Laboratory of Seasonal Biology

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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...

We kicked off this year's Physiology, Ageing and Welfare theme seminars today with two brilliant presentations from @calumstewartphd.bsky.social and Megan Miles!
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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
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Excellent news! Well done Jo, such a well-deserved award!.

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

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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.

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.

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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...

Congratulations!

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

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

Very interesting career perspective from Charlotte Helfrich-Förster.

A lot of very good advices for young scientists

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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.

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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.

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.

In Vienna visiting the Messerli Research Institute. An amazing place advancing human-animal interactions.

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<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,....

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.

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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...

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!

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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

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...

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
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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 …

This is from last April. But it encapsulates my January feelings about HE in the UK.

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

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.
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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

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

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

Congratulations Avalene on an excellent poster presentation at #SICB2025 - it is great to see all your hard work from last summer being presented to a wide audience.

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Check the lot number of successful and unsuccessful c-Fos antibodies. From previous experience, the lot number determine the success of the antibody. (or lot number of secondary antibody is using an another step).