Dr Rebecca Dumbell
Neuroendocrinologist Associate Prof in growth and energy balance - brains, fat, hormones, genes and rhythms. She/her. Views my own
www.dumbell-lab.com
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellWhat are JNE's 3 main focus areas? Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social chats with Professor Mike Lehman @mikelehman.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief, Fundamental and Mechanistic Strand, on the journal's top three focus areas for the coming years.
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellLook, LLM use in academia isn't just students. You need to be speaking clearly with your collaborators about your writing standards from the beginning. Make people say out loud that they don't write their own articles anymore.
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellWhat are JNE's 3 main focus areas? Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social chats with Professor Mike Lehman @mikelehman.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief, Fundamental and Mechanistic Strand, on the journal's top three focus areas for the coming years.
- "Society owned journals allow scientists to control publishing research that serves science and society." #YourSocietyYourJournal @jne-editor.bsky.social @mikelehman.bsky.social @bsneuroendo.bsky.social
- What is JNE's main strength? "Society-owned journals allow scientists to be in control of publishing research that serves science and society." #LoveMyJNE @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social chatted with JNE Editor-in-Chief @mikelehman.bsky.social to find out more:
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellPublishing in Journal of Neuroendocrinology directly benefits the community. “The grant boosted research output, skills, and confidence, strengthened our local laboratory capacity & enhanced our professional ranking.” - Prof Oluwole Akinola & Joseph Enya www.neuroendo.org.uk...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellWhat are JNE's 3 main focus areas? Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social chats with Professor Mike Lehman @mikelehman.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief, Fundamental and Mechanistic Strand, on the journal's top three focus areas for the coming years.
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellLower bills. Tax billionaires. Let's get to it. Join.greenparty.org.uk
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellThe Empire created Britain’s wealth. Yet I can’t remember it ever being mentioned in history at school. It means many people have no idea why they see the mix of people they the do around them. Ignorance of history plays into the hands of fhe far-right.
- Travelling north to give a seminar talk and meet with colleagues at @uofglasgow.bsky.social tomorrow 🏴 @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellGenuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellThis talk was so much fun! 🤩 Hopefully I helped to inspire the young(er) researchers to dream big and don’t let anyone limit your potential. #ShowUpAsYouAre 🧠🌟 @infneuroendo.bsky.social @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @paneuroendo.bsky.social
- At our @bsneuroendo.bsky.social annual meeting in Bradford this year I interviewed the super @denisebelsham.bsky.social on her group's work and what drives her. I think we can all relate to being motivated to prove people wrong!
- "Anyone can do something if they put their mind to it." - Prof @denisebelsham.bsky.social Watch Denise's full Alison Douglas Lecture on hypothalamic neurons for free as a BSN member (login to mySociety): my.neuroendo.org.uk/...
- I interviewed Prof Anne White for the BSN on her research at our annual meeting in Bradford this year. Something that struck me was her investment in the #Postdoc members of her team, using profits from #commercialisation of her work.
- "I could take the money personally but I put it into my research" - Prof White on how she invests money from commercial enterprise. Watch Anne's full lecture on Melanocortin neuropeptides as a BSN member (login to mySociety): my.neuroendo.org.uk/...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellWhat is JNE's main strength? "Society-owned journals allow scientists to be in control of publishing research that serves science and society." #LoveMyJNE @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social chatted with JNE Editor-in-Chief @mikelehman.bsky.social to find out more:
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellThis is a hugely important piece for anyone who wants to understand why the Cass review is ideologically driven and should not be used to develop healthcare policy
- If people are looking for a good entryway to this whole debate, to the extent that I had any doubts about what was happening with Cass etc, this guy's intervention settled them: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- This week we welcomed new team member Maisie Smedley on placement from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social BSc Neuroscience who will be working on tissue clearing and mapping hypothalamic networks. We were all busy in the lab this week! @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social www.Dumbell-lab.com
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellParacetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women. Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...
- Restarting neuro/metabolism #JournalClub with a cake! Will it turn into baking club? (I hope so) @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- This week @helferlab.bsky.social and I had a great and productive day visiting @mrcharwell.bsky.social to help get set up for my @acmedsci.bsky.social funded animal study. Really excited to be moving forward! 🐭🧠🍔🔬
- Short visit to MRC Harwell today and a great catch-up with @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social. Some exciting science coming your way soon!
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellShort visit to MRC Harwell today and a great catch-up with @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social. Some exciting science coming your way soon!
