So SO excited to share that our latest work—most of my PhD(!)—is now published in @ScienceMagazine ! 🎉🐶 Our study on #Labradors reveals key #genetics behind #obesity, with insights for both dogs & humans. Huge thanks to our collaborators & the amazing dogs + owners! 🦮

Risk-averse universities ‘hindering own REF performance’. Hidden REF Festival: Institutions urged to “pull their socks up” and submit more non-traditional outputs. https://t.co/NVVdU9WZUj

Catch me in the Mixed Theme session on Wednesday 18th, 15:45–17:00. View the full programme and speakers’ line-up here: https://t.co/Wnxamu42Uf @arma_uk @livunibusiness

Excited to be speaking at #ARMA2025 in Edinburgh next week, representing @LivUni 🎓 . I’ll be discussing the value research managers add when contributing to the development of research outputs, and sharing some of the work my team has been doing in this space 💡

RFK Jr. said his Make America Healthy Again report cites "gold-standard" science." It cites 500 studies and other sources. But it is riddled with errors. And 7 of the cited sources don’t appear to exist at all. (via @NOTUSreports)

The #ARMAAwards shortlist for the Research Culture category: @OpenUniversity's Open Societal Challenges @uniofwarwick's Research Culture Enablers Network @BabrahamInst's The Institute Culture Consultation @LivUni's Outputs Development Team Learn more: https://t.co/oJ17q3EYvW

So excited that our team has been shortlisted for the Research Culture in Research Management awards for #ARMA2025! Super grateful to be selected alongside other great teams. Looking forward to the awards ceremony in Edinburgh next month 🤩 🏰 👏

@LivUni has announced a multi-year partnership agreement with @NorthGritstone, the groundbreaking investment and venture building company chaired by Lord Jim O’Neill https://t.co/fUmBtWzT21

Why we need to recognize the value of all research outputs @NatalieJessic10 @ResFortnight @ResProfNews https://t.co/ebHyK1dstY #ResearchAssessment #ResearchCulture

“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber

DENND1B, a regulator of clathrin-mediated endocytosis identified as a regulator of MC4R activity and body weight in dogs & humans informing our understanding of melanocortin signaling, a critical pathway in hypothalamic regulation of energy homeostasis https://t.co/udUUw1I5xe

We are hosting the 🇬🇧 UK Neural Computation Conference 2025 at @imperialcollege, 9th - 11th July 🚀 We are bringing together some of world's leading UK scientists working at the intersection of computational neuroscience, AI & applications. Abstract submissions are now open!

A study published in @ScienceMagazine (co-authored by Girton Fellow Dr @JohnTadross) reports the discovery of new genes linked to obesity in dogs and humans. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/Nbl0X5F23I

So SO excited to share that our latest work—most of my PhD(!)—is now published in @ScienceMagazine ! 🎉🐶 Our study on #Labradors reveals key #genetics behind #obesity, with insights for both dogs & humans. Huge thanks to our collaborators & the amazing dogs + owners! 🦮

It was a really great week for human genetics, multiomics, and precision medicine. Some interesting reads and incredible resources🧵 1⃣From a GWAS in dogs to the discovery of a new obesity target in humans! Variants in DENND1B were the strongest GWAS signal for obesity in 241

🐶🧬 Et si les labradors nous aidaient à comprendre l’#obésité ? Le Pr @philippefroguel et son équipe ont identifié un #gène clé en les étudiant. Une découverte aux perspectives prometteuses ! 🔎 📖 À lire dans le journal @le_Parisien https://t.co/l5O8okFp8W

@Cambridge_Uni @Cambridge_SBS @PDN_Cambridge @IMS_MRL @GilesYeo @EllieRaffan @GOdogsProject @CamDTP_BBSRC

This study bridges veterinary & human medicine, showing how #genetics shapes health across species. Read our full study here: https://t.co/z1HNxrjFQ4 #obesity #science #DENND1B

This research shows the value of dogs as a model for #geneticdiscovery & the power of collaboration between veterinary & human medicine 💡. Huge thanks to our funders: @BBSRC , @wellcometrust , @DogsTrust & @Morris_Animal #DENND1B #MC4R #science #obesity

We developed the first-ever polygenic risk score (PRS) for obesity in #dogs, linking genetic risk to high appetite & showing how it interacts with environmental factors. Fascinatingly, chocolate Labradors are genetically more prone to obesity than non-chocolate Labs! 🍫🧬

By studying pet Labradors, we identified genes affecting #obesity in both dogs & humans 🧬. The lead gene, DENND1B, regulates MC4R—one of the major controllers of appetite & energy balance in the brain 🧠🍔. This helps us understand the genetic influences on weight! #OneHealth