What an incredible day at the Cambridge Lactation Network Summer Symposium! 🌟🤱 Researchers, clinicians, midwives, practitioners and students came together to explore breastfeeding and human milk from history to multi-omics. Huge thanks to our speakers, chairs, sponsors and attendees! 🙌

Join us for the next Cambridge Lactation Network Summer Symposium on Friday, 12th of June 2026. Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cambridge-... @cam-repro.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk @cambiochem.bsky.social @aj-twigger.bsky.social @koulman.bsky.social

Looking forward to sharing my perspective on maternal nutritional provision and learning about common mechanisms across species 🤱

Social Transfer Network@socialtransfernet.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Parental nutrition: Do #milk and #mucus have things in common? Find out at the BYOF seminar on May 6th at 15:00–16:00 UK / UTC+1 | 16:00–17:00 Europe / UTC+2 | 10:00–11:00 US East / UTC-4 of our #SociallyTransferredMaterials network. Bring a beverage ☕️ as you prefer – with or without the milk!

Just one week left to apply for this 4-year #postdoc position!

Prof Anthony Isles@profantisles.bsky.social · 4mo ago

❗We are recruiting❗ A PDRA based in the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics & Genomics at Cardiff University investigating the #molecular & #cellular changes in #schizophrenia, building on the work of the #MURIDAE cluster @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social Please see link 👇 tinyurl.com/32u753js

vitamins!!!! They cure disease! Amazing work (again!) from @ishahjain.bsky.social's lab here at @gladstoneinst.bsky.social (and @arcinstitute.org) www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Vitamin B2 and B3 nutrigenomics reveals a therapy for NAXD disease

A nutrigenomics framework identifies genetic diseases amenable to vitamin B2 and B3 therapies. This approach nominates vitamin B3 as a therapy for NAXD deficiency, a lethal neurodevelopmental disorder...

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This will be a great meeting! Don't forget to register!

The Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research@loke-ctr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Exciting News! 🚀 Registration Open! | Loke CTR Annual Meeting 2026 🎉 📅 16-17 July 2026 📍 St John’s College, Cambridge | 💻 Hybrid conference (in-person & online) 🔬 Epigenetics of embryogenesis and placentation 📌 To find out more and to register www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/ctrconferenc...

🤱 🧬 Some discoveries really do take a long gestation....

Geula Hanin@geula.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🎉 After a very long one (appropriately…), I’m excited to share work revealing an unexpected role for the epigenetic regulator ZFP57 - linking development, lactation, milk composition and lifelong health. Check it out: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MammaryGlandBiology #DOHaD

🎉 After a very long one (appropriately…), I’m excited to share work revealing an unexpected role for the epigenetic regulator ZFP57 - linking development, lactation, milk composition and lifelong health. Check it out: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MammaryGlandBiology #DOHaD

A Comment article in Nature Reviews Bioengineering discusses how understanding pregnancy stage-specific drug pharmacokinetics and placental drug transport can guide the design of nanomedicine to optimize treatments during pregnancy. 🔒

Designing nanomedicine to overcome therapeutic challenges in pregnancy - Nature Reviews Bioengineering

Illness during pregnancy presents a therapeutic dilemma: treatment must protect the mother without compromising fetal health. Yet, most drugs remain insufficiently studied in pregnancy. Understanding pregnancy stage-specific drug pharmacokinetics and placental drug transport can guide the design of nanomedicine to optimize treatments during pregnancy.

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New content online: Oestrogen changes at menopause: insights into obesity-associated breast risk and outcomes

Oestrogen changes at menopause: insights into obesity-associated breast risk and outcomes

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 02 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s41574-025-01208-7Oestrogen levels change after menopause and with weight gain above the normal BMI category, both of which can affect breast cancer risk and outcomes. This Review explores the current understanding of these associations.

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🔥🤱Excited to share our new review “From Mammary Glands to Nutrients: Genetic Insights into Milk Composition” We integrate GWAS, cross-species biology and biochemistry to reveal how maternal genetics shapes breastmilk and its essential role in mammalian life. tinyurl.com/bdevetkx

From mammary glands to nutrients: genetic insights into milk composition†

This review integrates comparative perspectives on mammary gland development and lactation, highlighting genetic and epigenetic determinants that influence

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Looking for a fully funded PhD in Cambridge? 🤱👩‍🔬🔬 I’m interested in hearing from strong candidates who want to apply with me to the competitive PhD funding scheme in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience @ Cambridge.

Conventional wisdom says motherhood should wait for tenure as before you land a permanent post, #academia is just not that family friendly🙁 @carersinstemm.bsky.social are calling for change and to celebrate their new report, a Saturday🧵on parenting & academia! 1/9 👩‍🔬🧪🔭⚛️ ℹ️: carersinstemm.co.uk

Looking to pursue cutting-edge research in early development, maternal-fetal interaction, or placental biology? See 👇 - Funded PhD www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-students... - Next Generation Fellowship www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/next-generat... - MPhil www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk/mphil-pathwa...

