Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG
@physiologyuog.bsky.social
Multidisciplinary network of researchers at the University of Glasgow and affiliated Schools. Interested in integrative physiology, ageing and animal welfare.
New PhD opportunity with @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 📢 through the College Futures Themes PhD Programme!
"Quantifying the exposure and effect of dietary microplastics on bovine nutrient utilisation"
Closing date for applications is January 12th❗
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"Quantifying the exposure and effect of dietary microplastics on bovine nutrient utilisation"
Closing date for applications is January 12th❗
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences - MVLS Graduate School - PhD Research Opportunities - College Futures Themes PhD Programme - Projects - Planetary Heal...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
New PhD opportunity with @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 📢 through the College Futures Themes PhD Programme!
"Quantifying the exposure and effect of dietary microplastics on bovine nutrient utilisation"
Closing date for applications is January 12th❗
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
"Quantifying the exposure and effect of dietary microplastics on bovine nutrient utilisation"
Closing date for applications is January 12th❗
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
New fully funded PhD opportunity @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 📢
Dietary ammonation has the potential to positively impact the sustainable use of nutrients in agriculture. This project will investigate the benefits of the treatment, plus whether the benefits come with environmental costs!
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Dietary ammonation has the potential to positively impact the sustainable use of nutrients in agriculture. This project will investigate the benefits of the treatment, plus whether the benefits come with environmental costs!
tinyurl.com/yc3dbwfm
Fully Funded PhD Industrial Partnership PhD- Quantifying the environmental and nutritional impact of feeding urea treated rations to ruminants. at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Fully Funded PhD Industrial Partnership PhD- Quantifying the environmental and nutritional impact of feeding urea treated rations to ruminants. at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAP...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
New fully funded PhD opportunity @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 📢
Dietary ammonation has the potential to positively impact the sustainable use of nutrients in agriculture. This project will investigate the benefits of the treatment, plus whether the benefits come with environmental costs!
tinyurl.com/yc3dbwfm
Dietary ammonation has the potential to positively impact the sustainable use of nutrients in agriculture. This project will investigate the benefits of the treatment, plus whether the benefits come with environmental costs!
tinyurl.com/yc3dbwfm
Congratulations to PAW researcher Dr Mark McLaughlin & colleagues from across @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk, @uofgchem.bsky.social & @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, on being awarded funding by BSAVA and PetSavers’ to carry out research into using saliva to assess phenobarbitone levels in canine epilepsy cases! 🎉
October 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Congratulations to PAW researcher Dr Mark McLaughlin & colleagues from across @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk, @uofgchem.bsky.social & @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, on being awarded funding by BSAVA and PetSavers’ to carry out research into using saliva to assess phenobarbitone levels in canine epilepsy cases! 🎉
We kicked off this year's Physiology, Ageing and Welfare theme seminars today with two brilliant presentations from @calumstewartphd.bsky.social and Megan Miles!
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October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We kicked off this year's Physiology, Ageing and Welfare theme seminars today with two brilliant presentations from @calumstewartphd.bsky.social and Megan Miles!
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social
PhD Opportunity @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk📢
Investigate how the sustainable approach of using sewage sludge biosolids as an agricultural fertiliser affects the gastrointestinal system of grazing ruminants through in-vitro gastrointestinal modelling and microbiome analysis!
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Investigate how the sustainable approach of using sewage sludge biosolids as an agricultural fertiliser affects the gastrointestinal system of grazing ruminants through in-vitro gastrointestinal modelling and microbiome analysis!
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Animal Biology in Health & Disease - Rheinallt Jones
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October 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
PhD Opportunity @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk📢
Investigate how the sustainable approach of using sewage sludge biosolids as an agricultural fertiliser affects the gastrointestinal system of grazing ruminants through in-vitro gastrointestinal modelling and microbiome analysis!
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Investigate how the sustainable approach of using sewage sludge biosolids as an agricultural fertiliser affects the gastrointestinal system of grazing ruminants through in-vitro gastrointestinal modelling and microbiome analysis!
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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A labour of love. Congrats to Calum & colleagues for 6 years of research being recognized by their publication in eLife. The groups discovered that the gene DIO3 is essential for circannual timing in mammals. Work funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk
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Hypothalamic deiodinase type-3 establishes the period of circannual interval timing in mammals
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July 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A labour of love. Congrats to Calum & colleagues for 6 years of research being recognized by their publication in eLife. The groups discovered that the gene DIO3 is essential for circannual timing in mammals. Work funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk
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PAW and OHRBID Potluck Picnic yesterday at the Garscube campus! Lovely to have both groups together! Never manage to get a picture of the food before we attack it 😂 Luckily the rain mostly held off to we didn't have to dash back inside with all the food!
