Always building something at the intersection of academic research, industry and charity - especially in the biology of ageing
Durham, England
Joined September 2013
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Monitoring the decline in movement across large populations is a fast and effective way to find new interventions that slow ageing. Our paper on the WormGazer technology is out in @GeroScienceAGE rdcu.be/dqE76. Thanks @giulia_zavagno and the @MagnitudeBio team, a 🧵👇
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1/6 ❄️ Very happy to share our new study: “Cold activates a BH2 metabolic network promoting longevity and proteostasis.”
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
#Aging #Longevity #Proteostasis #Metabolism #ALS #HuntingtonsDisease
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What Can Fish Teach us About Ageing & Dementia?
Join us for the final online public webinar of 2026 as @drjtcmurray42 of @SwanseaUni /Prifysgol Abertawe (and a BSRA trustee) dives deep (😉) into using fish to understand ageing biology.
bsra.org.uk/events/2026-onli…
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BREAKING: The U.S. government, Google, Meta & Zuckerberg-backed @biohub are launching a $1.8B push to build the data layer for AI biology.
The goal is to create the largest open, AI-ready biological dataset ever assembled, giving models the data needed to better predict how biology works & ultimately help treat disease.
The coalition is massive:
› Biohub committed $500M
› DOE is investing $500M+ across measurement, modeling & compute
› NIH is bringing $500M+ of federally funded datasets & repositories
› Meta, Google DeepMind & @IsomorphicLabs are jointly investing another $300M
This is effectively an infrastructure buildout for AI biology.
Instead of just building bigger models, they’re attacking one of the biggest bottlenecks in biology AI today, generating standardized, high-quality biological data at massive scale & making it openly available to researchers.
$1.8B committed to turning biology into something AI can increasingly model, predict & engineer.
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🎉 The BSRA has a new Chair!
Bradley Elliott (@Brads_science) has been appointed to lead the Society. Former chair @dweinkove will remain as a Trustee focusing on policy and partnerships.
Congratulations Bradley, and thank you David! 👏
bsra.org.uk/bradley-elliott-…
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Great new part-time Multimedia Officer (Digital) available with @DurhamCouncil's Communications, Marketing and Design team (18.5 hrs/wk).
Find out more 👉 ow.ly/Utss50ZRRzs
💷 Salary: £35,412 - £39,152 (pro rata)
📅 Closing date: 12th October
#PublicSectorJobs
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I was pleased to present my PhD research done in collaboration with @altos_labs at the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) meeting. A big thanks to the sponsors of my @BSRAgeing travel award, and to @dweinkove, @miloseviclab and the rest of the team for organising the
An amazing result
Squeezing a mouse's shinbone five days a week makes it more likely to survive a brain injury. Take serum from that mouse, give it to an injured mouse whose legs were never touched, and the benefit goes along for the ride. Is there a medicine lurking in there??
doi.org/10.1038/s41593-026-0…
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Squeezing a mouse's shinbone five days a week makes it more likely to survive a brain injury. Take serum from that mouse, give it to an injured mouse whose legs were never touched, and the benefit goes along for the ride. Is there a medicine lurking in there??
doi.org/10.1038/s41593-026-0…
Are you more likely to be killed an AI-induced apocalypse, a humanoid robot or a kid on an e-scooter?
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Didn't get to attend the #BSRA2026 public lecture by @ProfValterLongo of @USC in person this year?
Well, luckily we recorded it then ⬇️⬇️⬇️
youtu.be/u7WML-w_DmA
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It's been a few days since #BSRA2026 and we're still buzzing. We've got tonnes of photos and videos that'll be trickling out for a while yet.
What was your favourite part of this year's meeting?
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Always great to host the @americanaging best ECR presentation as part of the BSRA-AGE longstanding relationship.
Who will win the Korenchevsky Prize and represent the BSRA as our best ECR speaker at AGE 2027? Find out at prizegiving at the end of day 3!
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If LPa is causal and heritable, maybe the causal consequence is not reversible?
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Fun run? Fun run!
What better way to start day 2 than with the 4th annual "Morgan" fun run, a gentle 5km around Oxford parks. Because exercise and healthy ageing right!?
#bsra2026 #ageingresearch #healthyageing #geroscience
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Yesterday morning I took my mum to the GP feeling unwell and they found a satsuma-sized lump.
She was given a referral for suspected gynaecological cancer and sent for an urgent blood test.
What happened next shocked me. This is what NHS privatisation means in practice👇1/🧵
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Annnnnddddd Day 1 is a wrap!
ECR communication training, keynotes talks, some great science shared, and an engaging public lecture before @dweinkove hosted a Chairs Reception in the stunning dining hall at @KebleOxford.
What was your favourite part of day 1?
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