Stina Börchers, PhD
@stinaborchers.bsky.social
PhD researcher interested in the neurobiology of feeding behavior, energy expenditure, and emotionality @Göteborg • gut-brain axis • sex steroids • sex differences | Scicomm docent @NaWik | she/her
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
Despite the widespread use of GLP-1 analogs, a significant gap remains: most preclinical and clinical studies fail to consistently include or analyze sex-disaggregated data. This oversight is critical, as women now represent over 75% of young patients using these therapeutics.
#Ozempic #Wegovy 🧪
#Ozempic #Wegovy 🧪
GLP-1 and Its Analogs: Does Sex Matter?
Abstract. While obesity and diabetes are prevalent in both men and women, some aspects of these diseases differ by sex. A new blockbuster class of therapeu
academic.oup.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I casually told a friend: "Wouldn’t it be cool to visit the European Parliament one day?" But when I said that I wasn't expecting I would actually visit as a speaker. 🇪🇺🤭🧵 #scicomm
August 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I casually told a friend: "Wouldn’t it be cool to visit the European Parliament one day?" But when I said that I wasn't expecting I would actually visit as a speaker. 🇪🇺🤭🧵 #scicomm
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
Report:
#ESMHSummerSchool 2025 on #scicomm in a nutshell
👉 wp.me/panTdn-4iu
#journalism #digital #disinformation
@linagalvez.eu @cameronbrick.bsky.social @eloisadelpino.bsky.social @stinaborchers.bsky.social @alokjha09.bsky.social @pavlahubalkova.bsky.social @efsj.bsky.social
#ESMHSummerSchool 2025 on #scicomm in a nutshell
👉 wp.me/panTdn-4iu
#journalism #digital #disinformation
@linagalvez.eu @cameronbrick.bsky.social @eloisadelpino.bsky.social @stinaborchers.bsky.social @alokjha09.bsky.social @pavlahubalkova.bsky.social @efsj.bsky.social
ESMH Summer School 2025 in a nutshell - ESMH
From 24 -26 June 2025, young journalists from across Europe came together at the European Parliament in Brussels for the European Science-Media Hub (ESMH)
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July 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
Neue #Fortbildung!
Am 20. & 21. November, jeweils 9.00-12.30 Uhr (inkl. Pausen), bieten wir den Online-Workshop “Grundlagen der Wissenschaftskommunikation” an. Bis zum 04. November können @hhu.de Wissenschaftler*innen ihre Interessenbekundung einreichen: www.buergeruni.hhu.de/stabsstelle-...
Am 20. & 21. November, jeweils 9.00-12.30 Uhr (inkl. Pausen), bieten wir den Online-Workshop “Grundlagen der Wissenschaftskommunikation” an. Bis zum 04. November können @hhu.de Wissenschaftler*innen ihre Interessenbekundung einreichen: www.buergeruni.hhu.de/stabsstelle-...
July 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Neue #Fortbildung!
Am 20. & 21. November, jeweils 9.00-12.30 Uhr (inkl. Pausen), bieten wir den Online-Workshop “Grundlagen der Wissenschaftskommunikation” an. Bis zum 04. November können @hhu.de Wissenschaftler*innen ihre Interessenbekundung einreichen: www.buergeruni.hhu.de/stabsstelle-...
Am 20. & 21. November, jeweils 9.00-12.30 Uhr (inkl. Pausen), bieten wir den Online-Workshop “Grundlagen der Wissenschaftskommunikation” an. Bis zum 04. November können @hhu.de Wissenschaftler*innen ihre Interessenbekundung einreichen: www.buergeruni.hhu.de/stabsstelle-...
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
‼️🚨 postdoc position 🚨‼️
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychoneuroimmunology
Do you want to contribute to improving human health? Join a dynamic and inclusive research group at the forefront of psychoneuroimmunology, where we investigate the interplay between behavior, brain f
ki.varbi.com
June 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
‼️🚨 postdoc position 🚨‼️
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
Looking to start or move your lab?
Come and join our wonderful department!
This search is particularly targeted at molecular/cellular researchers with expertise in new therapeutic modalities - see thread below and add for more details, and feel free to reach out for more info!
🧠📈🧪
Come and join our wonderful department!
This search is particularly targeted at molecular/cellular researchers with expertise in new therapeutic modalities - see thread below and add for more details, and feel free to reach out for more info!
🧠📈🧪
🚨🚨Job Alert🚨🚨!! Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology are recruiting a new lecturer/associate professor! an amazing opportunity to join our fantastic dept! @ucl.ac.uk @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclnpp.bsky.social post here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Lecturer / Associate Professor - London, England job with University College London (UCL) | 12840324
About usThe Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an out
www.nature.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Looking to start or move your lab?
Come and join our wonderful department!
This search is particularly targeted at molecular/cellular researchers with expertise in new therapeutic modalities - see thread below and add for more details, and feel free to reach out for more info!
🧠📈🧪
Come and join our wonderful department!
This search is particularly targeted at molecular/cellular researchers with expertise in new therapeutic modalities - see thread below and add for more details, and feel free to reach out for more info!
🧠📈🧪
🧠🍽️ A "hunger switch" in the nose? Smelling food activates a pathway from the olfactory bulb to medial septum glutamatergic neurons in mice, triggering anticipatory satiety: making them feel full before eating.
This circuit works in lean mice but is disrupted in obesity.
#neuroskyence 🧪
This circuit works in lean mice but is disrupted in obesity.
#neuroskyence 🧪
A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism
The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.
www.nature.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
🧠🍽️ A "hunger switch" in the nose? Smelling food activates a pathway from the olfactory bulb to medial septum glutamatergic neurons in mice, triggering anticipatory satiety: making them feel full before eating.
This circuit works in lean mice but is disrupted in obesity.
#neuroskyence 🧪
This circuit works in lean mice but is disrupted in obesity.
#neuroskyence 🧪
🍽️ New study shows that “mini-ghrelins” (short peptides from ghrelin breakdown) can bind and block the ghrelin receptor without triggering its effects. Instead of being inactive leftovers, they may actively inhibit ghrelin’s hunger-inducing actions.
#neuroskyence #science #ingestivebehavior
#neuroskyence #science #ingestivebehavior
Mini-Ghrelins: Functional Characterization of N-terminal Peptides Derived from Ghrelin Proteolysis in Male Samples
Abstract. Some evidence suggests that ghrelin in plasma undergoes proteolytic processing, leading to the generation of shorter peptides containing the bioa
academic.oup.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🍽️ New study shows that “mini-ghrelins” (short peptides from ghrelin breakdown) can bind and block the ghrelin receptor without triggering its effects. Instead of being inactive leftovers, they may actively inhibit ghrelin’s hunger-inducing actions.
#neuroskyence #science #ingestivebehavior
#neuroskyence #science #ingestivebehavior
🍽️ New from our lab: Oxytocin isn’t just about love, it also helps us swallow.
Knocking down oxytocin receptors in the vagus nerve reduced food intake and impaired esophageal function in rats, especially in males.
🔗 insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
#neuroskyence #science #vagusnerve
Knocking down oxytocin receptors in the vagus nerve reduced food intake and impaired esophageal function in rats, especially in males.
🔗 insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
#neuroskyence #science #vagusnerve
JCI Insight -
Vagal oxytocin receptors are necessary for esophageal motility and function
insight.jci.org
May 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🍽️ New from our lab: Oxytocin isn’t just about love, it also helps us swallow.
Knocking down oxytocin receptors in the vagus nerve reduced food intake and impaired esophageal function in rats, especially in males.
🔗 insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
#neuroskyence #science #vagusnerve
Knocking down oxytocin receptors in the vagus nerve reduced food intake and impaired esophageal function in rats, especially in males.
🔗 insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
#neuroskyence #science #vagusnerve
May 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
Hello Bluesky!
Our students are running a short survey on interoception, ADHD, and autism. If you’ve got a few minutes, they’d be so grateful if you could take part — and help spread the word!
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#psychscisky
Our students are running a short survey on interoception, ADHD, and autism. If you’ve got a few minutes, they’d be so grateful if you could take part — and help spread the word!
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#psychscisky
Aarhus University Student Survey
This questionnaire will take approximately 15- 25 minutes to complete. Please answer in a safe environment and as truthfully as possible. As a neurodiverse research team, we prioritize the comfort an...
docs.google.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Hello Bluesky!
Our students are running a short survey on interoception, ADHD, and autism. If you’ve got a few minutes, they’d be so grateful if you could take part — and help spread the word!
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#psychscisky
Our students are running a short survey on interoception, ADHD, and autism. If you’ve got a few minutes, they’d be so grateful if you could take part — and help spread the word!
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#psychscisky
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
The time is now: accounting for time-of-day effects to improve reproducibility and translation of metabolism research | Nature Metabolism
Great collaboration led by Satchin Panda and team! Happy to contribute.
Time to take timing into consideration!!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Great collaboration led by Satchin Panda and team! Happy to contribute.
Time to take timing into consideration!!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
The time is now: accounting for time-of-day effects to improve reproducibility and translation of metabolism research - Nature Metabolism
This broad group of authors summarizes the impact of circadian factors on metabolic biology and offers recommendations on how to account for and report biological, environmental and experimental facto...
www.nature.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The time is now: accounting for time-of-day effects to improve reproducibility and translation of metabolism research | Nature Metabolism
Great collaboration led by Satchin Panda and team! Happy to contribute.
Time to take timing into consideration!!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Great collaboration led by Satchin Panda and team! Happy to contribute.
Time to take timing into consideration!!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
High fat diet feeding impairs neutrophil phagocytosis, bacterial killing, and neutrophil-induced hematopoietic regeneration @jimmunol.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jimm...
doi.org/10.1093/jimm...
March 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
High fat diet feeding impairs neutrophil phagocytosis, bacterial killing, and neutrophil-induced hematopoietic regeneration @jimmunol.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jimm...
doi.org/10.1093/jimm...
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
A mechano-sensitive ion channel found in adipose tissue. Sensory innervation, but for what? Adipocyte hypertrophy? Fibrosis? Still a lot biology to be discovered I think. We also see some PIEZO2 and PIEZO1 expression in our data!
www.cell.com/cell-me... 🧪
www.cell.com/cell-me... 🧪
A key role of PIEZO2 mechanosensitive ion channel in adipose sensory innervation
Wang et al. identified that the mechanoreceptor PIEZO2 is abundantly expressed in
fat-innervating sensory neurons and plays a crucial role in mediating the adipose
afferent pathway.
www.cell.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A mechano-sensitive ion channel found in adipose tissue. Sensory innervation, but for what? Adipocyte hypertrophy? Fibrosis? Still a lot biology to be discovered I think. We also see some PIEZO2 and PIEZO1 expression in our data!
www.cell.com/cell-me... 🧪
www.cell.com/cell-me... 🧪
Everytime #brainawarenessweek comes up I can’t help but think it’s about raising awareness that we own a brain. But considering the recent political developments this reminder might be needed?
March 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Everytime #brainawarenessweek comes up I can’t help but think it’s about raising awareness that we own a brain. But considering the recent political developments this reminder might be needed?
🧠🍽️ #Amylin acts in the central amygdala (CeA) to regulate feeding & motivated behavior
We show that CeA amylin signaling is critical for appetite suppression, macronutrient selection & body weight control. Disrupting this pathway leads to hyperphagia & weight gain.
#Neuroskyence 🧪 #ObesityResearch
We show that CeA amylin signaling is critical for appetite suppression, macronutrient selection & body weight control. Disrupting this pathway leads to hyperphagia & weight gain.
#Neuroskyence 🧪 #ObesityResearch
From the pancreas to the amygdala: New brain area critical for ingestive and motivated behavior control exerted by amylin
Molecular biology; Neuroscience
www.cell.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🧠🍽️ #Amylin acts in the central amygdala (CeA) to regulate feeding & motivated behavior
We show that CeA amylin signaling is critical for appetite suppression, macronutrient selection & body weight control. Disrupting this pathway leads to hyperphagia & weight gain.
#Neuroskyence 🧪 #ObesityResearch
We show that CeA amylin signaling is critical for appetite suppression, macronutrient selection & body weight control. Disrupting this pathway leads to hyperphagia & weight gain.
#Neuroskyence 🧪 #ObesityResearch
🧠🍽️ Satiety neurons that make you crave sugar? 🍬 New research shows that POMC neurons, typically linked to appetite suppression, release opioids in the thalamus, flipping the switch to increase sugar intake.
#neuroskyence 🧪 #appetite
#neuroskyence 🧪 #appetite
Thalamic opioids from POMC satiety neurons switch on sugar appetite
High sugar–containing foods are readily consumed, even after meals and beyond fullness sensation (e.g., as desserts). Although reward-driven processing of palatable foods can promote overeating, the n...
www.science.org
February 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🧠🍽️ Satiety neurons that make you crave sugar? 🍬 New research shows that POMC neurons, typically linked to appetite suppression, release opioids in the thalamus, flipping the switch to increase sugar intake.
