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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · 8d

In May I began my @vivensa.bsky.social proleptic Fellowship on aging and CKD. I am grateful to all who supported this work!

PhD opportunity hopefully coming soon! 👀
Keep your eyes peeled.

#CKD #HealthyAging #PhD

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @aj-mcknight.bsky.social

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · 8d

Today is #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons, a day to reflect on the health challenges faced by older adults and the research that supports healthy aging.

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · 15d

Great to be at the Kidney Research UK Driving Discoveries meeting in Bristol this week. Lots of wonderful research and work on show so far. Looking forward to the Early Careers Forum this afternoon!

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Sep 2

🧁 Week 1 technical rankings? Not the be-all-and-end-all
Turns out, your first impression in the tent doesn’t say much about your final fate.

TL;DR: Consistency in technical challenges might be the secret ingredient to winning Bake Off — not flashy showstoppers or early success.

Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Sep 2

🥇 Technical challenges matter
Series winners had a significantly higher median technical ranking across the series.
📊 p = 8.143x10-5 - a pretty strong signal!

🌟 Star Baker status?
The number of times a baker was crowned Star Baker didn’t significantly differ between winners and non-winners.

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎂 Data, but make it delicious 🍰

As a joke, I searched for a dataset about The Great British Bake Off… and guess what? There’s an R package called `bakeoff`.

So naturally, I baked up a quick analysis. Here’s what I found:

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#GBBO #GreatBritishBakeOff #DataScience

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hi, I'd love to join. Do you perhaps have a hyperlink version of the zoom link?
Thank you if so!

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Aug 22

Enjoying some downtime at the moment. Reading. Running between shade. Melting in the heat. All good stuff.
Here's a snap from our day trip to Castell de Santa Bàrbera.

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Prof AJ McKnight @aj-mcknight.bsky.social · Jul 8

#RenalResearchNI opportunity to sign your name to an open letter highlighting the importance of #KidneyDisease to the UK government and NHS. Time for Action to support kidney disease! @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social www.ukkidney.org/prime-minist...

Add Your Name: Call on the Prime Minister to Tackle Kidney Disease

Kidney disease affects more than 7 million people in the UK, yet was largely overlooked in the Government’s new 10-year health plan for the NHS. Without action, it will place an unsustainable burden o...

www.ukkidney.org

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Jun 22

10.40pm last night and still light.

Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Jun 22

Beautiful spot for the summer solstice.
📍Portstewart Cliff Path

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Jun 12

Flight delayed back from UK Kidney Week but I picked up some excellent reading in the airport!!

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Jun 12

*exploring

Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congratulations to @aj-mcknight.bsky.social on her Osman Award at UK Kidney Week 2025! Her award lecture was a fantastic overview of her work explorong kidney disease determinants - including genetic, epigenetic and environmental - and her impacts on rare disease research/care in NI and beyond. 🎊 👏

Prof McKnight presenting at UK Kidney Week. Her slides show projects such as GENIE, NICOLA, SPACE, Rardtac, Rain and RenGenPect

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Niina Sandholm @niinasandholm.bsky.social · Jun 11

It was great to present our #multiomics work on #DKD at the #UKKW25! And wonderful to meet with the UK colleagues

Prof AJ McKnight @aj-mcknight.bsky.social · Jun 11

@niinasandholm.bsky.social expertly presenting her team’s multiomic research for #diabetes #kidney disease #DKD #GENIE @finndiane.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #RenalResearchNI #UKKW25

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Jun 10

Also appreciated the O'Donoghue Award Lecture by Prof David Wheeler, highlighting impactful work in improving kidney care.

Looking forward to the rest of the week’s discussions and developments.

#UKKW2025 #Nephrology #KidneyCare #RenalMedicine

Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Jun 10

Excellent plenary sessions from Prof John Feehally and Prof Sir Stephen Powis, offering thoughtful reflections on the UK’s renal history and future directions.

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Jun 10

Landed at UK Kidney Week 2025 in Bournemouth! A great day 1. Looking forward to day 2 tomorrow.
I'll be co-chairing the session 'Beyond the Blueprint: Multiomics in Kidney Disease Research'

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Prof AJ McKnight @aj-mcknight.bsky.social · Jun 8

@ukkidney.org Trustees meeting tomorrow & then roll on #UKKW25 in Bournemouth. Looking forward to excellent conversations, catching up with colleagues, & exciting science! #KidneyDisease #RenalResearchNI

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thank you! 😀😀

Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · May 25

Gilmore Girls
Fraiser
Friends
The Office (USA version)
Schitt's Creek

Close calls:
Dawson's Creek
Everybody Loves Raymond
Derry Girls
Seinfeld

Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · May 18

Hometime! We had a great time in Amsterdam. Coming home with a new friend.

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · May 17

It was an honour to present at EDNSG 2025 and I was delighted to receive this award! 😀 such a great meeting! Thanks to all the wonderful scientists who contributed to the work 👏

Prof AJ McKnight @aj-mcknight.bsky.social · May 17

Many congratulations to @claire-hill.bsky.social winning EDNSG conference Best Communication Award for 2025! #RenalResearchNI #diabetes #kidney @vivensa.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · May 17

A great Day 1 at EDNSG yesterday. So much wonderful research on diabetic kidney disease on display, topped off with a fab boat tour and dinner.
Lovely to meet and chat with collaborators and make some new friends! 😀
#diabetes #DKD #DiabeticKidneyDisease

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Claire Hill @claire-hill.bsky.social · May 17

Congratulations @emmadahlstrom.bsky.social ! Your talk was brilliant 😀🙌

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