How fat is distributed in people’s bodies could make a difference to their risk of certain cancers. Read more in our latest press release. www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Share: Complete your PhD in data science & epidemiology with real-world impact! Join us at @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social through the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social. Fully funded project exploring biological mechanisms linking smoking & mental health. gw4biomed.ac.uk/what-are-the...

Share: Complete your PhD in data science & epidemiology with real-world impact! Join us at @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social through the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social. Fully funded project exploring co-use of e-cigarettes, cannabis and tobacco gw4biomed.ac.uk/understandin...

💡 New research paper! Can we find new ways to treat serious lung disease? 🫁 Higher levels of interleukin-6 in patients with pleural infection are linked to more serious disease 🤒 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/higher-level... @uob-ieu.bsky.social @nihrexeterbrc.bsky.social @bristolaru.bsky.social

Do you have strong research software engineering skills who wants to make a real-world impact? We are looking for a Senior Research Associate/Research Fellow in Genetic Epidemiology Research (Software Engineer). Apply by 14th September. www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

🧁🧬 Great British Bake Off finalist @joshpsmalley.bsky.social joined @lpaternoster.bsky.social to turn her genetic research into delicious vanilla & passionfruit cupcakes - with a scientific twist. 🎥 Watch the full video here: youtu.be/xcc200LksM4?... @bristolbrc.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social

New Scientist cover story! Latest issue puts a spotlight on the work of Golam Khandaker & others in our Immunopsychiatry programme, as well as other groups, in uncovering links between inflammation & mental health. @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2491...

We've just come back from a great weekend at the Green Man Festival. Weather was lovely, music was great and we had a great time talking with ~1500 people about what health research questions they would like answers to. Lots of reflections to share - once we've finished unpacking and sleeping!

If you are at the Green Man Festival at the weekend come and visit us in Einstein's Garden! We have a range of activities to demonstrate how to be an epidemiologist. www.bristol.ac.uk/integrative-...

Yesterday, I officially graduated with a PhD in Immunopsychiatry from the @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social 🎉 🎓 An incredibly special (and sunny!) day spent celebrating with friends and family. A huge thank you to my parents, siblings, supervisors, and all those supporting from afar ❤️

We have a great time on Saturday at #KeynshamMusicFestival talking about how to be an epidemiologist. Thank you to the festival for inviting us and for all the interesting conversations with the people who visited our stall.

It was absolutely amazing being a part of @merthyrscience.bsky.social yesterday representing @uob-ieu.bsky.social. Had some fantastic discussions on mental health research. Thank you to all involved!!!

The role of ‘good’ fats in addressing inflammation is more complex than first thought. Omega-3 fatty acids, popularly believed to reduce inflammation in the body, appear to increase certain inflammatory markers. www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Commentary by @mendelrandom.bsky.social and me on paper suggesting highly prevalent East Asian #ALDH2 null variant may magnify adverse effects of maternal alcohol use during pregnancy on child development. ▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social

New research on genetics of eczema - found interaction between IL7R locus and dog exposure. Not sufficient evidence to suggest getting a dog, but important insight into how one particular mechanism might be influenced by the environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @uob-ieu.bsky.social

Looking forward to this! If you're attending #PNIRS2025 be sure to come to our session (Symposia 4) on Wednesday morning and say hello 👋 @ymilaneschi.bsky.social @dpmoriarity.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social

Our study is in the news: Heavy and painful periods are linked to missing school and lower GCSE results - something that anyone who menstruates could probably already tell you, but that is largely not discussed or ignored. Well done to Gemma Sawyer @uob-ieu.bsky.social who did all the hard work

Next Thursday we'll be part of a Pint of Science event in Bristol on cancer innovations. Come along and hear Naomi Cornish discussing "The Clot Thickens: Cancer's Sticky Accomplice" as well as learning about other interesting research. pintofscience.co.uk/event/cancer...

Depression and other mental health conditions linked with immune response, finds new research from IEU. Read more: www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

Young men growing up around parents who are physically violent to each other are 43% more likely to carry out violence or abuse in their own relationships - read about this new research from IEU and @capcbristol.bsky.social www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

The Medical Research Council (MRC) funded study used Children of the 90s data and was led by Dr Annie Herbert @uob-ieu.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social and published in @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social. Read the full paper: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

We're researching how people's skin colour & ethnic/cultural background affects their experiences of #eczema, #acne & #psoriasis. We'd love to hear from people of all skin tones, especially men & people of Black, Black British, African or Caribbean background. Take part: bristol.ac.uk/socx-study

Smartwatches can help people monitor their alcohol intake more accurately. Thank you to BBC News for this piece about recent work in our research unit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Study looks at impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rates of congenital heart disease procedures among children - read the news story www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

We are inviting members of the public to provide feedback and guidance on our research. Visit www.bristol.ac.uk/ieu/engagement/ppi to learn more about patient and public involvement and find out about current opportunities.