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July 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
PAW and OHRBID Potluck Picnic yesterday at the Garscube campus! Lovely to have both groups together! Never manage to get a picture of the food before we attack it 😂 Luckily the rain mostly held off to we didn't have to dash back inside with all the food!
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Excited to share Sayantan's latest publication! The group found prolactin enhanced N-cadherin expression in the convoluted tubules and increased kidney volume. The findings show water stability is regulated by prolactin.
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Prolactin Regulates Seasonal Changes in Renal Rheostasis in Djungarian Hamsters
Abstract. Seasonal changes in photoperiod regulate multiple physiological systems in vertebrates, including metabolism, reproduction, and immune function.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Excited to share Sayantan's latest publication! The group found prolactin enhanced N-cadherin expression in the convoluted tubules and increased kidney volume. The findings show water stability is regulated by prolactin.
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Lovely impromptu PAW lab picnic lunch by the Kelvin to make use of the beautiful weather we have been enjoying in Glasgow! @stevensonlab.bsky.social @sayantansur.bsky.social @davinahill.bsky.social @calumstewartphd.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
May 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Lovely impromptu PAW lab picnic lunch by the Kelvin to make use of the beautiful weather we have been enjoying in Glasgow! @stevensonlab.bsky.social @sayantansur.bsky.social @davinahill.bsky.social @calumstewartphd.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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Amazing talk by @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social on her doctoral work on Siberian Hamsters at @stevensonlab.bsky.social in the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Research Away day! 🐹
April 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Amazing talk by @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social on her doctoral work on Siberian Hamsters at @stevensonlab.bsky.social in the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Research Away day! 🐹
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Read our latest publication on the effects of light pollution on Avian physiology here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/php....
Congratulations to all the authors.
Congratulations to all the authors.
April 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Read our latest publication on the effects of light pollution on Avian physiology here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/php....
Congratulations to all the authors.
Congratulations to all the authors.
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Irem providing an excellent (albeit very short) overview of her nearly complete thesis using a multi-omics approach to understand photoperiodic polyphenisms.
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April 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Irem providing an excellent (albeit very short) overview of her nearly complete thesis using a multi-omics approach to understand photoperiodic polyphenisms.
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @physiologyuog.bsky.social @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social
@iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @physiologyuog.bsky.social @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social
@iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social
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Dr (x2!) Vicki Scott presenting her proposed research program into equine welfare during the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Away day. Congrats on your Fellowship Award, and we are looking forward to your continued research progress in @physiologyuog.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Dr (x2!) Vicki Scott presenting her proposed research program into equine welfare during the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Away day. Congrats on your Fellowship Award, and we are looking forward to your continued research progress in @physiologyuog.bsky.social
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A very nice piece by Dr Konstantina that covers the recent publication of the book On Rheostasis.
New Naturally Speaking Blog!
For this blog post, Dr. Konstantina Linardopoulou (@ntinalina.bsky.social) interviews Prof. Tyler Stevenson (@stevensonlab.bsky.social) about his new book "On Rheostasis".
Read here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2025/04/09/o...
For this blog post, Dr. Konstantina Linardopoulou (@ntinalina.bsky.social) interviews Prof. Tyler Stevenson (@stevensonlab.bsky.social) about his new book "On Rheostasis".
Read here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2025/04/09/o...
On Rheostasis: The Hierarchical Organization of Physiological Stability
Join us as we explore the book “On Rheostasis: The Hierarchical Organization of Physiological Stability” with author Tyler Stevenson. In this interview, we will discover the inspiration…
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April 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A very nice piece by Dr Konstantina that covers the recent publication of the book On Rheostasis.
We were delighted to host Dr Jyoti Tiwari, a visiting researcher from Lucknow University, India, for our PAW Seminar Series yesterday. Very interesting talk, thanks for coming Jyoti! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social
Great talk by Dr. Jyoti Tiwari on how photic cues drive migration, sleep, and immunity in redheaded buntings. Her findings reveal how ALAN and noise pollution disrupt these processes, underscoring the need to preserve natural light-dark cycles. #PAWSeminar
April 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
We were delighted to host Dr Jyoti Tiwari, a visiting researcher from Lucknow University, India, for our PAW Seminar Series yesterday. Very interesting talk, thanks for coming Jyoti! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social
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Excited to share the latest publication from the group, which outlined how the bird brain detects light and the links to seasonal control of reproduction.
