📣 Incretin-based therapies are changing obesity treatment, but who is able to benefit? Another brilliant and impactful article led by @drmariespreckley.bsky.social ✨ Thank you to Dr Adrian Brown for supporting this work. lnkd.in/ehH8Uw_t @imsepidemiology.bsky.social @ims-mrl.bsky.social

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, University College London, and the University of Southampton comment on the necessity of keeping nutrition at the heart of management medications for children and adolescents.

This was such a great collaboration with @drmariespreckley.bsky.social, Dr Adrian Brown, and Dr Nikki Davis, published in @thelancetendo.bsky.social !

Dr Marie Spreckley@drmariespreckley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Delighted to see our latest publication in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology: “Prioritising nutrition alongside paediatric obesity management medications”Congratulations to @cararuggiero.bsky.social for leading this important piece: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Wonderful evening presenting on the impact of the cost of living crisis on infant feeding in the first 1,000 days of life. It has been an absolute privilege to work on this important study led by the brilliant @cararuggiero.bsky.social over the past two years. @imsepidemiology.bsky.social

"Nutrition must no longer remain a missing pillar in obesity management medication care." @drmariespreckley.bsky.social @cararuggiero.bsky.social & Adrian Brown on lessons from bariatric interventions on nutritional support needed for GLP-1 receptor agonist assisted weight loss therapy. 🧵(1/2)

Dr Marie Spreckley@drmariespreckley.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I am delighted to share our new perspective piece in the International Journal of Obesity: “Bridging the nutrition guidance gap for GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy assisted weight loss: lessons from bariatric surgery.” www.nature.com/articles/s41... @cararuggiero.bsky.social @adrianbrown.bsky.social

Hot off the press 🔥 Amazing work to be a part of led by @drmariespreckley.bsky.social and @adrianbrown.bsky.social. Watch this space! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Dr Marie Spreckley@drmariespreckley.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I am delighted to share our new perspective piece in the International Journal of Obesity: “Bridging the nutrition guidance gap for GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy assisted weight loss: lessons from bariatric surgery.” www.nature.com/articles/s41... @cararuggiero.bsky.social @adrianbrown.bsky.social

Congratulations to @drmariespreckley.bsky.social for securing her first independent research grant: Amplifying Meaningful Perspectives and Lived experiences of Incretin therapy use From diverse community voices (AMPLIFY) 🎉Thrilled to be collaborating with you on this!

🔥Hot off the press! We aimed to describe the development and application of a cost tool to help predict return on investment and sustainability of the Healthy Weight Clinic Family Healthy Weight Program. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

🔥 New paper alert on findings from the WEE Baby Care intervention, which decreased obesogenic risk behaviours among mother–infant dyads enrolled in WIC in the US. Link to the full text below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Effect of a care‐coordinated responsive parenting intervention on obesogenic risk behaviours among mother–infant dyads enrolled in WIC

Background Integrating health care and social care presents opportunities to deliver responsive parenting (RP) interventions for childhood obesity prevention. Objectives This analysis examined the...

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It was a pleasure attending the launch of The Food Foundation’s new report: “Boosting Early Years Nutrition to Support a Healthy Childhood.” Many thanks to @hannahbrins.bsky.social as well as the other organizers and speakers for a great event. I even ran into @drmariespreckley.bsky.social !

🎺COME WORK WITH US @LMU Munich on a new research project: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/d.... (postdoc/3 years/full-time). We will develop and evaluate an agile and needs-oriented Research Data Management certificate course for researchers in psychology. Application Deadline: *May 31*

Job alert! My colleagues are recruiting Intervention Facilitators for a NIHR-funded trial - perfect for health coaches/assistant psychs/student dietitians with an interest in weight management.

Dr Tamla Evans@tamlahealthpsyc.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 We Are Hiring!! 📢 [Part-time remote working for the University of Cambridge @mrcepid.bsky.social] We are recruiting Intervention Facilitators for a NIHR-funded trial - perfect for health coaches/assistant psychs/student dietitians with an interest in weight management. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51082/

We are recruiting for postdoc positions in the Department of Public Health, Social & Preventive Medicine at Heidelberg University, Mannheim Medical Faculty, www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/cpd/public-h... bewerberportal.umm.de/Vacancies/46... I'm happy to answer any questions.

