More good news - well done to Lucy and @finnagan216.bsky.social on winning pump priming funds for their projects! This funds a summer studentship (Finn) and a reciprocal visit for collaborative work with @jennyregan.bsky.social (Lucy)
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@delaevanio.bsky.social
Cell biologist using flies to understand macrophage biology. Also posts about football, music, life etc…
PhD position available for self-funded / scholarship students here in lovely Sheffield using flies to dissect macrophage heterogeneity with @macrofage123.bsky.social and Ryan West - more details via lnkd.in/eVDVJF5m
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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Great day at the Bateson Centre Symposium last week. Big thanks to everyone who presented especially Milka Sarris and Francesco Boccellato, our external speakers. Brilliant work by the organisers @elkslab.bsky.social @noelresearchlab.bsky.social @fohsheffield.bsky.social
Great to get this preprint on healthy ageing, fisetin (strawberries!), myc, flies, mice & human macs out! Well done @macrofage123.bsky.social and co! doi.org/10.64898/202... @fohsheffield.bsky.social
Fisetin-mediated MYC restoration improves age-associated decline in macrophage function
Immune decline in older adults is associated with increased susceptibility to infection and chronic inflammatory diseases. Macrophages are critical innate immune cells that show reduced capacity for p...
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Next DSNE: 6th May 2026, 12:00 PM(BST) Speaker:Iwan Evans-Sheffield University Talk:”A several nations army -dissecting macrophage heterogeneity in Drosophila” Interested in presenting your work? Contact me- pranab.paul@liverpool.ac.uk A friendly space for fly biology & open discussion --Organisers
Great to have #BatesonCentre logos back up on our doors @fohsheffield.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social - I just hope that #zebrafish to the bottom right isn’t thinking about eating the #drosophila
Amazing pies with the lab at the Notty House for lunch yesterday. Highly recommended!
2 new funded PhD projects available! www.findaphd.com/search/Proje... www.findaphd.com/search/Proje...
BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Convergence or divergence? Evolution of phagocytosis molecular mechanisms in animal macrophages at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Convergence or divergence? Evolution of phagocytosis molecular mechanisms in animal macrophages at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.c...
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Lovely to celebrate Martin’s (Nicklin) retirement last night. Been a pleasure to work with such a kind and caring man last few years. Note the amazing Il36 cake!
If these guys can sleep nicely together there remains hope for world peace
One of my favourite players ever, a classy move as always, Mr Milner
Always nice to see our lovely images on the walk up the stairs to the lab :-)
Phenomenal from #yeahyeahyeahs in #Manchester last night - a beautiful performance - that string section ❤️❤️❤️
Kitten up tree #2 no doubt hiding from punishment for the poor mouse he’s spread over the lounge floor
Paper accepted - find out more here! doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
Expansion of Drosophila haemocytes using a conditional GeneSwitch driver affects larval haemocyte function, but does not modulate adult lifespan or survival after severe infection
Macrophages are responsible for diverse and fundamental functions in vertebrates. Drosophila blood cells (haemocytes) are dominated by cells bearing a striking homology to vertebrate macrophages (plas...
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By all accounts a fine man www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed concern that ‘callous, manipulative and toxic influencers’ are taking the place of traditional father figures and contributing to mental health issues among young me...
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Fly tipping album for the morning? Letter to Memphis ❤️❤️❤️ @pixiesofficial.bsky.social #TrompeLeMonde m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Pixies - Trompe Le Monde (Full Album) - YouTube
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Harder than ever to find funding for PhD students - scholarships seem 1st to be cut. PGRs make an enormous contribution to research & environment and uni’s also need to remember they bring >>> than their fees… papers, environment, impact, future roles www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Cambridge risks losing ‘unbelievable talent’ amid PhD funding cut
Warning by vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice comes as ‘Silicon Valley’ planned between Oxford and Cambridge
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Really sad news buff.ly/3EoNQh8 was lucky to be taught by Scott on a course, a lovely man
In memory of R. Scott Hawley (October 8, 1953–January 31, 2025)
GSA is sad to learn of the passing of R. Scott Hawley, esteemed friend, colleague, and mentor to many. A pioneer of Drosophila and meiosis research and a long-time member, GSA Journals editor and auth...
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Pleased to announce a BBSRC-funded research associate position in my lab to study resolution of inflammation here in Sheffield. Closing date=13/2, pls get in touch for more info and pls share! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLQ588/r... #Drosophila #macrophages #CellBiology @fohsheffield.bsky.social
A song to brighten your day - Mr Ed Harcourt and Mr Greg Dulli youtu.be/VtjcO0UTvmo
Broken Keys
YouTube video by Ed Harcourt - Topic
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Fully-funded PhD position available via the Yorkshire Biosciences DTP see www.findaphd.com/phds/project... for more details, closing date 14th March
Mining white blood cell diversity to enhance phagocytosis at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Mining white blood cell diversity to enhance phagocytosis at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Twitter account now deleted… hopefully people will find me on here instead! I could not with a good conscience stay on that platform any longer
Importing flies into the UK has got much easier. The overseas lab has to (with the help of the receiving lab) download a "General Import Licence" from the Agriculture ministry, sign off on the conditions listed, and include it with the shipping documents. However.... 1/4
How cool is today’s cake for lab coffee made by Zoe from @elkslab.bsky.social ?! And she’s not even ever watched Star Wars!
