To coincide with #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek , we are profiling MDR's #OurImperial mental health first aiders to better understand their role and the support they can offer. #MHAW24 💜

In our first profile, we hear from Dr Joram Posma (JMPosma)⬇️

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Why not listen to a podcast in the sun?🌞🎧

MDR's Prof Nick Oliver (Nick Oliver) joined the EMJ Reviews podcast to discuss all things diabetes, from patient education to awareness for diabetes prevention, and research into islet cell transplantation ⬇️

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Today is World Ovarian Cancer Day. In a recent blog post Professor Christina Fotopoulou reflects on recent breakthroughs in ovarian cancer at Imperial College London Surgery and Cancer #WorldOvarianCancerDay #NoWomanLeftBehind

Favourite memory Imperial College London?

'Attending the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) in Glasgow with my cohort, as it showed how broad and innovative ongoing research in #genetics is. It was also a great opportunity to bond with my peers”

- Jack, MSc Human Molecular Genetics Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction

Our next webinar will look at mRNA vaccine approaches to cancer treatment. Wednesday 15 May at midday. Register here: bit.ly/3JhhfJo

Are you a Black heritage MRes, PhD, Post-doc or recent PhD alumni?

Register today for this one-day event which will provide you with a supportive environment to foster connections with other Black researchers from across the UK.

Register now 👇 bit.ly/44g4c4p

Our paper in Endocrinology 'Impact of COVID-19 on the Endocrine System – a mini-review' pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34543404/ was one of the top 10 percent of articles in 2022-2023, as assessed by rate of citation Sophie Clarke Ali Abbara Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction NIHR Imperial BRC

Graduation isn't just about celebrating the end of your course.

It's about the hard work, determination, and resilience that every one of you has shown throughout your time at Imperial.

In just one week, this will be you at the Royal Albert Hall 💙

Our latest work is now out in bioRxiv: 'An inter-organelle contact between endosomal GLP-1R, ER VAP-B, and the mitochondrial AKAP SPHKAP triggers PKA-dependent MIC19 phosphorylation and β-cell mitochondrial remodelling'
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Episode 4 is almost ready 🧬🥳 we will be discussing DNA& Covid-19 and inviting two brilliant guests onto the episode 👌🏻🎙🧬

New prostate cancer screening trial could save thousands of lives

Led by S&C's Hashim U. Ahmed, the TRANSFORM trial, funded by Prostate Cancer UK, aims to find the best way to screen for #ProstateCancer .

Find out more ⬇️
imperial.ac.uk/news/253035/ne…

Out in FASEBJ: Multiple genetic variants at the SLC30A8 locus affect local super-enhancer activity and influence pancreatic β-cell… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38661000/ Warmest thanks to all involved, especially ming hu and DePorcell. Centre de recherche du CHUM Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction HIRN the(sugar)science

Bursary application extended to 7 May and Early bird deadline now 17 May! Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from the experts in this field of #Metabolomics 10-14 June in person at our London Hammersmith campus! Tim Ebbels Imperial Medicine
Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction
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Amazing engaged audience at The Crick tonight for our #WorldImmunologyDay event on pregnancy and babies!

Naturally I gauge the success of all public engagement events by how many poo gags I can sneak in. This was a personal best 😉

Happy DNA day! 🥳🧬

MDR's Prof Tricia Tan comments in Mail+ article on how ‘Ozempic babies’ may be harmed by weight-loss drugs.

'Women need to know that these drugs should not be used during pregnancy.'

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'Our #research is a crucial step towards helping countries create health policies that can significantly reduce the burden of #disease ...'

Global study finds taxing foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) helps cut #obesity .

Imperial School of Public Health

More 👇
imperial.ac.uk/news/252678/ta…

Are you at a loose end tomorrow evening? Fancy learning about the immune system in pregnancy and early life?

There's still time to get FREE TICKETS for our #WorldImmunologyDay event at The Crick!

Online and in person options... 👇🏻

crick.ac.uk/whats-on/world…

And here it is, my very first senior author Original Article! A thread for your commute back home 🧵...

Effects of SGLT2 Ablation or Inhibition on Corticosterone Secretion in High-Fat-Fed Mice: Exploring a Nexus with Cytokine Levels biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

On #WorldLiverDay , our own Ben Mullish discusses the Imperial College London research being done on the #microbiome and faecal microbiome transplants ( #FMT ) and how he hopes that it could improve the lives of patients with #liver conditions⬇️

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