Excited to share the latest publication from the group! Key message: not all photoperiodic responses are the same (aka photoperiodic polyphenisms). Check out the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @iremsenman.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk

PAW Lab Coffee Morning social event today. Always good to catchup and eat some cakes and savoury snacks! @stevensonlab.bsky.social @npevans.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Congrats Sayantan and colleagues on your publication! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... Check out the discovery of the impact prolactin and triiodothyronine have on hamster adipose tissue. @sayantansur.bsky.social @calumstewartphd.bsky.social @iremsenman.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Prolactin and Triiodothyronine Modulate Seasonal Variation in Brown Adipose Tissue in Djungarian Hamsters

Seasonal photoperiodic cycles regulate energy rheostasis in many animals. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the liver are key metabolic organs that show remarkable plasticity in response to photoperiodi...

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Interested in the molecular basis of timing winter dormancy and the anticipation of spring in mammals? Check our Calum @calumstewartphd.bsky.social latest publication in eLife! Deiodinase type-3 (Dio3) is the key gene. Generously supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Excellent work Irem! Well done on your graduate work and congratulations on passing your viva

Irem Senman@iremsenman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I passed my PhD viva! 🎉 Huge thanks to my examiners @valeriamarasco.bsky.social & @jamesacotton.bsky.social , my supervisors @stevensonlab.bsky.social & @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social , and friends and @physiologyuog.bsky.social & @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk family who made it possible! 💖 To next chapter 🥂

A wonderful chat with @rachelburden.bsky.social and Qasa Alom from BBC5 Live this morning about our recent publication in eLife doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

5 Live Breakfast - A look ahead to The Ashes, we hear from Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. - BBC Sounds

Rachel Burden and Qasa Alom with unique stories, and the biggest news and sport.

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We kicked off this year's Physiology, Ageing and Welfare theme seminars today with two brilliant presentations from @calumstewartphd.bsky.social and Megan Miles! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social

A labour of love. Congrats to Calum & colleagues for 6 years of research being recognized by their publication in eLife. The groups discovered that the gene DIO3 is essential for circannual timing in mammals. Work funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Excellent news! Well done Jo, such a well-deserved award!.

British Society for Neuroendocrinology@bsneuroendo.bsky.social · last yr.

🏆 CONGRATULATIONS to Jo Lewis, 2025 winner of the Michael Harbuz Prize! Jo will speak at #BSNBradford2025 on Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide regulates food intake and body weight via the area postrema in mice. Register: bsnbradford2025.oa-e...

It was such an amazing gathering. Thanks for all the organisational work, Fiona and Becky!

Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG@physiologyuog.bsky.social · last yr.

PAW and OHRBID Potluck Picnic yesterday at the Garscube campus! Lovely to have both groups together! Never manage to get a picture of the food before we attack it 😂 Luckily the rain mostly held off to we didn't have to dash back inside with all the food! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Excited to share Sayantan's latest publication! The group found prolactin enhanced N-cadherin expression in the convoluted tubules and increased kidney volume. The findings show water stability is regulated by prolactin. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @physiologyuog.bsky.social academic.oup.com/endo/advance...

Prolactin Regulates Seasonal Changes in Renal Rheostasis in Djungarian Hamsters

Abstract. Seasonal changes in photoperiod regulate multiple physiological systems in vertebrates, including metabolism, reproduction, and immune function.

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The Messerli Research Institute & VetMedUni (Vienna) is seeking applications for assist. prof. with expertise in genetic and epigenetic mechanisms to help improve human-animal interactions. See post here: www.vetmeduni.ac.at/jobs/profess...

An excellent initiative organised by the Becky and Fiona, well done!

Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG@physiologyuog.bsky.social · last yr.

Lovely impromptu PAW lab picnic lunch by the Kelvin to make use of the beautiful weather we have been enjoying in Glasgow! @stevensonlab.bsky.social @sayantansur.bsky.social @davinahill.bsky.social @calumstewartphd.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Very interesting career perspective from Charlotte Helfrich-Förster. A lot of very good advices for young scientists rdcu.be/ekQat

Career perspective

npj Biological Timing and Sleep - In this career perspective article, the author describes her long pathway to a professorship in Germany.

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Amazing talk by @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social on her doctoral work on Siberian Hamsters at @stevensonlab.bsky.social in the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Research Away day! 🐹

Irem providing an excellent (albeit very short) overview of her nearly complete thesis using a multi-omics approach to understand photoperiodic polyphenisms. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @physiologyuog.bsky.social @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social

Dr (x2!) Vicki Scott presenting her proposed research program into equine welfare during the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Away day. Congrats on your Fellowship Award, and we are looking forward to your continued research progress in @physiologyuog.bsky.social

Such a great day! Thank you @chrono-bob.bsky.social and colleagues for putting together an excellent meeting.

