Name: Biology of time: Ageing and regeneration
Start: 2025-05-19T19:00:00
End: 2025-05-19T21:00:00
Location: Bootlegger

What happens to our bodies as we age, and how might we slow or even reverse it? Explore how stem cells change over time, how viruses can hijack ageing processes, and what regenerative species like flatworms can teach us about repairing the human body. Join researchers uncovering the biology behind how we grow older—and how we might age better.

Viruses and ageing: It's just PAC-MAN

Dr Merlin Davies (Research Scientist for SENISCA Ltd)

Our immune systems are very clever at fighting viruses, however, as we get older, something happens which makes it harder to get better from viruses. This was obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic as older people were more vulnerable. This talk will walk through how immune systems work on viruses, how research thinks this changes in old age and some cool work that I did to see what we can do about it. Believe it or not, it's basically just a game of PAC-MAN.

The brain and blood sugar: wired for balance

Craig Beall (Research Fellow, University of Exeter)

Synapses are wired to source sugar. Wireless signals also increase and decrease blood sugar levels. In this talk, we’ll uncover how the brain buzzes to balance blood sugar; how this goes wrong in diabetes and some fascinating recent discoveries about how neuroscience could help control blood sugar levels.

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