David Weinkove
@dweinkove.bsky.social
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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Join us for our final lecture of 2025 in our Understanding Ageing public lecture series.
A panel of Ewa Prof Claire Steves & Dr Stephen Helliwell on 'What can I take to slow my Ageing?'
🗓️ 3rd Dc, 18:30 GMT, Zoom
🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-online-public-seminar-series/
A panel of Ewa Prof Claire Steves & Dr Stephen Helliwell on 'What can I take to slow my Ageing?'
🗓️ 3rd Dc, 18:30 GMT, Zoom
🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-online-public-seminar-series/
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join us for our final lecture of 2025 in our Understanding Ageing public lecture series.
A panel of Ewa Prof Claire Steves & Dr Stephen Helliwell on 'What can I take to slow my Ageing?'
🗓️ 3rd Dc, 18:30 GMT, Zoom
🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-online-public-seminar-series/
A panel of Ewa Prof Claire Steves & Dr Stephen Helliwell on 'What can I take to slow my Ageing?'
🗓️ 3rd Dc, 18:30 GMT, Zoom
🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-online-public-seminar-series/
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So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
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Last call! Applications for the @crg.eu International PhD Programme 2025 in beautiful Barcelona close next week! Join us and our inspiring colleagues at the CRG - an exceptional environment for discovery, creativity, and scientific growth.
Apply here: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
Apply here: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Last call! Applications for the @crg.eu International PhD Programme 2025 in beautiful Barcelona close next week! Join us and our inspiring colleagues at the CRG - an exceptional environment for discovery, creativity, and scientific growth.
Apply here: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
Apply here: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
Latest UK government strategy on AI includes drug discovery. www.gov.uk/government/p...
AI for Science Strategy
www.gov.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Latest UK government strategy on AI includes drug discovery. www.gov.uk/government/p...
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🚨UK Ageing Research League Table update
@babrahaminst.bsky.social claims 1st 🥇
@unibirmingham.bsky.social in 2nd 🥈
@ox.ac.uk in 3rd 🥉
@ucl.ac.uk & (bluesky shy?) Univeristy of Westmisnter narroly miss the podium & are tied for 4th.
How did your institution rank?
bsra.org.uk/uk-ageing-re...
@babrahaminst.bsky.social claims 1st 🥇
@unibirmingham.bsky.social in 2nd 🥈
@ox.ac.uk in 3rd 🥉
@ucl.ac.uk & (bluesky shy?) Univeristy of Westmisnter narroly miss the podium & are tied for 4th.
How did your institution rank?
bsra.org.uk/uk-ageing-re...
UK Ageing Research League Table update Sept 2025 - BSRA
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November 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🚨UK Ageing Research League Table update
@babrahaminst.bsky.social claims 1st 🥇
@unibirmingham.bsky.social in 2nd 🥈
@ox.ac.uk in 3rd 🥉
@ucl.ac.uk & (bluesky shy?) Univeristy of Westmisnter narroly miss the podium & are tied for 4th.
How did your institution rank?
bsra.org.uk/uk-ageing-re...
@babrahaminst.bsky.social claims 1st 🥇
@unibirmingham.bsky.social in 2nd 🥈
@ox.ac.uk in 3rd 🥉
@ucl.ac.uk & (bluesky shy?) Univeristy of Westmisnter narroly miss the podium & are tied for 4th.
How did your institution rank?
bsra.org.uk/uk-ageing-re...
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📰Weekend read!
BSRA & Dutch Society for Research on Ageing sign collaboration agreement of
1. Mutural speaker exchange
2. Reciprocal meeting benefits
3. Joint policy work
4. Joint initiatives
5. Future plans, watch this space...
Read more - bsra.org.uk/dusra-collab...
BSRA & Dutch Society for Research on Ageing sign collaboration agreement of
1. Mutural speaker exchange
2. Reciprocal meeting benefits
3. Joint policy work
4. Joint initiatives
5. Future plans, watch this space...
Read more - bsra.org.uk/dusra-collab...
Dutch Society for Research on Ageing and BSRA sign collaboration agreement - BSRA
Speaking at the launch of this collaboration between the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) and the Dutch Society for Research on Ageing (DuSRA), leaders from both societies outlined their ...
bsra.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📰Weekend read!
BSRA & Dutch Society for Research on Ageing sign collaboration agreement of
1. Mutural speaker exchange
2. Reciprocal meeting benefits
3. Joint policy work
4. Joint initiatives
5. Future plans, watch this space...
Read more - bsra.org.uk/dusra-collab...
