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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 1d

My HPLC was definitely overlooked

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery

The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality.

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · 1d

The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

My newly launched report on how we can safeguard the independence of our important scientific and evidence-generating institutions - not least so they can hold government to account

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Ines Hahn @exdrososcientia.bsky.social · 4d

Need a reason to join next year's #NeuroBioUK? Here it is :)
Thanks Sally for the amazing review
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/10/06/n...

NeuroBio UK 2025: Insights, Innovation, and Inspiration in Neuroscience - FocalPlane

NeuroBio UK 2025: Insights, Innovation, and Inspiration in Neuroscience -

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · 19d

Doggo was making her feelings known about Sunday morning grant writing… I put the laptop down to wrestle her off and the cat has now taken up the defence. Sigh.

A golden retriever uses a full body hug to block access to a laptop

A grey cat sitting angrily on top of a laptop.

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Ines Hahn @exdrososcientia.bsky.social · 28d

We're kicking off the third #NeuroBioUK - an exciting day full of neuronal cell biology ahead!
Massive thank for @bscb-official.bsky.social support and a shout out to our industry sponsors!

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Stratech Scientific @stratechscientific.bsky.social · 28d

Who's visiting #NeuroBioUk25 today?!?

Go check out our stand and say hi to your account manager &
discover the technologies you require for your research discoveries!

Plus want to win a @giantmicrobes.bsky.social ?
Which one would you choose

#neuroscience #STEMreasearch #neuroyork #neurobiouk

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · 28d

Poster boards are ready and waiting for #NeuroBioUK - let’s get this science party started 🥳

The poster hall at the National STEM learning centre with astronauts suspended from the ceiling.

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Nicolas Marichal @nicomarichal.bsky.social · Aug 28

I'm excited to present our work on glia-to-interneuron conversion for the treatment of MTLE at the NeuroBioUK meeting next month in York! It looks like a great, affordable one-day meeting with plenty of talks from EC researchers. Looking forward!
neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk

NeuroBioUK

Dear Colleagues,

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Aug 28

The programme is up for #NeuroBioUK25 - take a look! And don’t forget to register by the 3rd of September…. neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/programme

NeuroBioUK - Programme

9 AM Arrival, registration & coffee Session 1: Organelle and synaptic signalling Session Chair: 9:45 AM Introduction 9:50 AM Sally Horton, The Francis Crick Institute, "CDKL5 in synaptic formation,...

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts so far - it's going to be a great meeting!
Don't forget to register by Sept 3rd to present a poster or simply catch some fantastic neurobiology. Hot topics are currently single molecule approaches, synaptic signalling and molecular mechanisms of disease 🔬

Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 6

Registration is now open for NeuroBioUK 2025!
This year we're looking forward to hearing from our plenary speaker @cathyabbott.bsky.social. As ever, all other talks chosen from submitted abstracts so get submitting - we can't wait to see you there!

neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration

An image montage advertising NeuroBioUK - 12th of September 2025 in York. The image is York cathedral superimposed over a fluorescent cortex mouse section coloured to look a bit like a dawn sky.

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Aug 13

and a canele

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Joyce Meiring @joycemeiri.bsky.social · Aug 8

All the opto-vimentin plasmids are now available on Addgene: www.addgene.org/Anna_Akhmano...

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Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · Aug 4

Feels about right

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UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double - Research Professional News

Trends across research councils prompt warning that system is “overstretched or broken”

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Ines Hahn @exdrososcientia.bsky.social · Jul 30

In contrast to tonight's sky I don't want to be dramatic, but there's only two more days left to submit an abstract to be considered for a talk at #NeuroBioUK
neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · Jul 24

I’m thinking today about all the women doing DEI work in universities, and how all of our canceled grants and shuttered initiatives means that not only are we losing the time we’ve already put in, we’re now even more behind our male peers who stayed focused on their research.

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Roger Giner-Sorolla @rogerthegs.bsky.social · Jul 18

Attention conference hosts

The French History Podcast @fhp.bsky.social · Jul 18

Tucked away in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' is the requirement that all visitors to the US must pay $250 just to enter the country starting 1 October! For a family of 5 that's $1250! I doubt this will help America's crashing tourism business which is down 10% already since January

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Dan Bose @danbose.bsky.social · Jul 17

Two fantastic talks from the #nucleicAcids world at today's @biochemsoc.bsky.social SM@SH seminar! Great to welcome Askash Basu from Durham to hear about bendability in #DNA sequences and beautiful cryoEM from Anamika Kumari Lahiri Lab in the ECR talk slot! 🧬🧬🧬👏@sheffielduni.bsky.social

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Ines Hahn @exdrososcientia.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚨The deadline for a talk submission is approaching soon - don't miss your spot!! We can't wait to see you in York 😊
For details check out our website:
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jul 11

Cooling off after a hot day, Sheffield style. Here’s to the weekend! Don’t forget to get those abstracts in for #neurobiouk25 :)

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Alex Fellows @alexfellows1.bsky.social · Jul 8

Neurobiologists 🧠!! If you want to give a talk at NeurobioUK this year, the deadline is the 1st August. Don't miss your chance to be part of an absolutely awesome meeting.

Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 6

Registration is now open for NeuroBioUK 2025!
This year we're looking forward to hearing from our plenary speaker @cathyabbott.bsky.social. As ever, all other talks chosen from submitted abstracts so get submitting - we can't wait to see you there!

neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration

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Ana Dorrego Rivas @adorrego.bsky.social · Jul 8

Really, really amazing conference. We went last year and the scientific programme and atmosphere were incredible! I 100% recommend attending + submitting an abstract for a talk - spread the word! 🧠

Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 6

Registration is now open for NeuroBioUK 2025!
This year we're looking forward to hearing from our plenary speaker @cathyabbott.bsky.social. As ever, all other talks chosen from submitted abstracts so get submitting - we can't wait to see you there!

neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jul 7

Abstract deadline is fast approaching - 1st of August if you want to be considered for a talk. ECRs don’t miss your chance!

Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 6

Registration is now open for NeuroBioUK 2025!
This year we're looking forward to hearing from our plenary speaker @cathyabbott.bsky.social. As ever, all other talks chosen from submitted abstracts so get submitting - we can't wait to see you there!

neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 19

As always, massive thanks to @biochemsoc.bsky.social for their support :)

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 19

Friday gave us a double treat at our Single Molecules seminars. Fab talks from @annestraube.bsky.social and ECR speaker Dylan. Between them they covered AFM, optical trapping and TIRF assays - serving fascinating insights into photosynthesis and microtubule transport. Single molecules FTW!

Professor Anne Straube presenting her team’s work on the Hook/KIF/dynein complex.

Dylan Lewis presenting his PhD work on using AFM to dissect photosynthesis.

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Nicol Birsa @nicolbirsa.bsky.social · Jun 18

Very excited to share our latest preprint! We looked at loss and gain of function, innervation, reinnervation, and in vivo axonal transport in a FUS-ALS mouse model!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@uclqsion.bsky.social @beccasimkin.bsky.social @andrewtosolini.bsky.social @frattalab.bsky.social

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