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Research Fellow in Translational & Regenerative Medicine. Interested in understanding and developing cell therapies for Type 1 Diabetes and Liver Disease. Zymurgist and Wrangler of Bumblenuts Takes the scenic route 🌳 🏃🚴 | Edinburgh, UK | He/Him 🌈

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David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Sep 30

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”

― Douglas Adams

David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Sep 1

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Science research gets more engagement on Bluesky than X, study finds

Bluesky posts referencing scholarly articles ‘find substantially higher levels of interaction’ than on Elon Musk’s platform

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David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Aug 12

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme

Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Apr 3

Well done.

#ThePandTheD

David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 24

Which reminds me of these words from @humblethepoet.bsky.social

Get out there. Be uncomfortable. Make mistakes. Get embarrassed. We'll all be dead soon, it's not a big deal.

David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 24

This is my favourite of Alastair's adventures. I can take so much inspiration from it for putting myself in uncomfortable situations that I know I will benefit and grow from.

#AcademicSky #Microadventures #goniceplacesdogoodthings #Adventure #getoutside #ExploreMore

Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · Mar 24

I dreamed of retracing Laurie Lee’s footsteps, but could never get past the hurdle of being distinctly unmusical. In the end, I decided to go anyway.

My Midsummer Morning - rediscovering a life of adventure

My Midsummer Morning - In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas; had hardly even left the quiet village he gr...

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David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 20

Any recommendations for Spatial Transcriptomics (@10xgenomics.bsky.social Visium HD) training courses later this year?

Single Cell I can do but this stuff is next level tricky! 🤔😬

#SingleCell #Transcriptomics #Multiomics #SpatialBio #SpatialBiology 🧪🧬🔬

David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 13

#TBT 10 years ago today, setting off from Jungfraujoch down the Aletsch Glacier before a swift right hander, up and over the Lötschenlücke and down to Blatten for some Strudel.

#ThrowBackThursday #Skiing #SkiTouring #Switzerland

Three skiers descending a glacier with mountains on either side of the image.

David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 11

Will keep me eyes peeled!

David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 11

Playing the same game this week.

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · Mar 8

My book, Local, is 99p on Kindle, for today ONLY. Bargain! buff.ly/3XDVriL

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · Mar 4

As many will know there was a brief outage of PubMed over the weekend…. What if it had been deliberate? The episode has focused attention on scientists’ reliance on the US-government-funded website…
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Omg, did PubMed go dark?’ Blackout stokes fears about database’s future

A brief outage has focused attention on scientists’ reliance on the US-government-funded website.

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David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 4

Call me when they've got tusks and a trunk...

🧬🔬 #AcademicSky

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 4

Scientists aiming to bring back woolly mammoth create woolly mice

Genetically modified mice have traits geared towards cold tolerance, in step towards modifying elephants A plan to revive the mammoth is on track, scientists have said after creating a new species: the woolly mouse. Scientists at the US biotechnology…

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David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 2

#SciHub still a thing?

#AcademicSky

David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 2

Pubmed down?

In my day we photocopied journal articles in the library... Could this become my most employable #LinkedIn Skill???

#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter

a cartoon of homer simpson with the words which was the style at the time

Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson with the words which was the style at the time

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David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 2

Wrestling with the question of which platform to use in combination with snRNA-seq.

Not a problem we had a few years ago!

David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 1

Need more media coverage of pissed off Americans.

David Wilson @dhlwilson.bsky.social · Mar 1

First timer here. A great cross section of the community, loads of diverse conversations, learned loads I didn't expect to.

#DUKPC25 #Type1Diabetes #Diabetes @diabetesuk.bsky.social @stevemorganfdn.bsky.social