A Genetic Atlas of the Mammary Gland 🧬🤱🐭 New research from @geula.bsky.social & team shows shifts in gene activity across pregnancy → lactation → weaning. This new 'atlas' provides new avenues for studying lactation disorders and breast cancer. academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

🔥🚨 Our new paper is finally out in @narjournal.bsky.social! academic.oup.com/nar/article/53/17/gkaf804/8248607 We built the first comprehensive atlas of dynamic allelic expression in the mouse mammary gland across adulthood, tracking genes across virgin, #pregnancy, #lactation & #involution. 🧵

Dynamic allelic expression in mouse mammary glands across the adult developmental cycle

Abstract. The mammary gland, which primarily develops postnatally, undergoes significant changes during pregnancy and lactation to facilitate milk producti

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Breastfeeding boosts babies' lifelong health – but 1 in 20 women struggle. @geula.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social found that 'milk squeezing' cells, rather than 'milk-producing' cells, may be to blame. Find out how this could lead to new ways to supporting mothers 👉 bit.ly/4mTUixN

Study of breast cell changes in motherhood provides clues to breastfeeding difficulties

A University of Cambridge study of adult mammary gland development has revealed new genes involved in breastfeeding, and provided insights into how genetic

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🔥🚨 Our new paper is finally out in @narjournal.bsky.social! academic.oup.com/nar/article/53/17/gkaf804/8248607 We built the first comprehensive atlas of dynamic allelic expression in the mouse mammary gland across adulthood, tracking genes across virgin, #pregnancy, #lactation & #involution. 🧵

Dynamic allelic expression in mouse mammary glands across the adult developmental cycle

Abstract. The mammary gland, which primarily develops postnatally, undergoes significant changes during pregnancy and lactation to facilitate milk producti

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Registration is still open to attend the Cambridge Lactation Network summer symposium: 11 September, 1.30pm-5.00pm Join us for presentations about breastfeeding and lactation through the lens of public health, clinical practice, biological mechanisms, and patient/participant experience.

Geula Hanin@geula.bsky.social · 12mo ago

📝 Registration is free but required to attend. 🔗 Reserve your place here: www.eventbrite.de/e/cambridge-... @aj-twigger.bsky.social @koulman.bsky.social @cam-repro.bsky.social

Interested in lactation?🤱 Are you a researcher, clinician or lactation consultant working in Cambridge and around with an interest in the science, health, and societal dimensions of lactation? Join us for the Cambridge Lactation Network 2025 Summer Symposium! 🗓 Thursday 11 September 2025

Thanks @publichealthpod.bsky.social for having me on this week to talk about my favourite topics! We covered... - What's so interesting about #breastmilk? - Can this research benefit adults too? - What policy changes are needed to support breastfeeding? - And more! #WBW2025 🧪🤱🏼 Link below 👇🏼👇🏼

Public Health On Call Podcast@publichealthpod.bsky.social · last yr.

Breastfeeding plays a crucial role in babies’ development and new research suggests that breast milk could benefit adult's microbiomes and immune systems. @meghanazad.bsky.social outlines opportunities to build more support for breastfeeding. podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/927-world-br...

Still time to join our team! We're exploring how lactation and early nutrition shape lifelong health 🔬🥼👩🏻‍🔬🤱

Geula Hanin@geula.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 I’m looking for two enthusiastic scientists to join our team at Cambridge to explore the molecular mechanisms of lactation, early nutrition, and their long-term impact on health. Apply here: 👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/ 👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/ Please share 🔬👩‍🔬

Maternal deaths rising in UK despite fewer births, official figures show “Women aged 35 or over are three times more likely to die than those aged 20-24 & Black women are at more than double the risk of white women of dying in pregnancy or soon after, MBRRACE-UK has found”

Maternal deaths rising in UK despite fewer births, official figures show

Increase in number of women dying during pregnancy or soon after giving birth is ‘appalling’, say Lib Dems

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🚨 I’m looking for two enthusiastic scientists to join our team at Cambridge to explore the molecular mechanisms of lactation, early nutrition, and their long-term impact on health. Apply here: 👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/ 👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/ Please share 🔬👩‍🔬

I’m looking for a Postdoc to join my new lab @pdncambridge.bsky.social on an MRC-funded project and explore maternal inter-organ communication with a focus on the mammary gland, using a novel mouse model. 📍 Tenure: 3 years ⏳ Deadline: 15 August 2025 Please RT 🙏 👉 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/

🚨 Big news! I am thrilled to share that I’ll be establishing my independent research group at @pdncambridge.bsky.social University of Cambridge, supported by the MRC Career Development Award.

We are happy to seek 3 post-docs across Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow & UCL in an exciting project to investigate mechanisms linking glial ageing/longevity & neurodegeneration (MRC-funded). Info attached @nathanwoodling.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

"The Fourth Trimester, the 12 weeks following childbirth, is a critical period of recovery and adjustment for both mother and baby. Yet it remains one of the most neglected phases in maternal healthcare." ~ @syramadad.bsky.social www.nyas.org/ideas-insigh...

Breastfeeding Medicine Is Essential Postpartum Care

A firsthand account of why more mothers should know about it and how it can help.

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Male mouse fetuses can develop female organs in utero if their mother is iron deficient during pregnancy https://go.nature.com/3FTDeaZ

Male mice can grow ovaries if their pregnant mums are iron deficient

Nature - The study is the first to show that low iron levels can affect fetal sexual development.

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