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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sad that the summer conference season is almost over? Interested in #lipids and #lipoproteins? Save the date for the
@Kern Lipid Conference 2026, and join us in beautiful Breckenridge, CO, on August 10th-12th, 2026.
kernconference.org

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Aug 1

If this is true, it warrants a big 'ol Blur-Song 2- esque "Waahoooo"!!

#nih #standupforscience

www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n...

Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut

Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday

www.statnews.com

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Jul 23

"Ozzy carries several hundred thousand variants that have never been seen by scientists,".... "It's going to be a while before we get enough data as a society to understand those variants." 🤘🏼RIP TPOD!🤘🏼

Ozzy Osbourne genome sequenced share.google/vNY1FTuV947a...

Ozzy Osbourne genome sequenced

Genetic analysis of Black Sabbath star reveals he is more likely to experience hallucinations on marijuana and has increased risk of alcohol and cocaine addiction, researchers say

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Jul 15

Kinda obsessed with the new #maxcoleman murial @cuanschutz.bsky.social

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thank you @CUAnschutz for highlighting our work on the role of brain metabolism in Alzheimer's Disease 🧠👩🏼‍🔬

news.cuanschutz.edu/department-o...

Fueling the Brain: How Metabolism May Hold the Key to Alzheimer’s Prevention

A CU researcher is exploring various links to Alzheimer's disease to find a cure.

news.cuanschutz.edu

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CU Anschutz Endocrinology @cuendocrinology.bsky.social · Jun 11

Endocrine research conference: Dr James Hassell post doc. from @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social lab discussed his work targeting the fructose pathway in the CNS to treat neurodegenerative disease.
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · May 28

But don't worry, we will get new "government funded" journals 👀🫥

boehninglab @boehninglab.com · May 28

NIH: You can no longer publish in JAMA, NEJM, or Lancet.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

RFK Jr threatens ban on federal scientists publishing in top journals

US health secretary calls leading medical journals such as Lancet ‘corrupt’ and pushes to create state-run alternatives

www.theguardian.com

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · May 20

youtu.be/ev5ckFLaR38?...

Congratulations #MaryRouse on graduating yesterday, and for all your hard work!! 🧠 💪🏻

A Graduate's Dream in Advancing Alzheimer's Research

YouTube video by CUPharmacy

youtu.be

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Apr 30

Can't wait to watch it with my boys !

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Apr 25

Has finding for WHI been restored? #SWRH #WHI #NIH

swhr.org/swhr-stateme...

SWHR Statement on HHS Decision to Restore Women's Health Initiative Funding - Society for Women's Health Research

SWHR is delighted to hear that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made the decision to restore funding for the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Regional Center contracts.

swhr.org

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · Apr 23

I don't get how anyone can possibly be okay with ending the WHI. This study has accrued decades of data from 42000 women and it is still going. It helps to address critical research gaps that have been allowed to go unfilled because of durable misogyny and provides invaluable insight into aging.

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women

The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

www.science.org

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Apr 23

Things are tough. So relieving the joyful parts of prof life:
This morning I remembered the time I was teaching metabolism 101, and posed the question, "What are the three main dietary energy sources?", and was met with a very serious "Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner?".

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Apr 15

Trem2 is more flexible than we thought, and likes to bind to ApoE4! Congrats #EmmaLietzke and #KaylaSprenger on your work! It's a privilege to work with you!! @cuendocrinology.bsky.social alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Synergistic reduction in interfacial flexibility of TREM2R47H and ApoE4 may underlie AD pathology

BACKGROUND The strongest genetic drivers of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) are apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) and TREM2R47H. Despite their critical roles, the mechanisms underlying their interaction.....

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Apr 12

Here's my action figure! I didn't even need to "prompt" chatGPT to make the "unpublished data" folder the most prominent item 😅

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Apr 11

Big congrats to #MaryRouse for successfully defending her Masters thesis! Excited for next steps on this project! @cuendocrinology.bsky.social @cupharmacy.bsky.social #LPL

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 28

We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.

And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.

The time to organize is now.

OcasioCortez.com

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Mar 27

Hopefully, both!!

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Mar 27

Terrible and unjustified!

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Sarah Cohen @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social · Mar 27

I am beyond thrilled to co-organize this FASEB #LipidDroplet conference with Mike @hennelab.bsky.social in 2026! Check out the lineup and plan to participate - you do not want to miss this one!! #lipidtime

Henne lab @hennelab.bsky.social · Mar 27

Mark your calendars & repost! Join us for the 2026 FASEB Lipid Droplets Conference!

July 26-30, 2026 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona.

Best of all: The FASEB Lipid Droplet meeting is co-locating with the FASEB Phospholipid meeting. Two wonderful lipid communities brought together!

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Mar 27

This looks great!!

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Mar 27

Acute TREM2 inhibition depletes MAFB-high microglia and hinders remyelination
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Mar 25

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social you need to get out and start rallying!

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Mar 25

Came here to say this. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social this moment is ripe for you to be a voice of reason, we need more from you. An eloquent description of why you are working from home, isn't enough right now.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 23

A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved

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Kimberley Bruce @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social · Mar 22

Thank you @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social for rallying us together, and not dividing us apart! #denver #fightoligarchy

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