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Social Transfer Network @socialtransfernet.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We'd like to invite you to our second General Assembly of the Year! Please come along with your beverage of choice 🍸☕️ and your opinions 🌶️ 📆 Monday, July 13th 2026 🕒 15:00–16:00 GMT 🕓 16:00–17:00 Central Europe 🕙 10:00–11:00 US East 🕙 7:00–8:00 Pacific Time www.socialtransfer.net

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Congratulations, this is wonderful news!!! 🥳

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Lock it in your calendar and reach out if you need the zoom link. 😊

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I hope this piece sparks new conversations around bi-parental preconception care and inspires others to explore the sperm epigenome's effects on placenta, pregnancy, and seize an opportunity for improving intergenerational health outcomes.

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Massive thanks to my incredible co-authors @annesopepin.bsky.social, Katharina, Johannes, @robertife.bsky.social, Martin & the wonderful @epitep.bsky.social for your warm collaboration, sharing of ideas, and support to make this paper a reality.

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

To make these connections tangible, we also built ShinySpermPlacenta 💻 An interactive app based on high-fat diet mouse models sperm epigenomes + IMPC data. 👉 Explore here: lnkd.in/gU-x2654

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

In this review, we bring together the latest evidence showing how a father’s nutrition, through the sperm epigenome, can influence: 🌳 The placenta 🤰 Pregnancy outcomes 👶 Long-term metabolic health of the next generation

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I’ve long been fascinated by how sperm and paternal experiences might shape the placenta, and even contribute to disorders like preeclampsia. That curiosity goes back to my first @reproductionsrb.bsky.social conference, where I met the inspiring @drnathannan.bsky.social & Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino.

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

🚨 New Review Out 🚨 Thrilled to share our latest review in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research: “Dad’s Diet Shapes the Future: How Paternal Nutrition Impacts Placental Development and Childhood Metabolic Health” 👉 lnkd.in/g8_VWKCp

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Social Transfer Network @socialtransfernet.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

🚨 Exciting news for #ESEB2025! Join us in Barcelona for our symposium: Cooperation, Conflict & the Evolution of Socially Transferred Materials (S08) 📅 Thursday, 21 Aug 2025 🕥 10:30–12:30 | 🕔 17:00–19:00 (Poster Session)

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Social Transfer Network @socialtransfernet.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🌐 Welcome to the Social Transfer Network (STN) on Bluesky! We’re an interdisciplinary community exploring how materials/signals (from molecules to microbes) transfer between individuals and shape health, behavior, and evolution. #STM

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Yasset Perez-Riverol @ypriverol.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🚨 Has PRIDE helped your research? Take 15 mins to tell funders why open data matters! 📊 Fill out the EMBL-EBI 2025 survey 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/QGFMBH8?ch... Your feedback helps keep PRIDE open, FAIR & impactful. 🙏 Please share! #FAIR #OpenData #Proteomics #MassSpectrometry #PRIDE

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Just 1 week away from our next Bring-Your-Own-Fluid Seminar 🔬☕️ | 11th June 🔗 Interested in our excellent rapid-fire talks on sperm, seminal fluid and placenta below?! 👉 DM me or comment below for the Zoom link!

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Society for Reproductive Biology (Aus/NZ) @reproductionsrb.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🚨Abstract submission and registration is open for our yearly conference, in conjunction with Endocrine Society of Austalia and Australian New Zealand Obesity Society and Endocrine Nurses Society of Australasia 🚨 Students/ECRs/MCRs: don't forget to nominate for relevant awards

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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Two academic (lecturer) positions available at the University of Otago in Aotearoa/New Zealand! One in Conservation Biology, another in Evolutionary Ecology. Links for positions below: otago.taleo.net/careersectio... otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🔗 Stay Connected: 📬 Join the Network: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🌐 Visit our Website: socialtransfer.net

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

📅 June 11th, 2025 🕣 08:15 UK / UTC+1 🕤 09:15 Europe / UTC+2 🕔 17:15 Australia / UTC+10 🔗 Interested? 👉 DM me or comment below for the Zoom link!

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

"Clues from the Placenta: Predicting Pregnancy Complications" Dr. Lucy Bartho Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Translational Obstetrics Group, The University of Melbourne, Australia

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

"The seminal effect – How seminal fluid can influence developmental programming" Dr. Hannah Morgan Research Associate, Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, University of Manchester, England

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

This engaging, 1h session will feature three rapid-fire talks followed by lively discussions: 🔬🎤 Programme: "Altered sperm RNAs drive embryonic changes following heat stress" Dr. @natrigg.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Infertility and Reproduction @hmriaustralia.bsky.social, Australia

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🔬☕️ Bring-Your-Own-Fluid (BYOF) Seminar is back! | June 11, 2025 The Social Transfer Network are thrilled to invite you to the next edition of our BYOF Seminar! What’s BYOF, you ask? It’s either the social fluid you study or that comforting cup of coffee or tea in your hand, your choice! 😉

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Huge thanks to everyone who packed out the venue, the amazing Pint of Science team for putting it all together, and to Ioannis for a wonderful talk on Frankenbodies! 🧟‍♂️👏 Science, storytelling, and a pint! That’s my kind of night.🍻🐨🔬

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

But also such wonderful forum to highlight to the community, the cutting-edge science we're doing at @www.helmholtz-munich.de and the University of Newcastle.

