Peter Shepherd

#scientist #AucklandUni Tightly focused on finding cures for cancer, diabetes and maybe also schizophrenia ?

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@Neely_Lab Love your aging research. You don’t look a day over 50.

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@IMS_MRL Congrats Sue

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@GilesYeo You are the only ones in such a big gym ? Says something about worlds motivation to exercise ?

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

Our report published today finds a variant unique to but common in (MAF 0.15) Polynesian people in SLC22A3 associates with low plasma lipoprotein(a). Highlights importance of genetics in diverse populations to achieve equity in #precisionmedicine. https://t.co/JBW6vbzhh1

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@GilesYeo Could be confused for New Zealand

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@pseudokinase @ppgardne And even BSR. Prob free and open access

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

LLMs now write lots of science. Good https://t.co/F1wiGOx1xm from @TheEconomist This is not good https://t.co/F1wiGOx1xm

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@CellsigL Excellent news, well deserved.

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@ppgardne Would love to know what all those extra rays from sun and weird night colours do to fish feeding behavior

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@ppgardne And not to mention at Otago too

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

Great meetings in Samoa this week with Prof Satu Viali from Oceania University of medicine and Health Minister Luapitofanua Toogamaga Tafito Selesele to progress collaborative research programmes to deliver better metabolic health outcomes using precision medicine approaches

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@ppgardne Looks like the plastic got brittle really quickly ?

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@StephenORahilly Retirement ??? At your age ?

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@ProlactinGuy The beach is stony

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@robyn_murphy1 Star studded line up

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@StephenORahilly But metformin also increases GDF15 so could contribute in way you describe ? Also still need to explain what transient circulating micromolar levels of metformin are doing apart from effects in liver ? Competition with endogenous substrates for OCT tranporters e.g. adrenaline ?

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@StephenORahilly And therefore explain metformin action on insulin sensitivity as well ?

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@StephenORahilly @Cambridge_Uni Having been there myself at the time I agree but would frame it more that Keith ran an amazing first 100 in the relay but passed baton to a small number of people, you being one of foremost, that then propelled it to where it is today. Take a bow Steve

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@GilesYeo Nothing better than the Fens on a sunny day !

[Peter Shepherd @ShepherdPeterR]

@GilesYeo @ProlactinGuy I spoke to senior Air NZ person a few years ago who said they needed rough average of weight of typical passenger to calculate fuel they needed as they were I’m using more fuel than expected. No personal ID info taken so seems sensible me. Media love this type of clickbait though