Institute of Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Laboratories
Research institute based at the University of Cambridge specialising in diabetes, obesity and related endocrine and metabolic disorders.
- Starting on 9 Feb - BBC Radio 4's The Hunger Game is a 5 part series presented by Prof @gilesyeo.bsky.social from the @ims-mrl.bsky.social, exploring the GLP-1 weight loss drug revolution - their development, the latest research and the marketing strategy behind them. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
- Editor's Choice Paper by @jmschoonejans.bsky.social @ozannelab.bsky.social 'Balancing maternal benefits and cardiovascular risks of metformin during pregnancy' now includes a video short by Josca www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2aB... Read paper - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
- Congratulations to Professor Roman Hovorka from the @ims-mrl.bsky.social on being awarded the 2025 Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research in recognition of his pioneering research in closed-loop insulin delivery systems in type 1 diabetes. manpeisuzukiprize.org/winners/2025...
- Congratulations to Dr Charlotte Boughton from the @ims-mrl.bsky.social on being selected to deliver the RD Lawrence Lecture at the @diabetesuk.bsky.social Professionals conference in 2027!
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- Congrats Ellie
- Don't forget to catch our behind-the-scenes look at life in the lab at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social, meet researchers and hear about cutting-edge science. 👀 Check out Instagram -https://instagram.com/ims_mrl/ TikTok - tiktok.com/@imsmrl YouTube-https://youtube.com/shorts/9uhrvUp
- Interesting article by the BBC about obesity featuring Prof Sadaf@farooqi-lab.bsky.social who suggests "the amount of weight people gain is significantly influenced by their genes and those genes are relevant for everybody" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Want a behind-the-scenes look at life in the lab at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social, meet researchers and hear about cutting-edge science? 👀 Check out 👉 Instagram - instagram.com/ims_mrl/ or 👉 TikTok - tiktok.com/@imsmrl Here's a taste ⬇️⬇️⬇️ youtube.com/shorts/9uhrv...
- Interested in studying for a PhD or MPhil at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social - don't leave it too late, the deadline if you want University funding is 2nd December Have a look now at what we can offer 👇👇👇 PhD - mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/study-us/phd MPhil - mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/study-us/tau...
- In our final @ims-mrl.bsky.social external seminar for this term, Professor Ivan de Araujo from the @mpicybernetics.bsky.social in Germany is talking to us about the 'Gut-Brain Mechanisms of Hunger'
- Fantastic listen - well done Charlotte and thanks @mrcepid.bsky.social for putting it together for us. #WorldDiabetesDay
- An excellent podcast from the @ozannelab.bsky.social at @ims-mrl.bsky.social in the lead up to #WorldDiabetesDay 2025
- Congratulations to Professor Sadaf @farooqi-lab.bsky.social (@ims-mrl.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk), Yong Xu (@usf.edu) and Tiago Branco (@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social), on their @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant to study the biology of instinctive behaviour Read more: www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/europea...
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- Today’s external seminar at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social will be given by Dr Carina Ämmälä from the Novo Nordisk Research Centre, Oxford on the subject of ‘Building a “Discovery Engine” powered by large-scale data generation for unbiased drug target discovery’
- We look forward to welcoming Professor @smandrup.bsky.social from @sdu.dk who is visiting the @ims-mrl.bsky.social to talk to us about ‘Adipose tissue plasticity at single cell resolution’
- Congratulations to Dr @cabannon.bsky.social on being awarded a £65,000 Kathleen Harper award from the BMA Foundation for Medical Research to further develop his research into the role of the gut hormone INSL5, in patients with chronic diarrhoea. www.bmafoundationmr.org.uk/grant-winner...
- Today we celebrate #Diwali at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social
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- We look forward to welcoming Professor @adeshmukh.bsky.social from the @cbmr.science @novo-nordisk.bsky.social as he delivers our first external seminar of the Michaelmas term.
- We loved #BigBiologyDay with games and demos about sugar and fibre are in everyday foods, plus great chats about science careers. Big thanks to @mrcepid.bsky.social and @ims-mrl.bsky.social - Paul, Agnes, Josh, Laura, Andreea and Thomas. #PublicEngagement #ScienceForAll #STEM #Cambridge
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- MELD-ATG trial results presented at the @easdnews.bsky.social meeting & published in @thelancet.com show a lower dose of anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), is safe and effective in preventing progression of T1 #Diabetes in young people. @mevans-diabetes.bsky.social mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/new-fin...
