Prof Anthony Isles
@profantisles.bsky.social
#Neuroscience 🧠 | #ImprintedGenes 🧬 | #preclinical models 🐭🧫| MURIDAE lead @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social | Cardiff University | posting in a personal capacity, mostly about science
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Great last day at the Valencian Genomic Imprinting meeting! It has been wonderful to catch up with colleagues old and new, and we have heard some fantastic research - here is to the next meeting!
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Piccadilly Circus
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Piccadilly Circus
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
Other than fuel duty being frozen & Hybrid/EV tax increases, this seems like a budget one might hope for from a Labour government? Increase in min wage, scrapping two-child cap, freezing prescription cost, a small increase in taxes for wealthy… or am I missing something??
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Other than fuel duty being frozen & Hybrid/EV tax increases, this seems like a budget one might hope for from a Labour government? Increase in min wage, scrapping two-child cap, freezing prescription cost, a small increase in taxes for wealthy… or am I missing something??
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Stopham Bridge in Autumn’
Artist: SR Badmin
‘Stopham Bridge in Autumn’
Artist: SR Badmin
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Stopham Bridge in Autumn’
Artist: SR Badmin
‘Stopham Bridge in Autumn’
Artist: SR Badmin
David Haig always explains very complex ideas so simply. He also has a wonderful overview of biology - different reproductive strategies in plants and animals, and curious aspects of physiology or behaviour
I am procrastinating on writing by reading this interview of one of the true pioneers in evolutionary biology (and one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life)
Why we should be thinking of Welwitschia. What is Welwitschia you might ask (I did!)? Read on.
www.edge.org/conversation...
Why we should be thinking of Welwitschia. What is Welwitschia you might ask (I did!)? Read on.
www.edge.org/conversation...
GENOMIC IMPRINTING | Edge.org
www.edge.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
David Haig always explains very complex ideas so simply. He also has a wonderful overview of biology - different reproductive strategies in plants and animals, and curious aspects of physiology or behaviour
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I am procrastinating on writing by reading this interview of one of the true pioneers in evolutionary biology (and one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life)
Why we should be thinking of Welwitschia. What is Welwitschia you might ask (I did!)? Read on.
www.edge.org/conversation...
Why we should be thinking of Welwitschia. What is Welwitschia you might ask (I did!)? Read on.
www.edge.org/conversation...
GENOMIC IMPRINTING | Edge.org
www.edge.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I am procrastinating on writing by reading this interview of one of the true pioneers in evolutionary biology (and one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life)
Why we should be thinking of Welwitschia. What is Welwitschia you might ask (I did!)? Read on.
www.edge.org/conversation...
Why we should be thinking of Welwitschia. What is Welwitschia you might ask (I did!)? Read on.
www.edge.org/conversation...
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#Training: Our new Laboratory Skills for Animal Technicians course is for #technicians who would like to develop their lab skills, including processing blood samples, dose calculations, and use of standard equipment.
Join us in February:
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/training/cou...
Join us in February:
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/training/cou...
Laboratory Skills for Animal Technicians | Mary Lyon Centre
Having the knowledge and confidence to work safely in the laboratory is a valuable skill for all animal technicians. This course will cover basic theoretical and practical laboratory skills including following COSHH risk assessments, best laboratory practice, use of fume hoods/biosafety cabinets, centrifuges and other laboratory equipment, pipetting skills, using balances and preparing reagents and […]
www.har.mrc.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
#Training: Our new Laboratory Skills for Animal Technicians course is for #technicians who would like to develop their lab skills, including processing blood samples, dose calculations, and use of standard equipment.
Join us in February:
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/training/cou...
Join us in February:
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/training/cou...
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Huge thanks to Sacri Ferron and the Ferron lab for organising and running such a brilliant conference 🤩
Great last day at the Valencian Genomic Imprinting meeting! It has been wonderful to catch up with colleagues old and new, and we have heard some fantastic research - here is to the next meeting!
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Huge thanks to Sacri Ferron and the Ferron lab for organising and running such a brilliant conference 🤩
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Great last day at the Valencian Genomic Imprinting meeting! It has been wonderful to catch up with colleagues old and new, and we have heard some fantastic research - here is to the next meeting!
