Colin Bingle
@colinbingle.bsky.social
Ageing (recently retired) academic with an inherent interest in biology (biomedical, comparative, molecular).
No politics or sniping about the state of things but I can tell you
I cycle for cake.
No politics or sniping about the state of things but I can tell you
I cycle for cake.
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Colin Bingle
@colinbingle.bsky.social
· Jun 21
Forgot to add this... we did the C2C in a day. I was/am raising money in support of Sheffield's "Team Molly" in memory of Molly Midgley-Hellend. You can still reward my considerable efforts with your sponsorship. Thank you.
I am going to return my 🚴🏻♀️ back to my previous level for a while now.
I am going to return my 🚴🏻♀️ back to my previous level for a while now.
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Check out this post about our current situation from a colleague at another university. @sheffielducu.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Check out this post about our current situation from a colleague at another university. @sheffielducu.bsky.social
I am guess if you can't take your staff with you on your journey then perhaps you just get rid of the staff. Where's the problem?
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
Sensible universities see their staff as assets to be nurtured and protected.
Foolish universities see them as a cost to be minimised.
Really stupid universities see them as an enemy to be defeated.
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
Foolish universities see them as a cost to be minimised.
Really stupid universities see them as an enemy to be defeated.
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I am guess if you can't take your staff with you on your journey then perhaps you just get rid of the staff. Where's the problem?
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
This is quite an advance. I well remember visiting the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social when they were assembling Chromosome 20 (where favourite genes are). The place was full of MJ Tetrad DNA engines and huge sequencing machines. How times have changed.
“There were some cells in there that were very messed up”
In a technological tour-de-force, researchers have sequenced the whole genomes of more than 100 individual cells from one 74-year-old man
go.nature.com/4rvXH8Y
In a technological tour-de-force, researchers have sequenced the whole genomes of more than 100 individual cells from one 74-year-old man
go.nature.com/4rvXH8Y
We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person
Nature - Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.
go.nature.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is quite an advance. I well remember visiting the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social when they were assembling Chromosome 20 (where favourite genes are). The place was full of MJ Tetrad DNA engines and huge sequencing machines. How times have changed.
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Tuesday my union offered to call off 2 weeks of strikes, in return for postponing the redudnacy of, maybe, 5 people for three months. Yesterday the uni wrote to all staff saying "not interested", unless we completely caved. Today we toured picket lines across campus:
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Tuesday my union offered to call off 2 weeks of strikes, in return for postponing the redudnacy of, maybe, 5 people for three months. Yesterday the uni wrote to all staff saying "not interested", unless we completely caved. Today we toured picket lines across campus:
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
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Looking to attend exciting meetings and training events in 2026? View our calendar, register your interest for a range of events, and be notified when registration opens! buff.ly/5FTNeIW
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Looking to attend exciting meetings and training events in 2026? View our calendar, register your interest for a range of events, and be notified when registration opens! buff.ly/5FTNeIW
Early engagement with professional societies such as the @biochemsoc.bsky.social is a great way to interact with your scientific community and to build networks. There is no telling how this may help your career.
With applications for our 2026 International Sponsored Places currently open, hear from Jessica Taube and Shannon Richardson, who discuss the fantastic collaboration and personal development opportunities that were available at this year's meeting!🧪 doi.org/10.1042/bio_...
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Early engagement with professional societies such as the @biochemsoc.bsky.social is a great way to interact with your scientific community and to build networks. There is no telling how this may help your career.
So I posted these musings on BPIFB4 to a preprint server as I was not really sure what to do with them. They have been stuck in my head for too long. Let me know what you think?
www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
www.preprints.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
So I posted these musings on BPIFB4 to a preprint server as I was not really sure what to do with them. They have been stuck in my head for too long. Let me know what you think?
www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
The Beginner's Guides are the most accessed content in The Biochemist. If you have a topic that you think might fit and better still if you would like to write one, then contact the editorial office.
Struggling to get your head around some fundamental techniques in biochemistry or wondering where to start developing your knowledge? Have a look at our easy-to-follow Beginner's Guide series in The Biochemist Journal for a wide variety of guides! 🧪 buff.ly/ZO4zyU4
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The Beginner's Guides are the most accessed content in The Biochemist. If you have a topic that you think might fit and better still if you would like to write one, then contact the editorial office.
