James Pearce
@jamescpearce.bsky.social
#NC3Rs funded training fellow in the Wakefield lab at Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter. Developing genetic tools for Galleria mellonella 🐛. Co-director of Galleria mellonella Research Centre @gmrc.bsky.social /@gmrcUK - https://gmrcuk.org
Very patient wife entertained a visit to damp, slightly dilapidated velodrome, where the only other people present were playing blindfolded football. 148 days to go! #paris-roubaix2026
November 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Very patient wife entertained a visit to damp, slightly dilapidated velodrome, where the only other people present were playing blindfolded football. 148 days to go! #paris-roubaix2026
Cool find on the dog walk - I believe it’s a scarletina bolete - not for the pot until you’re sure though!
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Cool find on the dog walk - I believe it’s a scarletina bolete - not for the pot until you’re sure though!
Caught the last of the light on the way home and a few winter chanterelles for tea!
October 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Caught the last of the light on the way home and a few winter chanterelles for tea!
Shaggy inkcap time!
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Shaggy inkcap time!
Picked up this lovely book from a charity shop for £2 and quite charmingly it’s full of little clippings from over a quarter of a century ago, yet still relevant.
October 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Picked up this lovely book from a charity shop for £2 and quite charmingly it’s full of little clippings from over a quarter of a century ago, yet still relevant.
This weekend‘s activity now sorted courtesy of Emorsgate - trying to bolster the species in my wild patch for next year.
October 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This weekend‘s activity now sorted courtesy of Emorsgate - trying to bolster the species in my wild patch for next year.
More chunky chaps, this time rose chafer grubs - back underground now to see them next year
September 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
More chunky chaps, this time rose chafer grubs - back underground now to see them next year
Today’s rearing had some chunky chappies, but I‘m looking forward to the day when the Moby Dick of Galleria reported in this study turns up at 740mg (current PB is ~650mg) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#fatmothweek
#fatmothweek
September 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today’s rearing had some chunky chappies, but I‘m looking forward to the day when the Moby Dick of Galleria reported in this study turns up at 740mg (current PB is ~650mg) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#fatmothweek
#fatmothweek
Our final talk is from @doktorbasti.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk on the scalable imaging platform is developing to automate health and mortality scoring during microbial virulence assays #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
September 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Our final talk is from @doktorbasti.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk on the scalable imaging platform is developing to automate health and mortality scoring during microbial virulence assays #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
Next a presentation from Toby Jenkins and Simon Booth from @uniofbath.bsky.social on their work using lasers to improve the Galleria burn wound infection model originally developed by @evgeniamaslova.bsky.social #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
September 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Next a presentation from Toby Jenkins and Simon Booth from @uniofbath.bsky.social on their work using lasers to improve the Galleria burn wound infection model originally developed by @evgeniamaslova.bsky.social #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
@cjcoates.bsky.social from @universityofgalway.bsky.social and @swanseauni.bsky.social gives us an overview on Galleria as an aspirant toxicology model for shellfish poisoning syndrome #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
September 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
@cjcoates.bsky.social from @universityofgalway.bsky.social and @swanseauni.bsky.social gives us an overview on Galleria as an aspirant toxicology model for shellfish poisoning syndrome #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
After the first break we have Prof Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy from PEVITAC @uniofreading.bsky.social on their advances in toxicological and antimicrobial testing using Galleria #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
September 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
After the first break we have Prof Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy from PEVITAC @uniofreading.bsky.social on their advances in toxicological and antimicrobial testing using Galleria #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
Next up is @jenniesc.bsky.social of @exeter.ac.uk / @gmrc.bsky.social giving an overview of the Galleria mellonella Research Centre activities! #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
September 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Next up is @jenniesc.bsky.social of @exeter.ac.uk / @gmrc.bsky.social giving an overview of the Galleria mellonella Research Centre activities! #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
The 2025 Galleria mellonella Workshop is off to a start at Edge Hill University, with an opening talk on the Galleria Envenoming Model from @rachelhclare.bsky.social #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
September 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The 2025 Galleria mellonella Workshop is off to a start at Edge Hill University, with an opening talk on the Galleria Envenoming Model from @rachelhclare.bsky.social #galleriamellonellaworkshop2025
Incredible what one application of Just For Men can do.