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Had an absolute blast at @pintofscience.de last night! 🧪✨ It was a thrill to take the audience on a wild ride through the bizarre and fascintating world of Australian wildlife reproduction, and yes, there were some slightly terrifying images involved 🐨😉

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Thanks for the shout out Ben! I think I know exactly which paper you mean, which we sourced data from. Just saw you had @originalastacus.bsky.social on the podcast, super keen to check it out. 😊

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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Grab a pint & dive into science! 🍻 Pint of Science is back in Munich: 🗓️ May 19–21, 2025 🕢 19:30–22:00 #HelmholtzMunich researchers share big ideas – from AI to antibodies. 🎟️ Info & tickets: t1p.de/lvpuv #pint25 #pint25de

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Big thanks to the incredible team behind this work, I'm so appreciative! Thank you Taylor, Brett, Tim, Raffaele, Adrián, Patricia, @ftuettelmann.bsky.social, Sabine, Valérie, Helmut, Susan, & Martin @hmriaustralia.bsky.social @srfsocietyuk.bsky.social

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🔍 To make this wealth of data accessible, we've developed ShinySpermKingdom, a interactive dynamic tool for researchers and clinicians to explore beyond static Excel sheets. Dive into our datasets and gain deeper insights into sperm biology across species. 👉 lnkd.in/gWCzr3yk

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Key Highlights: 🌟 >13,800 proteins expressed in sperm across 9 species 🌟 A core set of 135 conserved proteins underpins essential sperm functions 🌟 Knockout mouse models confirm these roles for in motility and fertilization capacity 🌟 Clinical evidence underscoring these proteins’ importance

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🥳🤩Thrilled to share that our paper is officially published in Reproduction! Our study, "Towards a kingdom of reproductive life - the core sperm proteome," integrates cross-species proteomic data from 12 vertebrates, revealing fundamental insights into sperm biology and fertility 👉 lnkd.in/e-4eYqwK

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Thank you to my amazing co-authors Liz, Nathan, @shansmyth.bsky.social, Georgia, Jess, Brett and Sean.

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Whether you're investigating kinase signaling, male fertility, or developing non-hormonal, sperm-targeted contraceptives, this is your new go-to resource. 🧬 Let’s move beyond tyrosine phosphorylation as a single marker and unlock the full complexity of sperm function. 🔗 osf.io/preprints/os...

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

✨ Built on the renowned EasyPhos workflow, this protocol covers: 🔹 In vitro sperm capacitation 🔹 Phosphopeptide enrichment 🔹 High-throughput prep for mass spectrometry 🔹 Practical tips for success at every stage

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

🚨 New Resource for Reproductive Researchers! 🧪🔬 Are you exploring sperm biology, male infertility, or contraceptive development? 📢 We’ve just released a comprehensive step-by-step guide (preprint) to generate and analyse human sperm phosphoproteomes; a crucial but underexplored area.

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Stay tuned for updates, and thanks for your support! Taylor, Brett, Tim, Raffaele, Adrián, Patricia, @ftuettelmann.bsky.social, Sabine, Valérie, Helmut, Susan, & Martin @hmriaustralia.bsky.social

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Highlights: 🌟 >13,800 proteins expressed in sperm across 9 species 🌟 A core set of 135 conserved proteins underpins essential sperm functions 🌟 Knockout mouse models confirm roles for conserved proteins in motility and fertilization capacity 🌟 Clinical evidence underscoring these proteins importance

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

🚀 Delighted to share my first preprint on bioRxiv is under review! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Huge shoutout to my amazing coauthors making this possible. ShinySpermKingdom is an interactive tool to explore our cross-species sperm proteomes reproproteomics.shinyapps.io/ShinySpermKi...

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Reproductive biology is often considered in three siloed research areas; humans, agriculture and wildlife. Yet, each demand solutions for treatment of subfertility, fertility biomarkers, development o...

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Australian and New Zealand Placental Research Association @anzpra1.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

👋 Hi, Bluesky! 🦋 We’re ANZPRA, a society for researchers in Australia & NZ studying all aspects of the placenta and its role in pregnancy. Follow us for updates on placental biology, pregnancy disorders & research community news! #TeamPlacenta #PregnancyResearch 🔬

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

An enriching experience at #Fertility2025 So many engaging researchers, with an insighful talk on Fake Data. Felt so welcomed and am very grateful to receive the SRF PostDoc Prize, excited to be reunited with my Aussie science family for the #SRF/#SRB exchange lecture 📸 @niamhforde.bsky.social

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

First time attending #Fertility2025 and super keen to meet all these researchers in person for a change. Speaking today in the #SRF postdoc prize session, please come say hello. 😊 #reprorocks

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