It is the last day for abstract submissions to the UK Worm Meeting in Southampton (genetics.org.uk/events/uk-c-...). It seems I'm not the only one who leaves registrations to the last minute. Thanks to @gensocuk.bsky.social for sponsorship, and respect to the person who submitted 43 days ago.

It will be a great time! UK Worm labs - please pass on group members.

My first PhD student, the fab Ed O'Neill, graduated yesterday! Unfortunately he couldn't make the ceremony, so you'll have to settle for a photo of me and my lovely colleagues from @durham-university.bsky.social instead.

I'll be recruiting a postdoc soon, so thought I should show off how lovely Durham is, with photos from my morning commute which tracks along the River Wear.

Not a cloud in the skies over Durham as we get ready for the @gensocuk.bsky.social C. elegans meeting later this week!

Me too!

The pain and hurt that people are going through right now in response to actions taken by the GOP and the current Trump administration will never be forgotten by me. I will never forgive the meanness. I will never forgive the cruelty. I will never forgive those who enabled this moral turpitude.

🚀 Registration is officially OPEN! 🚀 Join us for the 3rd DivIDE Conference from 22–25 September 2025 in sunny Barcelona ☀️. An inspiring line-up of speakers awaits — reserve your spot and help spread the word! Follow the link for early bird registration: forms.creacongresos.com/DivIDE/

Registration for the UK C. elegans meeting is open! Come joins us at Durham on the 3-4th April, to share your research, discuss tools, and network with the UK worm community. Also, ECRs are welcome to join the preceding workshop on translation of C. elegans research into industry (2-3rd April).

Worm people: we have ~60 people signed up to be mentors for this year's C. elegans Mentor Match program. If you are thinking about it, please sign up now! Please repost to spread the word! 1/n

In less than a day, over 30 mentors joined the C. elegans Mentor Match Program! Mentors can sign up here: tinyurl.com/37msvdm7 We will start signing up mentees and peer-mentors soon. And please spread the word! You can share this QR code with your lab and encourage them to sign up as mentors.

Whoop - just got the notice that this will be sponsored by the @geneticssocietyuk.bsky.social. Thanks!

Excited to announce the 2025 UK C. elegans Meeting will be in Durham on the 3-4th April (co-organised with David Weinkove and Josana Rodriguez). There will also be an ECR workshop the previous day - more details here: www.davieslab.org/ukwormmeetin...