I passed my PhD viva! 🎉 Huge thanks to my examiners @valeriamarasco.bsky.social & @jamesacotton.bsky.social , my supervisors @stevensonlab.bsky.social & @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social , and friends and @physiologyuog.bsky.social & @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk family who made it possible! 💖 To next chapter 🥂

Little win: pre-viva went great 🥳 Questions & chat were also so good! I left motivated (and relieved 😅). Next up: PhD viva 🎓 Thanks to everyone who joined! Huge thanks to @stevensonlab.bsky.social @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 💖🐹 #PhDLife #Academia

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Read our latest paper on the Endogenous trade-offs in spotted munia 👉

Last few weeks to apply!

Our new paper by Katie Crawford @ljmuofficial.bsky.social is out! OA in @ecol-evol.bsky.social: From Leaves to Litter: Use of Anthropogenic #Nesting Materials in #Hibernation Nests of the European #Hedgehog onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @julianowack.bsky.social @cebeardsworth.bsky.social

Apply for @glasgow.ac.uk's James McCune Smith #PhD Scholarship on this and other topics: Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk & @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships... 📅 Deadline: 31st Jan 2026

New Paper Alert❗🐑 Sexually dimorphic effects of in-utero exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture on markers of cardiovascular function in adult sheep Read Here: eprints.gla.ac.uk/372510/ @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

PAW lab group started off the Christmas season with a Secret Santa and pot luck on Friday!🎉🎁🎅 Thanks to @iremsenman.bsky.social for organising! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social @sayantansur.bsky.social @calumstewartphd.bsky.social @davinahill.bsky.social @ntinalina.bsky.social

A wonderful chat with @rachelburden.bsky.social and Qasa Alom from BBC5 Live this morning about our recent publication in eLife doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Physiology, Ageing and Welfare theme seminar yesterday with a very interesting presentation from Monika Mihm (Senior Lecturer of Farm Animal Reproduction) discussing new developments in the early diagnosis of pregnancy in cattle! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social

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...

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

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! @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...

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 @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

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! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

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. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @physiologyuog.bsky.social academic.oup.com/endo/advance...

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

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! 🐹

Read our latest publication on the effects of light pollution on Avian physiology here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/php.... Congratulations to all the authors.

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

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

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

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/...

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...

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...

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

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

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!

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

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.

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! 🐹

Great talk by Calum at #SICB2025 on role of hypothalamic Dio3 in seasonal responses in Siberian hamsters!

Dr. Sayantan Sur presented his work on molecular regulation of seasonal adiposity in Japanese quails at #SICB2025 !

Are you attending #SICB2025 - go see Irem's poster and learn all about the mechanisms that underpin seasonal polyphenisms! @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

Our new paper led by @rachfinrob.bsky.social is out! Open access in Research Elements journal MethodsX: A systematic scanning method to locate cryptic terrestrial species www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #dormouse #conservation #hibernation #crypsis @ptes-org.bsky.social

Last chance to apply for a funded PhD on #health and #welfare in #dairy #cattle! Deadline Monday 6th January. Instructions to apply here: gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Last week we enjoyed a captivating and inspiring #WilhelminenbergSeminarTalk by Tyler Stevenson @stevensonlab.bsky.social about the molecular mechanisms behind seasonal adaptations in Djungarian hamsters (and more!)🐹 @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

A happy holiday group celebration with secret Santa. Special thanks to Irem @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social for organizing the event. Another great gathering and excellent food choices. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

Day 3 of winter solstice celebrations. What happens when seasonal rhythms are disrupted? Climate & anthropomorphic change are altering cues animals use to entrain seasonal physiology. Artificial light at night reduces the dark duration of the winter solstice. See 👇 for more doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

To continue the week long celebration of the winter solstice - most temperate birds like Japanese quail are in a deep state of reproduction involution. The pending long photoperiod is a reliable environmental cue to start gearing up for migration and breeding doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Happy winter solstice! Interested in immunology? most temperate animals have significantly improved adaptive and innate responses during the winter months! doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2014.10.002

As @physiologyuog.bsky.social we had our “traditional” Christmas potluck party today! Thanks for everyone joining and all the secret Santas bringing gifts and joy! 🎄

A wonderful time visiting Valeria Marasco @V_Marasco in the FIWI at the VetMed Uni of Vienna @FIWIvienna @VetmeduniVienna - excellent opportunity to share the latest discoveries from the group. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... The NWB admin team will be running an information session tomorrow Wed 11th Dec at 11am-12pm GMT to answer any questions. Send me a direct message for the link to register.

Excellent presentation by Calum today during the research theme seminar. First time seeing all his work looking at circannual timing of reproduction in the POA and AvPv. Something cool is a brewin'

We are excited to share Sayantan's publication investigating the rheostatic regulation of tissue histology & transciptome in adipose, liver & muscle across seasonal states in quail. These data identify cellular pathways that control long-term changes in energy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...