Last week we enjoyed talking with Year 5 and 6 children from across Bristol at the FUTURES schools fair. The children enjoying spinning our giant Wheel of Fortune and seeing how a combination of factors (such as diet, exercise, environment and genetics) make a difference to our health risks.

A team from IEU enjoyed visiting a Bristol primary school yesterday. We got children to move around their school hall to see how we can collect data from populations and look for patterns in that data. We discussed with them how spotting patterns in population data can help understand health better.

Last week we held a webinar aimed at members of the public. We gave an overview of how we work, some of our projects and explained how to get involved. Watch the videos here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

New project on our website: Understanding the link between eczema and acne and mental health, using Mendelian randomization bit.ly/3XlLC8T

Researching the long-term effects of childhood conditions needs to be done a way that is kind and retains public trust in cohort studies. New blog post shares an example of how a public and patient advisory group helped. ieureka.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/03/03/i...

2/2 the foreword for the new edition is at \https://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/integrative-epidemiology/documents/Foreword%20-%20Life%20course%20book.pdf @uob-ieu.bsky.social

1/2 Lifecourse epidemiology was debuted in 1997 with the book “A Lifecourse Approach to Chronic Disease Epidemiology” edited by Di Kuh & Yoav Ben-Shlomo. The 3rd edition of this ground breaking book is being launched 12th March online and in person www.bristol.ac.uk/integrative-... / cont

For one research study we are particularly interested in people from in or around the #Speedwell area of Bristol and we'd appreciate some local reposts - thank you! @robbryher.bsky.social @caralavan.bsky.social @ellie-king.bsky.social @shonajemphrey.bsky.social @tristancorkpost.bsky.social

We are looking forward to our webinar on 4th March sharing a bit about our research and how members of the public from across the UK can help. Please do join us - and please share to help us reach others. Joining the webinar does not commit you to further involvement. shop.bris.ac.uk/conferences-...

Eager to learn more about the latest immunopsychiatry research? 🔎 Be sure to come along to the @pixielabkcl.bsky.social Immunopsychiatry Meeting next week where I'll be presenting some of my PhD work! @uob-ieu.bsky.social Link below 👇

New job opportunity: Senior Research Associate Cancer Genetic Epidemiology. The post will be part of a project using GWAS and Mendelian randomization to investigate the causal effects of peri-prostatic fat volume on prostate cancer risk. Apply by 17 Mar 2025. www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

⭐ The excitement for #PNIRS2025 builds ⭐ If you're in Bordeaux at the @pnirs.bsky.social annual meeting, be sure to come to our (@ymilaneschi.bsky.social and @dpmoriarity.bsky.social) member-sponsored symposium on 11th June! Hope to see you there 👋 🇫🇷 @uob-ieu.bsky.social

3/3 Using Mendelian randomization to improve how drugs are tested for different populations: Establishing a cross-population MR network that combines the results of genetic data in different populations from four Medical Research Council units. @uob-ieu.bsky.social bit.ly/4hQo83D

2/3 Developing a genetic data platform for use in pharmaceutical testing: Developing a version of OpenGWAS for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. bit.ly/4hssg9V

Three new projects in our Translational Data Science theme just published on our website! All led by @tomrgaunt.bsky.social 1/3 Using genetics to improve how drug targets are identified: This collaboration with Biogen aims to develop new approaches to identify potential drug targets. bit.ly/42KQJ5O

The involvement of patients and the public is important in public health research. We are holding a free webinar on 4th March, 7pm to share a bit about our research and how the public can get involved. Do join us! shop.bris.ac.uk/conferences-...

A week left to apply for Senior Research Associate/Research Fellow posts with Gib Hemani and me in sunny Bristol on genetic approaches to understanding phenotypic causation, including Mendelian randomization at @uob-ieu.bsky.social bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

A group of IEU researchers had a great afternoon in a Bristol primary school this afternoon doing a range of fun activities to help demonstrate to Year 6 children some of the different factors that can contribute to people's health risks. Hopefully we have inspired some future epidemiologists!

Looking forward to @moritzgerstung.bsky.social seminar @uob-ieu.bsky.social on 30th Jan 2025 at 1pm, ,“ Using AI to Predict Disease Risks” in person and on line bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/94273829130

If you are planning to do PPIE in your research do take a look at our new checklist to help anticipate and accommodate potentially sensitive issues and challenges.

Join Gib Hemani and my MR programme at the IEU, Details in the links below

We are seeking a talented researcher to join our programme on Mendelian randomisation as either research fellow or senior research associate, depending on past experience. Apply by 5 Feb www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... @mendelrandom.bsky.social

New Year training goals? Explore our online intensive short courses for researchers and healthcare researchers - search Bristol Medical School short courses for more info. www.bristol.ac.uk/medical-scho...

Happy New Year! As people think about their New Year resolutions, take a look at our new research into how smartwatches could help people give up smoking. bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ja...

Congratulations Lavinia