Institute of Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs. Research into diabetes, obesity and related endocrine and metabolic disorders.
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Joined December 2016
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We welcome Dr Alison Sleigh from the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre at the @Cambridge_Uni who is visiting the @IMS_MRL today and will be talking to us about 'Metabolic Insights into Lipids and Mitochondrial Function using Novel MRS'
Our first talk in this term's seminar series at the @IMS_MRL - Dr Andrew Patton from MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) at the @Cambridge_Uni who will be telling us about 'Cell-autonomous and circuit-level circadian timekeeping in the suprachiasmatic nucleus'
A very warm welcome to our new @IMS_MRL MPhil and PhD students as they begin this new chapter in Cambridge.
We look forward to seeing the ideas, questions, collaborations and research that will grow over the years ahead.
#IMSMRL #UniversityOfCambridge #Cambridge #MPhil #PhD
Join our fantastic research community and study at the @IMS_MRL @Cambridge_Uni for an MPhil in Obesity, Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Applications for 2027/28 academic year now open.
Find out more in our brand new video:
youtu.be/-VcQ-FaC3co
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New paper in @NatMetabolism from @TVPLab @Cambridge_Uni & @emblebi shows that #MASLD progresses as a continuum not in fixed stages, and describes a blood test pinpointing where a patient sits on that trajectory, pointing to earlier, more precise diagnosis. bit.ly/4wGlswE
Hospitals face greater backlash when AI makes mistakes than doctors alone
New paper in @Nature's npj Digital Public Health, from Jungmin Choi from the @IMS_MRL and @CambridgeJBS
👀mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/hospi…
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Volunteers needed for two new exciting studies at @IMS_MRL @CUH_NHS @Cambridge_Uni looking at timing of eating habits and metabolic health, led by Dr @maria_chond
See more details below or contact:
📧 [email protected]
📞 07523 268691
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I. Sadaf Farooqi at #ENDO2026: the leptin-MC4R pathway has explained the causes of severe monogenic obesity, and targeting MC4R works in patients with hypothalamic obesity. @TheEndoSociety #ENDO2026 #Obesity #Endocrinology
Congratulations again Sadaf @Farooqi_Lab
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#ENDO2026 day 1: congratulations to the Laureate Award recipients and plenary speakers!
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Amazing news from 2026
@EASOobesity @novonordiskfond Prize winner @Farooqi_Lab
who has shared an open, adaptable resource which can be used by researchers and clinicians worldwide to deliver transformative new insights into endocrine and metabolic disease.
Visit: hormonecellatlas.org.uk
Collaborators + funders @teichlab @IMS_MRL @CambridgeBRC @wellcometrust @CamMetaboNet #ScienceResearch
In a paper just published in @sciencemagazine, we teamed up with @teichlab to construct the most detailed atlas to date of hormone production and action in humans at cellular resolution. (1/8)
Link: science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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In a paper just published in @sciencemagazine, we teamed up with @teichlab to construct the most detailed atlas to date of hormone production and action in humans at cellular resolution. (1/8)
Link: science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
We are delighted to welcome Professor Ana Domingos from the @UniofOxford who is visiting the @IMS_MRL today to deliver our Tuesday seminar on 'Sympathetic circuits in obesity' and to meet with PIs, post-docs and students.
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Want to know what #health #research is happening in the East of England? Find out at the Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) showcase 16 June at @CUH_NHS. Latest research talks, poster exhibition, networking & refreshments. Book your FREE ticket now: bit.ly/NIHREoEPPI26Events
ALT East of England Patient and Public Involvement Showcase 16 June. All welcome.
We are delighted to welcome Dr @EllieRaffan to the @IMS_MRL today where she will be presenting our regular Tuesday seminar entitled 'Canine Clues to Human Obesity: Genetic and Physiological Insights' as well as meeting some of our PIs, postdocs and students.
Important paper from Professor Dino Giussani's group (an affiliated PI with the @IMS_MRL)
Black women in the UK are almost three times more likely to die in, or just after, pregnancy than white women.
Research by Grace Amedor from @CaiusCollege and Dino Giussani from @CaiusCollege and @PDN_Cambridge, has found that persistent socio-environmental stressors may sensitise key processes in the body during pregnancy.
These are not the result of genetic differences between black and white women. These stressors influence the body’s ability to function healthily during pregnancy.
Explore the full study 👇
bit.ly/4cQ8T9Y
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Deadline-TODAY!!
👀 Interested in studying at the @IMS_MRL for an MPhil in Obesity, Endocrinology and Metabolism??
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The deadline for applications for our October 2026 intake is only 2 days away on 15 April.
Don't delay
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