BSRA & Dutch Society for Research on Ageing sign collaboration agreement of
1. Mutural speaker exchange
2. Reciprocal meeting benefits
3. Joint policy work
4. Joint initiatives
5. Future plans, watch this space...
Read more - bsra.org.uk/dusra-collab...
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If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
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The opening paragraph to Crick’s thesis - about protein structure - from July 1953. Ok, he was 37, but even so the writing is so clear. Those last two sentences effectively set out a global research programme that would last decades.
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The opening paragraph to Crick’s thesis - about protein structure - from July 1953. Ok, he was 37, but even so the writing is so clear. Those last two sentences effectively set out a global research programme that would last decades.
Newsflash: Angela Rippon will be making a guest appearance at this evening’s public lecture
Does exercise slow ageing? A little trailer to our public lecture on Wednesday
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Newsflash: Angela Rippon will be making a guest appearance at this evening’s public lecture
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TDP-43 loss of function drives aberrant splicing in Parkinson's disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.04.673943v1
September 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
TDP-43 loss of function drives aberrant splicing in Parkinson's disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.04.673943v1
Does exercise slow ageing? A little trailer to our public lecture on Wednesday
November 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Does exercise slow ageing? A little trailer to our public lecture on Wednesday
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BSRA Chair @dweinkove.bsky.social, will represent us at the NutraHealthspan Summit 2025. The meeting will explore how nutritional sciences can supports longer, healthier lives, a perfect fit with BSRA’s mission.
Want a discount code? Message @dweinkove.bsky.social!
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Want a discount code? Message @dweinkove.bsky.social!
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Professor David Weinkove to Represent the BSRA at the Nutra Healthspan Summit 2025 - BSRA
Professor David Weinkove, Chair of the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA), will be representing the Society at Nutra Healthspan Summit on the 12th-13th November in London, an international ...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
BSRA Chair @dweinkove.bsky.social, will represent us at the NutraHealthspan Summit 2025. The meeting will explore how nutritional sciences can supports longer, healthier lives, a perfect fit with BSRA’s mission.
Want a discount code? Message @dweinkove.bsky.social!
🔗 bsra.org.uk/professor-da...
Want a discount code? Message @dweinkove.bsky.social!
🔗 bsra.org.uk/professor-da...
Nice article about our next public lecture on ageing and exercise. Sign up!
www.bucksherald.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
www.bucksherald.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
Local professor to give free online lecture on exercise and ageing
A local Aylesbury resident for nearly 30 years and King’s College London academic, Professor Stephen Harridge, is inviting the public to a free online lecture exploring one of the most important quest...
www.bucksherald.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Nice article about our next public lecture on ageing and exercise. Sign up!
www.bucksherald.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
www.bucksherald.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
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t's almost time for our next public lecture. Tell your friends and family!
Great to see Bucks Herald pick up on the news about Professor Steve Harridge and our next public lecture.
www.bucksherald.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
Great to see Bucks Herald pick up on the news about Professor Steve Harridge and our next public lecture.
www.bucksherald.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
Local professor to give free online lecture on exercise and ageing
A local Aylesbury resident for nearly 30 years and King’s College London academic, Professor Stephen Harridge, is inviting the public to a free online lecture exploring one of the most important quest...
www.bucksherald.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
t's almost time for our next public lecture. Tell your friends and family!
Great to see Bucks Herald pick up on the news about Professor Steve Harridge and our next public lecture.
www.bucksherald.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
Great to see Bucks Herald pick up on the news about Professor Steve Harridge and our next public lecture.
www.bucksherald.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
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'Emerging Technologies for Healthy Ageing in the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases', a 1 day meeting at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
Including our own @dweinkove.bsky.social representing BSRA.
🗓️November 13th
📍Imperial College London
⏲️From 10am
🔗QR code in ad below
Including our own @dweinkove.bsky.social representing BSRA.
🗓️November 13th
📍Imperial College London
⏲️From 10am
🔗QR code in ad below
October 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
'Emerging Technologies for Healthy Ageing in the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases', a 1 day meeting at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
Including our own @dweinkove.bsky.social representing BSRA.
🗓️November 13th
📍Imperial College London
⏲️From 10am
🔗QR code in ad below
Including our own @dweinkove.bsky.social representing BSRA.
