Rebekah J White
@rebekah_jwhite
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Molecular biology of ageing postdoc @ University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, UK
Joined May 2016
Why do living things get old and die ๐ง๐ป if natural selection is so powerful? I'm looking at changes in DNA expression ๐งฌ to find how life length evolved and how to EXTEND lifespan using treatments ๐ง๐ป๐ My models: nematode worms ๐๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฌ @ExeterDoctoral #TweetYourThesis
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Evolution of aggressive episodes in worms ๐
Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits #bioRxiv
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RT @SoapboxExeter: ๐จSaturday 22nd June - Check out our 2024 speakers - ๐๐ฝ these women scientists will be on their soapboxes @exeterquay rโฆ
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RT @IMBA_Vienna: EvoWorm2024 is underway at the @viennabiocenter! This international scientific conference, which takes place every two yeaโฆ
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I'm off to #evoworm24 in Vienna! ๐ฆ๐น โ๏ธ I will have a poster about age-linked gene expression in Pristionchus nematodes. Who else will be there? โบ๏ธ ใฐ๏ธโฐ
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RT @EthicsREA: Calling all @UniofExeter staff and students! Thanks to generous funding from UoE and Research England, we are hosting the woโฆ
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@DrYusraSiddiqui @UoEBiosciences Thank you for encouraging us to get involved with the session! ๐
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RT @DrYusraSiddiqui: Had a lovely 'Street Science' teaching session today! Thanks to our PhD students Rebekah and Judy for helping make itโฆ
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RT @rebekah_jwhite: We will bring science to the streets with @SoapboxExeter! Listen to my conversation with Angela on @BBCDevon yesterdayโฆ
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RT @jpsenescence: Want to know how long an animal can live? Or check which species don't appear to age at all? We've just released the laโฆ
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RT @uniofexeHLS: Over half a million pounds has been awarded to Dr @SariqaWagley by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to tackโฆ
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