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Great last day at the Valencian Genomic Imprinting meeting! It has been wonderful to catch up with colleagues old and new, and we have heard some fantastic research - here is to the next meeting!
Huge thanks to Sacri Ferron and the Ferron lab for organising and running such a brilliant conference 🤩
Great last day at the Valencian Genomic Imprinting meeting! It has been wonderful to catch up with colleagues old and new, and we have heard some fantastic research - here is to the next meeting!
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Huge thanks to Sacri Ferron and the Ferron lab for organising and running such a brilliant conference 🤩
Great last day at the Valencian Genomic Imprinting meeting! It has been wonderful to catch up with colleagues old and new, and we have heard some fantastic research - here is to the next meeting!
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Great last day at the Valencian Genomic Imprinting meeting! It has been wonderful to catch up with colleagues old and new, and we have heard some fantastic research - here is to the next meeting!
Day 2 - Great to hear about a variety of imprinting research, covering #epigenetic regulation, #metabolism, #placenta function and #brain and #behaviour. A full day finished off with a lovely dinner in the botanic gardens 🤩
Fantastic first day at the First Genomic Imprinting Valencian Meeting! Great to catch up with colleagues, but really nice to hear about research from newer imprinters such as Julie Demars, Ariella Weinberg-Shukron and Daniel Andergassen
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Day 2 - Great to hear about a variety of imprinting research, covering #epigenetic regulation, #metabolism, #placenta function and #brain and #behaviour. A full day finished off with a lovely dinner in the botanic gardens 🤩
Fantastic first day at the First Genomic Imprinting Valencian Meeting! Great to catch up with colleagues, but really nice to hear about research from newer imprinters such as Julie Demars, Ariella Weinberg-Shukron and Daniel Andergassen
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Fantastic first day at the First Genomic Imprinting Valencian Meeting! Great to catch up with colleagues, but really nice to hear about research from newer imprinters such as Julie Demars, Ariella Weinberg-Shukron and Daniel Andergassen
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I am agnostic about whether there is a link between #microbiome and #brain, but this commentary raises some important issues about the reproducibility and reliability of the studies thus far…
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I am agnostic about whether there is a link between #microbiome and #brain, but this commentary raises some important issues about the reproducibility and reliability of the studies thus far…
Great talk by Claire and Rosie this afternoon @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social meeting!
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November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Great talk by Claire and Rosie this afternoon @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social meeting!
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I am agnostic about whether there is a link between #microbiome and #brain, but this commentary raises some important issues about the reproducibility and reliability of the studies thus far…
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I am agnostic about whether there is a link between #microbiome and #brain, but this commentary raises some important issues about the reproducibility and reliability of the studies thus far…
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1/Paper out today in Phil Trans B @royalsocietypublishing.org alsocietypublishing.org in a Special Issue «Evolutionary functions of consciousness», by @axc.bsky.social, Catherine Tallon-Baudry, @krysdolega.bsky.social and myself.
👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
⬇️ Summary below:
👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
⬇️ Summary below:
The value of consciousness: experiences worth having | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DC. Dennett (2020,personal communication) asked: ‘How do we go from doing things for
reasons to having reasons for doing things?’. This question targets a fundamental
shift in nature: while all organi...
doi.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
1/Paper out today in Phil Trans B @royalsocietypublishing.org alsocietypublishing.org in a Special Issue «Evolutionary functions of consciousness», by @axc.bsky.social, Catherine Tallon-Baudry, @krysdolega.bsky.social and myself.
👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
⬇️ Summary below:
👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
⬇️ Summary below:
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If you want advice on selecting the most appropriate model for your research, contact the NMGN Best Models Working Group to be connected with researchers with expertise in diverse biological models and computational tools:
nmgn.mrc.ukri.org/working-grou...
#MeetTheExpert #3Rs
nmgn.mrc.ukri.org/working-grou...
#MeetTheExpert #3Rs
Meet the Experts | National Mouse Genetics Network
We connect researchers with specialists in diverse model systems to support innovation and refinement.
nmgn.mrc.ukri.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
If you want advice on selecting the most appropriate model for your research, contact the NMGN Best Models Working Group to be connected with researchers with expertise in diverse biological models and computational tools:
nmgn.mrc.ukri.org/working-grou...
