Prof AJ McKnight
Interested in bioinformatics, healthy ageing, kidney & rare diseases, Shelties, books, & randomly weird facts...Professor of Molecular Epidemiology & Public Health
- Reposted by Prof AJ McKnight💗 Love Your Kidneys – They’ll Love You Back! 💗 📍 Part of Love Your Health at QUB WWIEM for NI Science Festival 🔗 lnkd.in/ethSwjpK 💙 Thanks to our funders: @vivensa.bsky.social • @lifearc.bsky.social • @kidneyresearchuk.org • lnkd.in/eJkEMSvH @aj-mcknight.bsky.social
- Teamwork! En route to our @lifearc.bsky.social @kidneyresearchuk.org rare #kidney disease meeting in Solihull today, supported locally by the Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund #RenalResearchNI #RareDiseaseNI
- Couple of hours after high tide and still impressive! Wow…
- ✅ 11 #epigenetic markers associated with progression of diabetic #kidney disease #DKD ✅ #methylation changes predictive of DKD progression ✅ methylation data+ clinical risk factors improved identification of risk #RenalResearchNI @finndiane.bsky.social @niinasandholm.bsky.social 👀 rdcu.be/e0bUC
- Sharing progress and strategic planning at our #RareDisease UK Mirror and Action Group for @erdera.bsky.social yesterday. Excellent conversations in Leeds! #RareDiseaseNI.
- Delighted to have contributed to developing UK #RareDisease quality standards within our 4-nation project led by Sue Farrington rarediseaseqs.org -> draft quality standard for consultation 6-20 Jan 2026 Have your voice heard! #RareDiseaseNI - please add your perspectives on what matters most!
- Thank you for our funders supporting this research, including @vivensa.bsky.social @ukri.org @mdukcharity.bsky.social NI Kidney Research UK NI HSC R&D & @lifearc.bsky.social
- Thanks to @claire-hill.bsky.social & Dr Grace McMacken showcasing their research in our @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Molecular Epidemiology & Public Health team-packed RVH room today. #Ageing #RareDiseaseNI #RareDisease #ClinicalTrials #RenalResearchNI #RARDTAC #Neuromuscular #kidney.
- Thanks to @claire-hill.bsky.social & Dr Grace McMacken showcasing their research in our @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Molecular Epidemiology & Public Health team-packed RVH room today. #Ageing #RareDiseaseNI #RareDisease #ClinicalTrials #RenalResearchNI #RARDTAC #Neuromuscular #kidney.
- Congratulations to everyone nominated in the @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social staff excellence awards…scrolling through I had a lovely surprise to see my name listed for Outstanding #leadership. Thank you! It’s been a busy year with lots of success for our Team’s ECRs! www.qub.ac.uk/sites/staff-...
- Exciting #RareDiseaseNI launching our @ukri.org funded, co-developed online resource empowering unpaid carers supporting their loved ones with a rare disease. By carers, for carers - thank you caringwithrare.org #RareDisease #carer #caregiving
- NI 2024-25 Progress Report for Rare Diseases Action Plan, highlighting our @lifearc.bsky.social Centre for acceleration of RD trials & doctoral training program in #RareDisease building capacity, skills and accelerating access to medicines. #RareDiseaseNI www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/departm...
- Reposted by Prof AJ McKnightGreat talk by @claire-hill.bsky.social about environmental sustainability in research at our #ECREvent - sharing learning from The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework.
