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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research

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Interdisciplinary research into cardiometabolic health and disease at the University of Copenhagen. cbmr.ku.dk See our Following list for CBMR scientists: bsky.app/profile/cbmr.science/follo…

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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 29/09/2026
Aging muscle switches from fast to slow fibers to defend against oxidative stress 💪 New in @nature.com Aging from the @zgerharthines.bsky.social Group at CBMR. Here is why. 🧵
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 07/04/2026
We are delighted to learn that Vice Executive Director Professor @keisakamoto.bsky.social has been elected a Fellow of the @royalsoced.bsky.social! He says: "I am deeply honoured to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ... It inspires me to keep pursuing meaningful science."
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 03/02/2026
@camillascheele.bsky.social promoted to Professor of Translational Cell Metabolism 🚀 💬"The signaling role of adipose tissue in metabolism is central to understanding cardiometabolic health.” cbmr.ku.dk/news/2026/th...
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 22/01/2026
The Guasch Group is seeking adults aged 45–70 with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease to participate in a study on sustainable diets and health. Read more and sign up at planetdiet.dk If you have any questions, contact the team at planetdiet@sund.ku.dk or +45 93 51 84 39
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 16/12/2025
Register now for Metabolism Day 2026! 🚀 The 7th annual conference about cardiometabolic diseases and energy control takes place on March 10, 2026 at @ucph.bsky.social, Denmark. Attend in-person or watch the live stream. Read more and register on our website! eventsignup.ku.dk/metabolismda...
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 22/10/2025
CBMR's Zach Gerhart-Hines is awarded the first Flemming Quaade Prize for Outstanding Obesity Research for his pioneering discoveries on how fat tissue influences insulin sensitivity, energy expenditure, and appetite control. Read more: cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/za... #obesity #metabolism
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 29/09/2025
Could the season you were conceived determine your lifelong health? @camillascheele.bsky.social & Taylah Gaynor ask why cold temperatures during the pre-conception period are associated with higher BAT density and activity and point to a possible epigenetic reprogramming of the father's sperm. 1/2
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 07/08/2025
@cellpress.bsky.social Review 🚨 ‘Brain control of energy homeostasis: Implications for anti-obesity pharmacotherapy’ Lead author: @johansenvbi.bsky.social Senior author: @clemmensenc.bsky.social Read it here: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 01/08/2025
Kickstart your research career in Copenhagen with a PhD or Postdoctoral fellowship at CBMR! Four PhD and four Postdoc positions are currently available: cbmr.ku.dk/join-us/fell... #phdposition #postdocposition
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 23/06/2025
🔎 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐈𝐏 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐱 Why does activating the GIP receptor contribute to weight-loss, given the evidence that blocking the receptor ought to be more effective? Prof. Jens Juul Holst outlines the evidence in Diabetes 👇 diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/art... #GIP #GLP1 #biotech #obesity
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 06/05/2025
CBMR spinout Ousia Pharma has secured significant seed funding from the Boston-based venture fund Omega Funds to support the preclinical and clinical development of a once-weekly, dual-incretin-NMDA receptor antagonist conjugate. cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/cb... @clemmensenc.bsky.social #biotech #glp1
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 26/03/2025
New research in @nature.com Medicine by @martaguasch1.bsky.social investigates the relationship between what we eat in midlife and the chances of reaching old age with good physical, cognitive, and mental health and without chronic diseases. cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/ea...
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 11/03/2025
And that’s a wrap! 🥂 A huge thanks to everyone who joined us at Metabolism Day 2025 - whether you travelled from abroad, tuned in online, or nipped across the city. The talks were inspiring, the questions were thought provoking and the poster presentations exciting. 🚀 We hope to see you next year!
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 11/03/2025
Full house! 🚀 Executive Director Professor @juleenrzierath.bsky.social opens Metabolism Day with an introduction to the center for our many external attendees in the audience and livestream. #MD25
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 07/03/2025
𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐏2: 𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦? Research published today in @cp-cellrepmed.bsky.social shows that #insulin and #glucagon play a crucial role in regulating levels of LEAP2 - a newly discovered hormone with promise for treating cardiometabolic disease. 1/
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 05/03/2025
🧠💊 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧-𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 In this @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social SnapShot, the @clemmensenc.bsky.social Group provide an overview of the current and emerging peptide-based drugs, which offer great potential to combat cardiometabolic diseases. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 04/03/2025
𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲? If you live in Copenhagen, you can book PhD student Erica Eberl for a lecture on the research surrounding pregnancy cravings and why we should pay attention to them! To book Erica, follow the link below! 👇 forsk.dk/indbakke/why...
An image of PhD Student Erica Eberl. She has a speech bubble beside her, which contains the photo of a burger containing icecream, tomatoes, olives, and a burger patty.
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 28/02/2025
🍿 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐲 2025 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 11! 👩‍🔬 The conference brings together researchers to discuss the latest science in cardiometabolic diseases and energy control. Learn more about the speakers here: bit.ly/41FciTx Register for the live stream here: bit.ly/MD25_virtual
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NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research @cbmr.science · 25/02/2025
💪 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🔬 Our current approach to dividing muscle fibers into separate types may need to be revised following new research in Nature Communications by a team of scientists, including AssocProf Atul Deshmukh. 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A picture of stained skeletal muscle.
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