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We’re on our 3rd day of (v cold) strike today @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
HE is being dismantled by mgmt on eye watering salaries, whilst staff delivering teaching, research & admin are casualised, burnt out & forced out
Pls donate to our fighting fund if you can shorturl.at/EpeTe
HE is being dismantled by mgmt on eye watering salaries, whilst staff delivering teaching, research & admin are casualised, burnt out & forced out
Pls donate to our fighting fund if you can shorturl.at/EpeTe
Donate to the Sheffield UCU Industrial Action Solidarity Fund
What is the Sheffield UCU Industrial Action Solidarity Fund, and how to contribute.
shorturl.at
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We’re on our 3rd day of (v cold) strike today @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
HE is being dismantled by mgmt on eye watering salaries, whilst staff delivering teaching, research & admin are casualised, burnt out & forced out
Pls donate to our fighting fund if you can shorturl.at/EpeTe
HE is being dismantled by mgmt on eye watering salaries, whilst staff delivering teaching, research & admin are casualised, burnt out & forced out
Pls donate to our fighting fund if you can shorturl.at/EpeTe
An outstanding opportunity. @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social could amplify this (maybe they have)?
Our lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow. The position is intentionally broad, as we are looking for outstanding researchers from diverse scientific backgrounds to advance our understanding of cilia and ciliopathies: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15526
HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in BCMP, Brown Lab
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Brown lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. The Brown lab uses structural, biophysical, and biochemical approaches to d...
academicpositions.harvard.edu
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
An outstanding opportunity. @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social could amplify this (maybe they have)?
Here's a great paper tracing the molecular evolution of the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ecology and spread of the North American H5N1 epizootic - Nature
The panzootic of highly pathogenic H5N1 since 2021 was driven by around nine introductions into the Atlantic and Pacific flyways, followed by rapid dissemination through wild migratory birds, primaril...
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Here's a great paper tracing the molecular evolution of the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I am on strike this week, in support of colleagues placed at risk of compulsory redundancy.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I am on strike this week, in support of colleagues placed at risk of compulsory redundancy.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
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Heartbroken to be on strike (again) - never an easy decision 👍 We cannot accept a university in which staff jobs, student education, and research progress are under threat by major (and financially unnecessary) change management processes. @sheffielducu.bsky.social #Sheffield #DigitalPicket
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Heartbroken to be on strike (again) - never an easy decision 👍 We cannot accept a university in which staff jobs, student education, and research progress are under threat by major (and financially unnecessary) change management processes. @sheffielducu.bsky.social #Sheffield #DigitalPicket
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Solidarity with all my former colleagues @sheffielducu.bsky.social out on strike yet again after years of uncertainty and restructures due to shambolic management decisions.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Solidarity with all my former colleagues @sheffielducu.bsky.social out on strike yet again after years of uncertainty and restructures due to shambolic management decisions.
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@sheffielducu.bsky.social Do the University’s financial reports support the need to make job cuts? #DigitalPicket #Sheffield
t.co/pmTtz6x6kx
t.co/pmTtz6x6kx
https://ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/state-of-the-university-2024-25/financial-position-cuts/
t.co
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
@sheffielducu.bsky.social Do the University’s financial reports support the need to make job cuts? #DigitalPicket #Sheffield
t.co/pmTtz6x6kx
t.co/pmTtz6x6kx
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@bmj.com has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch” between the study data and the article itself.
BMJ places expression of concern on heavily criticized stem cell paper
The BMJ has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch…
retractionwatch.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
@bmj.com has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch” between the study data and the article itself.
A beginner’s guide to evidencing the impact of outreach url: portlandpress.com/biochemist/a...
A beginner’s guide to evidencing the impact of outreach
Emma and Wendy are academics with expertise in educational research, informal learning and science communication, although they have different subject backgrounds in neuroscience and physics. Both aut...
portlandpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
A beginner’s guide to evidencing the impact of outreach url: portlandpress.com/biochemist/a...
One of the things that academics should understand is that not only do professional societies offer you pathways to involvement in the shaping of the society and it's research objectives but that this can also be enjoyable as well.
I have had 20+ years of engagement with the Biochem Soc.
I have had 20+ years of engagement with the Biochem Soc.
