Kimberley Bruce
@drkimberleybruce.bsky.social
Associate Professor at The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Brain metabolism nerd, boy mom, pun and soup enthusiast.
Sad that the summer conference season is almost over? Interested in #lipids and #lipoproteins? Save the date for the
@Kern Lipid Conference 2026, and join us in beautiful Breckenridge, CO, on August 10th-12th, 2026.
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@Kern Lipid Conference 2026, and join us in beautiful Breckenridge, CO, on August 10th-12th, 2026.
kernconference.org
August 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Sad that the summer conference season is almost over? Interested in #lipids and #lipoproteins? Save the date for the
@Kern Lipid Conference 2026, and join us in beautiful Breckenridge, CO, on August 10th-12th, 2026.
kernconference.org
@Kern Lipid Conference 2026, and join us in beautiful Breckenridge, CO, on August 10th-12th, 2026.
kernconference.org
If this is true, it warrants a big 'ol Blur-Song 2- esque "Waahoooo"!!
#nih #standupforscience
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#nih #standupforscience
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Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut
Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday
www.statnews.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If this is true, it warrants a big 'ol Blur-Song 2- esque "Waahoooo"!!
#nih #standupforscience
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#nih #standupforscience
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"Ozzy carries several hundred thousand variants that have never been seen by scientists,".... "It's going to be a while before we get enough data as a society to understand those variants." 🤘🏼RIP TPOD!🤘🏼
Ozzy Osbourne genome sequenced share.google/vNY1FTuV947a...
Ozzy Osbourne genome sequenced share.google/vNY1FTuV947a...
Ozzy Osbourne genome sequenced
Genetic analysis of Black Sabbath star reveals he is more likely to experience hallucinations on marijuana and has increased risk of alcohol and cocaine addiction, researchers say
share.google
July 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
"Ozzy carries several hundred thousand variants that have never been seen by scientists,".... "It's going to be a while before we get enough data as a society to understand those variants." 🤘🏼RIP TPOD!🤘🏼
Ozzy Osbourne genome sequenced share.google/vNY1FTuV947a...
Ozzy Osbourne genome sequenced share.google/vNY1FTuV947a...
Kinda obsessed with the new #maxcoleman murial @cuanschutz.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Kinda obsessed with the new #maxcoleman murial @cuanschutz.bsky.social
Thank you @CUAnschutz for highlighting our work on the role of brain metabolism in Alzheimer's Disease 🧠👩🏼🔬
news.cuanschutz.edu/department-o...
news.cuanschutz.edu/department-o...
Fueling the Brain: How Metabolism May Hold the Key to Alzheimer’s Prevention
A CU researcher is exploring various links to Alzheimer's disease to find a cure.
news.cuanschutz.edu
July 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Thank you @CUAnschutz for highlighting our work on the role of brain metabolism in Alzheimer's Disease 🧠👩🏼🔬
news.cuanschutz.edu/department-o...
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Reposted by Kimberley Bruce
Endocrine research conference: Dr James Hassell post doc. from @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social lab discussed his work targeting the fructose pathway in the CNS to treat neurodegenerative disease.
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Endocrine research conference: Dr James Hassell post doc. from @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social lab discussed his work targeting the fructose pathway in the CNS to treat neurodegenerative disease.
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social
But don't worry, we will get new "government funded" journals 👀🫥
NIH: You can no longer publish in JAMA, NEJM, or Lancet.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
RFK Jr threatens ban on federal scientists publishing in top journals
US health secretary calls leading medical journals such as Lancet ‘corrupt’ and pushes to create state-run alternatives
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
But don't worry, we will get new "government funded" journals 👀🫥
youtu.be/ev5ckFLaR38?...
Congratulations #MaryRouse on graduating yesterday, and for all your hard work!! 🧠 💪🏻
Congratulations #MaryRouse on graduating yesterday, and for all your hard work!! 🧠 💪🏻
A Graduate's Dream in Advancing Alzheimer's Research
YouTube video by CUPharmacy
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Congratulations #MaryRouse on graduating yesterday, and for all your hard work!! 🧠 💪🏻
Congratulations #MaryRouse on graduating yesterday, and for all your hard work!! 🧠 💪🏻
Reposted by Kimberley Bruce
I don't get how anyone can possibly be okay with ending the WHI. This study has accrued decades of data from 42000 women and it is still going. It helps to address critical research gaps that have been allowed to go unfilled because of durable misogyny and provides invaluable insight into aging.
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I don't get how anyone can possibly be okay with ending the WHI. This study has accrued decades of data from 42000 women and it is still going. It helps to address critical research gaps that have been allowed to go unfilled because of durable misogyny and provides invaluable insight into aging.
Things are tough. So relieving the joyful parts of prof life:
This morning I remembered the time I was teaching metabolism 101, and posed the question, "What are the three main dietary energy sources?", and was met with a very serious "Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner?".
This morning I remembered the time I was teaching metabolism 101, and posed the question, "What are the three main dietary energy sources?", and was met with a very serious "Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner?".
April 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Things are tough. So relieving the joyful parts of prof life:
This morning I remembered the time I was teaching metabolism 101, and posed the question, "What are the three main dietary energy sources?", and was met with a very serious "Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner?".
