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David Weinkove

@dweinkove.bsky.social
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Biology of ageing. How bacteria age us. Prof at Durham Uni, Chair of British Society for Research on Ageing and CSO, Magnitude Biosciences. Love C. elegans.

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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Fun run? Fun run! What better way to start day 2 than with the 4th annual "Morgan" fun run, a gentle 5km around Oxford parks. Because exercise and healthy ageing right!? #bsra2026 #ageingresearch #healthyageing #geroscience
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🧬 Can we treat senescence for ageing therapies? @marcdema.bsky.social will explore how understanding senescence could help develop new approaches to healthier ageing at #BSRA2026 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Will we see you there? 🗓️9-11th September 📍Kebel College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/ #BSRA2026
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🧠 How can understanding the biology of neurodegenerative disease help us develop better treatments? We're delighted to welcome Professor John Hardy from @ucl.ac.uk to #BSRA2026. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗 bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🔬 What are the unknown unknowns in the the biology of ageing? At #BSRA2026, Senior Scientist Fedor Galkin from Insilico Medicine will explore novel molecular mechanisms regulating ageing and longevity. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗 bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
20 days until the premier ageing biology conference! Will you be there? 🗓️9-11th September 📍Kebel College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We're looking forward to welcoming @mariaermolaeva.bsky.social from Leibniz Institute on Aging to #BSRA2026 whose work explores how metabolic plasticity helps resilience and healthy ageing. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🧬 Can endogenous DNA damage driving ageing? We're delighted to welcome KJ Patel from ox.ac.uk Medsci.ox.ac.uk to #BSRA2026, part of our local Oxford expertise for this meeting. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
☎️Will you answer the call? 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We're looking forward to @dannyarends.nl from @northumbriauni.bsky.social on genetics and trade-offs for longevity at #BSRA2026! Who are you looking forward to seeing? 🗓️9-11th Sept 📍Keble College Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
With @ox.ac.uk hosting this years #BSRA2026 how could we not feature some locals?! First up is Prof SarahHarper CBE whose work on demographics & healthy ageing policy shapes thinking at the highest levels. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍Keble College, Oxford 🔗 bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🧠Can we prevent dementia, detect it earlier, and improve treatment? Dag Aarsland of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social will be at #BSRA2026 exploring exactly this! 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Late breaking abstract submission until the 23rd August? No excuse to miss out on #BSRA2026 now! 🗓️9-11 September 📍Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🧬 Can changing how we eat change how we age? Join the BSRA in Oxford for our 2026 Public Lecture with Professor Valter Longo, Director of the Longevity Institute, @usc.edu 📅9 Sept | 5–8pm 📍Keble College, Oxford 🎟️£18 incl. drinks & canapés 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/public-lecture-oxford/ All welcome!
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British Geriatrics Society @gerisoc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Care home residents make up less than 1% of the population but account for around 8% of hospital admissions. In a new blog, Dr Matthew Butler writes on behalf of the EnRICH (Enhanced Reviews in Care Homes) team, whose service evaluation is published in Age and Ageing. buff.ly/Q01wDIl
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Bringing the geriatrician to the care home: what we learned from EnRICH | British Geriatrics Society
Dr Matthew Butler is a Consultant Geriatrician at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He writes on behalf of the EnRICH team, whose service evaluation is published in Age and Ageing.
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Did you know that both DuSRA and @americanaging.bsky.social members are eligible to membership rates for BSRA’s Annual Scientific Meeting? The BSRA's 75th annual meeting looking like a great one! See you there DuSRA & AGE members! 9-11 Sept Oxford bsra.org.uk/events/75th-... #BSRA2026
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75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the BSRA (2026): The Biology of Ageing - BSRA
BRITAIN’S LEADING AGEING RESEARCH CONFERENCE In 2026, the BSRA is pleased to host its 75th Annual Scientific Meeting on the Biology of Ageing at the University of Oxford between 9th and 11th September...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Coming to #BSRA2026? The premier ageing biology meeting, and this year is our 75th annual event! We're looking forward to seeing Ana Maria Cuervo of @einsteinmededu.bsky.social present 🗓️9-11th Sept 📍Keble College Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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David Weinkove @dweinkove.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A great talk from Gordon Lithgow at the @buckinstitute.org
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A great public science talk, networking with BSRA Annual Scientific Meeting attendees and others interested in the science of ageing, drinks and nibbles, all for only £18? Why wouldn't you! Places are limited www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec... 🗓️9th September ⏲️5-8pm 📍@kebleoxford.bsky.social
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Durham Free Fringe @durhamfreefringe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
ORLA WEINKOVE. Sixteen year old guitarist and singer-songwriter Orla Weinkove performs a set of equally energetic and intricate originals. Inspired by alternative rock legends such as Radiohead, Orla’s songwriting provides an unfiltered look into the teenage experience. 6.30, Wed, Holy GrAle
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Durham Free Fringe @durhamfreefringe.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Durham Free Fringe's programme is now fully online. Come this way for both the web version and the download of the paper version. durhamfreefringe.org.uk/wp/whats-on/
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What’s on - Durham Free Fringe
Or download, view and print the paper programme
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ddupuy.bsky.social @ddupuy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We are very excited to present our latest work on bioarxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Where we reveals the hidden depth of scRNA-seq.