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<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library
Extra-retinal photoreception is common across fish and avian species. In birds, the hypothalamus contains non-visual photoreceptors that detect light and regulate multiple endocrine systems. To date,....
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March 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Excited to share the latest publication from the group, which outlined how the bird brain detects light and the links to seasonal control of reproduction.
@physiologyuog.bsky.social
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Congrats Irem @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social on your new publication! Clear targeted changes in testicular DNA methylation link to seasonal breeding. Thanks to Kathryn Elmer @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social for the collaboration!
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Photoperiod-driven testicular DNA methylation in gonadotropin and sex steroid receptor promoters in Siberian hamsters - Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Seasonal cycles in breeding, often orchestrated by annual changes in photoperiod, are common in nature. Here, we studied how change in photoperiod affects DNA methylation in the testes of a highly sea...
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February 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Congrats Irem @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social on your new publication! Clear targeted changes in testicular DNA methylation link to seasonal breeding. Thanks to Kathryn Elmer @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social for the collaboration!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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One more week to apply for @uofglasgow.bsky.social's James McCune Smith #PhD Scholarship on this and other topics:
Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social and @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social and @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
January 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
One more week to apply for @uofglasgow.bsky.social's James McCune Smith #PhD Scholarship on this and other topics:
Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social and @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social and @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
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It was an honour to present my work to The Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology @klivvvienna.bsky.social & members of the Konrad Lorenz Institute @vetmed.bsky.social last week. Thank you for the invitation & making me so welcome. I look forward to future collaboration!
#WilhelminebergSeminarTalk
#WilhelminebergSeminarTalk
We are delighted that @davinahill.bsky.social (left) followed the invitation of @valeriamarasco.bsky.social and visited the FIWI! Davina's #WilhelminebergSeminarTalk focused on behavioural and physiological responses to social and climatic stress in small mammals.
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January 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It was an honour to present my work to The Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology @klivvvienna.bsky.social & members of the Konrad Lorenz Institute @vetmed.bsky.social last week. Thank you for the invitation & making me so welcome. I look forward to future collaboration!
#WilhelminebergSeminarTalk
#WilhelminebergSeminarTalk
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Check out Sayatan @sayantansur.bsky.social latest publication in the Philosophical Transaction of RS! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Excellent resource for scientific literature on seasonal variation in avian immune function.
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Excellent resource for scientific literature on seasonal variation in avian immune function.
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Endocrine and molecular regulation of seasonal avian immune function | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Birds have evolved seasonal adaptations in multiple aspects of the innate and adaptive
immune systems. Seasonal immunological adaptations are crucial for survival in harsh
environmental conditions and...
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January 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Check out Sayatan @sayantansur.bsky.social latest publication in the Philosophical Transaction of RS! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Excellent resource for scientific literature on seasonal variation in avian immune function.
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social
Excellent resource for scientific literature on seasonal variation in avian immune function.
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social
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We are hiring a postdoc to work on a data-rich evolutionary genomics project about origins & maintenance of viviparity vs oviparity. Details in advert and evoldir. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social please re-sky!
January 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We are hiring a postdoc to work on a data-rich evolutionary genomics project about origins & maintenance of viviparity vs oviparity. Details in advert and evoldir. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social please re-sky!
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Congratulations Avalene on an excellent poster presentation at #SICB2025 - it is great to see all your hard work from last summer being presented to a wide audience.
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January 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Congratulations Avalene on an excellent poster presentation at #SICB2025 - it is great to see all your hard work from last summer being presented to a wide audience.
@calumstewartphd.bsky.social @sayantansur.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
@calumstewartphd.bsky.social @sayantansur.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
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Excited to join the Messerli Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna - www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/messerli
Looking forward to participating in the direction of the research advances from the new expansion.
Looking forward to participating in the direction of the research advances from the new expansion.
Vetmeduni: Messerli Research Institute
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January 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Excited to join the Messerli Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna - www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/messerli
Looking forward to participating in the direction of the research advances from the new expansion.
Looking forward to participating in the direction of the research advances from the new expansion.
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Excited to present my PhD research on photoperiod-driven polyphenism in Siberian hamsters at #SICB2025! Stop by poster P4-157 during the session tomorrow to discuss how seasonal changes shape developmental plasticity. Looking forward to connecting! 🐹
January 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Excited to present my PhD research on photoperiod-driven polyphenism in Siberian hamsters at #SICB2025! Stop by poster P4-157 during the session tomorrow to discuss how seasonal changes shape developmental plasticity. Looking forward to connecting! 🐹