#neuroskyence 🧪 #appetite
#neuroskyence 🧪 #appetite
Behind the scenes 👀
February 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Behind the scenes 👀
Exciting to see part of the work from my visit at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social published!
🚨New study alert!
We used resting-state fMRI in rats to investigate the effects of GLP-1 and amylin on brain activity and functional connectivity. The results show sex-specific differences in neural responses ⬇️
#GLP1 #amylin #neuroskyence
We used resting-state fMRI in rats to investigate the effects of GLP-1 and amylin on brain activity and functional connectivity. The results show sex-specific differences in neural responses ⬇️
#GLP1 #amylin #neuroskyence
Sex-specific signatures of GLP-1 and amylin on resting state brain activity and functional connectivity in awake rats
Gut-produced glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and pancreas-made amylin robustly reduce food intake by directly or indirectly affecting brain activity. …
www.sciencedirect.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Exciting to see part of the work from my visit at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social published!
🚨New study alert!
We used resting-state fMRI in rats to investigate the effects of GLP-1 and amylin on brain activity and functional connectivity. The results show sex-specific differences in neural responses ⬇️
#GLP1 #amylin #neuroskyence
We used resting-state fMRI in rats to investigate the effects of GLP-1 and amylin on brain activity and functional connectivity. The results show sex-specific differences in neural responses ⬇️
#GLP1 #amylin #neuroskyence
Sex-specific signatures of GLP-1 and amylin on resting state brain activity and functional connectivity in awake rats
Gut-produced glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and pancreas-made amylin robustly reduce food intake by directly or indirectly affecting brain activity. …
www.sciencedirect.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
🚨New study alert!
We used resting-state fMRI in rats to investigate the effects of GLP-1 and amylin on brain activity and functional connectivity. The results show sex-specific differences in neural responses ⬇️
#GLP1 #amylin #neuroskyence
We used resting-state fMRI in rats to investigate the effects of GLP-1 and amylin on brain activity and functional connectivity. The results show sex-specific differences in neural responses ⬇️
#GLP1 #amylin #neuroskyence
Reposted by Stina Börchers, PhD
Really proud to start the year by sharing our new review in @endosocjournals.bsky.social on the roles of GLP-1 in eating and obesity treatment, led by superstar postdoc @laurenjonesucl.bsky.social!
academic.oup.com/endo/article...
🧪🧠📈 #neuroscience #neuroskyence #GLP-1 #obesity #wegovy #ozempic
academic.oup.com/endo/article...
🧪🧠📈 #neuroscience #neuroskyence #GLP-1 #obesity #wegovy #ozempic
GLP-1 and the Neurobiology of Eating Control: Recent Advances
Abstract. Obesity is now considered a chronic relapsing progressive disease, associated with increased all-cause mortality that scales with body weight, af
academic.oup.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Really proud to start the year by sharing our new review in @endosocjournals.bsky.social on the roles of GLP-1 in eating and obesity treatment, led by superstar postdoc @laurenjonesucl.bsky.social!
academic.oup.com/endo/article...
🧪🧠📈 #neuroscience #neuroskyence #GLP-1 #obesity #wegovy #ozempic
academic.oup.com/endo/article...
🧪🧠📈 #neuroscience #neuroskyence #GLP-1 #obesity #wegovy #ozempic
Just submitted all papers that are going into my PhD thesis for evaluation. Hopefully the examination committee approves them so that I can defend in May 🤞🏻 #PhDthesis
January 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Just submitted all papers that are going into my PhD thesis for evaluation. Hopefully the examination committee approves them so that I can defend in May 🤞🏻 #PhDthesis
Despite the widespread use of GLP-1 analogs, a significant gap remains: most preclinical and clinical studies fail to consistently include or analyze sex-disaggregated data. This oversight is critical, as women now represent over 75% of young patients using these therapeutics.
#Ozempic #Wegovy 🧪
#Ozempic #Wegovy 🧪
GLP-1 and Its Analogs: Does Sex Matter?
Abstract. While obesity and diabetes are prevalent in both men and women, some aspects of these diseases differ by sex. A new blockbuster class of therapeu
academic.oup.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
