alaa hseiky

I study the effects of high fat, high sugar diets on the physiology and performance of a rodent, the bank voles.

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

My manuscript was published at the Experimental Physiology journal @ExpPhysiol owned by @physoc

Check it out here! https://t.co/G5kzUFBc9y

It explores the effects of short-term consumption of a Western diet🍪on aerobic exercise performance🏃‍♀️🏃in the bank vole rodent🐁

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

On the 27th of May and after years of hard work, late nights, and lots of learning, I finally defended my PhD and graduated🎓and with DISTINCTION!!!

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

Finally!!

The date of my PhD defence is confirmed. It is the 27th of May 2025.

Summary of the thesis: Western diet induces liver changes without obesity or diabetes in bank voles, regardless of the rodent's genetic background

#PhD #Defence

[EMPSEB 31 @empseb31]

🚨Your attention !🚨

The #EMPSEB30 abstract submission deadline has been extended to Sunday 9 February at 23:59!

Thanks to all the amazing abstracts submitted so far, we want more! 😍So if you haven't submitted your abstract yet, here's your chance.

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

@witold_nowak Thank you

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

As 2024 comes to an end, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve officially submitted my PhD thesis

I discovered that the Western diet impairs liver function but does not lead to #obesity or #diabetes in bank voles, regardless of the voles’ genetic background.

Here’s to new beginnings!

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

My second article from my PhD project is now available as a preprint! 📝

Bank voles are resistant to Western diet induced #obesity and #diabetes, but not to liver diseases

Check it out!

#Rodent #NAFLD #exercise #highFat

[biorxiv_physio @biorxiv_physio]

Effect of Western diet on body composition, locomotor performance and blood biochemical profile in the bank vole https://t.co/4jAg86ocrR #biorxiv_physio

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

Missed EMPSEB29?

Check out this year's EMPSEB conference in its 30th edition!

The logo, website, and location for @EMPSEB30 are ready, and most importantly, our invited speakers have confirmed they'll be joining us!

[EMPSEB 31 @empseb31]

Guess what? We've got something even better than trick-or-treating for you! 👻🍬

We're thrilled to announce that EMPSEB30 will take place in Milovy, Czech Republic in 2025!🥳

#empseb30 #ConferenceReady

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

My poster at the Polish Evolutionary Conference @PolishEvoConf

The work is already preprinted here: https://t.co/NwBYLiONpj

Have a look at it!

#performance #running #Diet

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

@PolishEvoConf @IgStadnicki @gokul_bhaskaran Congratulations @gokul_bhaskaran from my institute @IoES_JU

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

@PlesnarAgata Thank you

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

Just started a new journey: a one-month internship at the German Cancer Research Center.

I will be analyzing lipidomics using a mass spectrometer in liver cancer samples

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

@Teresavalencak Thank you @Teresavalencak

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

Excited to share that the preprint of my first PhD article is now available! Check it out here: https://t.co/IwzR2e1NhK

It explores the effects of short-term consumption of a Western diet 🍪🍔on aerobic exercise performance in animals 🐭with inherently distinct metabolic rates.

[Institute of Environmental Sciences JU @IoES_JU]

We say hi :)

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

@EMPSEB29 (June 3-7, Puchberg am Schneeberg, Austria):

A year of planning, amazing colleagues, stunning scenery, and joyful attendees made every effort worthwhile.

Tiring but incredibly rewarding! #EMPSEB29

[EMPSEB 31 @empseb31]

A big thank you to the #EMPSEB29 organizers for all the hard work!

Your dedication in the last year made @EMPSEB29 conference a huge success.

Alaa Hseiky @AlaaHseiky, Florian Strahodinsky, Nhu LT Tran, Pranav Unnikrishnan, Gulsamal Askarova @GulsamalA, Alan Flatrès @MenthAlan

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

Alternative presentation @EMPSEB29: Delegates highly preferred the high-fat bar.

In a food choice test, I checked the preference of bank voles from different genetic backgrounds for a high fat or high protein diet.

All voles preferred the high fat diet

Which diet do you like?

[EMPSEB 31 @empseb31]

@NoahHensen @TillySScott @AlinaS_histo Thanks to @AlaaHseiky for his delicious presentation during quiz night too! 🍫📷

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

I really liked the way you presented your work at @EMPSEB29 in a non-typical way.

It was funny, attractive, and very informative at the same time.

Thank you #EMPSEB29 for encouraging the creativity through alternative presentations.

[EMPSEB 31 @empseb31]

And the best alternative place #EMPSEB29 goes to Jana Kružlicová and Pavla Novotná.

They wrote, designed, directed and acted a small play describing their PhD studies.

What an unforgettable way of showing your work @EMPSEB29

Congrats🥳

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

@PlesnarAgata @EMPSEB29 Thank you 😊

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

Can't wait for the @EMPSEB29 conference to start, especially after all the hard work we put into organizing it.

Hoping for all the attendees to learn, integrate, collaborate, and, of course, enjoy #EMPSEB29

[EMPSEB 31 @empseb31]

#EMPSEB29 is starting this Monday!! We are all so excited to hear about your most recent projects in evolutionary biology and ecology! #PhDstudents #Evolution #Ecology

[alaa hseiky @AlaaHseiky]

Finally, after several months of preparation, #EMPSEB29 just started

[EMPSEB 31 @empseb31]

📯@EMPSEB29 kicked off today 📯 The 29th edition of this event finally started with some words of welcome of our committee #evolution #PhD #conference