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Tim Davies

@timdavies.bsky.social
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Assistant Prof at Durham (UK). Cell division, C. elegans.

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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Exciting news:
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David Doupe @dpdoupe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Why does tissue function decline in ageing? One reason is that the stem cells that maintain normal homeostasis become mis-regulated. In our latest preprint, we identify the transcription factor Sob as a key regulator of Drosophila intestinal stem cells and aging. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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The Transcription Factor Sob Maintains Intestinal Stem Cell Homeostasis to Delay Ageing
Ageing is associated with physiological decline and disrupted tissue homeostasis, often driven by imbalanced stem cell activity. The Drosophila midgut serves as a powerful model for studying epithelia...
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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
It is the last day for abstract submissions to the UK Worm Meeting in Southampton (genetics.org.uk/events/uk-c-...). It seems I'm not the only one who leaves registrations to the last minute. Thanks to @gensocuk.bsky.social for sponsorship, and respect to the person who submitted 43 days ago.
Graph showing cumulative submissions against the days before submission deadline.  There is a large peak in the final days before the deadline.
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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
It will be a great time! UK Worm labs - please pass on group members.
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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
My first PhD student, the fab Ed O'Neill, graduated yesterday! Unfortunately he couldn't make the ceremony, so you'll have to settle for a photo of me and my lovely colleagues from @durham-university.bsky.social instead.
Myself and colleagues stood on Palace Green, Durham, in our academic regalia - lots of gowns in red, grey, black and yellow.  Some of us are wearing velvet hats.
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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I'll be recruiting a postdoc soon, so thought I should show off how lovely Durham is, with photos from my morning commute which tracks along the River Wear.
A photo from the riverside path in Durham, showing the River Wear in the foreground, and the castle and cathedral in the distance.  A stone arched bridge is crossing the river, and there are trees on the river bank. The river is calm and reflects the bridge and trees. The sky is cloudy and grey.  A view from a farm track towards Durham. Trees and fields are on both sides of the track, and Durham Cathedral is just visible in the distance.  The sky is blue with very few clouds.A view from a wooden footbridge, showing the ruined Finchale Priory in the distance, along with a farmhouse.  Some the river is visible - the morning sky is light blue with some faint clouds.
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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Not a cloud in the skies over Durham as we get ready for the @gensocuk.bsky.social C. elegans meeting later this week!
View of the River Wear as is flows through Durham. The river is calm and the sky is blue. The picture is taken from Old Elvet bridge.
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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Me too!
View of trees and a field from the window of a train.
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The pain and hurt that people are going through right now in response to actions taken by the GOP and the current Trump administration will never be forgotten by me. I will never forgive the meanness. I will never forgive the cruelty. I will never forgive those who enabled this moral turpitude.
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DivIDE conference @divide-conference.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
🚀 Registration is officially OPEN! 🚀 Join us for the 3rd DivIDE Conference from 22–25 September 2025 in sunny Barcelona ☀️. An inspiring line-up of speakers awaits — reserve your spot and help spread the word! Follow the link for early bird registration: forms.creacongresos.com/DivIDE/
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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Registration for the UK C. elegans meeting is open! Come joins us at Durham on the 3-4th April, to share your research, discuss tools, and network with the UK worm community. Also, ECRs are welcome to join the preceding workshop on translation of C. elegans research into industry (2-3rd April).
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UK C. elegans Meeting 2025 | Davies Lab
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Javier Apfeld @javierapfeld.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Worm people: we have ~60 people signed up to be mentors for this year's C. elegans Mentor Match program. If you are thinking about it, please sign up now! Please repost to spread the word! 1/n
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Mentor sign-up for the 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match program
Thanks for volunteering to be a Mentor! The 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match is open to postdocs and faculty at any career stage. This survey collects information to help the committee identify...
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Javier Apfeld @javierapfeld.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
In less than a day, over 30 mentors joined the C. elegans Mentor Match Program! Mentors can sign up here: tinyurl.com/37msvdm7 We will start signing up mentees and peer-mentors soon. And please spread the word! You can share this QR code with your lab and encourage them to sign up as mentors.
A QR code for the sign up form of the C. elegans Mentor Match Program
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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Whoop - just got the notice that this will be sponsored by the @geneticssocietyuk.bsky.social. Thanks!
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Tim Davies @timdavies.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Excited to announce the 2025 UK C. elegans Meeting will be in Durham on the 3-4th April (co-organised with David Weinkove and Josana Rodriguez). There will also be an ECR workshop the previous day - more details here: www.davieslab.org/ukwormmeetin...
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UK C. elegans Meeting 2025 | Davies Lab
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