Professor in Developmental Biology. FRSE. Interests: Limb development/difference; Thalidomide; Primodos; Everything Apollo & Space. Opinions are my own.
Aberdeen, Scotland. UK.
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Really enjoyed doing this interview for Development @Dev_journal regarding recent award of the @_BSDB_ Lewis Wolpert medal, what it means to me and some thoughts for the future
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Interview/Podcast about our research on Primodos and safety of synthetic sex hormones. Interviewed by Dr Louise Newson.
Youtube: piped.video/watch?v=H_2jAWm5…
Its also on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts!
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Neil Vargesson retweeted
I am so proud to have the support of Marie Lyon, Makerfield resident and indomitable Primodos campaigner.
I will support her and all the families affected until they get justice.
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Delighted to share our new paper entitled: ‘Safety Concerns for Targeted Protein Degraders’ published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - thanks and congratulations to Ruth Roberts and everyone in the HESI TPD Cereblon Safety Working Group #HESI
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Honoured to have been awarded the 2026 British Society for Developmental Biology Lewis Wolpert Medal - means so much; particularly,recognition of my public engagement & impact of our research on Thalidomide & Primodos survivors.
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Neil Vargesson retweeted
"I'm continuing his legacy."
Professor Neil Vargesson, the final PhD student supervised by Professor Lewis Wolpert, told That's TV he was honoured to receive the namesake medal recognising his research on thalidomide and other medicines, which has improved many lives.
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Neil Vargesson retweeted
Congratulations to Professor Neil Vargesson from the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, who was awarded the prestigious Lewis Wolpert Medal by the British Society of Developmental Biology yesterday.
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ALT Professor Neil Vargesson in a lab
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Wonderful news…. US Thalidomide survivors have got their Bill for a compensation scheme lodged at the US Congress #thalidomide #usthalidomide
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Such sad news. Amazing scientist, amazing, caring and inspirational person and he also gave fantastic lectures (and after dinner speeches). Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92 | University of Cambridge cam.ac.uk/research/news/nobe…
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Congratulations @NeilShubin
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Jim Lovell, who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth, dies aged 97.
One of my absolute heroes and someone i have admired all my life. Gutted bbc.com/news/articles/cl7y8z…
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Delighted to share our latest collaborative research paper with my long term collaborators Nigel Greig & W. Douglas Figg showing Thalidomide-like monoterpenoid analogues, unlike classic IMiDs, lack cereblon binding and they have anti-angiogenic actions.
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The journalist who broke the Thalidomide story in the USA in 1962 sadly died today. Amazing life and journalist.
washingtonpost.com/obituarie…
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Latest collaborative paper with my long-term collaborator Nigel H Greig. Demonstrating a new pomalidomide based compound to combat neuroinflammation.
jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com…
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