Christopher T. Rentsch
@DarthCTR
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Dual 🇺🇸🇬🇧 | Associate Prof @LSHTM @YaleMed | Research @ehr_lshtm @DeptVetAffairs | Views my own | @citybrassband Rep @tbdbitl alum | 🏳️🌈🧑💻🎺
London, England
Joined July 2017
🎉Excited to announce my new role as Programme Director for pharmacoepidemiology & pharmacovigilance training @LSHTM We @ehr_lshtm have updated & modularised our entire suite of long-standing #rxepi short courses Offerings for beginner to experienced 👉
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🚨 Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists but not dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors reduce alcohol intake. Super proud of this work supported by and done at @NIH. @IRPatNIH @NIDAnews @NIAAAnews @DarthCTR @Lorenzo__Leggio @jclinicalinvest
https://t.co/RSls8TSBhK
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🎉LSHTM rises to 2nd in the world for #PublicHealth in the 2024 @ShanghaiRanking! It's LSHTM's highest ever position in the ranking (up from #3 in 2023) & recognises our prestigious research & study programmes in public and #GlobalHealth. https://t.co/IH4mIINTZE
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20 years ago, our 500,000 volunteers selflessly donated their biological samples & health data to us. Soon we can apply to add their coded, de-identified GP data to our database so researchers can study the full spectrum of disease 📰 Statement here: https://t.co/eMJIG1S3LS
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Elated. The ability to link coded GP records with omics data in secure TREs from consented @uk_biobank participants is a huge game changer for #pharmacogenomics #PGx Thank you @wesstreeting and countless others for unlocking the full potential of this precious national resource
20 years ago, our 500,000 volunteers selflessly donated their biological samples & health data to us. Soon we can apply to add their coded, de-identified GP data to our database so researchers can study the full spectrum of disease 📰 Statement here: https://t.co/eMJIG1S3LS
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We’re delighted that today Health Secretary @wesstreeting has announced @NHSEngland will take responsibility for GP data in England, paving the way for coded data to be shared with consented cohorts like UK Biobank. 📰 Full statement: https://t.co/nQMCBOxqfR
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Happy 125th birthday to LSHTM!🎉 The School opened on 2nd October 1899 with 27 students enrolled and one course: the Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Health. Learn more about the origins of the School here: https://t.co/Oqzlqj3qRr
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Attending #ISPEAnnual2024? Check out our online intensive short courses in #pharmacoepidemiology and #pharmacovigilance @LSHTM! More details and apply: https://t.co/2f2LD5EMrj Questions? Come visit us at our table during the Academic Showcase, or read the thread below! 🧵
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Long Covid Defined @NEJM
https://t.co/SbsctBBzdS First article in a new collaboration with @theNAMedicine
nejm.org
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine describe the process and rationale for the development of the 2024 definition of persistent Covid-19 symptoms (long Covid).
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One in six integrated care boards (ICBs) in England have stopped accepting new patients for specialist weight management services as their referral numbers spiral out of control, an investigation by The BMJ has found @bmj_latest Link: https://t.co/yzvVMSuYhu
#Investigation #TheBMJ
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🔍 We're Hiring! Develop and lead bespoke #pharmacoepidemiology short courses @LSHTM Gain access to large #EHR databases to develop your research portfolio DM me with any questions #Postdoc #Postdocposition #Postdoctoral #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs
🚀 Join Our Team @LSHTM We're hiring a Research Fellow to support teaching and research in our group Ideal for candidates with passion for teaching & strong track record in epidemiology or related field Apply 👉 https://t.co/Zks23T254S
#AcademicTwitter DM @DarthCTR with Qs
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📢 Exciting findings from our latest study in @JournalGIM! 📚 We uncover how #PIMs contribute to the link between #polypharmacy and mortality in middle-aged patients. This highlights need for research on other harmful mechanisms. #healthcare #pharmacoepi
https://t.co/9Xz7N4UzJ0
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An Update on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists as Pharmacotherapies for AUD @PsychTimes @NIDAnews
@NIAAAnews @IRPatNIH
https://t.co/2wHtgDe2ws
psychiatrictimes.com
How effective are these agents for AUD treatment? An expert shares highlights from his 2024 ASCP Annual Meeting Pharmaceutical Pipeline Update presentation.
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NEW PAPER It's not all about residual confounding. Hopefully this paper gives a little pushback to discussion sections that only mention uncontrolled residual confounding as a potential limitation of the study and some suggestions to improve analyses https://t.co/dtuzUuZFFM
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Into molecular genetics & want to address the most important topic in dementia research? Come work with me & @emmylooroll + collaborators @petrouliet and @FionaDucotterd on translational opps. 3 years of funding from @AlzSocResearch. Apply by 31 May https://t.co/yZfDbpuMpB
ucl.ac.uk
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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This is a critical point. Drug target MR investigations should use genetic variants in biologically-relevant gene regions that mimic the intervention of interest. Not genetic variants that predict drug prescription or drug usage.
More MR studies on drug effects are coming out. We cannot use genetic variants associated with drug intake behaviors as instrumental variables. Why? Please read our letter in @Gut_BMJ. https://t.co/uWGfDmC4Rk
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Two 4 year PhD opportunities @mrc_ieu with the legendary Tom Gaunt, closing date 20th May https://t.co/PnIvMr6tFN
findaphd.com
PhD Project - Integrative genomics prioritisation of drug targets at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com
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