Monica Imbernon
@imbernon-m.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Metabolism at Queen Mary University of London | Body-brain axis for the control of energy homeostasis | Tanycytes are cool
Not all of the brain is protected by the blood-brain barrier
In our latest review we explore the circumventricular organs and their emerging roles in metabolic disease.
Thanks @inesmartinezcorral.bsky.social, @nickmonaco2.bsky.social @drdanbrierley.bsky.social for their invaluable contributions.
In our latest review we explore the circumventricular organs and their emerging roles in metabolic disease.
Thanks @inesmartinezcorral.bsky.social, @nickmonaco2.bsky.social @drdanbrierley.bsky.social for their invaluable contributions.
BPS Publications
The current obesity drug landscape, dominated by GLP-1 receptor agonists and emerging multi-agonist therapies, has reinforced that long-term weight loss is achieved in large part through central mech...
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September 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Not all of the brain is protected by the blood-brain barrier
In our latest review we explore the circumventricular organs and their emerging roles in metabolic disease.
Thanks @inesmartinezcorral.bsky.social, @nickmonaco2.bsky.social @drdanbrierley.bsky.social for their invaluable contributions.
In our latest review we explore the circumventricular organs and their emerging roles in metabolic disease.
Thanks @inesmartinezcorral.bsky.social, @nickmonaco2.bsky.social @drdanbrierley.bsky.social for their invaluable contributions.
Reposted by Monica Imbernon
Registration for #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 has reopened for a limited time!
We're delighted more of our members can join us in Manchester on 2-3 Sept for in-person collab, networking+engagement within our supportive society.
Register by midnight,24.8.26: neuroendo.org.uk/NeuroendoCel...
We're delighted more of our members can join us in Manchester on 2-3 Sept for in-person collab, networking+engagement within our supportive society.
Register by midnight,24.8.26: neuroendo.org.uk/NeuroendoCel...
August 20, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Registration for #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 has reopened for a limited time!
We're delighted more of our members can join us in Manchester on 2-3 Sept for in-person collab, networking+engagement within our supportive society.
Register by midnight,24.8.26: neuroendo.org.uk/NeuroendoCel...
We're delighted more of our members can join us in Manchester on 2-3 Sept for in-person collab, networking+engagement within our supportive society.
Register by midnight,24.8.26: neuroendo.org.uk/NeuroendoCel...
Find out here our last work in body-brain axis control of liraglutide effects on insulin secretion.
Metabolic state dictates liraglutide’s brain route to boost insulin!
We reveal that tanycyte‑mediated transport into the hypothalamus is required for liraglutide’s insulin‑promoting action in lean but not obese subjects with potential implications for personalized GLP1 treatment
👉 rdcu.be/fqoje
We reveal that tanycyte‑mediated transport into the hypothalamus is required for liraglutide’s insulin‑promoting action in lean but not obese subjects with potential implications for personalized GLP1 treatment
👉 rdcu.be/fqoje
June 26, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Find out here our last work in body-brain axis control of liraglutide effects on insulin secretion.
Reposted by Monica Imbernon
Metabolic state dictates liraglutide’s brain route to boost insulin!
We reveal that tanycyte‑mediated transport into the hypothalamus is required for liraglutide’s insulin‑promoting action in lean but not obese subjects with potential implications for personalized GLP1 treatment
👉 rdcu.be/fqoje
We reveal that tanycyte‑mediated transport into the hypothalamus is required for liraglutide’s insulin‑promoting action in lean but not obese subjects with potential implications for personalized GLP1 treatment
👉 rdcu.be/fqoje
June 25, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Metabolic state dictates liraglutide’s brain route to boost insulin!
We reveal that tanycyte‑mediated transport into the hypothalamus is required for liraglutide’s insulin‑promoting action in lean but not obese subjects with potential implications for personalized GLP1 treatment
👉 rdcu.be/fqoje
We reveal that tanycyte‑mediated transport into the hypothalamus is required for liraglutide’s insulin‑promoting action in lean but not obese subjects with potential implications for personalized GLP1 treatment
👉 rdcu.be/fqoje
We are actively #hiring!
Postdoctoral position in neuroendocrinology and energy homeostasis 🧠🍔
Let’s explore together the area postrema, an unveil it’s function as circumventricular organ. Thanks the AMS @acmedsci.bsky.social for the opportunity.
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Postdoctoral position in neuroendocrinology and energy homeostasis 🧠🍔
Let’s explore together the area postrema, an unveil it’s function as circumventricular organ. Thanks the AMS @acmedsci.bsky.social for the opportunity.
qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
Postdoctoral Research Associate - QMUL Jobs
ID: 10000. Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate. Application Deadline:
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June 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
We are actively #hiring!
Postdoctoral position in neuroendocrinology and energy homeostasis 🧠🍔
Let’s explore together the area postrema, an unveil it’s function as circumventricular organ. Thanks the AMS @acmedsci.bsky.social for the opportunity.
qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
Postdoctoral position in neuroendocrinology and energy homeostasis 🧠🍔
Let’s explore together the area postrema, an unveil it’s function as circumventricular organ. Thanks the AMS @acmedsci.bsky.social for the opportunity.
qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
Reposted by Monica Imbernon
Really pleased to share our review of evidence for the diverse roles of the #vagus in each phase of eating behaviour, and our thoughts on how dysfunctional vagal #interoception drives obesity pathogenesis.
Hope it provokes some thoughts, and many experiments!
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hope it provokes some thoughts, and many experiments!
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The critical role of gut–brain signalling in eating behaviour and obesity - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
This Review outlines the role of gut–brain signalling in eating behaviour and obesity, highlighting gut-derived signals and cues relevant during eating phases. Underlying mechanisms of this gut–brain ...
www.nature.com
April 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Really pleased to share our review of evidence for the diverse roles of the #vagus in each phase of eating behaviour, and our thoughts on how dysfunctional vagal #interoception drives obesity pathogenesis.
Hope it provokes some thoughts, and many experiments!
🧠📈 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hope it provokes some thoughts, and many experiments!
🧠📈 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Honoured and grateful to be funded by the Springboard programme of the Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social to explore the area postrema as a gatekeeper of the body-brain axis. Hiring soon !!
We’re pleased to share the latest round of our Springboard programme 👏
This year we're supporting 55 early career researchers across the UK whose bold ideas have the potential to save lives, by investing £6.7M in discovery-driven health research 💡
➡️ bit.ly/4syNGa8
This year we're supporting 55 early career researchers across the UK whose bold ideas have the potential to save lives, by investing £6.7M in discovery-driven health research 💡
➡️ bit.ly/4syNGa8
April 15, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Honoured and grateful to be funded by the Springboard programme of the Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social to explore the area postrema as a gatekeeper of the body-brain axis. Hiring soon !!
Reposted by Monica Imbernon
Career Opportunity:
PhD Project – Seeing the Invisible: Ultrasound Imaging of Metabolism in Living Animals at Imperial College London with Prof Kevin Murphy.
Deadline 20 April 2026
PhD Project – Seeing the Invisible: Ultrasound Imaging of Metabolism in Living Animals at Imperial College London with Prof Kevin Murphy.
Deadline 20 April 2026
Career Opportunities
Current vacancies in neuroendocrinology.
www.neuroendo.org.uk
March 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Career Opportunity:
PhD Project – Seeing the Invisible: Ultrasound Imaging of Metabolism in Living Animals at Imperial College London with Prof Kevin Murphy.
Deadline 20 April 2026
PhD Project – Seeing the Invisible: Ultrasound Imaging of Metabolism in Living Animals at Imperial College London with Prof Kevin Murphy.
Deadline 20 April 2026
Reposted by Monica Imbernon
We're delighted Prof Carlos Diéguez Gonzalez CiMUS is the 2026 Alison Douglas Lecturer! 🎉
Carlos will speak on hypothalamic regulation at our ECR meeting, #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 in Manchester this Sept.
Keep an eye out for registration opening soon!
www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Carlos will speak on hypothalamic regulation at our ECR meeting, #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 in Manchester this Sept.
Keep an eye out for registration opening soon!
www.neuroendo.org.uk...
March 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
We're delighted Prof Carlos Diéguez Gonzalez CiMUS is the 2026 Alison Douglas Lecturer! 🎉
Carlos will speak on hypothalamic regulation at our ECR meeting, #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 in Manchester this Sept.
Keep an eye out for registration opening soon!
www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Carlos will speak on hypothalamic regulation at our ECR meeting, #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 in Manchester this Sept.
Keep an eye out for registration opening soon!
www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Reposted by Monica Imbernon
“My mentor gave me valuable information related to my research, my career development and article/review design.” – Lora Martucci
Our Early Career Mentor Scheme is open for enrolment!
Find your mentor: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Closes 31.3.26
Our Early Career Mentor Scheme is open for enrolment!
Find your mentor: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Closes 31.3.26
March 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
“My mentor gave me valuable information related to my research, my career development and article/review design.” – Lora Martucci
Our Early Career Mentor Scheme is open for enrolment!
Find your mentor: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Closes 31.3.26
Our Early Career Mentor Scheme is open for enrolment!
Find your mentor: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Closes 31.3.26
Reposted by Monica Imbernon
NEW! Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant Writing Toolbox🖋️
Created by our early career researcher Sub-committee, this toolbox gives tips and guidance for writing your first fellowship application.
DOWNLOAD: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Special thanks @miguel-ruiz-cruz.bsky.social
Created by our early career researcher Sub-committee, this toolbox gives tips and guidance for writing your first fellowship application.
DOWNLOAD: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Special thanks @miguel-ruiz-cruz.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
NEW! Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant Writing Toolbox🖋️
Created by our early career researcher Sub-committee, this toolbox gives tips and guidance for writing your first fellowship application.
DOWNLOAD: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Special thanks @miguel-ruiz-cruz.bsky.social
Created by our early career researcher Sub-committee, this toolbox gives tips and guidance for writing your first fellowship application.
DOWNLOAD: www.neuroendo.org.uk...
Special thanks @miguel-ruiz-cruz.bsky.social
Reposted by Monica Imbernon
We kicked things off with our early career researcher event on career transitions workshops featuring speaker @drdanbrierley.bsky.social who reminded us that BlueSky is the place to be... and fantastic workshops from @imbernon-m.bsky.social, Su Young Han and David Garcia Galliano!
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September 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We kicked things off with our early career researcher event on career transitions workshops featuring speaker @drdanbrierley.bsky.social who reminded us that BlueSky is the place to be... and fantastic workshops from @imbernon-m.bsky.social, Su Young Han and David Garcia Galliano!
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Reposted by Monica Imbernon
Great to see so many ECRs turning up to #BSNBradford2025 a day early for our career transitions workshops on academic branding and sci-comms.
Looking forward to all the exciting neuroendocrine research from all our amazing @bsneuroendo.bsky.social ECR members, in person and on science bluesky!
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Looking forward to all the exciting neuroendocrine research from all our amazing @bsneuroendo.bsky.social ECR members, in person and on science bluesky!
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August 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Great to see so many ECRs turning up to #BSNBradford2025 a day early for our career transitions workshops on academic branding and sci-comms.
Looking forward to all the exciting neuroendocrine research from all our amazing @bsneuroendo.bsky.social ECR members, in person and on science bluesky!
🧠📈🧪
Looking forward to all the exciting neuroendocrine research from all our amazing @bsneuroendo.bsky.social ECR members, in person and on science bluesky!
🧠📈🧪
Reposted by Monica Imbernon
Fantastic workshops from @imbernon-m.bsky.social, Su Young Han and David Garcia Galliano!
August 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fantastic workshops from @imbernon-m.bsky.social, Su Young Han and David Garcia Galliano!