- It’s certainly a very busy time for #RareDiseaseNI. Good to connect with colleagues and meet new friends at today’s #CamRARE25. Excellent event hosted by @camrare.bsky.social as always. Thanks for the opportunity to participate :) safe home everyone #RareDisease
- Productive discussions with my co-chairs of the Clinical implementation and data enhancement research community last week @genomicsengland.bsky.social #RareDisease #RareDiseaseNI
- Delighted to have launched activities within our #RareDisease clinical and academic research network yesterday. Excellent conversations & cake! Thanks all who contributed - formal pics and report to follow! @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #RenalResearchNI #RareDiseaseNI #RARDTAC
- Delighted to have our in-person launch for yr 1 of our @ukri.org NILAB doctoral training program. @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social students and faculty gathering today :) #ArtificialIntelligence #BigData #DataScience #HealthyAgeing #RareDiseaseNI #RenalResearchNI
- Reposted by Prof AJ McKnight🧬 PhD Opportunity | Using Molecular Biomarkers of Aging to Decode Health Inequalities 🧬 📅 Deadline - 8th December 2025 🔗 Apply now or learn more: lnkd.in/eWhnyVQg @vivensa.bsky.social @aj-mcknight.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
- Pleasure to welcome our latest new Postgraduate Research students #PhD, #MD, #MPhil to our @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social . Looking forward to hearing their progress! #LoveQUB #PGR
- Welcoming the latest member of our family :) #Sheltie #PuppyLove
- Interested in #RareDisease; therapies for #orphan conditions; #HealthEconomics? #Job with Prof McCabe and #RareDiseaseNI @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social working with our @lifearc.bsky.social Centre for Acceleration of Rare Disease Trials team. Closes 29/09/2025 hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
- Honoured to have attended the Royal Hillsborough Garden Party this week. #RareDiseaseNI @QUB @RAiNAllIreland #RARDTAC #RareDisease gaining recognition!
- New #Job opportunity with our #RareDiseaseNI team. Experience communicating with stakeholders? Enjoy using multimedia tools? Want to support our local rare disease community? Apply by 8th Sept!
- #job 18.5 hr/wk closes 25th Aug. Help us map & improve how people affected by #RareDisease engage in clinical #research locally and internationally. Join #RareDiseaseNI at #LoveQUB. @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
- Polygenic #risk scores associated with #BMI in children and adult; #PGS also associated with weight loss in intervention #trials. Thank you for the opportunity for @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to contribute to this study analyzing >5 million people. @natmed.nature.com #obesity #RenalResearchNI
- #RenalResearchNI opportunity to sign your name to an open letter highlighting the importance of #KidneyDisease to the UK government and NHS. Time for Action to support kidney disease! @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social www.ukkidney.org/prime-minist...
- 🌟 Apply Now 🌟 10 @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social funded PhD studentships available➡️new doctoral training program associated with the Future Medicines Institute. Students will develop bespoke skills for working with industry. #DTP #PhD #PhDStudentships ⬇️ www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
- LifeArc recommendations to accelerate #RareDisease research. Strategic long-term investment required with commitment across the devolved UK nations for action and funding to ensure deliverables are met. #RareDiseaseNI #RareConditions #ChangeTheRareFuture #Research. www.lifearc.org/2025/lifearc...
- #RareDisease researchers, clinician, funder, patient advocate or work in health policy in rare disease? We want to hear from you! Survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/newcastle/.... Experiences navigating rare disease - clinical trial UK regulation landscape please!
- Looking forward to today’s stakeholder & expert discussions #AI #health #OneHealth #genomics #bioscience #multiomics #LoveQUB Our first PhD students on this @ukri.org award start Oct 2025. #ExcitingTimes @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social #ageing #RenalResearchNI #RareDiseaseNI
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- Reposted by Prof AJ McKnightCongratulations to @aj-mcknight.bsky.social on her Osman Award at UK Kidney Week 2025! Her award lecture was a fantastic overview of her work explorong kidney disease determinants - including genetic, epigenetic and environmental - and her impacts on rare disease research/care in NI and beyond. 🎊 👏
- @niinasandholm.bsky.social expertly presenting her team’s multiomic research for #diabetes #kidney disease #DKD #GENIE @finndiane.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #RenalResearchNI #UKKW25
- Prof Jennifer McKinley presenting #exposome #environmental impacts for #kidney disease #UKKW25 #RenalResearchNI #SPACE @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
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- @ukkidney.org Trustees meeting tomorrow & then roll on #UKKW25 in Bournemouth. Looking forward to excellent conversations, catching up with colleagues, & exciting science! #KidneyDisease #RenalResearchNI
- Delighted to see another of our #GENIE papers! Massive effort for #genetics of #KidneyDisease expertly coordinated by Joanne and Emma #RenalResearchNI thanks to all involved! Incorporating multiomic data -> genes with diabetes-specific effects on kidney function. journals.lww.com/jasn/fulltex...
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