Merry-Lynn McDonald

Genetic Epidemiologist, Associate Professor University of Alabama at Birmingham #UAB #Canadian #Genomics

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

I am running for co-chair of the Section of Genetics and Genomics and would love your support. To vote, need to be a current ATS member and a member of the Section of Genetics and Genomics. Can be a member of any assembly.

Link to vote is here https://t.co/11TkvVug0m

[UF Myology Institute @UFMyology]

Announcing the 6 finalist for the Advances in Skeletal Muscle Biology Conference Trainee Communication Award! Vote for your favorite video and the trainee with the most likes wins! @MYOTWlTTER

#6 of 6: Angad Yadav

[Dr. Anna Thalacker-Mercer @ThalackerMercer]

Highlight of exciting working coming out of our lab…

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

Our team is expanding. Hiring a post-doctoral fellow for my lab. Please, share.

[UAB Pulmonary @UABPulmonary]

Don't miss the @UABDeptMed State of the Division today at noon in Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium! https://t.co/1hiF9AEwCb

[UAB Pulmonary @UABPulmonary]

@ONealCancerUAB and @UABPulmonary will host the 2023 Lung Cancer Update on Saturday, October 28 beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Homewood's Valley Hotel. Hear from UAB faculty on lung cancer screening, robotic bronchoscopy, proton therapy, and more.

https://t.co/JtJoXXw6xo

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

Congratulations to Ava Wilson for a successful dissertation defense!

Next, she will begin a post-doc under @johnquackenbush in the @HarvardChanSPH Biostatistics department in conjunction with Dr. Dawn DeMeo within the Pulmonary Division at @BrighamWomens.

[Meenakshi Sridhar @MeenakshiSridh4]

Presented our data on frailty and low muscle mass in IPF at @ATS2023 @UABPulmonary @lab_mcdonald

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

Join our lab! Apply for our Scientist II position at the following link! https://t.co/8MEU3CBwGN

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

The Department of Medicine Research Excellence Advancement and Mentorship Council has announced the 2023 Walter B. Frommeyer, Jr., Fellowship in Investigative Medicine awardees. Instructor Joe Chiles, M.D., will investigate "Multi-Omic Biomarkers of Weight Loss in COPD."

[Ava Wilson @AvaWils58772493]

Very excited to share the official notice of award for my #NRSA #F31 from @nih_nhlbi! I am very grateful for this opportunity and the support of my mentors (especially @lab_mcdonald ). I can’t wait to share my findings for the genetic epidemiology of comorbid #GERD and #COPD.

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

Proud we were awarded the UAB School of Medicine Featured Discovery Award for our research on the gneetics of osteoarthritis: https://t.co/9P1CUD9Vvb

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

Ten new genetic loci linked to osteoarthritis found https://t.co/y3se2GqjOg via @medical_xpress

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

Osteoarthritis: Multi-ancestry analysis reveals novel genetic loci associated with the disease https://t.co/YpcZohDurT via @EurekAlert

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

Proud to share our paper investigating the role of genetics in osteoarthritis in veterans was published in Nature Genetics!
https://t.co/z241iYYYSP
@DocCheeles @AvaWils58772493 @lakshman_preeti @UABLungHealth @UABExerciseMed @UABDeptMed @UABPulmonary @uabmedicine @DeptVetAffairs

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

https://t.co/z241iYYr3h

[Matthew S. Alexander @Matt_Muscle_Guy]

New @NatureComms paper: Depletion of CD206+ M2-like macrophages induces fibro-adipogenic progenitors activation and muscle regeneration. https://t.co/oP2JZiHkch

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

Check out new manuscript:
@yjkedwards

Comparative transcriptomics in human COPD reveals dysregulated genes uniquely expressed in ferrets https://t.co/gqN2I3RiHE

[Merry-Lynn McDonald @lab_mcdonald]

@DocCheeles @NIH_LRP @UABPulmonary Congratulations, Joe! Well deserved. Great work!

[Extracellular Matrix News @ExtracellMatrix]

Dr. Merry-Lynn McDonald's (@lab_mcdonald) team at @UABPulmonary, led by Ava Wilson, provides new insights into the #AntiFibrotic actions of pirfenidone and nintedanib and identifies novel targets for future mechanistic studies. 🎯

➡️ https://t.co/edJ7nh96Qv