isles @profantisles.bsky.social · Jun 4

We are delighted to announce that the First Genomic Imprinting Valencian Meeting will take place from 17 to 19 November 2025 in the beautiful city of Valencia (Spain).
Please join us and spread the word!

esdeveniments.uv.es/134020/detai...

Genomic Imprinting Valencian Meeting

Genomic Imprinting Meeting will take place in Valencia, a dazzling city that beautifully blends history, art, and modernity, creating a captivating atmosphere for everyone who visits. Its historic cen...

esdeveniments.uv.es

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