BioClocks UK@bioclocksuk.bsky.social · last yr.

This Spring’s #ClockClub was at Warwick University – see what we got up to! www.bioclocks.uk/news/spring-... Keep an eye on our website and socials for updates on the next one. #chronobiology #conferences

Great talk by Dr. Jyoti Tiwari on how photic cues drive migration, sleep, and immunity in redheaded buntings. Her findings reveal how ALAN and noise pollution disrupt these processes, underscoring the need to preserve natural light-dark cycles. #PAWSeminar

A very nice piece by Dr Konstantina that covers the recent publication of the book On Rheostasis.

The Naturally Speaking Podcast@naturally-speaking.bsky.social · last yr.

New Naturally Speaking Blog! For this blog post, Dr. Konstantina Linardopoulou (@ntinalina.bsky.social) interviews Prof. Tyler Stevenson (@stevensonlab.bsky.social) about his new book "On Rheostasis". Read here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2025/04/09/o...

In Vienna visiting the Messerli Research Institute. An amazing place advancing human-animal interactions. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @physiologyuog.bsky.social

Excited to share the latest publication from the group, which outlined how the bird brain detects light and the links to seasonal control of reproduction. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library

Extra-retinal photoreception is common across fish and avian species. In birds, the hypothalamus contains non-visual photoreceptors that detect light and regulate multiple endocrine systems. To date,....

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Congrats Irem @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social on your new publication! Clear targeted changes in testicular DNA methylation link to seasonal breeding. Thanks to Kathryn Elmer @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social for the collaboration! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Photoperiod-driven testicular DNA methylation in gonadotropin and sex steroid receptor promoters in Siberian hamsters - Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Seasonal cycles in breeding, often orchestrated by annual changes in photoperiod, are common in nature. Here, we studied how change in photoperiod affects DNA methylation in the testes of a highly sea...

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Only one week left to apply to join our lab at Imperial! Please do remember to send your applications on the Imperial website, even if you got in touch with me informally. I will only be able to assess formal applications and not other expressions of interest

Marco Brancaccio@mbra3.bsky.social · 2y ago

New postdoc position available to join our team at Imperial. Please feel free to get in touch if interested! Deadline 10th Feb www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-... @imperialmed.bsky.social @bioclocksuk.bsky.social

Our @hannahrees.bsky.social @bioclocksuk.bsky.social @dynamicbrain.bsky.social @andrewmillar.bsky.social @rebeccahughes.bsky.social @antdodd.bsky.social @mvonschantz.bsky.social @roblucas.bsky.social @andrewmillar.bsky.social BioclocksUK review published royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

BioClocks UK: driving robust cycles of discovery to impact | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Chronobiology is a multidisciplinary field that extends across the tree of life, transcends all scales of biological organization, and has huge translational potential. For the UK to harness the oppor...

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This is from last April. But it encapsulates my January feelings about HE in the UK. voicesofacademia.com/2024/04/05/i...

It’s Not Your Fault That Academic Life is Getting Harder by Glen O’Hara

Universities are in trouble, and it’s not just money we’re talking about. They are living through something of a crisis of confidence, even of trust and faith. More and more, I find myself, and my …

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Excellent work Hannah! It was wonderful working with you and providing a small contribution! @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

Hannah Rees@hannahcr6.bsky.social · 2y ago

Out today! Our article about the importance of creating impact from circadian rhythm research. A collaborative effort from the BioClocks UK volenteer team! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... Published as part of a Royal Society special issue on circadian rhythms in infection and immunity.

Check out Sayatan @sayantansur.bsky.social latest publication in the Philosophical Transaction of RS! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... Excellent resource for scientific literature on seasonal variation in avian immune function. @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social

Endocrine and molecular regulation of seasonal avian immune function | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Birds have evolved seasonal adaptations in multiple aspects of the innate and adaptive immune systems. Seasonal immunological adaptations are crucial for survival in harsh environmental conditions and...

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Why not apply to write a MSCA fellowship with me on hibernation, tanycytes and seasonality: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/309304

Call for postdoc candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Hibernation, Torpor, Tanycytes, Seasonal biology

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/project/arcticmsca) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skƚodowsk

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Here a short reminder that the closing date is approaching (30 January) - for this pretty exciting position (!) to work as a PostDoc on the B. subtilis circadian clock. shorturl.at/LKjWz