July 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Incredible what one application of Just For Men can do.
Ps. for those who might have on the fence and considering coming - the scenery, wildlife and snorkelling on your doorstep are incredible
July 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Ps. for those who might have on the fence and considering coming - the scenery, wildlife and snorkelling on your doorstep are incredible
Back from Kolymbari, and had such an amazing time with an incredible community of lepidopterists #lepgencrete. Great to get the opportunity to talk about what we're up to with @gmrc.bsky.social and spread the word about the #galleriamellonella infection model. Can't wait for #lepgen13 in 2028!
July 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Back from Kolymbari, and had such an amazing time with an incredible community of lepidopterists #lepgencrete. Great to get the opportunity to talk about what we're up to with @gmrc.bsky.social and spread the word about the #galleriamellonella infection model. Can't wait for #lepgen13 in 2028!
Orthodox academy of crete knows how to do conference accommodation!
July 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Orthodox academy of crete knows how to do conference accommodation!
Ready for the 12th international workshop on molecular biology and genetics of Lepidoptera. Kolymbari here we come!
July 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Ready for the 12th international workshop on molecular biology and genetics of Lepidoptera. Kolymbari here we come!
Our hop plant is doing a lot better this year, so looking to surpass last years target of 11 hops contribution to bristol hops collective. Bonus side benefit has been it acting as a little caterpillar farm with some knot grass moth and comma larvae coming along nicely
June 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our hop plant is doing a lot better this year, so looking to surpass last years target of 11 hops contribution to bristol hops collective. Bonus side benefit has been it acting as a little caterpillar farm with some knot grass moth and comma larvae coming along nicely
Our most recent visitor to the LSI had me do a double take, but is instead a closely related species to our very own moth residents! Turns out Aphomia sociella look very similar to Galleria, but with more distinct light and dark markings and a longer and flatter body
June 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Our most recent visitor to the LSI had me do a double take, but is instead a closely related species to our very own moth residents! Turns out Aphomia sociella look very similar to Galleria, but with more distinct light and dark markings and a longer and flatter body
Quickly coming up next though is a return to Greece - this time to Crete for the 12th International workshop on Molecular Biology and Genetics of Lepidoptera! Bit of a mouthful to say, but i'll be giving a talk on the mothy things we have going on with #Galleriamellonella at the @gmrc.bsky.social 🐛
June 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Quickly coming up next though is a return to Greece - this time to Crete for the 12th International workshop on Molecular Biology and Genetics of Lepidoptera! Bit of a mouthful to say, but i'll be giving a talk on the mothy things we have going on with #Galleriamellonella at the @gmrc.bsky.social 🐛
Back from holiday, but managed to sneak in a little moth excursion whilst in Athens where I met Bill Kotsinis! He's having a go at larger scale Galleria rearing as host for nematodes at the Agricultural University of Athens. Thanks very much to Prof Ioannis Giannakou and his lab for the hospitality!
June 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Back from holiday, but managed to sneak in a little moth excursion whilst in Athens where I met Bill Kotsinis! He's having a go at larger scale Galleria rearing as host for nematodes at the Agricultural University of Athens. Thanks very much to Prof Ioannis Giannakou and his lab for the hospitality!
And my first visit from a speckled wood butterfly this year, which gives a good reason to keep the grass longer
May 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
And my first visit from a speckled wood butterfly this year, which gives a good reason to keep the grass longer
A beautiful Pyrausta purpuralis female chilling on the catmint. I imagine this means I’ll have plenty of hungry caterpillars to look at in a few weeks too!
May 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A beautiful Pyrausta purpuralis female chilling on the catmint. I imagine this means I’ll have plenty of hungry caterpillars to look at in a few weeks too!