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Gavin McStay
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I study mitochondria and love doing science outreach. I direct biomed news, a platform to help find the latest biomedical research using machine learning. Senior lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University
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It was great to hear about #Chester and the River Dee tonight at @chesterscibar.bsky.social. There was a bit of history, georgraphy, ecology, engineering - all things that scibar loves
chesterscibar.bsky.social Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · 1d
#DYK The Dee is the most managed river in Europe?
More water is extracted from the Dee than from the whole of the Lake District!
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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cvasilescu.bsky.social
A new collection of papers on #mitochondrialdisease from #week45! 📚 💚
biomed.news/bims-mitdis/...

@biomednews.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social

Mito complex III-derived ROS amplify immunometab changes in astrocytes and promote dementia
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Mitochondrial complex III-derived ROS amplify immunometabolic changes in astrocytes and promote dementia pathology - Nature Metabolism
Barnett et al. disentangle the differential contribution of mitochondrial complex I- and complex III-derived ROS to astrocytic function, with CIII-derived ROS being a major driver of neuroinflammatory...
www.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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alex-ivanov-lab.bsky.social
Here are the papers of the last 3 weeks on interference of viral infections with metabolic and redox pathways of host cells:
biomed.news/bims-mevinf/...
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As always, many thanks to Biomed.news, @gavinmcstay.bsky.social
, Thomas Krichel
bims-mevinf 2025-11-02 papers
biomed.news
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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brunamgarcia.bsky.social
The weekly Metabolism driving cancer organotropism (biomed.news/bims-metorg/...) and Metabolites-driven PTMs focusing on cancer (biomed.news/bims-prolim/...) at @biomednews.bsky.social are out ☺️
bims-metorg 2025-11-02 papers
biomed.news
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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cvasilescu.bsky.social
A new collection of papers related to #mitochondrialdisease from #week44! 📚 💚
biomed.news/bims-mitdis/...

@biomednews.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social

Super mitochondria-enriched extracellular vesicles enable enhanced mito transfer
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Super mitochondria-enriched extracellular vesicles enable enhanced mitochondria transfer - Nature Communications
In mitochondria transplantation, the limited activity and yield of mitochondria constrain their clinical application for mitochondrial diseases. Here, authors develop a method for producing mitochondr...
www.nature.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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pwk2024.bsky.social
Opportunity for lab-based medicinal chemist/chemical biologist at The Francis Crick Institute (London UK) ref: R2461 | closing: 11-Nov-2025 #MedChem #ChemBiol #SynChem #ChemJobs #UKChemJobs #chemsky 🧪
crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
Senior Laboratory Research Scientist - Medicinal Chemist/Chemical Biologist
Salary for this Role: From £45,700 with benefits, subject to skills & experience Job Title: Senior Laboratory Research Scientist - Medicinal Chemist/Chemical Biologist Reports to: Christelle Soudy...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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asofiahcosta.bsky.social
Happy Sunday! Here's a double shot of novel methods for small molecule detection, identification, and quantification.

biomed.news/bims-metlip/...
biomed.news/bims-metlip/...

A collaboration with @biomednews.bsky.social
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ALT: a black and white drawing of stacks of books and papers
media.tenor.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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ryanlab.bsky.social
Last weeks #immunometabolism discoveries @biomednews.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️

biomed.news/bims-imicid/...

Lots of excellent work inside incl.

Backtracking metabolic dynamics in single cells predicts bacterial replication in human macrophages.
October 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
gavinmcstay.bsky.social
This years #riveroflight had a science of light theme with biology-based displays: neuron, dandelion, blueprint and within water
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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andreamorandi.bsky.social
Here a selection of last week studies on #anticancer #therapy and #metabolic #reprogramming. Big thanks @biomednews.bsky.social for presorting them.

V good studies in this issue, have a look

biomed.news/bims-meract/...
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ALT: a man with glasses and a beard is making a perfect choice face
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October 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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cvasilescu.bsky.social
Great collections of papers on #mitochondrialdisease from #week42 and #week43! 📚
biomed.news/bims-mitdis/...
biomed.news/bims-mitdis/...

@biomednews.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social

Mito & psy stress regulation of FGF21 in humans
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Mitochondrial and psychosocial stress-related regulation of FGF21 in humans - Nature Metabolism
FGF21 levels increase in response to acute mental stress in individuals with impaired mitochondrial OxPhos capacity, and correlate with stress-related neuroendocrine hormones and trait-level psychosoc...
www.nature.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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ericchevet.bsky.social
This week's selection of articles on #proteostasis thanks to @biomednews.bsky.social -- biomed.news/bims-proteo/...
Highlight: ITCH regulates Golgi integrity and proteotoxicity in neurodegeneration www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
bims-proteo 2025-10-26 papers
biomed.news
October 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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frezzalab.bsky.social
Good Sunday, all! Here is an exciting selection of papers in #cancermetabolism and #mitochondrialbiology: biomed.news/bims-camemi/...
@biomednews.bsky.social #keepreading

"Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are."-José Saramago
October 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
gavinmcstay.bsky.social
A wonderful play depicting the life of Alan Turing. His impacts on the world are great but his life ended so tragically
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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theresearch.bsky.social

I’d like to invite everyone working on engineering living materials to share this starter pack. Please drop me a message or leave a comment if you like to join the #ELMs community. go.bsky.app/RinsDZh
November 11, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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actonlab.bsky.social
We hiring! Please share this post with your talented ECRs

We're looking for a postdoc interested in the formation and function of tertiary lymphoid structures - project funded by Wellcome

Based at @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social at University College London

Apply here:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD418/r...
October 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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rsb.org.uk
To what extent have bioscience curricula in the UK been ‘decolonised’?

As part of #BlackHistoryMonth, The Biologist spoke to several leaders of work in this field to understand if ideas about decolonising have changed.

Read the article: thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-fe...

#BiosciencesForAll
Decolonising bioscience
decolonisation in science
thebiologist.rsb.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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ljmupbs.bsky.social
Here is a publication from members of our school including #PhD student Elliot Mbeta, Professor Peter Penson, and head of #biomedical_sciences Dr Garry McDowell entitled "Evaluating the Prognostic Significance of Circulating Biomarkers of End Organ Damage in Hypertension"
www.mdpi.com/3460572
www.mdpi.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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ljmupbs.bsky.social
Today we had our first School seminar of the 2025-26 academic year. We had the pleasure of hosting Dr Ru Angelie Edrada-Ebel from the University of Strathclyde. She spoke about secondary #metabolomics to define biomarkers for biological activity and yield optimisation of #natural_products
September 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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ljmupbs.bsky.social
Yesterday our summer research students presented their projects to the school. Their research projects covered topics in #pharmacy, #forensics, #biomedical_science, #biotechnology, #biochemistry, #pharmaceutical_science and #cosmetic_science. This is a great chance to take part in real research
October 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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ljmupbs.bsky.social
Our website has been updated - look here to find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, research, facilities, and staff www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/fac... #pharmacy #forensics #biotechnology #biochemistry #biomedical_science #cosmetics #embryology #drug_discovery #natural_products
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Since 1849, LJMU has offered industry-relevant pharmacy programmes. Join the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences who will help shape your future.
www.ljmu.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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ljmupbs.bsky.social
We are looking for a senior lecturer or senior teaching fellow for clinical pharmacy. Closing date is 26th October.
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/seni...
Take a look at our website to see what facilities we have for pharmacy teaching.
www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/fac...
#pharmacy #lecturer #liverpool
Senior Lecturer or Senior Teaching Fellow in Clinical Pharmacy (5167)
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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ljmupbs.bsky.social
The latest issue of the Journal of Natural Products Discovery has been published openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/JNPD/issue/v.... This issue includes the abstracts from the recent Conference on Natural Products Discovery held @ljmuofficial.bsky.social in June. #natural_products #liverpool
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): JNPD Articles | Journal of Natural Products Discovery
openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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ljmupbs.bsky.social
Today, we celebrate the hard work and dedication of our #pharmacy #technicians @ljmuofficial.bsky.social. We take this moment to thank them for all the support they provide in our programmes, and the vital role they play in supporting our staff and students.
Thank you!
#WorldPharmacyTechnicianDay
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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chesterscibar.bsky.social
What a lovely endorsement, thanks Alison!
It was a pleasure to host you and your talk was FASCINATING! I'm still thinking about mumia....
alisonatkin.bsky.social Alison Atkin @alisonatkin.bsky.social · 29d
Thanks to @chesterscibar.bsky.social for inviting me to speak last night! If you're local, they host a different talk every month and it's a great atmosphere. Really relaxed, friendly, and informal. It's free! And it's in a comfy bar! Do check them out. And if they ever invite you to speak, say yes.
chesterscibar.bsky.social Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · 29d
Thank you to our speaker Alison Atkin from @sicktodeath.bsky.social who came to talk about some of the seasonal spooks - vampires 🧛 werewolves 🐺 mummies and skeletons 💀
October 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM