Dr Rebecca Dumbell
@rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
Neuroendocrinologist Associate Prof in growth and energy balance - brains, fat, hormones, genes and rhythms. She/her. Views my own
www.dumbell-lab.com
www.dumbell-lab.com
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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
www.Dumbell-lab.com
@ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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The 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.
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.
November 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The 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.
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
October 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Travelling north to give a seminar talk and meet with colleagues at @uofglasgow.bsky.social tomorrow 🏴 @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
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Genuinely 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.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely 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.
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This 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
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This 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/...
Watch Denise's full Alison Douglas Lecture on hypothalamic neurons for free as a BSN member (login to mySociety): my.neuroendo.org.uk/...
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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!
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/...
Watch Anne's full lecture on Melanocortin neuropeptides as a BSN member (login to mySociety):
my.neuroendo.org.uk/...
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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.
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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:
"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:
October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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:
"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:
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This 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...
Trans health care "skeptics" lost a key ally—now they're having a meltdown
The godfather of evidence-based medicine on rejecting anti-trans "misuse" of his work.
www.motherjones.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This 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
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
www.Dumbell-lab.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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
www.Dumbell-lab.com
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Paracetamol 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-...
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-...
Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations
www.ema.europa.eu
September 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Paracetamol 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-...
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
@marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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
@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! 🐭🧠🍔🔬
September 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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! 🐭🧠🍔🔬
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Short visit to MRC Harwell today and a great catch-up with @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social. Some exciting science coming your way soon!
September 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Short visit to MRC Harwell today and a great catch-up with @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social. Some exciting science coming your way soon!
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If 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
September 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If 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
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Join us in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 for the International Workshop on Neuroendocrinology
www.paneuroendo.com/event/satell...
www.paneuroendo.com/event/satell...
September 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Join us in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 for the International Workshop on Neuroendocrinology
www.paneuroendo.com/event/satell...
www.paneuroendo.com/event/satell...
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📸 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
🧬 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
September 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📸 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
🧬 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
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🎤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
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
September 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🎤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
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
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"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
- Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"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
- Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
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🌟 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 🧵)…
Here’s a recap of the highlights (thread 🧵)…
September 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🌟 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 🧵)…
Here’s a recap of the highlights (thread 🧵)…
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People 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...
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...
‘We have to tell an alternative story’: Green leader Polanski chats to Nigel Farage’s constituents
Visit to Clacton-on-Sea part of social media strategy that Zack Polanski feels can rebut Reform’s rhetoric
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
People 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...
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...
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I reread this over and over again and this absolutely breaks my brain
Look at this crazy thing!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants - Nature
In a case of obligate cross-species cloning, female ants of Messor ibericus need to clone males of Messor structor to obtain sperm for producing the worker caste, resulting in males from the same moth...
www.nature.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I reread this over and over again and this absolutely breaks my brain
The best meetings involve puppies! One of the perks of @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Comms meetings #DogsOfBluesky 🐶
@isadoracfurigo.bsky.social
@isadoracfurigo.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The best meetings involve puppies! One of the perks of @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Comms meetings #DogsOfBluesky 🐶
@isadoracfurigo.bsky.social
@isadoracfurigo.bsky.social
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Fantastic talk from @mdelibeg.bsky.social on nutritional interventions for aging and cognition at the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social meeting 🧠 #bsn2025 #bsnbradford2025
September 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Fantastic talk from @mdelibeg.bsky.social on nutritional interventions for aging and cognition at the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social meeting 🧠 #bsn2025 #bsnbradford2025
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The 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 🌟
September 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The 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 🌟