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Anna Gloyn

@annagloyn.bsky.social
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Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) & Genetics @stanford Interested in diabetes /human genetics / islet biology / precision medicine Women in science 🧬🧫🔬

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Pål Rasmus Njølstad @njolstad.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Delighted to host Professor @annagloyn.bsky.social from @stanfordio.bsky.social receiving an Honorary Doctorate at the @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social and @unibergen.bsky.social. Her with her father♥️♥️
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
What a week! An amazing honor to be awarded an honorary doctorate from the Unviersity of Bergen. Thank you to my hosts @njolstad.bsky.social & Dean Marit Bakke for their amazing hospitality.
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Luiza Ghila @luizaghila.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Our dean, Marit Bakke is introducing Professor Anna Gloyn's lecture @annagloyn.bsky.social Professor Anna Louise Gloyn will be appointed honorary doctor @unibergen.bsky.social on May 21, 2026.
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
What an honor to deliver this years #TransatlanticAllianceAward at the #ECE2026 meeting. Thank you to the @endocrinesociety.bsky.social & @esendocrinology.bsky.social for this recognition of the collaborative science bridging Europe and North America I have been part of for the last 30 years.
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Our latest work on PAM is out #GenomeMedicine We show that PAM-T2D risk alleles result in "GLP-1 resistance". I am so proud of this collaborative work championed by two incredible early career academics - Mahesh Umpathysivam & Elisa Araldi (not on BlueSky) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Type 2 diabetes risk alleles in peptidyl-glycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase influence GLP-1 levels and response to GLP-1 receptor agonists - Genome Medicine
Genome Medicine - Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the availability of multiple glucose-lowering agents, only half of individuals with T2D...
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Jason Cantor @jasonrcantor.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
For ~century, we’ve asked: why do proliferating cells ferment glucose even when O2 is around? I’m thrilled to share our latest work @natmetabolism.nature.com, led by @thebiokimist.bsky.social. By leveraging conditional essentiality in HPLM, we propose a provocative new answer to this classic Q. 🧵
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Christophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Tracking the details of an experiment in successively cited Methods sections
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Daniel Drucker @danieljdrucker.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Congratulations Professor Gloyn! @Stanford @TheEndoSociety endocrinenews.endocrine.org/anna-gloyn-w... @annagloyn.bsky.social 🧪
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Anna Gloyn Wins 2026 Transatlantic Alliance Award in Endocrinology  - Endocrine News
The Endocrine Society and The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) are delighted to announce Anna Gloyn, DPhil, FMedSci, as the winner of the fifth annual Transatlantic Alliance Award.  The Transat...
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Anna Gloyn (@annagloyn.bsky.social), Jie Liu, Noel Burtt, and Marcela Brissova from the PanKbase team gave a webinar for the HIRN webinar series. If you missed it and want to know how PanKbase might help compliment your type I diabetes research, watch it here: youtu.be/3qLiBdIOJhY?...
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HIRN Webinar: PanKbase: A Centralized Knowledge Base of the Human Pancreas for Diabetes Research
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Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
It's a big day at the Academy as we welcome our 2025 Fellows 🎉 We’re celebrating 54 remarkable scientists joining our esteemed Fellowship of 1,450 leading researchers. 📣 Meet our new Fellows: ow.ly/VtGs50WmPqc 🌟 And our Honorary Fellows: ow.ly/4syL50WmPyi And stay tuned for highlights!
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Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🎉 Our New Fellows Admissions Day is in full swing! We're welcoming an inspiring group of leaders advancing research and shaping the future of medicine! 💡
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James Russ-Silsby @jamesr-s.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Really proud of this Exeter–Stanford collaboration identifying bi-allelic variants in PAX4 as a novel cause of transient neonatal diabetes—the first new genetic cause of this subtype described in over a decade. This work expands our understanding of beta cell development. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...
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Complete Loss of PAX4 causes Transient Neonatal Diabetes in Humans
Gene discovery studies in individuals with diabetes diagnosed within 6 months of life (neonatal diabetes, NDM) can provide unique insights into the de…
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Our DEG explorer enables interactive visualizations of differential gene expression within human pancreatic islets. Data was generated from the integrated single-cell RNA sequencing from 140 human donors sourced from HPAP, IIDP, and Prodo. Check out the tutorial here: youtu.be/jL8SgEMF_sg?...
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PanKbase Differential Gene Expression Browser - June 2025
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chalab2022.bsky.social @chalab2022.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Please check out our new paper on bioRxiv evaluating genetic background influences on heterogenous responses to S64F MAFA!: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Genetic background influences the heterogeneous phenotypes driven by the MAFAS64F MODY variant in male mice
Pancreatic β-cells require several key factors to appropriately secrete insulin to maintain euglycemia. One such factor is MafA, a transcription factor fundamental to β-cell function. We previously id...
