Neil Vargesson

So very chuffed! And thank you for the lovely comments!

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. bsdb.org/2026/03/24/202…

"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.

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. abdn.io/25c

Christmas tree and lights making Kings College in Old Aberdeen even more stunning

Wonderful news…. US Thalidomide survivors have got their Bill for a compensation scheme lodged at the US Congress #thalidomide #usthalidomide

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/…

@MLBEurope @RoFlo @JakePeavy_22 @felixwhite Gotta be The Bombers gaining revenge over the Dodgers

Which two teams are making it all the way to the World Series - and who’s lifting the trophy? 🏆 Share your picks and we’ll get them on air with @RoFlo, @JakePeavy_22 & @felixwhite #BasesCoveredLive

@MLBEurope @MelanieLynneN @Xavier_Scruggs @felixwhite Now in Scotland, but lived in Boston and New York in the 90s. 1st ball game was Red Sox v Twins in 1998 watching Pedro Martinez pitch a classic. Then visited Yankee Stadium many many times (as worked near the Stadium). Saw them win 3 World Series before returning to UK. Love MLB.

What sparked your love of baseball? 👀⚾️ Share your story and it could be read live on air by @MelanieLynneN, @Xavier_Scruggs & @felixwhite #BasesCoveredLive

You heard it on the BBC first…..

Congratulations @NeilShubin nasonline.org/news/neil-h-sh…

The awesome Kelpies at sunset in Falkirk, Scotland

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/…

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. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The journalist who broke the Thalidomide story in the USA in 1962 sadly died today. Amazing life and journalist. washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…

@ZebrafishRock Thank you for all you have done for the community. Will miss your updates. Thank you and best wishes

After 7 years & a lot of memories, I've finally decided to retire @ZebrafishRock on social media. I really want to say it was always positive but I've had a tumultuous experience w/the account. Those that make the community more toxic continue to be promoted to positions of power

Latest collaborative paper with my long-term collaborator Nigel H Greig. Demonstrating a new pomalidomide based compound to combat neuroinflammation. jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

@RevRichardColes Definately a scam

Delighted to share our (@ProfJimSmith) Biography of the great developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Writing it brought back very happy memories as well as a few emotional moments. oxforddnb.com/display/10.109…