🎙️ NEW PODCAST ALERT 🎙️

Episode 14 of the Talking #Diabetes #podcast is now live.

In this episode we spoke to Professor Helen Murphy and Professor Roman Hovorka at the #DUKPC2024 about hybrid closed loop systems.

Listen here➡️tinyurl.com/3tymyspu

AOP #ResearchHighlight : a new study identifies genes associated with adult-onset #obesity (£) go.nature.com/3JAdy1m
John Perry Giles Yeo @zhaodylan Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs @MRC_epid

Opportunity to collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory (FGSL) on projects using complex human in vitro models for CRISPR screening to better understand model biology and enable target identification. Apply:orlo.uk/0zvYN

AstraZeneca Cambridge University

I did a podcast thing with Eleanor Raffan GOdogs project for The Guardian #obesity #genetics #labrador #obesity isnotachoice theguardian.com/science/audio/…

'Genes & Health: A British Bangladeshi and Pakistani cohort for your research'.

24th May.

Join Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs as they welcome David van Heel Professor of Genetics Queen Mary University of London for this online talk.

More: ow.ly/BJ3J50R9fYY

This summer we challenge you to grow your own sunflower to brighten up your workplace!🌻

Sunflower Growing Competition 2024🌻
Get started next week!🌻

Brilliant to be on the panel at the British Heart Foundation event ‘Epigenetics: Beyond Nature v Nurture?’ hosted by James Gallagher in London this evening.

Congrats to Roman Hovorka Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs. Excellent Banting lecture about benefits of closed loop for people with #diabetes . Benefits seen in young & old. Inspiring account of a career spent refining a new technology- life changing for many patients. 🌱Leicester Diabetes Diabetes UK Research

Cambridge Life Science Network Annual Symposium 2024

19th April.

Join CamLS as they welcome Giles Yeo (@IMS_MRL), Paola Bonfanti (@TheCrick) and Yan Yan Shery Huang (@Cambridge_Eng) as Keynote speakers at their Annual Symposium.

For more: ow.ly/I5wA50R9emx

The Banting Memorial Lecture stephen o'rahilly (its pronounced O-RA-hill-EEE) remembers the late Prof David Dunger as he introduces the wonderful Roman Hovorka to share his phenomenal work on Closed Loop #DUKPC 2924

Congratulations again to Professor Roman Hovorka
who is delivering the Banting Memorial Lecture at #dukpc2024 this morning and chaired by Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs
Director, Professor Sir stephen o'rahilly (its pronounced O-RA-hill-EEE)

Inspirational example of the power of a focused programme of well designed research leading to improved clinical care. I have gained so much from witnessing this programme of work across the inpatient/outpatient setting 👏 Roman Hovorka DISN UK Group DSNforumUK CUH_Diabetes

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Huge Congratulations Angharad Mark Evans - a definite proud dad moment to cherish. Wishing her all the best in Paris from your extended Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs family 🤞🤞🤞🤞

The spring 2024 issue of our newsletter epigram is out now.

Read about...

🧬New genetic mechanism for appetite control
🏫School uniform policy & physical activity
🍔Using AI to predict menu healthiness
📱Mobile apps & health behaviour

...and more!

mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/news/epigram/e…

Great job by post docs Denise and Adriana presenting their work today at the Annual British Heart Foundation Cambridge CRE Symposium 👏🏼

What is the long-term impact of what we eat on your physical and mental health? 🥗

Biologist Professor Giles Yeo sat down with Professor Mintz Habib, Founder of Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development Cambridge Land Economy at #CamFest to discuss.

Catch up on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3PBRRBB

Loved having D-CYPHR ambassadors Dr Xand van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 + Giles Yeo join us to talk with pupils Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology & meet some young volunteers! Big thanks to Xand, Giles, students & staff, and D-CYPHR volunteers for contributing!

Learn more about D-CYPHR & how to sign up bit.ly/dcyphrx

Exciting event coming up 'Cambridge Life Science Network Symposium' 19 April for life science researchers across disciplines. Keynote speakers joining to share their fantastic scientific stories Giles Yeo Paola Bonfanti & Yan Shery Huang Yan Yan Shery Huang camls-committee.github.io/CamLS2024.gith…

In a new paper in Nature Genetics, scientists from MRC Epidemiology Unity, University of Cambridge, report a new obesity gene--BSN (nature.com/articles/s4158…). Loss of function mutation in BSN causes an extreme form of obesity that is reminiscent of the weight gain associated with…

Great time at the 5th Incretin study group meeting at the Cambridge University Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs. Great representation from Diabetes Research Group Ulster University interesting talk by Dawood Khan on incretins & fertility. Glad to receive 1st poster prize. Thanks to the organizers and everyone in DRG!