Sitting on our Council of Trustees, our Vice President, Prof. Richard Reece shared his experience in the role earlier this year #TrusteeWeek buff.ly/7nuQTgn
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
One of the things that academics should understand is that not only do professional societies offer you pathways to involvement in the shaping of the society and it's research objectives but that this can also be enjoyable as well.
I have had 20+ years of engagement with the Biochem Soc.
I have had 20+ years of engagement with the Biochem Soc.
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This #TrusteesWeek we thank all those who support us on our committees, boards and panels. Our vital work couldn't be possible without the dedication of these roles. Discover more: buff.ly/fxF03hX
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This #TrusteesWeek we thank all those who support us on our committees, boards and panels. Our vital work couldn't be possible without the dedication of these roles. Discover more: buff.ly/fxF03hX
I am a little late on this paper (I am retired 😎) but this is really cool piece of work.
Marsupial single-cell transcriptomics identifies temporal diversity in mammalian developmental programs: Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...
Marsupial single-cell transcriptomics identifies temporal diversity in mammalian developmental programs: Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...
Marsupial single-cell transcriptomics identifies temporal diversity in mammalian developmental programs
Menchero et al. generate a single-cell transcriptomic atlas in the opossum and show
rapid progression of transcriptional programs in specific tissues relative to morphological
landmarks. This shift in...
www.cell.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I am a little late on this paper (I am retired 😎) but this is really cool piece of work.
Marsupial single-cell transcriptomics identifies temporal diversity in mammalian developmental programs: Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...
Marsupial single-cell transcriptomics identifies temporal diversity in mammalian developmental programs: Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...
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Our Special Issue on Cilia and Flagella: from Basic Biology to Disease, guest edited by @cilialab.bsky.social and @lottepedersen.bsky.social, is building. We’ll be highlighting all the articles over the next couple of weeks. Follow along at #JCSciliaSI.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13...
journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13...
Volume 138 Issue 20 | Journal of Cell Science | The Company of Biologists
journals.biologists.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our Special Issue on Cilia and Flagella: from Basic Biology to Disease, guest edited by @cilialab.bsky.social and @lottepedersen.bsky.social, is building. We’ll be highlighting all the articles over the next couple of weeks. Follow along at #JCSciliaSI.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13...
journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13...
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🔊New preprint from our lab!
Zygotene cilia regulates meiosis, germ cell development, and fertility in zebrafish, mice, and humans
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Zygotene cilia regulates meiosis, germ cell development, and fertility in zebrafish, mice, and humans
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Zygotene cilia regulate meiosis, germ cell development and fertility in zebrafish, mice, and humans
Germ cells accurately organize their chromosomes through the program of meiosis to successfully generate haploid gametes for fertilization1. Chromosomal pairing, which is essential for homologous reco...
www.researchsquare.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🔊New preprint from our lab!
Zygotene cilia regulates meiosis, germ cell development, and fertility in zebrafish, mice, and humans
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Zygotene cilia regulates meiosis, germ cell development, and fertility in zebrafish, mice, and humans
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
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We've worked to advance the molecular biosciences for over 100 years. Believing in the open exchange of ideas is one of our founding beliefs, driving our activities. Discover more: buff.ly/bEZI5ct #OAWeek
October 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We've worked to advance the molecular biosciences for over 100 years. Believing in the open exchange of ideas is one of our founding beliefs, driving our activities. Discover more: buff.ly/bEZI5ct #OAWeek
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We are looking for talented, inspirational #bioscientists to be put forward for our 2027 #BiochemAwards! Spare some time today and nominate deserving colleagues for one of our 12 available categories. Deadline for initial nominations is 3 November 2025. https://ow.ly/EhgJ50X9yQs
October 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We are looking for talented, inspirational #bioscientists to be put forward for our 2027 #BiochemAwards! Spare some time today and nominate deserving colleagues for one of our 12 available categories. Deadline for initial nominations is 3 November 2025. https://ow.ly/EhgJ50X9yQs
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Showcasing her outstanding contributions to the field of oxidative signalling throughout her career so far, congratulations to Professor Christine Foyer, who receives the 2026 Biochemical Society Award for Sustained Excellence at our Plant Proteins meeting today!
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Showcasing her outstanding contributions to the field of oxidative signalling throughout her career so far, congratulations to Professor Christine Foyer, who receives the 2026 Biochemical Society Award for Sustained Excellence at our Plant Proteins meeting today!