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Prof Claire Hills

@chillslincoln79

Prof of Renal Physiology πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ₯ΌπŸ§ͺπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§. Lead of @UoLCardioRenal Group Research interests- #kidneydisease, #diabetes, #cardiorenal #macrophages #connexins #inflammation. Editor @diabmedwiley. 🧠 Lincoln 🏑 Warwickshire .Views my own πŸ’‹ #NephSky #CardioSky #WomeninSTEM

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<em>Diabetic Medicine</em> | Diabetes UK Journal | Wiley Online Library Aims Despite intensive lipid-lowering therapy, individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) exhibit residual inflammatory risk, which drives recurrent cardiovascular events. This ...

Delighted to see our protocol paper published today in @DiabeticMed led by PhD student @jo_ward08 @dmi_lincolnπŸ§ͺπŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬

We will explore how icosapent ethyl modulates macrophage-driven inflammation in patients with ASCVD Β± T2D 🧬πŸ§ͺ
Results coming soon!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

10.02.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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No work in sight for the next 5 days πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³. Salcombe birthday celebrations for the legend that is @paulsquires.bsky.social #Salcombe #SalcombeHarbourHotel ##AnnualLeave #Academic #Lifeofanacadenic #Academia #England #Devon

26.01.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Washing done βœ…οΈ, kitchen clean βœ…οΈ, beds made βœ…οΈ, lifetime supply of tealights ready & waiting to be lit βœ…οΈ, Fizz chilled βœ…οΈ, Sanity check πŸ€ͺ. The calm before the 7 day storm. Signing off for some well deserved R&R
Wishing each a
& everyone of you a wonderful Christmas & a Happy New Year. πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ„πŸŒ²πŸ₯‚πŸΎ.

21.12.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The final piece of good news for 2025 came through πŸ₯³πŸ₯³ and it was the perfect excuse to open this beauty πŸ₯‚πŸΎπŸŽ„πŸŒ². Toasting my wonderful dream team and colleagues πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬πŸ§ͺπŸ₯Ό #type2diabetes #diabetes #cardiovascular #cardiovasculardisease #inflammation #papersuccess #grantsuccess

13.12.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After the disappointment comes the reward πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬. What a month you've been November . Going out with a bang and celebrating these past 72hrs with two paper acceptances and one grant award πŸ₯‚πŸ₯³πŸŽŠ . #WomeninSTEM. #DiabetesResearch #CardioRenal #cardiovascular #inflammation #WomeninScience

20.11.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ASN Kidney Week 2025 Day 1 Highlights | Docwire News Nephrology Times board members Joel Topf, MD, and Anna Gaddy, MD, met at American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2025 in Houston to discuss day 1's highlights.

Miss out on #KidneyWk? Catch up with day 1's highlights courtesy of Drs. Joel Topf and Anna Gaddy. @kidneyboy.bsky.social #nephrology #nephsky #kidneydisease
www.docwirenews.com/post/asn-kid...

12.11.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Madrid #Spain #cardiovascular #hearthhealth #ESCCongress2025 #ESC

01.09.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic end to a few days away at European Society of Cardiology , in sunny Madrid #ESCcongress with an amazing team & opportunity to hear about all the latest developments.πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ₯ΌπŸ§ͺ #cardiovascular #cardiovasculardisease #WomenInSTEM #inflammation #cardioSky #NephroSky

01.09.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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164414 Tenure Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Our department @ucph.bsky.social is looking for a new faculty member! This is a nice environment for an ambitious PI with a research focus on cardiovascular system, metabolism and/or drug discovery! Happy to answer questions if you are interested!

04.07.2025 10:19 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wedding Vibes πŸ‘°πŸ€΅β€β™‚πŸ’’πŸ’ with @paulsquires.bsky.social ..it was a hot one β˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈ #ArdingtonHouse #Oxfordshire #womeninSTEM #annualleave #summertime #UK #Cotswolds #wedding

11.07.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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@chillslincoln79.bsky.social 🎧New podcast! Work & Wellbeing for #KidneyWarriors ft. Dr. Jacquie

πŸ’Ό Learn your rights under UK law
βš–οΈ Reasonable adjustments
πŸ₯ Sick leave & retirement options

LISTENπŸŽ™οΈ kidneycareuk.org/get-support/...

#CKD #DisabilityRights #ChronicIllness #EqualityAct #KidneySupport

02.06.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The year in cardiovascular medicine 2024: the top 10 papers in diabetes and metabolic disorders As editors for the diabetes and metabolic disorders section of EHJ, we have picked out a few papers published in 2024 that capture the major advances and t

The year in cardiovascular medicine 2024: the top 10 papers in diabetes and metabolic disorders πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ₯ΌπŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬ #cardiovascular #cardiorenal #cardiosky #nephsky #Semaglutide #kidneydisease #metabolic πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf280/8139703?login=false

24.05.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Contributions of Noncardiac Organ–Heart Immune Crosstalk and Somatic Mosaicism to Heart Failure: Current Knowledge and Perspectives | Circulation Research Heart failure is the final outcome of most cardiovascular diseases and shares risk factors with other cardiovascular pathologies. Among these, inflammation plays a central role in disease progression ...

πŸ“£ Contributions of Noncardiac Organ–Heart Immune Crosstalk and Somatic Mosaicism to Heart Failure: Current Knowledge and Perspectives πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡ #cardiovascular #cardiosky #nephsky #WomenInSTEM #cardiorenal #inflammation #immune

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

23.05.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The inflammatory spark: how TNF rewrote the insulin resistance narrative Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 16 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41574-025-01133-9The inflammatory spark: how TNF rewrote the insulin resistance narrative

ICYMI: New content online: The inflammatory spark: how TNF rewrote the insulin resistance narrative

18.05.2025 12:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@chillslincoln79.bsky.social🚨The wait is over!
A brand new episode of #diaryofakidneywarriorpodcast is out now!
Dr. Hannah Maple returns with powerful insights on dialysis, transplant planning & taking control of your kidney health.
Listen on:
linktr.ee/diaryofakidn...

#CKD #HealthEmpowerment

05.05.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another fabulous output from team Cardiorenal πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» that fizz is so well deserved @chillslincoln79.bsky.social πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯° #womeinstem #womeninscience #cardioresearch #diabetesresearch #SGLT2i

28.04.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A while until the flowers bloom but what a gorgeous day 🌞🌞🌞. Long may it continue πŸ₯‚πŸ·#summervibes #sundayvibes #garden #academicsky #Warwickshire #womeninStem #rosΓ¨time #wine

27.04.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks ❀️

26.04.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much πŸ™ πŸ’“

26.04.2025 17:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Paper published today πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³ no better excuse to celebrate. Enjoy all the wins, no matter how small. πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ₯ΌπŸ§ͺ #Saturdaynight #WomenInSTEM #academiclife #Cardiovascularresearch #diabetes #type2diabetes #NephSky #Lincolnshire #healthcareinequalities #sglt2i #cardiometabolic #cardiorenal #cardiosky

26.04.2025 17:22 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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<em>Diabetic Medicine</em> | Diabetes UK Journal | Wiley Online Library Aims Diabetes mellitus remains a prevalent condition worldwide and a significant risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Recent evidence suggests the use of glucose-lowering therapie.....

πŸ“£Team output led by Dr Usman Shah from the University of Lincoln. 'Optimisation of care among patients with diabetes mellitus & acute coronary syndrome through a specialised cardiodiabetes serviceβ€”A registry study'. πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ #Diabetes #Cardiovascular
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

03.04.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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mTOR Inhibition limits LPS induced acute kidney injury and ameliorates hallmarks of cellular senescence - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - mTOR Inhibition limits LPS induced acute kidney injury and ameliorates hallmarks of cellular senescence

mTOR Inhibition limits LPS induced acute kidney injury and ameliorates hallmarks of cellular senescence πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ₯ΌπŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬πŸ§ͺ #senescence #kidneydisease #AKI #NephSky #CardioSky #MORE #ageing πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

05.04.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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<em>Diabetic Medicine</em> | Diabetes UK Journal | Wiley Online Library Aims Diabetes mellitus remains a prevalent condition worldwide and a significant risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Recent evidence suggests the use of glucose-lowering therapie.....

πŸ“£Team output led by Dr Usman Shah from the University of Lincoln. 'Optimisation of care among patients with diabetes mellitus & acute coronary syndrome through a specialised cardiodiabetes serviceβ€”A registry study'. πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ #Diabetes #Cardiovascular
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

03.04.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A busy but successful week draws to a close. Looking forward to catching up with colleagues tomorow for a full afternoon of all things research, cardiometabolic disease & the planning of new projects πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ₯ΌπŸ§ͺ. For now, time to sit back & relax. #diabetes #cardiovasculardisease #cardiosky #nephrosky

16.03.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Human gut microbial aromatic amino acid and related metabolites prevent obesity through intestinal immune control - Nature Metabolism The gut-microbiota-derived aromatic amino acid metabolite 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (4HPAA) and its analogues have been shown to protect against obesity. In mice, 4HPAA exerts anti-obesogenic effects...

The discovery of microbial AAAs and related metabolites with activity protecting against chronic intestinal inflammation could be valuable for developing new prevention strategies and treatments for obesity and related metabolic disorders @naturemetabolism.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s42...

14.03.2025 10:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Lincoln Professor Helping Shape the Future of Diabetic Kidney Disease Research | News and PressPrevious posts arrow navigation.Next posts arrow navigation. Browse through a range of inspiring news stories from the University of Lincoln, featuring leading research, campus events, and student and alumni success stories.

Many thanks for the coverage of my work this #worldkidneyday πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬πŸ§ͺπŸ₯Ό. #Nephsky #CardioSky #nephrology #cardiovascular #cardiorenal πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

news.lincoln.ac.uk/2025/03/13/l...

13.03.2025 21:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Lincoln Professor Helping Shape the Future of Diabetic Kidney Disease Research | News and PressPrevious posts arrow navigation.Next posts arrow navigation. Browse through a range of inspiring news stories from the University of Lincoln, featuring leading research, campus events, and student and alumni success stories.

Fantastic article to celebrate the contribution of our very own @chillslincoln79.bsky.social to some amazing work on #worldkidneyday, see:
news.lincoln.ac.uk/2025/03/13/l...

13.03.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Albuminuria in Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Metabolic Disorders: A State-of-the-Art Review πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ₯ΌπŸ§ͺπŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬ #CardioSky #NephSky #cardiovascular #cardio-renal #metabolicdisorder #KidneyResearch #kidneydisease πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10....

12.03.2025 08:26 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0