Christopher Litwin

Graduate student in Koronowski lab at UTHSCA interested in aging, circadian rhythms, metabolism and why I never finish writing songs.

[Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @UTHealthBarshop]

👏🎉Congratulations to Biology of Aging PhD student Christopher Litwin on his first, first-authored paper, published in Nature Communications!

https://t.co/8p3yIGYppu

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

Beautiful satire, or…?

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

Using burgers as a model system, a generative AI system rediscovers the classic Big Mac without explicit supervision and generates novel burgers optimized for deliciousness, sustainability, or nutrition, according to a paper in npj Science of Food. https://t.co/rrgUL1uQzj

[Alex Naka @gottapatchemall]

whoa

Membrane protein solubilization and structure determination using de novo–designed proteins
https://t.co/eUJpVpMbPu

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

@KFCBarstool Most annoying thing is that this wasn’t the first time Josh hart intentionally got in the way of inbounds pass in the first half.

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

Thanks to all who contributed!

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

New paper online now at Nature Communications!

https://t.co/bDqA75pL5u

When I joined the @chewinclock lab we started my dissertation with a simple question in mind:

Does the liver clock regulate when and what proteins enter the bloodstream?

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

This work supports a model in which peripheral clocks coordinate physiology through a network of timed secretion and timed responsiveness, creating windows of inter-organ communication across the day.

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

How animals sense Earth’s magnetic field is one of biology’s enduring mysteries.

Researchers in Science have now identified superparamagnetic macrophages in the livers of rock pigeons to be crucial for magnetic sensing. The finding uncovers an unexpected role for immune cells in sensory perception and may fundamentally change our understanding of animal navigation.

Learn more in this week's issue: https://t.co/JS9qBFZHcP

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

@sstaffordtweet @grok @MohammedAlo @EricTopol @NEJM @skathire @grok what does any of this mean for people with familial hypercholesterolemia?

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

I like the splitting of appraisal and curation. This makes the peer review process itself more visible and quantifiable, a critical gap that addresses the dissonance between incentives and improving the scientific process. Peer-review scores for authors and reviewers?

[Leslie Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall]

Scientific publishing needs to change. In a new preprint, HHMI President Erin O'Shea and Bodo Stern argue that the incentives are misaligned. Researchers should be evaluated on what they choose to share, not what journals select. I’m proud that @hhmi_science is leading the way. Read the preprint here: https://t.co/CV1iiwgIvY

[Adam Auton @adamauton]

Delighted to share our latest research from the @23andMeResearch Team, just published in @Nature
! We looked at data from >27,000 participants to uncover how human genetics influences weight loss efficacy and side effects of GLP-1 medications like semaglutide. A thread 🧵👇

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

@Watchman_motto 90% of human neuroses manifest in lawn care fixations.

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

@chewinclock This grant will help me wrap up the final year of my PhD and start forging ahead into the future. Exciting times.

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

Im pleased to announce that I finally received a notice of award for my Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship.

[Christopher Litwin @Clitwin1228]

@chewinclock It has been a long road, with resubmissions and government shutdowns punctuating the journey. By now, much of the work has already been accomplished and will (hopefully) be published very soon: https://t.co/ncXCdy40AE.

[Long Lab @longlabstanford]

The first approved GLP1 (Byetta) came from a desert reptile, the Gila monster. Inspired by this, our work on Burmese pythons 🐍🐍 is now out @NatMetabolism. An “extreme”-ly fun collaboration with Leinwand and @DrYongXu1. Congratulations @Shuke_Xiao!
https://t.co/Qwqd71JQYb