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Neurophysiology👨🏻‍🔬+👨🏻‍🏫 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him): arthritis, pain, mole-rats & ion channels. Likes 📖🚶🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ & 🤘🏻. Tweets purely in a personal capacity.
Nov 24, 2023 19 tweets 8 min read
Tomorrow is a rather special day in the annual rhythm of the @CorpusCambridge Chronophage Clock...just in case you are passing by, here is some info that might encourage you to linger...
The Corpus Chronophage Clock
The Chronophage by night
I am a Fellow in Pharmacology @CorpusCambridge, teaching biologists & medics, but I'm also the Custodian of the Corpus Chronophage Clock. One of my jobs is to give tours of the Clock on College feast days, but also generally champion the Clock, & hence this thread.


Me explaining how the Chronophage works
Me explaining how the Chronophage works
Me explaining how the Chronophage works
Onlookers waving at the Chronophage
Nov 25, 2022 19 tweets 9 min read
Today marks a special day in the annual rhythm of the @CorpusCambridge Chronophage Clock The Corpus Chronophage Clock of Corpus Christi College on thA nighttime view of the Chronophage with its mouth open, abo I am a Fellow in Pharmacology @CorpusCambridge, teaching medicine & biology, but am also the Custodian of the Corpus Chronophage Clock. One of my jobs is to give tours of the Clock on College feast days…but, today there is a need for a virtual tour… Me in full flow (with pig bow tie) explaining how the ChronoA crowd is gathered whilst I talk, thankfully not too many c
Jun 11, 2020 16 tweets 7 min read
Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi, which is the Name Day of @CorpusCambridge where I am a Fellow in Pharmacology, largely involved with teaching medicine & biology students, but I'm also the Custodian of the Corpus Chronophage Clock One of my jobs on our Name Day is to provide a tour of the Clock to guests of Fellows & the College who attend our celebration. COVID-19 has put a stop to such events & hence this brief virtual tour, but he's me mid-waffle from the past