🗓️November 13th
📍Imperial College London
⏲️From 10am
🔗QR code in ad below
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My PhD paper has been covered on the WOrM Podcast (@veerenchauhan.com), so if you'd like an overview on what we did, you can learn all about it in 12 minutes! open.spotify.com/episode/5IPW...
EPISODE 30: Timelines of Ageing – What Worms Teach Us About Growing Old
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October 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My PhD paper has been covered on the WOrM Podcast (@veerenchauhan.com), so if you'd like an overview on what we did, you can learn all about it in 12 minutes! open.spotify.com/episode/5IPW...
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Agree. Good article
Biology is much more complicated than most non-biologists can imagine. And AI is not going to change this anytime soon.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...
We still can’t predict much of anything in biology
Biology is hard. Yes, even for AI.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Agree. Good article
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Plants are more sensitive than we thought. A new study from our Biosciences Department reveals how they detect and respond to stress at a cellular level and it could inspire breakthroughs in human health and resilience.
Learn more: durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
Learn more: durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
Plants are incredibly sensitive – what we learned about their response system could help protect humans - Durham University
durham.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Plants are more sensitive than we thought. A new study from our Biosciences Department reveals how they detect and respond to stress at a cellular level and it could inspire breakthroughs in human health and resilience.
Learn more: durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
Learn more: durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
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Microbes suppress genetic disorders of hyper-activated Ras by inhibiting iron-mediated growth factor modulation in C. elegans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679430v1
October 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Microbes suppress genetic disorders of hyper-activated Ras by inhibiting iron-mediated growth factor modulation in C. elegans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679430v1
This evening UK time!
Please help spread the word about our inaugural public lecture on Wednesday. Sign up and if you are in the ageing field it’s a great opp for your family to finally understand what you do! 😀
Thanks for your support 🙏
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Thanks for your support 🙏
bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-...
BSRA Online Public Seminar Series - BSRA
In our new Understanding Ageing: Meet the Scientists series, we’ve invited experts in their field to talk about their research and what it means for each of us as we get older. You don’t need any scie...
bsra.org.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This evening UK time!
Please help spread the word about our inaugural public lecture on Wednesday. Sign up and if you are in the ageing field it’s a great opp for your family to finally understand what you do! 😀
Thanks for your support 🙏
bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-...
Thanks for your support 🙏
bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-...
BSRA Online Public Seminar Series - BSRA
In our new Understanding Ageing: Meet the Scientists series, we’ve invited experts in their field to talk about their research and what it means for each of us as we get older. You don’t need any scie...
bsra.org.uk
September 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Please help spread the word about our inaugural public lecture on Wednesday. Sign up and if you are in the ageing field it’s a great opp for your family to finally understand what you do! 😀
Thanks for your support 🙏
bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-...
Thanks for your support 🙏
bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-...
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C. elegans is a real animal and we set out to understand how it comes to have its distinctive biogeography. Its ancestral center of diversity is in the higher elevation forests of Hawaii. Its closest relatives are spread across east Asia. Did they travel from Asia? [Preprint 🧵]
September 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
C. elegans is a real animal and we set out to understand how it comes to have its distinctive biogeography. Its ancestral center of diversity is in the higher elevation forests of Hawaii. Its closest relatives are spread across east Asia. Did they travel from Asia? [Preprint 🧵]
Interested in ageing? Sign up for our public lecture series starting next week Wednesday bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-...
BSRA Online Public Seminar Series - BSRA
In our new Understanding Ageing: Meet the Scientists series, we’ve invited experts in their field to talk about their research and what it means for each of us as we get older. You don’t need any scie...
bsra.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Interested in ageing? Sign up for our public lecture series starting next week Wednesday bsra.org.uk/events/bsra-...
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We're also proud to see that long standing BSRA members Linda Partridge & Lynne Cox feature too! Both hold the BSRA's Lord Cohen medal, our highst award for contributions to Ageing Biology research🏅
Learn more about the BSRA's vision
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Learn more about the BSRA's vision
👉 bsra.org.uk
HOME PAGE - BSRA
Promoting and funding research into the biology of ageing so we can all live healthier, longer lives Read our Vision Welcome to theBritish Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) History of the BSRA The...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We're also proud to see that long standing BSRA members Linda Partridge & Lynne Cox feature too! Both hold the BSRA's Lord Cohen medal, our highst award for contributions to Ageing Biology research🏅
Learn more about the BSRA's vision
👉 bsra.org.uk
Learn more about the BSRA's vision
👉 bsra.org.uk