We are hiring! We're looking for two post-doc researchers to help us deliver a randomised controlled trial of group model building to address inequalities in diet in English local authorities. Two 3y posts, ideally starting in July. Closing date 4 May. Full details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50905/

The 2025 issue 2 of the epigram newsletter is out now Reframing food and rethinking policy Transport and planetary health What is a healthy weight? Featured are @martinwhite33.bsky.social, @jeanmadams.bsky.social, Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social, & @drmariespreckley.bsky.social buff.ly/PVk8mh2

Congrats to this dynamic duo!

Pennington Biomedical Research Center@penningtonbiomed.bsky.social · 2y ago

Pennington Biomedical’s Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory Authors Childhood Obesity’s Most Downloaded Paper of 2024 www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2... #PBRC #PBRCresearch

Lovely to see the great work of Dr Jenna Panter featured here!

Journal of Physical Activity & Health@jpahjournal.bsky.social · last yr.

Dr. Jenna Panter has served on our Editorial Board for the past year. Her research at @mrcepid.bsky.social focuses on evaluating environmental and policy interventions, examining patterns and determinants of change in physical activity, and evidence synthesis. @jennapanter.bsky.social

Check out this talk at the Cambridge Festival with two experts from @mrcepid.bsky.social including the superstar Dr @amyahern.bsky.social !

IMS Epidemiology, University of Cambridge@imsepidemiology.bsky.social · last yr.

What can research tell us about our weight? @mrcepid.bsky.social researchers, Dr @amyahern.bsky.social & Prof. Nick Wareham, will join the @cambridgefestival.bsky.social live webinar showcasing the work @cambridgebrc.bsky.social is doing to understand & treat obesity 03/04/25 6pm buff.ly/1gFrR5V

🚨 HIRING 🚨 a Postdoctoal Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social. My group's research aims to understand how social and physical environments impact brain and behaviour development. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX655/p... Accepting applications until the 15th of March!

Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at King's College London

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Dave Lagnado is looking for a post doc to work on causal inference! The BR-UK team is doing some very cool stuff, so if you're currently looking for a job, check this out: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

I’m looking for a Research Fellow to join me & my team to contribute to ongoing and new research. Team player, grant and paper writer, interested in making a difference, esp. health equity. Feel free to get in touch www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r... (note: classification error: it’s a research job)

Research Fellow at University of Glasgow

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Queensland Health Position Available! Part-time 'Research Translation Officer' position available with Sunshine Coast Health. Applications close 12 March 2025 buff.ly/7cLzuKp

Thank you for the opportunity to be featured in this wonderful campaign @mrcepid.bsky.social and for your support of women in science! #IWD2025

IMS Epidemiology, University of Cambridge@imsepidemiology.bsky.social · last yr.

#IWD2025 - we share the determination of the women who are striving to increase the representation of women in leadership positions. Meet Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social, Research Associate, @mrcepid.bsky.social #AccelerateAction @ims-mrl.bsky.social

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is seeking a Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships www.activelink.ie/vacancies/he... Hope they have a solid #ConflictOfInterest Policy in place!

We have up to two permanent lecturer positions in the Dept of Economics at the University of Leeds. Would love to get at least one new behavioural/experimental friend! Details: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer in Economics

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out teaching and research in Economics? Do you have an excellent research record and a potent...

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📢Job alert! Post-doctoral fellowship on health disparities in cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. www.sbm.org/UserFiles/im...

What an honor! Thank you @mrcepid.bsky.social for the support of this work and my partner in crime, the brilliant @drmariespreckley.bsky.social. I also want to acknowledge our wonderful collaborators @cpft-nhs.bsky.social. #ChildNutrition #FoodInsecurity #FamilySystems #SPROUTStudy

IMS Epidemiology, University of Cambridge@imsepidemiology.bsky.social · last yr.

(1/3) Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social and @drmariespreckley.bsky.social from the @mrcepid.bsky.social, @uniofcam.bsky.social, presented evidence at Westminster yesterday to inform policy at the Cross-Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood and sharing details of SPROUT.

Amazing work @julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social , @amyahern.bsky.social and team 🤩

Julia Mueller@julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks @ukaso.bsky.social for sharing our new findings from the GLoW trial! This will likely be of interest to many ASO members. Happy to provide further information and answer any questions in the comments or via direct message. 💬🗨️💡🙂

VACANCY - We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Fellow (Grade 8) to join Prof. Petra Meier's Systems Science in Public Health research group. ⏲️part-time, 28 hours per week 🗓️closes 18th March 📩 @pmeierprof.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r...

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