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Geula Hanin
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Group Leader @pdncambridge.bsky.social‬ 🔬👩🏻‍🔬🧬🤱
Exploring #Lactation, #ImprintedGenes, #MammaryGlandDevelopment, #Metabolism and #DOHaD
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Geula Hanin @geula.bsky.social · Jul 7
🚨 Big news! I am thrilled to share that I’ll be establishing my independent research group at @pdncambridge.bsky.social University of Cambridge, supported by the MRC Career Development Award.
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Looking for a fully funded PhD in Cambridge? 🤱👩‍🔬🔬

I’m interested in hearing from strong candidates who want to apply with me to the competitive PhD funding scheme in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience @ Cambridge.
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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astroroyalscot.bsky.social
Conventional wisdom says motherhood should wait for tenure as before you land a permanent post, #academia is just not that family friendly🙁

@carersinstemm.bsky.social are calling for change and to celebrate their new report, a Saturday🧵on parenting & academia! 1/9 👩‍🔬🧪🔭⚛️

ℹ️: carersinstemm.co.uk
From 2006. A younger and shell-shocked looking Catherine on a balcony holding a very tiny baby with the mountains of Vancouver in the background. The baby is so new, Catherine still has the pregnant bump.
October 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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loke-ctr.bsky.social
Looking to pursue cutting-edge research in early development, maternal-fetal interaction, or placental biology? See 👇

- Funded PhD www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-students...
- Next Generation Fellowship www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/next-generat...
- MPhil www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk/mphil-pathwa...
October 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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meghanazad.bsky.social
A Genetic Atlas of the Mammary Gland 🧬🤱🐭

New research from @geula.bsky.social & team shows shifts in gene activity across pregnancy → lactation → weaning.

This new 'atlas' provides new avenues for studying lactation disorders and breast cancer.

academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
September 23, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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geula.bsky.social
🔥🚨 Our new paper is finally out in @narjournal.bsky.social!
academic.oup.com/nar/article/53/17/gkaf804/8248607
We built the first comprehensive atlas of dynamic allelic expression in the mouse mammary gland across adulthood, tracking genes across virgin, #pregnancy, #lactation & #involution.
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Dynamic allelic expression in mouse mammary glands across the adult developmental cycle
Abstract. The mammary gland, which primarily develops postnatally, undergoes significant changes during pregnancy and lactation to facilitate milk producti
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September 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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cam.ac.uk
Breastfeeding boosts babies' lifelong health – but 1 in 20 women struggle.

@geula.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social found that 'milk squeezing' cells, rather than 'milk-producing' cells, may be to blame.

Find out how this could lead to new ways to supporting mothers 👉 bit.ly/4mTUixN
Study of breast cell changes in motherhood provides clues to breastfeeding difficulties
A University of Cambridge study of adult mammary gland development has revealed new genes involved in breastfeeding, and provided insights into how genetic
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September 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
geula.bsky.social
🔥🚨 Our new paper is finally out in @narjournal.bsky.social!
academic.oup.com/nar/article/53/17/gkaf804/8248607
We built the first comprehensive atlas of dynamic allelic expression in the mouse mammary gland across adulthood, tracking genes across virgin, #pregnancy, #lactation & #involution.
🧵
Dynamic allelic expression in mouse mammary glands across the adult developmental cycle
Abstract. The mammary gland, which primarily develops postnatally, undergoes significant changes during pregnancy and lactation to facilitate milk producti
academic.oup.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
geula.bsky.social
Registration is still open to attend the Cambridge Lactation Network summer symposium: 11 September, 1.30pm-5.00pm

Join us for presentations about breastfeeding and lactation through the lens of public health, clinical practice, biological mechanisms, and patient/participant experience.
August 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
geula.bsky.social
Interested in lactation?🤱

Are you a researcher, clinician or lactation consultant working in Cambridge and around with an interest in the science, health, and societal dimensions of lactation?

Join us for the Cambridge Lactation Network 2025 Summer Symposium!
🗓 Thursday 11 September 2025
August 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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meghanazad.bsky.social
Thanks @publichealthpod.bsky.social for having me on this week to talk about my favourite topics!

We covered...
- What's so interesting about #breastmilk?
- Can this research benefit adults too?
- What policy changes are needed to support breastfeeding?
- And more!

#WBW2025 🧪🤱🏼

Link below 👇🏼👇🏼
publichealthpod.bsky.social Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · Aug 1
Breastfeeding plays a crucial role in babies’ development and new research suggests that breast milk could benefit adult's microbiomes and immune systems.

