@nvargesson.bsky.social
Developmental biologist studying how our limbs form and how and why they are the same length. And how Thalidomide caused limb differences and how its actions on the blood vessels result in the range of limb differences induced by Thalidomide. Views my own.
Christmas tree and lights making Kings College in Old Aberdeen even more stunning
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Christmas tree and lights making Kings College in Old Aberdeen even more stunning
The awesome Kelpies at sunset in Falkirk, Scotland
August 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The awesome Kelpies at sunset in Falkirk, Scotland
Delighted to share our latest collaborative research paper with my long term collaborators Nigel Greig and W. Douglas Figg showing Thalidomide-like monoterpenoid analogues, unlike classic IMiDs, lack cereblon binding and they have anti-angiogenesis actions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Monoterpenoid fluorophthalimide IMiDs that lack human cereblon binding: synthesis and anti-proliferative, anti-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory activities
Immunomodulatory imide drugs (IMiDs) designed on the backbone of thalidomide are highly effective in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). However, …
www.sciencedirect.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Delighted to share our latest collaborative research paper with my long term collaborators Nigel Greig and W. Douglas Figg showing Thalidomide-like monoterpenoid analogues, unlike classic IMiDs, lack cereblon binding and they have anti-angiogenesis actions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The journalist who broke the Thalidomide story in the USA in 1962 sadly died today. Amazing life and journalist. #thalidomide
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Morton Mintz, Post reporter with a muckraker spirit, dies at 103
A pioneer in consumer affairs journalism, he helped expose the deformity-causing hazards posed by thalidomide, a once-popular drug for morning sickness.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The journalist who broke the Thalidomide story in the USA in 1962 sadly died today. Amazing life and journalist. #thalidomide
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
More Tall Ships arriving at Aberdeen for the Tall Ships festival!
July 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
More Tall Ships arriving at Aberdeen for the Tall Ships festival!
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Here are some of the lesser known facts about systems like ChatGPT.
Five surprising facts about AI chatbots that can help you make better use of them
Here are some of the lesser known facts about systems like ChatGPT.
tcnv.link
June 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here are some of the lesser known facts about systems like ChatGPT.
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This week, we are featuring Joachim Goedhart, one of the most prolific authors on @the-node.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
@joachimgoedhart.bsky.social
@joachimgoedhart.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This week, we are featuring Joachim Goedhart, one of the most prolific authors on @the-node.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
@joachimgoedhart.bsky.social
@joachimgoedhart.bsky.social
Latest collaborative paper with my long-term collaborator Nigel H Greig. Demonstrating a new pomalidomide based compound to combat neuroinflammation.
jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Targeting neuroinflammation: 3-monothiopomalidomide a new drug candidate to mitigate traumatic brain injury and neurodegeneration - Journal of Biomedical Science
Background Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major risk factor for neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), with neuroinflammation playing a critical ...
jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Latest collaborative paper with my long-term collaborator Nigel H Greig. Demonstrating a new pomalidomide based compound to combat neuroinflammation.
jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Useful tips from @scekker.bsky.social et al. 🐟
A review emphasizes the advantages of using zebrafish in research, outlines key differences in experimental approaches, and offers guidelines for designing studies in a way that enhances experimental rigor and reproducibility. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Zebrafishology, study design guidelines for rigorous and reproducible data using zebrafish - Communications Biology
A review emphasizes the advantages of using zebrafish in research, outlines key differences in experimental approaches, and offers guidelines for designing studies in a way that enhances experimental ...
www.nature.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Useful tips from @scekker.bsky.social et al. 🐟
Love this pic from 2008 in Madrid. Some legends of developmental biology…. John Fallon, Lewis Wolpert, Marion Ros and Lee Niswander. Happy memories and miss John and Lewis so much.
May 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Love this pic from 2008 in Madrid. Some legends of developmental biology…. John Fallon, Lewis Wolpert, Marion Ros and Lee Niswander. Happy memories and miss John and Lewis so much.
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the ERC has added a million euro for researchers moving to Europe.
ERC to double allowance for researchers moving to EU
The European Research Council (ERC) is doubling the relocation allowance it makes to researchers coming to the EU to take up one of its grants. At present it offers third-country researchers up to €1 ...
sciencebusiness.net
April 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
the ERC has added a million euro for researchers moving to Europe.
Delighted to share our latest paper on the origins of phocomelia - thru loss of blood vessels
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Embryonic Vascular Dysgenesis: The Origin of Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency
Background Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency (PFFD) is the most proximal manifestation of a syndrome involving Congenitally Shortened lower Limbs (CSL), which also affects the fibula and midline met...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Delighted to share our latest paper on the origins of phocomelia - thru loss of blood vessels
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Delighted to share our latest research publication. “Cereblon E3 Ligase Complex genes are expressed in tissues sensitive to thalidomide in chicken and zebrafish embryos but are unchanged following thalidomide exposure”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cereblon E3 Ligase Complex genes are expressed in tissues sensitive to thalidomide in chicken and zebrafish embryos but are unchanged following thalidomide exposure.
Thalidomide is an infamous drug used initially as a sedative until it was tragically discovered it has highly teratogenic properties. Despite this it …
www.sciencedirect.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Delighted to share our latest research publication. “Cereblon E3 Ligase Complex genes are expressed in tissues sensitive to thalidomide in chicken and zebrafish embryos but are unchanged following thalidomide exposure”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Farewell #biologists100
What an amazing meeting. The pure joy of discovery & wonder
Thank you to @bscb-official.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social for organising!
What an amazing meeting. The pure joy of discovery & wonder
Thank you to @bscb-official.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social for organising!
March 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Farewell #biologists100
What an amazing meeting. The pure joy of discovery & wonder
Thank you to @bscb-official.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social for organising!
What an amazing meeting. The pure joy of discovery & wonder
Thank you to @bscb-official.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social for organising!