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chalab2022.bsky.social @chalab2022.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Thrilled and honored to be a part of this amazing session on rare genetics and GWAS in diabetes with @Romina39356029‪ @annagloyn.bsky.social and @miriam_udler ! #ADA2025
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Stephen Stone, MD 🔬🧬🐁✏️ @stevestonedraws.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Dr. Anna Gloyn at #ADA2025: Multiomic data reveals diabetes heterogeneity, linking polygenic scores, islet traits, and regulatory networks. @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social @annagloyn.bsky.social #ADASciSessions #T2D #genomics #multiomics
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
PanKbase #ADA spotlight: PanKbase PI, Dr. Jie Liu, Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Michigan Medical School will be presenting during the session "Decoding Diabetes—AI-Driven Advances in Genetic Research". June 23rd 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM. Look forward to seeing you there!
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Edit to the time, Julie will now be presenting at 5:30pm.
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
PanKbase #ADA poster alert!!! Dr. Ha Vu (@hahvu.bsky.social) will be presenting her work on our PanKbase platform: "PanKbase Integrated Single-Cell Map—A Comprehensive Atlas of Human Pancreatic Islets Unlocking Insights into Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes" Sunday, June 22 at 12:30p CT (Poster 2121-LB).
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NIDDK Information Network @dknet.org · 17/06/2025
Planning your #ADA2025 visit? Don’t miss the NIDDK #DataScience Corner hosted by #dkNET! 📍 Between ADA Member Lounge & Product Theater 1 🗓 Visit during the reception or exhibit hours 🎉 Celebrate 75 years of #NIDDK! 🔗 dknet.org/data-science... #ADASciSessions
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Welcome to Chicago! If you're at the 85th Scientific Sessions of the #ADA, stop by the PanKbase booth 1047 in the exhibit hall to learn about the our updated single cell browser, ask questions, or give us feedback. youtu.be/sNEGvSIjh3M?...
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PanKbase Single Cell Browser Tutorial - June 2025
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Romina Bevacqua and PanKbase PI Anna Gloyn (@annagloyn.bsky.social) preview the presentations of #ADA session Genetic Regulation of Beta-Cell Mass and Function in Humans—Lessons from GWAS and Rare Genetics happening June 22, at 1:30 p.m. CT in Room W194 AB www.adameetingnews.org/genetic-regu...
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Genetic Regulation of Beta-Cell Mass and Function in Humans—Lessons from GWAS and Rare Genetics - ADA Meeting News
Anna Gloyn, DPhil, and Romina J. Bevacqua, PhD, preview presentations at the 85th Scientific Sessions. Attendees in Chicago can watch the session in-person Sunday, June 22, at 1:30 p.m. CT.
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Check out the platform at pankbase.org. Come see us at the 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association #ADA2025 #DataScience Booth 1047!!! We'd love to discuss more what we're doing and hear your feedback.
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
What is PanKbase? Watch our introduction video to find out: youtu.be/glGHni2tXGg?....
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PanKbase Introduction Video
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
We're less than two weeks away from #ADA2025. PanKbase, booth 1047 will be located in the NIDDK #DataScience corner. Come see us to learn more about the platform and meet the PanKbase team.
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pankbase.bsky.social @pankbase.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
PanKbase #ADA2025 spotlight: PI @annagloyn.bsky.social presents Sun. the 22nd at 2pm CDT. Session: Genetic Regulation of Beta-Cell Mass and Function in Humans: Lessons from GWAS and Rare Genetics. Her talk: "Integrating Multiomic Data to Understand Complex Gene Regulatory Networks in Islets"
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Daniel Drucker @danieljdrucker.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Progress in Polygenic Risk Scores (PRS), which take multiple disease-modifying variants into account, are increasingly powerful tools to identify, predict and classify #diabetes mellitus @natrevendo.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Diabetes mellitus polygenic risk scores: heterogeneity and clinical translation - Nature Reviews Endocrinology
In this Review, the authors discuss different methods for assessing polygenic risk of diabetes mellitus and the utility of polygenic risk scores in classifying and screening for diabetes mellitus. The...
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Mike Inouye @mikeinouye.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
📣 Latest from the lab: Performance of deep-learning-based approaches to improve polygenic scores www.nature.com/articles/s41... Its thought deep learning will substantially improve PGS but the reality is MANY have tried but no/little gain has been seen so far. Here we report our negative results.
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 05/06/2025
Wishing I were Ferris! 🤯 40 years ago!
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Nature Reviews Endocrinology @natrevendo.nature.com · 04/06/2025
New content online: Diabetes mellitus polygenic risk scores: heterogeneity and clinical translation
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Diabetes mellitus polygenic risk scores: heterogeneity and clinical translation
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 04 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41574-025-01132-wIn this Review, the authors discuss different methods for assessing polygenic risk of diabetes mellitus and the utility of polygenic risk scores in classifying and screening for diabetes mellitus. The current limitations of these scores and ways of overcoming these limitations are also covered.