@meghanazad.bsky.social outlines opportunities to build more support for breastfeeding.

podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/927-world-br...
Promo graphic for episode 927 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled World Breastfeeding Week: Creating Sustainable Support Systems
August 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
geula.bsky.social
Still time to join our team! We're exploring how lactation and early nutrition shape lifelong health
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geula.bsky.social Geula Hanin @geula.bsky.social · Jul 24
🚨 I’m looking for two enthusiastic scientists to join our team at Cambridge to explore the molecular mechanisms of lactation, early nutrition, and their long-term impact on health.

Apply here:
👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/
👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/

Please share 🔬👩‍🔬
Research Assistant (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Assistant (Fixed Term) in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
August 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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placentadoc.bsky.social
Maternal deaths rising in UK despite fewer births, official figures show

“Women aged 35 or over are three times more likely to die than those aged 20-24 & Black women are at more than double the risk of white women of dying in pregnancy or soon after, MBRRACE-UK has found”
Maternal deaths rising in UK despite fewer births, official figures show
Increase in number of women dying during pregnancy or soon after giving birth is ‘appalling’, say Lib Dems
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
geula.bsky.social
🚨 I’m looking for two enthusiastic scientists to join our team at Cambridge to explore the molecular mechanisms of lactation, early nutrition, and their long-term impact on health.

Apply here:
👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/
👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/

Please share 🔬👩‍🔬
Research Assistant (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Assistant (Fixed Term) in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
July 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
geula.bsky.social
I’m looking for a Postdoc to join my new lab @pdncambridge.bsky.social on an MRC-funded project and explore maternal inter-organ communication with a focus on the mammary gland, using a novel mouse model.

📍 Tenure: 3 years
⏳ Deadline: 15 August 2025

Please RT 🙏
👉 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/
Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
geula.bsky.social
🚨 Big news! I am thrilled to share that I’ll be establishing my independent research group at @pdncambridge.bsky.social University of Cambridge, supported by the MRC Career Development Award.
July 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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dervissalih1.bsky.social
We are happy to seek 3 post-docs across Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow & UCL in an exciting project to investigate mechanisms linking glial ageing/longevity & neurodegeneration (MRC-funded). Info attached @nathanwoodling.bsky.social
@ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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meghanazad.bsky.social
"The Fourth Trimester, the 12 weeks following childbirth, is a critical period of recovery and adjustment for both mother and baby. Yet it remains one of the most neglected phases in maternal healthcare."

~ @syramadad.bsky.social

www.nyas.org/ideas-insigh...
Breastfeeding Medicine Is Essential Postpartum Care
A firsthand account of why more mothers should know about it and how it can help.
www.nyas.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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nature.com
Male mouse fetuses can develop female organs in utero if their mother is iron deficient during pregnancy

https://go.nature.com/3FTDeaZ
Male mice can grow ovaries if their pregnant mums are iron deficient
Nature - The study is the first to show that low iron levels can affect fetal sexual development.
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June 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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ovaachiever.bsky.social
A paper so 🤯 I had to come back to social media.

www.the-scientist.com/maternal-iro...
Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos
Scientists have discovered that a lack of iron in pregnant mice can alter the sex development of embryos, challenging long-held beliefs about how sex is determined.
www.the-scientist.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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adriatica.bsky.social
Great opportunity to come to Cambridge and work on biodiversity!

www.christs.cam.ac.uk/darwin-hamie...
Darwin-Hamied Senior Research Fellowship (stipendiary) in Biodiversity | Christs College Cambridge
www.christs.cam.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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ukdri.ac.uk
🚨MRC Research Fellow Vacancy:

Studying microglial ageing utilising iPSC-based cell biology, screening, biochemistry, genomics, imaging & bioinformatics

@dervissalih1.bsky.social, UK DRI at UCL

🗓️ Closing 26 June

👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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adriatica.bsky.social
Interesting through the evolutionary genetic conflict lens as well!
May 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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loke-ctr.bsky.social
We're excited to be hosting this event along with @chuarchives.bsky.social
📅 26 September 2025 | 🕑 2 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Physiology Building & Churchill College
Join us for a two-part event celebrating the pioneer of IVF
🎟️ Registration now open:
www.tickettailor.com/events/churc...
April 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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natmetabolism.nature.com
Intergenerational metabolic effects of cold exposure
Nature Metabolism, Published online: 07 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s42255-025-01222-zParental health during conception and gestation can affect offspring development and health. A study in humans now shows that adult individuals who were conceived during cold seasons exhibit greater brown adipose tissue activity, increased energy expenditure, lower body mass index and lower visceral fat accumulation.
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April 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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natureportfolio.nature.com
Individuals who were conceived in colder seasons are more likely to show higher brown adipose tissue activity, increased energy expenditure and a lower BMI, and lower fat accumulation around internal organs, suggests a study in Nature Metabolism. https://go.nature.com/4i3EYM0 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows season of fertilization predetermines the metabolic fate of brown adipose tissue in human adults.
April 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM