Jordana Bell
@jordanatbell.bsky.social
Professor at King's College London - genomics, epigenomics, host-microbiome interactions, multi-omics
New preprint from the lab - using variance QTLs to identify GxE interactions in genetically-identical twins
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New preprint by Xiaopu Zhang!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jordanatbell.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Genetic impacts on within-pair DNA methylation variance in monozygotic twins capture gene-environment interactions and cell-type effects
Background Genetic variants that are associated with phenotypic variability, or variance quantitative trait loci (vQTLs), have been detected for multiple human traits. Gene-environment interactions ca...
www.biorxiv.org
July 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New preprint from the lab - using variance QTLs to identify GxE interactions in genetically-identical twins
@kingslsm.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
@kingslsm.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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New preprint by Xiaopu Zhang!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jordanatbell.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jordanatbell.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social
Genetic impacts on within-pair DNA methylation variance in monozygotic twins capture gene-environment interactions and cell-type effects
Background Genetic variants that are associated with phenotypic variability, or variance quantitative trait loci (vQTLs), have been detected for multiple human traits. Gene-environment interactions ca...
www.biorxiv.org
July 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
New preprint by Xiaopu Zhang!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jordanatbell.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jordanatbell.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social
I’m recruiting: 4-year BBSRC-funded PhD studentship in computational genomics of human skin, nutrition & ageing at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social in collaboration w Unilever; co-supervised by @kerrinsmall.bsky.social
Fully funded stipend & tuition fees
Deadline 13 July 2025
tinyurl.com/2edmve5p
Fully funded stipend & tuition fees
Deadline 13 July 2025
tinyurl.com/2edmve5p
Impact of nutrition on molecular mechanisms of skin health
This 4-year PhD studentship is in collaboration with Unilever and includes a 3-month research placement at Unilever’s King’s College London research laboratory and Unilever’s Liverpool laboratories.
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July 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I’m recruiting: 4-year BBSRC-funded PhD studentship in computational genomics of human skin, nutrition & ageing at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social in collaboration w Unilever; co-supervised by @kerrinsmall.bsky.social
Fully funded stipend & tuition fees
Deadline 13 July 2025
tinyurl.com/2edmve5p
Fully funded stipend & tuition fees
Deadline 13 July 2025
tinyurl.com/2edmve5p
Excited to see this trial published & related BBC feature
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was very peripherally involved, but it could be huge for antimicrobial resistance
Amazing work Blair Merrick & Simon Goldenberg @gstt-nhs.bsky.social @kingslsm.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was very peripherally involved, but it could be huge for antimicrobial resistance
Amazing work Blair Merrick & Simon Goldenberg @gstt-nhs.bsky.social @kingslsm.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Doctors use poo pills to flush out dangerous superbugs
Can a dose of good bacteria clear superbugs from their hiding place in the bowels?
www.bbc.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Excited to see this trial published & related BBC feature
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was very peripherally involved, but it could be huge for antimicrobial resistance
Amazing work Blair Merrick & Simon Goldenberg @gstt-nhs.bsky.social @kingslsm.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was very peripherally involved, but it could be huge for antimicrobial resistance
Amazing work Blair Merrick & Simon Goldenberg @gstt-nhs.bsky.social @kingslsm.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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Want to use UK Biobank data to study ME/CFS? Can't decide which of the 5,354 UKB participants with evidence of ME/CFS to choose as cases? In this preprint, we consider what case/control definitions to apply. openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/5-3... #pwME #mecfs
NIHR Open Research Article: Defining a High-Quality Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome cohort in UK Biobank.
Read the latest article version by Gemma L. Samms, Chris P. Ponting, at NIHR Open Research.
openresearch.nihr.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Want to use UK Biobank data to study ME/CFS? Can't decide which of the 5,354 UKB participants with evidence of ME/CFS to choose as cases? In this preprint, we consider what case/control definitions to apply. openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/5-3... #pwME #mecfs
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A spotted trunkfish goes SKKRRTTT in slow motion #spottedtrunkfish #swimminghandbag #trunkfish #boxfish #skkrrttt #slowmotion #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf
April 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A spotted trunkfish goes SKKRRTTT in slow motion #spottedtrunkfish #swimminghandbag #trunkfish #boxfish #skkrrttt #slowmotion #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf
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The European brown hare is the only mammal with confirmed 'SUPERFETATION': multiple fetuses at different developmental stages, showing they're getting pregnant while ALREADY pregnant, which is separate from the more common phenomenon, multiple pregnancies in the same cycle, 'superfecundation'.
The origins of Easter lie in a pagan spring fertility festival honoring 'Eostre', complete with 'Osterhase', the easter hare.
But why celebrate a bunny?
The hare of Celtic Britain could jump 20 feet (6 m), run 25 mph (40 kph) & was capable of getting pregnant while already pregnant.
But why celebrate a bunny?
The hare of Celtic Britain could jump 20 feet (6 m), run 25 mph (40 kph) & was capable of getting pregnant while already pregnant.
April 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The European brown hare is the only mammal with confirmed 'SUPERFETATION': multiple fetuses at different developmental stages, showing they're getting pregnant while ALREADY pregnant, which is separate from the more common phenomenon, multiple pregnancies in the same cycle, 'superfecundation'.
Interesting to see what happens when you include having kids as a covariate? I’m sure child related sleep deprivation likely contributes to this result!
Widowed, divorced, and never-married older adults had a lower dementia risk, compared to their married counterparts.
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March 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Interesting to see what happens when you include having kids as a covariate? I’m sure child related sleep deprivation likely contributes to this result!
#epigenomics25 up next @chiaraherzog.bsky.social talking about non-invasive breast cancer detection
March 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#epigenomics25 up next @chiaraherzog.bsky.social talking about non-invasive breast cancer detection
#epigenomics25 now we have Sarah Hoelzl from TUM on epigenetics underlying sex bias in cardiovascular disease
March 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#epigenomics25 now we have Sarah Hoelzl from TUM on epigenetics underlying sex bias in cardiovascular disease
#epigenomics25 now @danbelsky.bsky.social speaking about biological ageing
March 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#epigenomics25 now @danbelsky.bsky.social speaking about biological ageing
#epigenomics25 now @tuuliel.bsky.social speaking about functional interpretation of genetic variation
March 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#epigenomics25 now @tuuliel.bsky.social speaking about functional interpretation of genetic variation
#epigenomics25 now Matt Silver from @lshtm.bsky.social talking about epigenetic silencing of a transposable element linked to Type 1 diabetes
March 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#epigenomics25 now Matt Silver from @lshtm.bsky.social talking about epigenetic silencing of a transposable element linked to Type 1 diabetes
#epigenomics25 Alexander Meissner from @molgen.mpg.de delivers the opening keynote on non canonical DNAm in development and tumours
March 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#epigenomics25 Alexander Meissner from @molgen.mpg.de delivers the opening keynote on non canonical DNAm in development and tumours
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It’s my birthday! It should be a happy day, but I can’t stop thinking about the personal domino effects that are likely to happen as a direct result of the drastic changes happening in our government. 1/n
February 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It’s my birthday! It should be a happy day, but I can’t stop thinking about the personal domino effects that are likely to happen as a direct result of the drastic changes happening in our government. 1/n
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A new generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form.
Learn more on #WorldCancerDay: https://scim.ag/4gk8Qmo
Learn more on #WorldCancerDay: https://scim.ag/4gk8Qmo
February 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A new generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form.
Learn more on #WorldCancerDay: https://scim.ag/4gk8Qmo
Learn more on #WorldCancerDay: https://scim.ag/4gk8Qmo
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A new resource rating >50,000 foods from 3 grocery stores
(Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods) for degree of processing and breakdown of ingredients
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Website for consumers www.truefood.tech
(Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods) for degree of processing and breakdown of ingredients
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Website for consumers www.truefood.tech
January 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A new resource rating >50,000 foods from 3 grocery stores
(Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods) for degree of processing and breakdown of ingredients
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Website for consumers www.truefood.tech
(Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods) for degree of processing and breakdown of ingredients
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Website for consumers www.truefood.tech
Reposted by Jordana Bell
Share your #epigenetics research at #Epigenomics25!
⏰Submit an abstract by 14 January
Participate in a global showcase of #epigenomic approaches for the study of common #HumanDiseases.
