Bjoern Schumacher delivered the keynote lecture at the Novo Nordisk Lighthouse Innovation Summit 2026.

Bjoern Schumacher in a TV documentary on aging research and online biological age self-tests.

Bjoern Schumacher presented his research at the 3rd MIA Portugal Ageing Spring School from the 13th to the 15th May 2026.

David Meyer was awarded the Klaus Leibrecht prize of the University of Cologne

Prof Teeling welcomed Michelle Power from Macquarie University to the BatProtect UCD team on the 8th May 2026.

Prof Teeling was delighted to present on "Bat, new models, healthspan and disease resistance" as an invited speaker at the Birkenmeier Distinguished Lectureship in Genetics and Evolution on 27th April 2026.

Prof Teeling was delighted to be awarded the Bennett J. Cohen Award for her research in aging by the University of Michigan on Friday 24th April 2026, which she accepted in person.

Dr. Michelle Trenckmann, editor for Science visited UCD on 19th March 2026

Emma Teeling was interviewed by Dr Buck Joffrey for the Longevity Roadmap Podcast on Why Bats Don't Age and Why You Should Care!Link is here https://youtu.be/Ktb3HJmemZ8?si=OgKNOhzgRAS3uCw7

BatProtect has organised its second face-to-face meeting to bring leading experts in the field and the researchers from across the BatProtect consortium together to discuss the research and explore opportunities to develop BatProtect further.