@ddysmo.bsky.social
Emerita Prof of Genomic Medicine. Manchester UK Lifetime NHS supporter and employee. Enjoys travel
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Biology Teachers!
Tickets are now available for this summer’s Adelphi teacher conference.
Please spread the word!
Tickets are now available for this summer’s Adelphi teacher conference.
Please spread the word!
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Biology Teachers!
Tickets are now available for this summer’s Adelphi teacher conference.
Please spread the word!
Tickets are now available for this summer’s Adelphi teacher conference.
Please spread the word!
Not as Manc as this. There were no skyscrapers when I moved here!
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Not as Manc as this. There were no skyscrapers when I moved here!
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Catherine Chisholm born on this day 1878.
Made in Manchester: Catherine Chisholm (1878-1952), the University of Manchester’s first female medical student, became an influential paediatrician who was instrumental in founding Manchester Babies Hospital, which employed only women doctors. 1/7
January 2, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Catherine Chisholm born on this day 1878.
Have my own luxurious bed now but #duvetknowitschristmas in my childhood is seared in me. Visiting my aunt in Abbey Hey Manchester(the ‘smart part of Gorton’!!) I elected to sleep on the floor rather than share a bed with aunt, mother and sister and woke up with my nose against one of these!
December 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Have my own luxurious bed now but #duvetknowitschristmas in my childhood is seared in me. Visiting my aunt in Abbey Hey Manchester(the ‘smart part of Gorton’!!) I elected to sleep on the floor rather than share a bed with aunt, mother and sister and woke up with my nose against one of these!
I’ve at long last signed up after being sluggish!
Do consider becoming a member. It’s always a great read - and also independent local reporting is fundamental to the health of our politics and places. (I’ve been a longtime supporter and am a small investor.)
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December 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I’ve at long last signed up after being sluggish!
@Parsonagetrust in Didsbury never disappoints
August 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
@Parsonagetrust in Didsbury never disappoints
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Harry Carpenter, five, was diagnosed with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva this year. His parents grieve for the life he could have led
My son’s life with a disease that turns muscle into bone
Harry Carpenter, five, was diagnosed with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva this year. His parents grieve for the life he could have led
www.thetimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Harry Carpenter, five, was diagnosed with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva this year. His parents grieve for the life he could have led
Done! It’s easy!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... What do you mean, you haven't signed the Parky Charter petition calling for better Parkinson's care?? We Parkies have an excuse - one of the symptoms of PD is apathy. But as for the rest of you, jump to it! (pretty please..)
Petition: Increase funding for people with Parkinson’s and implement the "Parky Charter"
We want the government to take the decisive five steps set out in the Movers and Shakers' "Parky Charter" and to fulfil the Health Secretary’s promises.
petition.parliament.uk
June 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Done! It’s easy!
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@adelphigenetics.bsky.social annual conference on hot topic of Population Genomic screening will take place on Thursday 23 October 2025. Free to attend but must book
adelphigenetics.org/events/annua...
or www.eventbrite.com/e/population...
adelphigenetics.org/events/annua...
or www.eventbrite.com/e/population...
June 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
@adelphigenetics.bsky.social annual conference on hot topic of Population Genomic screening will take place on Thursday 23 October 2025. Free to attend but must book
adelphigenetics.org/events/annua...
or www.eventbrite.com/e/population...
adelphigenetics.org/events/annua...
or www.eventbrite.com/e/population...
#eshg2025 what a terrific meeting with such energy! Huge number of young clinicians and scientists with a sprinkling of the golden oldies. Excellent plenaries, concurrent sessions and workshops. What a privilege to be part of this community. Thanks to SPC and VMA for fantastic pgmme and organisation
May 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#eshg2025 what a terrific meeting with such energy! Huge number of young clinicians and scientists with a sprinkling of the golden oldies. Excellent plenaries, concurrent sessions and workshops. What a privilege to be part of this community. Thanks to SPC and VMA for fantastic pgmme and organisation
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International @uniofmanchester.bsky.social graduate Vivek Koncherry's business develops & produces premium green products using advanced 2D materials, including graphene-enhanced GIM Concrete that does not need cement or water.
Find out more:
www.russellgroup.ac.uk/impact/graph...
Find out more:
www.russellgroup.ac.uk/impact/graph...
May 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
International @uniofmanchester.bsky.social graduate Vivek Koncherry's business develops & produces premium green products using advanced 2D materials, including graphene-enhanced GIM Concrete that does not need cement or water.
Find out more:
www.russellgroup.ac.uk/impact/graph...
Find out more:
www.russellgroup.ac.uk/impact/graph...
He’s lost none of his sparkle!
And as another „cherry on the cake“ we have once again the wonderful Sir John Burn - to teach us important genetic lessons on „cancer and therapy“ by humor and storytelling. Brilliant!
May 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
He’s lost none of his sparkle!