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Durham Free Fringe @durhamfreefringe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
All right Bluesky followers, sorry to have been slow with this account. We'll be catching up on here shortly with all the acts already posted on insta. In the meantime, you can see the programme here: durhamfreefringe.org.uk/wp/whats-on/
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What’s on - Durham Free Fringe
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!These pages are almost complete, but are subject to a few last-minute changed. Please come back later to check if the things you want to see have moved.
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Did you miss @atjcagan.bsky.social talk at this months BSRA Academic Seminar? Check it out below! Investigating somatic evolution across the tree of life to gain insights into healthy ageing 🔗https://youtu.be/9v95S2Oc91A
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
🚨Weekend Watch🚨 Did you miss this week's public event, want to show someone, or just watch it back? We have Gordon Lithgow of @buckinstitute.org, Daphna Stern from Beyond Longevity Podcast, and BSRA chair @dweinkove.bsky.social in discussion on drugs to slow ageing. Enjoy! youtu.be/-wNCuxF9Q4c
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Discussing Drugs to Slow Ageing
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Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
❓Do you want to join our Board of Trustees? Are you dedicated to improving how we all age? Due to a retirement, we’re recruiting a Trustee. More information and how to apply here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac... Closing date: 17 May 2026, 5pm #BoardOpportunity #CharityGovernance
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David Weinkove @dweinkove.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Great opportunity for early career researchers
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🚨 #BSRA2026 is LIVE! Registration now open for our 75th Annual Meeting 📍 Oxford (Keble College) Great science, great people, and some special 75th year surprises 👀 Tag someone who should be there! 🔗 meetinghand.com/e/75th-asm-o...
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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 10/03/2026
Updates on our 2026 strategy and budget can be found here: www.ukri.org/who-we-are/o...
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Updates on our 2026 strategy and budget
Reshaping UKRI's strategy UKRI is developing a new strategy, to be launched in spring 2026.
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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 10/03/2026
Recently we held our first regional engagement event about our new strategy. Our CEO, Professor Sir Ian Chapman, shares key themes that emerged from this conversation at Daresbury Laboratory with stakeholders from across the North West in this video: youtu.be/irQ0nxP9qnw
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Key themes from North West regional engagement event on UKRI strategy l Professor Sir Ian Chapman
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David Weinkove @dweinkove.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Why typos matter
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BrunetLab @brunetlab.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Excited to share our new study using engineered immune proteins to quench inflammation in aged brains!! Congratulations to Paloma Navarro and the entire team! Fantastic collaboration with Chris Garcia's lab, Tony Wyss-Coray's lab, and Saul Villeda's lab! www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
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Targeting immune cells in the aged brain reveals that engineered cytokine IL-10 enhances neurogenesis and improves cognition
Immune cells populate the old brain, but whether they can be specifically targeted to improve brain function in older individuals remains unclear. Navarro Negredo et al. dissect how aging impacts brai...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
It's not too late to register for tomorrow's public lecture! Richard Siow @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social will be talking about the role of nutrients in boosting resilience for the heart & brain at 4pm Wednesday 4th March. Tell friends, family and colleagues! bsra.org.uk/events/2026-...
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2026 Online Public Lecture Series - BSRA
After the success of our 2025 season of Understanding Ageing: Meet the Scientists public lectures, we are pleased to announce our 2026 programme. Hear from experts in their field, invited to talk abou...
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David Weinkove @dweinkove.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Tomorrow (Wed 4th March 4pm UK) the 2026 @BSRAgeing public lecture series begins with Richard Siow who will be talking about how nutrition can prevent heart and brain diseases. Please encourage your family, friends or colleagues to sign up too! bsra.org.uk/events/2026-...
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2026 Online Public Lecture Series - BSRA
After the success of our 2025 season of Understanding Ageing: Meet the Scientists public lectures, we are pleased to announce our 2026 programme. Hear from experts in their field, invited to talk abou...
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Javier Apfeld @javierapfeld.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Friends! I am so happy to share our new preprint! Hydrogen peroxide has been the most common reactive chemical threat to life forms since the Great Oxygenation Event 2.5 billion years ago. How do animals like C. elegans sense it fast and escape? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Thread 1/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The BSRA is delighted to announce that Quest Nutra\Pharma Group has offered to fund three of our Small Research Grants in our next round of funding as part of our #6for2026 funding campaign. Read more about kind donation here - bsra.org.uk/quest-nutra-...
