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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Final PAW seminar of the academic year yesterday🎉Very interesting talks from two of our PhD students: Ansley Li (Supervisors Prof @npevans.bsky.social + Dr Michelle Bellingham), and Bunnada Siriporn (Supervisors Dr Mark McLaughlin, Prof Catherine Stalin + Prof Rodrigo Qiuntana). @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Title of presentation reads: Intergenerational and sex-specific effects of gestational exposure to low-level chemical mixtures on skeletal muscle structure in offspring. PhD student: Ansley Li

Title of presentation reads: Understanding the association of SOD1 mutation and the potential modifier genes on disease penetrance. PhD student: Bunnada Siriporn

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

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...

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Congratulations Noor Khan for passing his viva on Tuesday afternoon! 🎉@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Amazing heart cake made by @npevans.bsky.social

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

New Study Alert 📢 PAW group PI Dr Mark McLaughlin, along with colleagues from the Small Animal Hospital, is involved in this Corgi study into Degenerative Myelopathy! Please share and consider participating if you have a Corgi that meets the criteria in the news story linked!

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Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

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 🥂

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Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Little win: pre-viva went great 🥳 Questions & chat were also so good! I left motivated (and relieved 😅). Next up: PhD viva 🎓 Thanks to everyone who joined! Huge thanks to @stevensonlab.bsky.social @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 💖🐹 #PhDLife #Academia

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Davina Hill @davinahill.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Last few weeks to apply!

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Davina Hill @davinahill.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Our new paper by Katie Crawford @ljmuofficial.bsky.social is out! OA in @ecol-evol.bsky.social: From Leaves to Litter: Use of Anthropogenic #Nesting Materials in #Hibernation Nests of the European #Hedgehog onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @julianowack.bsky.social @cebeardsworth.bsky.social

Examples of anthropogenic materials within hedgehog nests observed during the study: (a) the nest of individual #366 primarily comprising a plastic bag, (b) stray miscellaneous plastic within the nest of #366, (c) duct tape within the nest of #366 (behind plastic bag), (d) location of the nest of #385 underneath a metal sheet, surrounded by rope and plastic, (e) anthropogenic material pulled from the nest of #385 (comprising foil, plastic wrappers and expanded polystyrene).

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Davina Hill @davinahill.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Apply for @glasgow.ac.uk's James McCune Smith #PhD Scholarship on this and other topics: Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk & @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships... 📅 Deadline: 31st Jan 2026

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

New Paper Alert❗🐑 Sexually dimorphic effects of in-utero exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture on markers of cardiovascular function in adult sheep Read Here: eprints.gla.ac.uk/372510/ @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

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Sexually dimorphic effects of in-utero exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture on markers of cardiovascular function in adult sheep

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Physiology, Ageing and Welfare theme seminar yesterday with a very interesting presentation from Monika Mihm (Senior Lecturer of Farm Animal Reproduction) discussing new developments in the early diagnosis of pregnancy in cattle! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

New PhD opportunity with @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 📢 through the College Futures Themes PhD Programme! "Quantifying the exposure and effect of dietary microplastics on bovine nutrient utilisation" Closing date for applications is January 12th❗ www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...

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University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences - MVLS Graduate School - PhD Research Opportunities - College Futures Themes PhD Programme - Projects - Planetary Heal...

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Congratulations to PAW researcher Dr Mark McLaughlin & colleagues from across @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk, @uofgchem.bsky.social & @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, on being awarded funding by BSAVA and PetSavers’ to carry out research into using saliva to assess phenobarbitone levels in canine epilepsy cases! 🎉

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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

Megan Miles presenting her project: Can saliva serve as a biological matrix for a point of care testing device to measure phenobarbital in canine epilepsy?

Dr Calum Stewart presenting his project: Exploring the role of Mef2c for the regulation of seasonal physiology

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

PhD Opportunity @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk📢 Investigate how the sustainable approach of using sewage sludge biosolids as an agricultural fertiliser affects the gastrointestinal system of grazing ruminants through in-vitro gastrointestinal modelling and microbiome analysis! www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Animal Biology in Health & Disease - Rheinallt Jones

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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...

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Hypothalamic deiodinase type-3 establishes the period of circannual interval timing in mammals

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

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...

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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.

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Sayantan Sur @sayantansur.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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! 🐹

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Sayantan Sur @sayantansur.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Read our latest publication on the effects of light pollution on Avian physiology here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/php.... Congratulations to all the authors.

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We were delighted to host Dr Jyoti Tiwari, a visiting researcher from Lucknow University, India, for our PAW Seminar Series yesterday. Very interesting talk, thanks for coming Jyoti! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social

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Davina Hill @davinahill.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

One more week to apply for @uofglasgow.bsky.social's James McCune Smith #PhD Scholarship on this and other topics: Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social and @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...

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Davina Hill @davinahill.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

It was an honour to present my work to The Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology @klivvvienna.bsky.social & members of the Konrad Lorenz Institute @vetmed.bsky.social last week. Thank you for the invitation & making me so welcome. I look forward to future collaboration! #WilhelminebergSeminarTalk

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Kathryn R Elmer @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

We are hiring a postdoc to work on a data-rich evolutionary genomics project about origins & maintenance of viviparity vs oviparity. Details in advert and evoldir. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social please re-sky!

University of Glasgow view of tower and to the south across the city

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

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. @calumstewartphd.bsky.social @sayantansur.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Excited to join the Messerli Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna - www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/messerli Looking forward to participating in the direction of the research advances from the new expansion.

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Vetmeduni: Messerli Research Institute

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Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Excited to present my PhD research on photoperiod-driven polyphenism in Siberian hamsters at #SICB2025! Stop by poster P4-157 during the session tomorrow to discuss how seasonal changes shape developmental plasticity. Looking forward to connecting! 🐹

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Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Great talk by Calum at #SICB2025 on role of hypothalamic Dio3 in seasonal responses in Siberian hamsters!

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Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Dr. Sayantan Sur presented his work on molecular regulation of seasonal adiposity in Japanese quails at #SICB2025 !

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Are you attending #SICB2025 - go see Irem's poster and learn all about the mechanisms that underpin seasonal polyphenisms! @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

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Davina Hill @davinahill.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Our new paper led by @rachfinrob.bsky.social is out! Open access in Research Elements journal MethodsX: A systematic scanning method to locate cryptic terrestrial species www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #dormouse #conservation #hibernation #crypsis @ptes-org.bsky.social

Graphical abstract to explain the technique to detect cryptic species.

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FIWI Vienna @fiwivienna.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Last week we enjoyed a captivating and inspiring #WilhelminenbergSeminarTalk by Tyler Stevenson @stevensonlab.bsky.social about the molecular mechanisms behind seasonal adaptations in Djungarian hamsters (and more!)🐹 @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A happy holiday group celebration with secret Santa. Special thanks to Irem @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social for organizing the event. Another great gathering and excellent food choices. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Day 3 of winter solstice celebrations. What happens when seasonal rhythms are disrupted? Climate & anthropomorphic change are altering cues animals use to entrain seasonal physiology. Artificial light at night reduces the dark duration of the winter solstice. See 👇 for more doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

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Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and ecosystems | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

The rhythm of life on earth is shaped by seasonal changes in the environment. Plants and animals show profound annual cycles in physiology, health, morphology, behaviour and demography in response to ...

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