This morning I remembered the time I was teaching metabolism 101, and posed the question, "What are the three main dietary energy sources?", and was met with a very serious "Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner?".
Trem2 is more flexible than we thought, and likes to bind to ApoE4! Congrats #EmmaLietzke and #KaylaSprenger on your work! It's a privilege to work with you!! @cuendocrinology.bsky.social alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Synergistic reduction in interfacial flexibility of TREM2R47H and ApoE4 may underlie AD pathology
BACKGROUND
The strongest genetic drivers of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) are apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) and TREM2R47H. Despite their critical roles, the mechanisms underlying their interaction.....
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Trem2 is more flexible than we thought, and likes to bind to ApoE4! Congrats #EmmaLietzke and #KaylaSprenger on your work! It's a privilege to work with you!! @cuendocrinology.bsky.social alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Here's my action figure! I didn't even need to "prompt" chatGPT to make the "unpublished data" folder the most prominent item 😅
April 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Here's my action figure! I didn't even need to "prompt" chatGPT to make the "unpublished data" folder the most prominent item 😅
Big congrats to #MaryRouse for successfully defending her Masters thesis! Excited for next steps on this project! @cuendocrinology.bsky.social @cupharmacy.bsky.social #LPL
April 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Big congrats to #MaryRouse for successfully defending her Masters thesis! Excited for next steps on this project! @cuendocrinology.bsky.social @cupharmacy.bsky.social #LPL
Reposted by Kimberley Bruce
We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
Reposted by Kimberley Bruce
I am beyond thrilled to co-organize this FASEB #LipidDroplet conference with Mike @hennelab.bsky.social in 2026! Check out the lineup and plan to participate - you do not want to miss this one!! #lipidtime
Mark your calendars & repost! Join us for the 2026 FASEB Lipid Droplets Conference!
July 26-30, 2026 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona.
Best of all: The FASEB Lipid Droplet meeting is co-locating with the FASEB Phospholipid meeting. Two wonderful lipid communities brought together!
July 26-30, 2026 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona.
Best of all: The FASEB Lipid Droplet meeting is co-locating with the FASEB Phospholipid meeting. Two wonderful lipid communities brought together!
March 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am beyond thrilled to co-organize this FASEB #LipidDroplet conference with Mike @hennelab.bsky.social in 2026! Check out the lineup and plan to participate - you do not want to miss this one!! #lipidtime
Reposted by Kimberley Bruce
Acute TREM2 inhibition depletes MAFB-high microglia and hinders remyelination
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
March 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Acute TREM2 inhibition depletes MAFB-high microglia and hinders remyelination
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Kimberley Bruce
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
Thank you @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social for rallying us together, and not dividing us apart! #denver #fightoligarchy
March 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Thank you @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social for rallying us together, and not dividing us apart! #denver #fightoligarchy
He does! Also, who wants a grown up sized one for their next meeting/conference? 🙋🏼♀️
#fridaypuns #academicparents #axolotl
#fridaypuns #academicparents #axolotl
March 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
He does! Also, who wants a grown up sized one for their next meeting/conference? 🙋🏼♀️
#fridaypuns #academicparents #axolotl
#fridaypuns #academicparents #axolotl
New review from the lab!
Do #microglia metabolize #fructose in #Alzheimers Disease?
rdcu.be/edIRM
Big congrats to the first author @AnnaliseSturno for all her hard work 💪🏻👩🏻🔬💪🏻
Do #microglia metabolize #fructose in #Alzheimers Disease?
rdcu.be/edIRM
Big congrats to the first author @AnnaliseSturno for all her hard work 💪🏻👩🏻🔬💪🏻
March 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
New review from the lab!
Do #microglia metabolize #fructose in #Alzheimers Disease?
rdcu.be/edIRM
Big congrats to the first author @AnnaliseSturno for all her hard work 💪🏻👩🏻🔬💪🏻
Do #microglia metabolize #fructose in #Alzheimers Disease?
rdcu.be/edIRM
Big congrats to the first author @AnnaliseSturno for all her hard work 💪🏻👩🏻🔬💪🏻
Dear #RFK JR, "Riboflavin" is Vitamin B2. While I agree foods contain many unnecessary ingredients in the united states, please consider consulting a scientist to avoid spreading misinformation.
March 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dear #RFK JR, "Riboflavin" is Vitamin B2. While I agree foods contain many unnecessary ingredients in the united states, please consider consulting a scientist to avoid spreading misinformation.
More than ever we need to talk about the importance of our "basic research" in public and political forums. Kudos to #AnnaliseSturno and @neurohassell.bsky.social for getting out there and sharing their work on fructose metabolism and Alzheimers Disease at #Denver #Capitol
March 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
More than ever we need to talk about the importance of our "basic research" in public and political forums. Kudos to #AnnaliseSturno and @neurohassell.bsky.social for getting out there and sharing their work on fructose metabolism and Alzheimers Disease at #Denver #Capitol
Reposted by Kimberley Bruce
Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.
March 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.
Reposted by Kimberley Bruce
Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social