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Quest Nutra/Pharma funds THREE small research grants - BSRA
The BSRA is delighted to announce that Quest NutraPharma responded to our Six for 2026 fundraising campaign with a generous offer to fund three of our Small Research Grants. BSRA member, Dr Ahmed Hass...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Our public lecture are back! We've got Richard Siow - @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Gordon Lithgow - @buckinstitute.org Dawn Skelton - @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social @prof-valterlongo.bsky.social - @usc.edu James Murry - @swanseauni.bsky.social Tell friends & family, these are great talks!😀
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 22/02/2026
London’s “worst mass eviction in recent history” is underway; hundreds of households across London told to get out of their homes this week by the same landlord, ahead of the renters rights act. The landlord? Billionaire Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...
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Who's the billionaire behind London’s biggest mass eviction?
He's the London philanthropist who says he's committed to solving homelessness. So why is Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital rushing to make hundreds of Londoners homeless in the coming weeks?
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Vincent Croset @vincentcroset.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🚨 Postdoc opportunity to study memory or nutrition in #Drosophila 🪰 I am looking for a candidate to support for a 3 year Addison Wheeler Fellowship application lnkd.in/e2rvNf5x Interested? Please send a CV & cover letter with brief research outline by 20th February to vincent.croset@durham.ac.uk
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addison-wheeler-fellowship - Durham University
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The Buck Institute for Research on Aging @buckinstitute.org · 10/02/2026
#Aging is largest risk factor for #Parkinsons, but research largely leaves it out of the mix. Dr. Julie Andersen & collaborators have developed roadmap @nature_NPJ & preclinical research models that can move field in that direction. Thanks @MichaelJFoxOrg www.buckinstitute.org/news/a-new-r...
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A new roadmap spotlights aging as key to advancing research in Parkinson’s disease
Buck Institute scientists are part of an international collaboration funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation to advance preclinical studies of the incurable neuromotor disease
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Small grants have big impacts on early career researchers. Don't forget our grants round is open until 1st March. ✔️Seed grants £3000 ✔️ UG summer studentships £3000 ✔️Travel grants £500 Are you applying? Or know someone who should? bsra.org.uk/grants/
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Björn Schumacher @bjornschumacher.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
A clock that measures the aging of nerve cells finds molecules that protect against age-related neurodegeneration | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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A clock that measures the aging of nerve cells finds molecules that protect against age-related neurodegeneration
Using an aging clock, researchers from the University of Cologne have used the Caenorhabditis elegans model organism to demonstrate that nerve cells age differently. They identified both the causes of...
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David Tobin @tobinlab.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
A comprehensive and thought-provoking review on how perturbations of proteostasis impact immunity in C. elegans & comparisons/conserved principles w/ vertebrate immunity - Emily Troemel, @hawlelab.bsky.social, and Michalis Barkoulas journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
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Intersections between proteostasis and immunity: insights from Caenorhabditis elegans
Summary: Discoveries from the nematode C. elegans have provided insight into the many connections between immune responses and proteostasis, with examples of conservation across species.
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We are delighted that Quest Nutra/Pharma will be sponsoring THREE of our 2026 Small Research Grants as part of our #6for2026 campaign! qnutrapharma.com Could you or your company help? Every little helps!
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Natural Health Industry - Quest Nutra Pharma
Quest Nutra Pharma inspired by the natural health industry and delivers science, safety, standards, efficacy, and traceability from the pharmaceutical industry.
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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Some thoughts on the select committee appearance by the boss of UKRI, Ian Chapman yesterday. It’s a long watch but can be seen here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/... Thread 🧵
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Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
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Houseley Lab @houseleylab.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Post-doc job alert! Only a week left to apply for this post doc role, joining our team at the Babraham Institute @babrahaminst.bsky.social to explore ageing metabolism and epigenetics. babrahaminstitute.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details...
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hireful.
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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
'You may be aware of recent pauses to some programmes. For our curiosity-driven research [CDR] (...) headroom in funding will increase (...) and you can expect to see new opportunities opening later this year (...) Levels of funding for [CDR] will remain stable (...) are reflective of recent years'
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
We're kicking our our 2026 academic seminar series! First up - Time to reset: the interplay between circadian rhythms and NRF2-signalling in skeletal muscle ageing 📅Thur 29 January 4pm (UK time) 🎙️ Dr Vanja Pekovic-Vaughan @liverpooluni.bsky.social See you there. bsra.org.uk/events/2026-...
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2026 Academic Seminar Series - BSRA
The BSRA is pleased to run a series of online seminars covering many aspects of the biology of ageing. The 2026 seminar series has been organised by BSRA Trustee Ira Milosevic at the University of Oxf...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The BSRA 2026 Funding Call is Open! We are now accepting applications for Summer Studentships, Small Research Grants and Travel Grants! Deadline 1st March 2026. Find out more and apply: bsra.org.uk/grants/ #ECRchat #AcademicTwitter #ageing #aging
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