Malte is such a great teacher and explains bang up to date concepts in such an understandable way
Day3 in #bertinoro2025 with a fantastic line-up of speakers.
First to kick-off the day the amazing @maltesp.bsky.social
@eshg.bsky.social @eshgyoung.bsky.social #eshg2025
First to kick-off the day the amazing @maltesp.bsky.social
@eshg.bsky.social @eshgyoung.bsky.social #eshg2025
May 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Malte is such a great teacher and explains bang up to date concepts in such an understandable way
An honour to still be asked!! Excellent group of students with ambitions to push our subject forwards.
Our program starts with the most wonderful Dian Donnai from Manchester @mft-imrare.bsky.social. Dian‘s the „grand dame“ of medical genetics and dysmorphology - and an amazing teacher and person. A privilege to have her teach once again at our course!
May 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
An honour to still be asked!! Excellent group of students with ambitions to push our subject forwards.
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"Ours may be a pernicious history, but the trajectory of genetics has been one that tends towards progress and equity"
Excellent explainer from @adamrutherford.bsky.social on why racial groupings have no sound biological basis.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Excellent explainer from @adamrutherford.bsky.social on why racial groupings have no sound biological basis.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'Biological reality': What genetics has taught us about race
As US President Donald Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution for "anti-American ideology", Adam Rutherford examines what the science of genetics has taught us about race.
www.bbc.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"Ours may be a pernicious history, but the trajectory of genetics has been one that tends towards progress and equity"
Excellent explainer from @adamrutherford.bsky.social on why racial groupings have no sound biological basis.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Excellent explainer from @adamrutherford.bsky.social on why racial groupings have no sound biological basis.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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The full resignation letter
"the unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health in our nation"
"the unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health in our nation"
March 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The full resignation letter
"the unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health in our nation"
"the unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health in our nation"
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@adelphigenetics see details at adelphigenetics.org has moved to Bluesky. Follow us and watch out for details of our free-to-attend annual conference on Population Genomic Screening to be held at The Royal Society on Thursday 23 October 2025
March 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
@adelphigenetics see details at adelphigenetics.org has moved to Bluesky. Follow us and watch out for details of our free-to-attend annual conference on Population Genomic Screening to be held at The Royal Society on Thursday 23 October 2025
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Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
Just lovely.
For St David’s Day we present our latest Channel 4 News/BBC News long-distance musical collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins (cello) is in Glasgow and I’m in Moscow (on the piano). Together we play Myfanwy. @c4ciaran.bsky.social
Myfanwy - 'The greatest love song ever written" - cello and piano
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Just lovely.
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youtu.be/p3ly8cyWvkw?... As Trump names himself chairman of the Kennedy Centre this seems appropriate…
Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Pete Seeger Tribute) - Joan Baez - 1994 Kennedy Center Honors
YouTube video by The Kennedy Center Honors
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
youtu.be/p3ly8cyWvkw?... As Trump names himself chairman of the Kennedy Centre this seems appropriate…
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Latest blogpost on Musk/Royal Society debacle: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve... I look at the reasons that have been given for inaction, and find them wanting. @royalsociety.org
Seven reasons for keeping Elon Musk as a Fellow of the Royal Society
Last November, I wrote a blogpost explaining why I had resigned as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). In brief, over the summer a group ...
deevybee.blogspot.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Latest blogpost on Musk/Royal Society debacle: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve... I look at the reasons that have been given for inaction, and find them wanting. @royalsociety.org
Deeply affecting piece by @SeemaJilani about a moment in time between one patient and one paediatrician multiplied so many times,of course, in all this world’s war zones
I tried to save your young life in a Gaza hospital. Now your face haunts me | Seema Jilani
The first time you came into my hospital, shards of glass shredding your tiny body, I saved you. The second time I failed, says paediatric specialist Seema Jilani
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Deeply affecting piece by @SeemaJilani about a moment in time between one patient and one paediatrician multiplied so many times,of course, in all this world’s war zones
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🎓Registration is now open for the Clinical Genomics & NGS Course (May 4–9) in Bertinoro, Italy.
💼 Scholarship application deadline for the ESHG Precision Medicine Hybrid Workshop (April 9–11) is on January 26.
More information on these and other ESHG courses: www.eshg.org/courses
💼 Scholarship application deadline for the ESHG Precision Medicine Hybrid Workshop (April 9–11) is on January 26.
More information on these and other ESHG courses: www.eshg.org/courses
ESHG: ESHG Courses
www.eshg.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🎓Registration is now open for the Clinical Genomics & NGS Course (May 4–9) in Bertinoro, Italy.
💼 Scholarship application deadline for the ESHG Precision Medicine Hybrid Workshop (April 9–11) is on January 26.
More information on these and other ESHG courses: www.eshg.org/courses
💼 Scholarship application deadline for the ESHG Precision Medicine Hybrid Workshop (April 9–11) is on January 26.
More information on these and other ESHG courses: www.eshg.org/courses