Alex Soukas, MD, PhD
@professorsoukas
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Endocrinologist, geneticist, biologist looking to promote healthy aging.
Boston, MA
Joined June 2016
RT @NobelPrize: “The call from Stockholm is mythic in the world of science.”. New medicine laureate Gary Ruvkun has received a prank call o….
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RT @CGM_MGH: @CGM_MGH & @MGHMedicine investigators @miriam_udler, @JoseFlorezMDPhD, & @broadinstitute colleague @josep_mercader find T2D pr….
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RT @NirBarzilaiMD: Updated list of FDA approved drugs as promising for targeting aging: SGLT2 inhibitors, metformin, bisphosphonates, and G….
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RT @CGM_MGH: The @CGM_MGH in the @MGH_RI and @harvardmed is seeking a Scientific Communications Manager (. We’re lo….
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Proud to be a part of this review addressing identity, structure and function of the mPTP. An impressive team of scientists contributed to this work and perhaps most importantly contrasts consensus with controversies and challenges to the field. @CGM_MGH @harvardmed #mitochondria.
Identity, structure, and function of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore: controversies, consensus, recent advances, and future directions | Cell Death & Differentiation. Our review was written by 9 investigators who have pioneered mPTP research
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RT @NirBarzilaiMD: Here is my response to a recent perspective by @PeterAttiaMD. Unfortunately, I believe his comments have been misunderst….
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RT @CGM_MGH: A heartfelt congratulations to new @CGM_MGH faculty member Raghu Chivukula, MD, PhD @chivukula_raghu who was honored with @the….
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RT @pnatarajanmd: Very excited to share my review on genomic aging, clonal hematopoiesis, and cardiovascular disease! .
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RT @ecandersen: You still time to apply to our faculty search in Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University! Evanston and Chicago are….
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RT @MGHBrainHealth: Ever wondered how top researchers got where they are? What difference did #mentors make? Can you make a difference in s….
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Learn more in this @MGH_RI Research Spotlight with Armen
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This is the first work to show that active depletion rather than supplementation of vitamins provides a health benefit to the animal.
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Our lab's work is now out in @AgingCell by first author Armen Yerevanian, MD, showing that vitamins have complicated roles in aging: riboflavin depletion in adult life promotes longevity and metabolic hormesis!.
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Riboflavin depletion via knockdown of the C. elegans riboflavin transporter rft-1 promotes longevity and metabolic hormesis. Riboflavin depletion mimics features of dietary restriction, and lifespan...
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RT @AntebiLab: Paper alert! Our work linking #splicing fidelity, #mTOR function and #longevity in worms and mammalian cells is out. https:/….
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Nature Aging - RNA splicing has a role in aging and longevity, but the mechanisms involved are incompletely understood. Here the authors show that mRNA splicing components, RNP-6 and RBM-39, act in...
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RT @DiabetologiaJnl: New review from @miriam_udler and colleagues explores phenotypic and genetic strategies to classify #diabetes into sub….
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RT @konradjk: Our paper on rare variant associations in the UK Biobank is out in Cell Genomics today!
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Karczewski et al. generated a massive-scale association dataset between rare genetic mutations and thousands of diseases and traits and released these data in the Genebass browser. They quantify the...
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RT @CGM_MGH: Congratulations on recent publication released by @CGM_MGH Faculty and Members @pnatarajanmd @amitvkhera @aklfahed @rpelletier….
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RT @TalkowskiLab: Let me be the first to congratulate @RyanLCollins13, now Dr. Ryan L. Collins, who successfully just defended his PhD from….
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Exciting work from @elisebrobinson and colleagues from @CGM_MGH and @MGH_RI in Cell Genomics on the female protective effect in ASD.
I’m sample(c("thrilled", "honoured", "#blessed", "proud"), 1) to announce our work on the female protective effect (FPE) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is out in Cell Genomics 🎉 🧵 (1/11).
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