In an angry, divided world, this is a great image from last night's France-England game 👏
Hugh Piggins
@hughp.bsky.social
Circadian neuroscientist researching effects of exercise on daily rhythms of gene expression, neuronal activity and behaviour. Professor University of Bristol.
Peacock Spider (genus Maratus), a group of tiny Australian jumping spiders famous for their vibrant colours and elaborate courtship dances to attract its mate. They are very tiny in size only between 2-5 millimetres ( the size of a pea)
Join us! Ask Me Anything as part of the #SRBR World Circadian Day. Organized with expert researchers and physicians studying #biologicalrhythms and #sleep. Real-time responses starting in just 5 circadian cycles from now.
Great to get these fine pieces of research from two great PhD students, Meida Sofyana and Tanya Kaur, published, doi.org/10.1016/j.ph... doi.org/10.1111/jne....
Redirecting
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It was great meeting with the scholars at the @ox.ac.uk and sharing more information on @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s offerings. Thanks for having us! #neuroskyence
It's been a while since we shared a profile, meet Poppy Isabella Nana-Akua Sarpong Cann. She is a master's student at The University of Bristol studying Abiotic Plant Signalling and was part of the first cohort of BiPS Summer Studentship Awardees in 2024. Learn more about her here: buff.ly/XNjaB2s
New paper from our Centre! The impact of self-selected light on activity rhythms in the diurnal striped mouse: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
The impact of self-selected light on activity rhythms in the diurnal striped mouse
Hughes et al. allow day-active striped mice control over their home-cage light exposure, investigating the impact of self-selected light on daily activity rhythms. These mice prefer bright light when ...
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Obituary of Annette Dolphin @annieneuro.bsky.social written by her sister in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Annette Dolphin obituary
Other lives: Neuroscientist whose research showed how individual molecules can affect neurological disorders
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Ever wonder if a baby knows what time it is? This work by @circatwenty4.bsky.social and collaborators says that the fetus synchronizes its daily rhythms to mom before birth. tinyurl.com/yk3m8fx3 #SRBRa #circadian #chronomedicine
Fetoplacental Circadian Rhythms Develop and Then Synchronize to the Mother In Utero - K. L. Nikhil, Keenan Bates, Elizabeth Sapiro, Jacob L. Amme, Ron McCarthy, Sarah L. Speck, Varun Vasireddy, Ethan Roberts, Carmel A. Martin-Fairey, Miguel-E. Domínguez-Romero, Sandra P. Cárdenas-García, Sarah K. England, Erik D. Herzog, 2026
Circadian rhythms in gene expression and hormones are ubiquitous across species and differentiated cell types, yet their developmental origins remain poorly und...
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A leader in the field of voltage-gated calcium channel research over the course of a five-decade career, Annette Dolphin was “amongst the luminaries.” By @eisensteinium.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/ion-channels...
Remembering Annette Dolphin, who helped explain gabapentin’s effects
The "intuitive" neuropharmacologist pushed against the status quo.
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“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does. Rest in power, Jesse Jackson 🙏🏽
JOB ALERT! We are excited to announce that we are recruiting three new academics at lecturer level! Click the link below for more info on how to apply, and don’t forget to explore our research themes too! We look forward to receiving your applications! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
So now we have it- not only the reduction from 12-13 to 3 grants from each board recommended for funding but the budget for applicant-led research to be reduced from £200 million to £113 million per year. This is appalling, Especially given all that is happening with medical research in the US.
Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 6mo agoMedical Research Council ‘will fund fewer applicant-led grants’. Confirmation from deputy leader comes as council restructures investments, with calls on hold until summer. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Our journal is now recognised as the leading journal in our field, with an Impact Factor of 4.1 - and we're ready for more! Read our plans: www.neuroendo.org.uk... Data: Wiley Insights
If you are looking to do a #PhD on #healty and #wellbeing with a focus on #impact - please get in touch with me by the end of Feb @rhulpsychology.bsky.social www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and...
PhD Studentships
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Well done @aureliastrauss.bsky.social Glad this is out now.
Dr. Aurelia Strauß@aureliastrauss.bsky.social · 6mo ago🪺A nostalgic moment — another PhD chapter finally published earlier this month🐦 3 years of field work and 2 years of revisions 😅 Read more about fitness and life-history of female chronotype in great tits here: 🔗 rdcu.be/eYoJv 👥@babimt.bsky.social @barbarahelm.bsky.social @mevisser.bsky.social
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
🚨 Job alert! Looking for a postdoc to lead on projects modelling the mechanisms behind hormonal rhythm misalignment. Ideal for a candidate with a background in mathematics, physics, computer science or similar. Application deadline is 6th Feb. Full details: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate Mathematical Biomedicine:Oxford Road
The applicant should have experience with mathematical modelling using ODEs and/or DDEs, parameter estimation methods and HPC simulations. The applicant should be familiar with dynamical systems theory, network analysis and Bayesian inference frameworks.
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Got scans of some slides I took of a Siouxsie gig at the Edinburgh Playhouse in Feb. 1981. I was a fair bit from the stage so these were taken with a low quality zoom lens on Minolta SRT 200 and with me guestimating exposure (Ektachrome 400 film). Great gig. McGeoch was some guitarist.
The selection box for my wife and I arrived. Merry Christmas! 😍
🚨 New PhD alert! Thanks to our recent EU MSCA Doctoral Network award ENDOTRAIN, you can be part of Europe’s first doctoral network in digital endocrinology and help transform the diagnosis and management of adrenal disorders through cutting-edge digital tools. www.findaphd.com/phds/project... (1/2)
Mathematical modelling of the cross-talk interactions between the HPA axis and the renin-angiotensin system at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Mathematical modelling of the cross-talk interactions between the HPA axis and the renin-angiotensin system at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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My SWBio PhD DTP project with Lukasz Chrobok (@chroboklab.bsky.social) and Kate Elliott (@neuroendo.bsky.social) is now advertised: Run, sleep, repeat: Regular exercise for good health and longevity. bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo...
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We @hughp.bsky.social have a 3 year postdoc in rodent circadian behaviour and ageing at University of Bristol www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find-in... deadline 15 April join our BBSRC sLola on CircadiAgeing: circadian rhythms, clock excitability & healthy ageing www.ukri.org/news/bbsrc-i...
Prof Alexis Jay, chair of public inquiry into child sexual abuse, says further national inquiry into grooming gangs isn’t needed & would delay action. “The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
🪰The Never Given 2022 Pittendrigh/Aschoff Lecture: The Clock Network in the Brain—Insights From Insects - Charlotte Helfrich-Förster, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Food-entrainment of circadian timekeeping in the dorsal vagal complex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.20.629643v1