😊: Working on cardiovascular disease and diabetes 😍: Running 🏃‍♂️ and trying to surf 🏄‍♂️

Joined March 2014
Excited to say I have made it to Professor 🎉 🎉 🎉. An emotional moment 🥲!! Big thanks to all my coworkers, collaborators friends and family, who not only made it possible but also made the journey fun too 😁!!
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New study by Magdalena Sovakova, who studied for her Ph.D. with me, on colchicine, which has recently been finding new utility in CVD. Big thanks also to all the other contributors. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.202…
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Very nice to catch up with people from my MRC PPU days as Prof Susanna Fagerholm gave today’s seminar. Susanna is currently visiting Scotland as a Global Fellow at St Andrews. Philip Cohen was Susanna’s PhD supervisor when I was a postdoc, and Jean Harthill was a postdoc then too
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I’m over there now too 🦋, same handle
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♻  𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐊 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞-𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⚡ The @LabSakamoto has discovered molecular pathways that quality control and optimize mitochondrial function. The research, published in the scientific journal @MolecularCell, could open up new avenues for treating a wide range of diseases by restoring the balance of these crucial energy producers within our cells. 🤝 The discovery arose from a unique collaboration between three different research groups. At the @dundeeuni @mrcppu, the @LabGanley possess expertise in mitophagy, while the @CarolMacKintos1 Lab works on the phosphoprotein-binding 14-3-3 proteins. These two labs teamed up with the Sakamoto Group at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, who focus on AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a master regulator of energy metabolism. 💬 “This fruitful collaboration exemplifies the power of collaboration in synergizing efforts from scientists with unique expertise in approaches, techniques, and tools to solve complex scientific problems. The work provides new insights into the role for AMPK in coordinating energy balance through quality controlling mitochondria,” says Professor @Kei__Sakamoto. cbmr.ku.dk/news/2024/energy-…
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Sea Eagle 🦅 on my run today- my first ever sighting of one
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Surprisingly translatable to academia
Why great leaders think like a farmer:
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Pitlochry->Dundee on the NCN77 today, aka the ‘Salmon Run’ 🚲
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Schiehallion ⛰️ hike yesterday, with inversion. Y’all gotta try this one.
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My bike got nicked today in Dundee - Trek Roscoe. It’s identifiable so DM me if you see anything like it for sale online or in Dundee!
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Descent to Glen Doll after Mayar and Driesh 🏃‍♂️
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Never really believed there were snakes 🐍 in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 until I nearly trod on one today 🏃‍♂️
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Really pleased that I’ve been appointed Head of Division - Diabetes, Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology. Looking forward to this exciting new role!
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A huge congratulations to Dr Val Morfin for successfully defending his PhD investigating Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1) and becoming James Cantley Lab's first PhD graduate at the University of Dundee! 👏 Thanks to examiners @Kang_Lab @Craig_Beall and convenor Dr Niall Fraser.
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More Angus hills today 🏃‍♂️, between Glenmoy and Glen Lethnot. Cloudy but the rain stayed off. If you like the outdoors, come and work in Dundee! It’s all a stone’s throw away.
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Sleepy butterfly in the garden
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I’m speaking at 2.20 room 17 … find out all the goss on what amino acids and metformin have been getting up to😏 #DUKPC2024
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Love contrasts sometimes … yesterday evening’s serenity, versus London today 😁
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It is faster by plane but the 5y.o. in me has always been fond of this train journey 😁
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