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellIf you are in S America (or maybe just want to go there), this is a fabulous opportunity to hear some of the best & brightest speakers in the field. 🧠🌟 A chance to present your research - can’t get better than that! @infneuroendo.bsky.social @endocrinesociety.bsky.social @bsneuroendo.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellJoin us in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 for the International Workshop on Neuroendocrinology www.paneuroendo.com/event/satell...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca Dumbell📸 Here’s #PhD student Jack from the Hulse Group presenting his poster at #NeuroDiab2025 in Bucharest! 🧬 His work focuses on the role of hypoxia in diabetic neuropathy — an exciting area with big implications for understanding disease mechanisms. #Neuroscience #DiabetesResearch #NTU #SHiMR
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca Dumbell🎤Honoured to present at the 35th Annual #NEUROdiab Meeting in Bucharest! Explored how spinal cord vasculature contributes to diabetic neuropathy using spatial transcriptomics🧬 🙏Thanks to the organisers + my colleagues in the Hulse Group, #NTU & #SHiMR. #NeuroDiab2025 #Neuroscience #DiabetesResearch
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca Dumbell"A highlight of the conference so far has been the prominence of successful women scientists. 👩🏻🔬 So exciting to hear discussion between Profs Anne White and Denise Belsham @denisebelsham.bsky.social . Fascinating and inspiring! 🙌🏻" - Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca Dumbell🌟 Last week's Annual Meeting at #BSNBradford2025 was full of great science + inspiration. Thanks to all the speakers and everyone who gathered to make it such a fantastic meeting. Here’s a recap of the highlights (thread 🧵)…
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellPeople are exhausted. Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved. Blaming migrants won’t fix this. Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services. #DrawTheLine www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellI reread this over and over again and this absolutely breaks my brain
- Look at this crazy thing! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- The best meetings involve puppies! One of the perks of @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Comms meetings #DogsOfBluesky 🐶 @isadoracfurigo.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellFantastic talk from @mdelibeg.bsky.social on nutritional interventions for aging and cognition at the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social meeting 🧠 #bsn2025 #bsnbradford2025
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellThe mentorship scheme is open again! I have the pleasure of being mentoring Kemi, who I met in person at #BSNBradford2025 ! A lovely, proactive and determined woman! And quoting our inspiring professor @denisebelsham.bsky.social #ShowUpAsYouAre . Don’t loose this opportunity! Keep shining 🌟
- Our ECR Mentor Scheme is open for enrollment! “This scheme is a great occasion to be in contact with senior researchers out of our lab to get insights/advice on either experiments or career path.” - Mentee Find your mentor: www.neuroendo.org.uk... Closes 30 September 2025
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellThanks to the fantastic local organising team at #BSNbradford2025. Especially @helferlab.bsky.social who oversaw everything with high precision! (L-R) Harsha Kantamneni, Gi Helfer, Pete Nicholls @pk-nicholls.bsky.social, Sam Mclean, Stuart Dickens. @uniofbradford.bsky.social Safe travels home all! 🌎
- What a great conference @bsneuroendo.bsky.social #BSNbradford2025 with team NTU (and Annabelle not in the photo). Showcasing Neuroendocrine NTU! ✔️three posters ✔️one poster prize 🏆 ✔️one session chaired ✔️one presentation to the AGM ✔️a lot of curries eaten 🍛 ✔️some crazy dancing ✔️Lots of cool science
- Well done Sam! Great to see NTU neuroendocrinology highlighted and winning prizes 🏆 #BSNbradford2025 #NTUresearch @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Congratulations to the poster prize winners @Tianyi Lu (Cambridge), Samuel Bennett (NTU) @ntumeta.bsky.social, @heleneachus.bsky.social (Aston) #BSNbradford2025 A tight competition and excellent work on all posters presented at the meeting!
- The #DumbellLab on tour! #BSNbradford2025 left-right it's me, Bharat, Marwa @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social and Annabelle. Posters might be over but chat to us about our work here at the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social annual meeting! www.Dumbell-lab.com @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- In this afternoon's poster session come and meet Bharat Muthukumar talk about ZFHX3 #metabolic effects and Sam Bennett on mice divergently selected for metabolic differences and altered behavioural #rhythms. #BSNbradford2025 #NTUresearch @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social
- Day 2 of #BSNbradford2025 I'm co-chairing session 1: #Rhythms and Hormonal interactions 9am. Looking forward to talks on #Chrononutrition, #astrocytes and metabolic control, retinal ganglion cell-> #SCN rhythms, and brainstem regulation of #GnRH pulse generator. 🕘🕥🍔🧠 @bsneuroendo.bsky.social
- A great session this morning, thank you to my co-chair Stephen Manchishi and all the speakers Jonathan Johnton, Beatrice Filippi, Chris Coyle and Szilvia Vas and great discussion from the audience. 🧠🎤🍔🕘🐭
- "if your experiments are well planned as designed you can still publish well" 💯 agree, and can confirm from experience. Data is data and it's still an important result to clearly show that your hypothesis wasn't supported. #BSNbradford2025
- An inspiration to women in science and scientists in general. @denisebelsham.bsky.social starts with a fitting tribute to Alison Douglas and her support for early career scientists #ShowUpAsYouAre #BSNbradford2025
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellAn inspiration to women in science and scientists in general. @denisebelsham.bsky.social starts with a fitting tribute to Alison Douglas and her support for early career scientists #ShowUpAsYouAre #BSNbradford2025
- Presenting her work on today's poster session @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social talking about ZFHX3 and it's molecular action on energy balance neuropeptides @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social #BSNbradford2025
- A highlight of the conference so far has been the prominence of successful women scientists. 👩🏻🔬 So exciting to hear discussion between Profs Anne White and Denise Belsham @denisebelsham.bsky.social. Fascinating and inspiring! 🙌🏻 @bsneuroendo.bsky.social #BSNbradford2025
- Love 💕 how engaged the ECRs are at this meeting! Stay curious 🧐 @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @infneuroendo.bsky.social Thrilled to be invited to this exciting conference! 🤩🙏🏻 All the cool neuroendocrinologists are here…
- Great day to be travelling to Bradford for the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social annual meeting! See you there? 🤓😎🧠
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellCongratulations to Gareth Banks and colleagues on their recent publication in @dmmjournal.bsky.social on a mouse knock-in model of frontotemporal #dementia / #AmyotrophicLateralSclerosis #ALS & colleagues from @mrcharwell.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @utoronto.ca journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca Dumbell🎉 Delighted to share new research out today: The Political Consequences of the Mental Load 📄 European Sociological Review doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf019 @europeansocreview.bsky.social What happens to political engagement when the “mental load” of running a household gets too heavy? 🧵
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellUK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellWhat is JNE's main strength? "Society-owned journals allow scientists to be in control of publishing research that serves science and society." #LoveMyJNE @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social chatted with JNE Editor-in-Chief @mikelehman.bsky.social to find out more:
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellImportant first-in-human report today for donor pancreatic islet beta-cell transplant to an individual w/Type 1 diabetes. With genome editing, there was no immune response induced or need for immunosuppression. Major implications for transplantation in general @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellScientists Discover Gene Responsible For Eating Whole Goddamn Bag Of Chips theonion.com/scienti...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellGenomic convergence in hibernating mammals elucidates the genetics of metabolic regulation in the hypothalamus | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellIts a new term and a lot of us are preparing their lectures. I am a huge fan of online ways of teaching. And my student Joey Rudoler @jrudoler.bsky.social made a great online stats course. Shiny app and all. Modern take on stats. Thought some of you may appreciate.
- Low-dose metformin requires brain Rap1 for its antidiabetic action | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca Dumbell🧠🔬A new era of 3D imaging! The Miltenyi BLAZE lightsheet microscope is transforming how we visualise large tissues with stunning clarity. 📸Image from the Hulse group shows spinal cord vasculature — a glimpse of how BLAZE advances neuroscience research. #SHiMR #NTU #LightsheetMicroscopy #Neuroscience
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca Dumbellfew outcomes, except for 99% of FDA-approved drugs, 174 recipients of 104 Nobel Prizes, training ~30K MDs and ~10K PhDs per year to enter the workforce, and a 34% reduction in age-adjusted cancer deaths since 1990 -- the largest decrease in history
- Now do the Department of Defense budget, Andrew. “Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellToday is #WorldBrainDay! 🧠 This year’s theme: #Brain Health Across Ages — a reminder of how vital brain research is. 📸 Image by a former #PhD student showing increased brain permeability via red #immunofluorescence in ageing pathology #Neuroscience #BrainHealth
- Prepping for #conference with my group tomorrow and bringing out this classic meme. Will they appreciate it? #Networking #PhD #NewPI #InigoMontoya #NTUresearch @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social @bsneuroendo.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellPhD student Zak and Professor Tom Wishart are at the #AnatomicalSociety #cerebralcortex conference in Oxford, presenting their latest research on the role of PpT1 in #Batten disease. Exciting insights from the #NTUneuro and #SHiMR team!🧠🔬 #Neuroscience #Research #PhDLife #MolecularBiology #SciComm
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellThe "reproducibility crisis" in science constantly makes headlines. Repro efforts are often limited. What if you could assess reproducibility of an entire field? That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience A 🧵 1/n
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellGreat to see #NTUMetabolic @ #PhysiologyofObesity2025 w/ Dr @fearoncassidy.bsky.social & Prof @tonygoldstone.bsky.social . @physoc.bsky.social @mark-christian-lab.bsky.social @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @jhobbs22.bsky.social @nurudeenrasaq.bsky.social @nkalender.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca Dumbell"Research can be open and reproducible and still completely and obviously wrong. Openness does not fix systemic problems in the lack of professional training and lack of professionalism in scientific research." This post resonates with me greatly and not just for the point above.
- How can we reform science? I have some ideas. But I am not sure you’ll like them, because they don’t promise much. elevanth.org/blog/2025/07...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca Dumbellif i were Collosal Biosciences i would begin by gene editing myself to alter the genes that make me a massive douche
- At the @physoc.bsky.social Physiology of obesity meeting in @uniofnottingham.bsky.social today. Bharat will be presenting his poster this afternoon on ZFHX3 in #BrownFat and metabolism @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @socendocrinology.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social #NTUresearch
- A brilliant plenary talk in our #NottinghamTrent #NTUResearch #SHiMR research day is Nabil-Fareed Alikhan of @ox.ac.uk talking about (open) #bigdata. Complete with Blade Runner quotes and highlighting the importance of a hypothesis @ntuneuro.bsky.social @arom-ntu.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- It's our Nottingham Trent #SHiMR day symposium today. Starting with Keeley Brookes showcasing our prize-winning work with LEAP - our public #Research #co-creation scheme. Find out more: www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co... #NTUResearch @ntuneuro.bsky.social @arom-ntu.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellToday is the #SHiMR symposium where #research throughout the centre is showcased by #PhD, #Post-doc and #academics focusing on big data. #neuroscience #shimrmetaboloism #AROM #Cancer
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellIn our regular theme meeting Gareth Banks tells us about his recent publication on a mouse model of disrupted #memory, #circadian rhythm and #glutamatergic signalling by #ABCC5 🧠🐁 #NTUResearch #NottinghamTrent @ox.ac.uk @mrcharwell.bsky.social 🤓 Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellBharat has had a very productive time in our research labs and will present his work at two national conferences this summer. A well deserved celebration. Good luck with your future career Bharat! 🤓 🔬 #Neurometabolism #ResearchExperience #NTUResearch @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
- Team bowling today as Bharat Muthukumar completes his Msc placement in my group. Turns out he has a hidden talent for the game as well as qPCR! @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellThis piece chastises women "who may be in denial about AI’s all-consuming importance?" 👀
- Counterpoint: Women are ahead of the curve on knowing AI is bullshit. www.ft.com/content/7f0f...
- Team bowling today as Bharat Muthukumar completes his Msc placement in my group. Turns out he has a hidden talent for the game as well as qPCR! @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellECRs - the deadline's been extended to 30 June! The Julia Buckingham Award recognises the achievement and potential of up-and-coming scientists. You get: 🔬 15 minute lecture 💸 £375 prize money 🧡 1-year membership to the BSN Apply by 30 June 2025: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellCalling all ECRs! DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 30 JUNE 2025 The Michael Harbuz Prize celebrates an outstanding emerging neuroendocrinologist with: 🔬30 min lecture 🖋️Publication of a JNE ‘Early Career Perspective’ article 💸£750 🧡1yr BSN membership Apply: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
- Very excited to see what we can do with this piece of kit 👀🧠🔬
- An exciting #FluorescenceFriday as we Meet the Blaze - our new @miltenyibiotec.bsky.social light sheet microscope funded by @ukri.org BBSRC ALERT. Our imaging specialist Graham Hickman demonstrates cleared tissue imaging capability with a #TissueCleared whole mouse #brain 🧠🔬👀 #NTUResearch
- Great to see our postdocs from NTU School of Science and Tech passing on their experiences and answering questions from current PhDs at our local PhD researcher conference #STAR2025 #NottinghamTrent #Postdocs #CareerDevelopment @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social @arom-ntu.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellAlexander Wilson-Slomkowski is a #PhD student in the Metabolic Resilience Group at #SHIMR_NTU. At #STAR2025, he presented his research, which utilises a pre-clinical model of divergent #metabolic rate to uncover #hypothalamic targets for #MetabolicHealth. With Nik Morton @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
- Great to see Alex and Marwa presenting their work at our local PGR conference today 🤓🔬 @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social #PhDStudent #Neuroscientists #Metabolism
- A busy day for our #PhD students showcasing their research at the #Nottingham Trent School of Science and Technology PGR STAR #conference today. With @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellA busy day for our #PhD students showcasing their research at the #Nottingham Trent School of Science and Technology PGR STAR #conference today. With @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Rebecca DumbellThis weekend the @ntuneuro.bsky.social #NeuroLadies met up to celebrate birthdays and impending grant submissions! 💪🏻👩🏻🔬👩🏽🔬🔬 #NTU #NottinghamTrent #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience @ntumeta.bsky.social @marionhogg.bsky.social @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