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Out today from #HectorOrtega & #SethASharp A state of the art review on polygenic risk scores (#PRS) in diabetes. This is your #101 on what we currently know about them and their application to understanding disease heterogeneity & clinical translation. Read for free here - rdcu.be/eprel
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Honoured to have been elected to the fellowship and excited to contribute to the academy’s mission. This recognition reflects the amazing scientific community I am part of and the incredible trainees and collaborators I’m privileged to work with. Thankful 🙏
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Amber Luckett @ambermluckett.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Our new paper updating GRS2 with a new tool to easily generate standardised T1DGRS 🧬 Thanks to Seth Sharp, @annagloyn.bsky.social, Richard Oram and @mnweedon.bsky.social for a great collaboration! tinyurl.com/4bsaz9hx
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Standardized Measurement of Type 1 Diabetes Polygenic Risk Across Multiancestry Population Cohorts
Amber M. Luckett, Richard A. Oram, Aaron J. Deutsch, Hector I. Ortega, Diane P. Fraser, Kaavya Ashok, Alisa K. Manning, Josep M. Mercader, Manuel A. Rivas,
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
OMG - this might just be the BEST ever lab gift from an alumni!! Huge thanks to Evelyn Ibarra (visiting grad student from @bennyscience.bsky.social Lab) for 3D printing us a shimmering pink multi-tube rack ... practical and perfect with our lab color scheme 💜💗🧪
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Such a pleasure to visit colleagues at the Penn Institute of Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism yesterday for their annual Hammond Lecture. My time there in the Matschinsky Lab in 2002 opened so many doors for me as a scientist. Wonderful to return and see familiar faces and collaborators
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Every year we celebrate our departmental lab communities, bringing people together from different lab neighbourhoods for lunch and fun! Because we are stronger together!
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
These are a very rare and exceptional set. Limited edition, in high demand. Will go quickly off the shelves.... #teamscience #procrastinating #shouldbeworking
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James Russ-Silsby @jamesr-s.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
There are fewer than 10 documented genetic causes of Transient Neonatal Diabetes (TNDM) and now PAX4 is one of them! Really proud of this collaborative work done between the Neonatal Diabetes Research Team at Exeter and the Translational Genomics of Diabetes Lab in Stanford.
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
When two alumni from your lab are invited speakers at an EMBO Meeting on Liver & Pancreas Disease and meet for the first time in person. My heart is bursting with pride and joy for these two amazing women <3. @nkrentz.bsky.social & Aimee Bastidas-Ponce meetings.embo.org/event/25-liv...
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Complete Loss of PAX4 causes Transient Neonatal Diabetes in Humans www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Nicole Krentz 🇨🇦 @nkrentz.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
More genetic evidence of the importance of PAX4 in diabetes.
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Lessons from Mother Nature: Complete loss of the transcription factor PAX4 causes transient neonatal diabetes. Different to the effects seen in mice & expands the allelic series for diabetes risk.... www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Complete Loss of PAX4 causes Transient Neonatal Diabetes in Humans
Gene discovery studies in individuals with diabetes diagnosed within 6 months of life (neonatal diabetes, NDM) can provide unique insights into the development and function of human pancreatic beta-ce...
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Robert Screaton @roblab.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Let's go! World's experts @annagloyn.bsky.social (Stanford) and Rob Sladek (McGill) are on deck for today's 🇨🇦 National Islet and Diabetes course @uoft.bsky.social to discuss of the impact of genetics on #T2D risk @cirtn.bsky.social
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
" I believe there are many who forget all the tragedy women face in Afghanistan, that is why I use my paintings as a mean to remind the people" - Shamsia Hassani Afghan Artist #InternationalWomensDay
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Anna Gloyn @annagloyn.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
On #internationalwomensday2025 I am grateful for all the amazing women scientists I am honoured to work with. We strive to make the lives better for all people living with diabetes.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 07/03/2025
Hundreds of people gathered at a Stand Up for Science rally outside San Francisco City Hall on Friday, protesting in the face of widespread cuts and layoffs from the Trump administration.
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Hundreds rally in S.F. in support of science as Trump threatens jobs, funding
Hundreds of people rallied outside San Francisco's City Hall in support of science as Trump slashes jobs and funding
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Hannah J. Richter @palindromephd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Amazing speech from Carolyn Bertozzi at the SF Stand Up for Science Rally today! @standupforscience.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/03/2025
Thanks to @nature.com for featuring Stand Up for Science! ☀️🧬🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back
Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.
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Joy Wu, MD, PhD @joyywu.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🚨 Calling all Bay Area scientists 🚨 #StandUpForScience rallies are being organized in Palo Alto and San Francisco this Friday, March 7. Because federal funding for research saves lives and yields economic benefits! PA: Lytton Plaza, 12-2p SF: Civic Center Plaza, 1-3p
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Patrick MacDonald🇨🇦 @bcellorg.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
We link molecular and functional phenotypes of islet cells from donors with type 1 diabetes to understand impaired insulin and glucagon secretion. Immune signalling, nuclear exclusion, mTOR and lysosomes in alpha cell dysfunction. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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