Present to global experts including @jordanatbell.bsky.social
Info➡️bit.ly/41tL5Vj
#PhDchat #AcademicChatter
⏰Submit an abstract by 14 January
Participate in a global showcase of #epigenomic approaches for the study of common #HumanDiseases.
Present to global experts including @jordanatbell.bsky.social
Info➡️bit.ly/41tL5Vj
#PhDchat #AcademicChatter
January 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Share your #epigenetics research at #Epigenomics25!
⏰Submit an abstract by 14 January
Participate in a global showcase of #epigenomic approaches for the study of common #HumanDiseases.
Present to global experts including @jordanatbell.bsky.social
Info➡️bit.ly/41tL5Vj
#PhDchat #AcademicChatter
⏰Submit an abstract by 14 January
Participate in a global showcase of #epigenomic approaches for the study of common #HumanDiseases.
Present to global experts including @jordanatbell.bsky.social
Info➡️bit.ly/41tL5Vj
#PhDchat #AcademicChatter
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Why don’t new memories overwrite old ones? It appears that this is because the brain processes new and old memories in separate phases of sleep, which might prevent mixing between the two.
Full details in this nature paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Full details in this nature paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why don’t new memories overwrite old ones? Sleep science holds clues
Research in mice points towards a mechanism that avoids ‘catastrophic forgetting’.
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Why don’t new memories overwrite old ones? It appears that this is because the brain processes new and old memories in separate phases of sleep, which might prevent mixing between the two.
Full details in this nature paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Full details in this nature paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Jordana Bell
Most smokers realise that smoking could shorten their life but not the impact of each cigarette they smoke.
The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life: 17 for men and 22 for women.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life: 17 for men and 22 for women.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Most smokers realise that smoking could shorten their life but not the impact of each cigarette they smoke.
The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life: 17 for men and 22 for women.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life: 17 for men and 22 for women.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to shine the spotlight on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research.
December 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to shine the spotlight on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research.
Reposted by Jordana Bell
My first #job ad here! We are looking for a res assistant in #bioinformatics to analyse #single-cell and #spatial #transcriptomics data in #skin inflammation. Job based at King's College London, with opportunity to spend time at @ubcmedicine.bsky.social in beautiful Vancouver tinyurl.com/4xd9n5n7
Research Assistant in Bioinformatics at King's College London
Recruiting now: Research Assistant in Bioinformatics on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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December 19, 2024 at 6:36 PM
My first #job ad here! We are looking for a res assistant in #bioinformatics to analyse #single-cell and #spatial #transcriptomics data in #skin inflammation. Job based at King's College London, with opportunity to spend time at @ubcmedicine.bsky.social in beautiful Vancouver tinyurl.com/4xd9n5n7
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Microplastics in the human body
"Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 19, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Microplastics in the human body
"Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Excited to announce our keynote speakers for #ECD25 12-14 March 2025 Wellcome Genome Campus UK:
Edith Heard (@embl.org @crick.ac.uk), @jonathanmill.bsky.social (#UExeter) and Xiaowei Zhuang (@harvard.edu)
Register bit.ly/3Da3AEd
#Epigenomics #SingleCell #Epidemiology @connectingscience.bsky.social
Edith Heard (@embl.org @crick.ac.uk), @jonathanmill.bsky.social (#UExeter) and Xiaowei Zhuang (@harvard.edu)
Register bit.ly/3Da3AEd
#Epigenomics #SingleCell #Epidemiology @connectingscience.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Excited to announce our keynote speakers for #ECD25 12-14 March 2025 Wellcome Genome Campus UK:
Edith Heard (@embl.org @crick.ac.uk), @jonathanmill.bsky.social (#UExeter) and Xiaowei Zhuang (@harvard.edu)
Register bit.ly/3Da3AEd
#Epigenomics #SingleCell #Epidemiology @connectingscience.bsky.social
Edith Heard (@embl.org @crick.ac.uk), @jonathanmill.bsky.social (#UExeter) and Xiaowei Zhuang (@harvard.edu)
Register bit.ly/3Da3AEd
#Epigenomics #SingleCell #Epidemiology @connectingscience.bsky.social