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- 🙌Many congratulations to all winners, but in particular our very own Professor Sadaf Farooqi as recipient of the Gerald D. Aurbach Award for Outstanding Translational Research. ℹ️https://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-sadaf-farooqi-honoured-endocrine-society-2026-laureate-award
- Congratulations to the 2026 Laureate Award Recipients | We celebrate the highest achievements in endocrinology across research, clinical care, leadership, mentorship, innovation, and service. View the winners: bit.ly/4876pTF #ENDO2026 #endocrinology #EndoSky
- Come and join us at the @Cambridge Biomedical Campus #Wellness Festival. Find out about food and blood sugar, insulin peaks what it means for everyday food choices.
- Congratulations on the paper More details here 👇👇👇 www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/human-g...
- Sharing for our colleagues at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social who are carrying out a survey on weight loss drugs and pregnancy. Please help us learn more. Take the survey 👇👇👇👇 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...
- New research from Constanza Alcaino @ims-mrl.bsky.social and colleagues! Human gut organoids reveal how enterochromaffin cells sense & respond to stimuli to control how our gut moves and feels. #GutBrainAxis #Serotonin #Neurogastroenterology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Announcing the launch of our @ims-mrl.bsky.social Clinical Studies and PPI Opportunities Website ℹ️ ims-mrl-studies.org.uk Promoting research studies and public/patient involvement opportunities in a clear and accessible way for participants and collaborators alike.
- Fantastic celebration today of our 2024-25 Obesity, Endocrinology & Metabolism Taught MPhil cohort. Posters and pizza - always a winner. www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/study-us/tau... #MPhil #obesity #metabolism #diabetes
- Professor Sue Ozanne, Director of the @ims-mrl.bsky.social was co-author on this important report www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/childs-...
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- For our next @ims-mrl.bsky.social seminar, we look forward to welcoming Professor Robert Waterland from @bcmhouston.bsky.social to talk to us about ‘Epigenetic epidemiology: Time for a fresh start’.
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- For our next @ims-mrl.bsky.social seminar, we look forward to welcoming Professor @brent-richards.bsky.social from McGill University, Montreal, Canada to talk to us about ‘Causality, Calories, and COVID: Chasing Disease through the Human Genome’
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- Congratulations to our own Professor Frank Reimann www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
- Delighted that Professor Sir @stephenorahilly.bsky.social from the @ims-mrl.bsky.social has been announced as joint winner of the Distinguished Service Award at the 2nd Lund Spring Symposium, along with Professor Jens Juul Holst More details 👇 www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
- 👏 Congratulations to Professor Frank Reimann, Professor of Endocrine Signalling at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social on being elected as a new Fellow at the @acmedsci.bsky.social More details 👇 www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
- This is a very exciting time for research into Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) and we are fully supportive of International HG Awareness Day taking place today. #HGProgress #IHGAD25 #HyperemesisGravidarum #PregnancySicknessSupport
- For our next @ims-mrl.bsky.social seminar, we look forward to welcoming Dr Wei Li from the @vpd-hlri.bsky.social to talk to us about ‘Extracellular regulation of BMP family signalling in Cardiovascular and metabolic health and diseases’
- Congratulations to Professor Sadaf Farooqi as Joint ‘Endocrinology Across the Life Course Award’ winner from @esendocrinology.bsky.social & European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE). www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
- We look forward to welcoming Professor Mike Murphy @mrc-mbu.bsky.social at the @cambridgeuni.bsky.social as he delivers our first external seminar of the Easter term.
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- Dr Alexander Mörseburg from @ims-mrl.bsky.social & @mrcepid.bsky.social has built a proteomic “ageing clock” using data from 44,435 people in the UK Biobank, showing that a higher BMI and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes were both associated with faster biological ageing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Many congrats You can read more about the research in this field here mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/dogs-pr...
- 👏👏Congratulations to Professor @stephenorahilly.bsky.social, who yesterday visited @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social, Montreal as the 2025 Novo Nordisk lecturer - their highest honour in #Diabetes and #Metabolism which has been awarded for the past 40 years.
- Excellent video @cabannon.bsky.social. Great to see @richard-kay.bsky.social and @AustinPunnoose too from the @ims-mrl.bsky.social
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- Looking forward to hearing how Cambridge researchers are looking at ways that AI can transform everything from drug discovery to diagnoses to GP consultations. These are real-life health impacts that will make a huge See more #ShapingAIForEveryone cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-a...
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- Applications close this coming FRIDAY!! 👇👇👇
- @ims-mrl.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social full-time taught MPhil in Obesity, Endocrinology and Metabolism for 2025/2026 Application deadline 4th April!!! High quality postgrad training in physiology & pathophysiology of energy balance & metabolism. 🛜 mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/study-us/tau...
- @ims-mrl.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social full-time taught MPhil in Obesity, Endocrinology and Metabolism for 2025/2026 Application deadline 4th April!!! High quality postgrad training in physiology & pathophysiology of energy balance & metabolism. 🛜 mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/study-us/tau...
