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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG
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Multidisciplinary network of researchers at the University of Glasgow and affiliated Schools. Interested in integrative physiology, ageing and animal welfare.
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stevensonlab.bsky.social
Excited to share the latest publication from the group!

Key message: not all photoperiodic responses are the same (aka photoperiodic polyphenisms). Check out the paper here:

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@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @iremsenman.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
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July 3, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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stevensonlab.bsky.social
Congrats Sayantan and colleagues on your publication!

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Check out the discovery of the impact prolactin and triiodothyronine have on hamster adipose tissue.

@sayantansur.bsky.social @calumstewartphd.bsky.social @iremsenman.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Prolactin and Triiodothyronine Modulate Seasonal Variation in Brown Adipose Tissue in Djungarian Hamsters
Seasonal photoperiodic cycles regulate energy rheostasis in many animals. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the liver are key metabolic organs that show remarkable plasticity in response to photoperiodi...
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June 2, 2026 at 10:52 AM
physiologyuog.bsky.social
Final PAW seminar of the academic year yesterday🎉Very interesting talks from two of our PhD students: Ansley Li (Supervisors Prof @npevans.bsky.social + Dr Michelle Bellingham), and Bunnada Siriporn (Supervisors Dr Mark McLaughlin, Prof Catherine Stalin + Prof Rodrigo Qiuntana). @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Title of presentation reads: Intergenerational and sex-specific effects of gestational exposure to low-level chemical mixtures on skeletal muscle structure in offspring. PhD student: Ansley Li Title of presentation reads: Understanding the association of SOD1 mutation and the potential modifier genes on disease penetrance. PhD student: Bunnada Siriporn
May 21, 2026 at 8:26 AM
physiologyuog.bsky.social
PAW Lab Coffee Morning social event today. Always good to catchup and eat some cakes and savoury snacks!
@stevensonlab.bsky.social @npevans.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
May 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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stevensonlab.bsky.social
Interested in the molecular basis of timing winter dormancy and the anticipation of spring in mammals? Check our Calum @calumstewartphd.bsky.social latest publication in eLife! Deiodinase type-3 (Dio3) is the key gene.

Generously supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk

doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
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March 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM
physiologyuog.bsky.social
Congratulations Noor Khan for passing his viva on Tuesday afternoon! 🎉@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Amazing heart cake made by @npevans.bsky.social
March 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
physiologyuog.bsky.social
New Study Alert 📢
PAW group PI Dr Mark McLaughlin, along with colleagues from the Small Animal Hospital, is involved in this Corgi study into Degenerative Myelopathy!
Please share and consider participating if you have a Corgi that meets the criteria in the news story linked!
sbohvm.gla.ac.uk School of Biodiversity One Health and Veterinary Medicine @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk · Mar 12
Our veterinary researchers are undertaking a new study in corgis to better understand Degenerative myelopathy, a debilitating disease of the spinal cord. Our team is looking for owners of registered dogs with signs of the condition to participate. Read the full story @ www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Archie, the charming Pembroke Welsh Corgi
March 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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iremsenman.bsky.social
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 🥂
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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iremsenman.bsky.social
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
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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sayantansur.bsky.social
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Read our latest paper on the Endogenous trade-offs in spotted munia 👉
Endogenous trade-offs among organs across seasonal reproductive states in the spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Annual reproductive processes are timed by the endogenous circannual clock and environmental cues. Although seasonal phenotypic plasticity is well-doc…
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January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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davinahill.bsky.social
Last few weeks to apply!
davinahill.bsky.social Davina Hill @davinahill.bsky.social · Dec 19
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
January 14, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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davinahill.bsky.social
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
Examples of anthropogenic materials within hedgehog nests observed during the study: (a) the nest of individual #366 primarily comprising a plastic bag, (b) stray miscellaneous plastic within the nest of #366, (c) duct tape within the nest of #366 (behind plastic bag), (d) location of the nest of #385 underneath a metal sheet, surrounded by rope and plastic, (e) anthropogenic material pulled from the nest of #385 (comprising foil, plastic wrappers and expanded polystyrene).
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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davinahill.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
December 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
physiologyuog.bsky.social
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/
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Sexually dimorphic effects of in-utero exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture on markers of cardiovascular function in adult sheep
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December 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
physiologyuog.bsky.social
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
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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stevensonlab.bsky.social
A wonderful chat with @rachelburden.bsky.social and Qasa Alom from BBC5 Live this morning about our recent publication in eLife
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5 Live Breakfast - A look ahead to The Ashes, we hear from Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. - BBC Sounds
Rachel Burden and Qasa Alom with unique stories, and the biggest news and sport.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
physiologyuog.bsky.social
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!
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November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
physiologyuog.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...
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
physiologyuog.bsky.social
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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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
physiologyuog.bsky.social
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
physiologyuog.bsky.social
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
Megan Miles presenting her project: Can saliva serve as a biological matrix for a point of care testing device to measure phenobarbital in canine epilepsy? Dr Calum Stewart presenting his project: Exploring the role of Mef2c for the regulation of seasonal physiology
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
physiologyuog.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...
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
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stevensonlab.bsky.social
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
physiologyuog.bsky.social
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
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stevensonlab.bsky.social
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