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Ken Humphries

@ken-humphries.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in the Aging and Metabolism Program at OMRF @am-omrf.bsky.social My lab studies cardiac metabolism and a longtime mitochondriac 🧪🔬🫀☕️

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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Can "glitches" in how the heart processes sugar lead to dangerous arrhythmias? 🍬➡️💔 Our new study now in preprint shows that glycolytic dysregulation at the PFK nexus is enough to cause electrical instability in the heart. Check out our findings here:
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
New publication from our lab with lots of contributions from my great @am-omrf.bsky.social colleagues. We examined the effect of enhanced glycolysis on cardiac aging. Read the full article here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The effect of enhanced glycolysis on cardiac aging - GeroScience
Cardiac aging is associated with metabolic changes, including an increased reliance on glycolysis, and an increased susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases. This study explores the relationship betw...
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robvmusci.bsky.social @robvmusci.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Grateful for the award! A major thanks to the Multiplexing Protein Analysis Core and folks at @am-omrf.bsky.social (like @benjaminfmiller.bsky.social) who were instrumental in gathering preliminary data for our NIH grant proposal.
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Aging and Metabolism @am-omrf.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Recent paper from the Stout lab reveals Canagliflozin, a diabetes drug, may delay ovarian aging by preserving follicular reserves and improving mitochondrial function. Could this hold promise for delaying menopause and systemic aging in women? 🧬 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Canagliflozin treatment prevents follicular exhaustion and attenuates hallmarks of ovarian aging in genetically heterogenous mice - GeroScience
Ovarian aging is characterized by declines in follicular reserve and the emergence of mitochondrial dysfunction, reactive oxygen species production, inflammation, and fibrosis, which eventually result...
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
I'm excited about this- in this study we identified a new inhibitor of PFKFB kinase activities and we're hopeful for future applications. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Mechanistic studies of PFKFB2 reveals a novel inhibitor of its kinase activity
The 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase (PFKFB) family of proteins are bifunctional enzymes that are of clinical relevance because of their roles in regulating glycolysis in insulin se...
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Aging and Metabolism @am-omrf.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Check it out ⤵️ Several of our scientists and outstanding trainees are on Bluesky. go.bsky.app/5oUbpNy
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
O-GlcNAc modification of enzymes within the N-glycosylation pathway impacts their function, revealing a connection between these two distinct glycosylation pathways. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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O-GlcNAcylation modulates expression and abundance of N-glycosylation machinery in an inherited glycosylation disorder
Matheny-Rabun and colleagues discover that O-GlcNAc modification of rate-limiting enzymes within the N-glycosylation pathway impacts their function, drawing a connection between two spatially separate...
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Sooo… with all the new users and resources, and without ads, what’s the business model on Bluesky? 🤔
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Aging and Metabolism @am-omrf.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Where did we get our profile picture? The foyer at OMRF has an amazing artistic cell representation with inlaid marble #mitochondria
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Anupam Patgiri @apatgiri.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Isolated Mouse Adult Cardiomyocytes Display Minimal Mitochondrial ATP Demand and Maximal Reliance on Glycolysis
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Aging and Metabolism @am-omrf.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Dr. Sue Bodine presented updates of the MoTrPAC at today’s 21st Annual Harold Hamm Diabetes Research Symposium #MoTrPAC
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Aging and Metabolism @am-omrf.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
How’s this for a first post? New publication in Nature Communications about the role of dopamine in Alzheimer’s disease⤵️ omrf.org/2024/11/12/o...
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OMRF discovers new chemical link to Alzheimer’s
Findings may explain mood changes that precede disease
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
#1 on App Store
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I was wondering how Bluesky gets away with being so similar to Twitter. It’s because it was a Twitter side project. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesky
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Bluesky - Wikipedia
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
In a world full of Twitters, be a Bluesky.
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Humphries lab, represent. Grad student, Kylene Harold, presenting her work on our PFKFB2 knockout mouse. 🫀
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Two foxes 🦊 🦊, one stray cat 🐈. Everyone gets along with just a little suspicion.
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
A cool moon halo tonight. 🌖 😇
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Ken Humphries @ken-humphries.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
First post! How about a picture of our backyard gray fox. 🦊 They’re finding a niche in urban areas.
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