#MeetTheExpert #3Rs
nmgn.mrc.ukri.org/working-grou...
#MeetTheExpert #3Rs
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In a new article in Disease Models & Mechanisms, the COST Action TEATIME welfare group makes the argument for increased use of automated welfare and phenotypic analysis in animal research, while discussing the significant challenges that need to be overcome:
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/news/advocat...
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/news/advocat...
Advocating for automation in animal research | Mary Lyon Centre
In a new article in Disease Models & Mechanisms, the COST Action TEATIME welfare group, which includes the Mary Lyon Centre’s Hilary Gates, Sonia Bains, and Sara Wells, makes the argument for increased use of automated welfare and phenotypic analysis in animal research, while discussing the significant challenges that need to be overcome to realise […]
www.har.mrc.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In a new article in Disease Models & Mechanisms, the COST Action TEATIME welfare group makes the argument for increased use of automated welfare and phenotypic analysis in animal research, while discussing the significant challenges that need to be overcome:
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/news/advocat...
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/news/advocat...
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We welcome the government’s effort to provide a clear roadmap for the phasing out of the use of animals in research, while maintaining scientific rigour and safety standards.
Today the UK government has released a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods.
Read more: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Read more: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We welcome the government’s effort to provide a clear roadmap for the phasing out of the use of animals in research, while maintaining scientific rigour and safety standards.
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My SWBio PhD DTP project with Lukasz Chrobok (@chroboklab.bsky.social) and Kate Elliott (@neuroendo.bsky.social) is now advertised:
Run, sleep, repeat: Regular exercise for good health and longevity.
bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo...
Run, sleep, repeat: Regular exercise for good health and longevity.
bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My SWBio PhD DTP project with Lukasz Chrobok (@chroboklab.bsky.social) and Kate Elliott (@neuroendo.bsky.social) is now advertised:
Run, sleep, repeat: Regular exercise for good health and longevity.
bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo...
Run, sleep, repeat: Regular exercise for good health and longevity.
bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo...
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Original Ladybird artwork - John Berry’s sensitive portrait of the ‘handler’ in a scene from ‘The Pottery Makers’ (Stoke on Trent, 1969)
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Original Ladybird artwork - John Berry’s sensitive portrait of the ‘handler’ in a scene from ‘The Pottery Makers’ (Stoke on Trent, 1969)
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Please join us in congratulating Marissa Ehringer, the new Editor-In-Chief of the Society's Journal, Genes, Brain and Behavior. We look forward to a successful partnership. @wileybrainpsych.bsky.social @ehringermaeiii.bsky.social @ibg.colorado.edu
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Please join us in congratulating Marissa Ehringer, the new Editor-In-Chief of the Society's Journal, Genes, Brain and Behavior. We look forward to a successful partnership. @wileybrainpsych.bsky.social @ehringermaeiii.bsky.social @ibg.colorado.edu
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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📢 I highly recommend this opportunity! 📢
My time as an Editorial Board member of @royalsocietypublishing.org #PhilTransB is drawing to a close, but please contact me if you would like to discuss any #neuroscience 🧠 or #genetics 🧬 ideas for theme issues
Find out more at bit.ly/PTBproposals
My time as an Editorial Board member of @royalsocietypublishing.org #PhilTransB is drawing to a close, but please contact me if you would like to discuss any #neuroscience 🧠 or #genetics 🧬 ideas for theme issues
Find out more at bit.ly/PTBproposals
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
📢 I highly recommend this opportunity! 📢
My time as an Editorial Board member of @royalsocietypublishing.org #PhilTransB is drawing to a close, but please contact me if you would like to discuss any #neuroscience 🧠 or #genetics 🧬 ideas for theme issues
Find out more at bit.ly/PTBproposals
My time as an Editorial Board member of @royalsocietypublishing.org #PhilTransB is drawing to a close, but please contact me if you would like to discuss any #neuroscience 🧠 or #genetics 🧬 ideas for theme issues
Find out more at bit.ly/PTBproposals