Matt Higgins
@matt-ba-higgins.bsky.social
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow at IMS, University of Cambridge. PhD from CNE, University of Otago. Interested in how semaglutide use during pregnancy impacts offspring hypothalamic development
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Fantastic CNE turnout at #ICN2026 in Nagoya, Japan! It was wonderful to see so many CNE members attending, presenting their research and connecting with colleagues from around the world!
A big thank you to the organisers, presenters, and everyone who helped make the meeting such a success.
A big thank you to the organisers, presenters, and everyone who helped make the meeting such a success.
July 29, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Fantastic CNE turnout at #ICN2026 in Nagoya, Japan! It was wonderful to see so many CNE members attending, presenting their research and connecting with colleagues from around the world!
A big thank you to the organisers, presenters, and everyone who helped make the meeting such a success.
A big thank you to the organisers, presenters, and everyone who helped make the meeting such a success.
Reposted by Matt Higgins
🚨NEW CNE PAPER 🤰
Distinct macronutrient ratios optimize offspring survival, growth, and maternal glucose tolerance across mouse reproduction | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@pnas.org #pregnancy #macronutrients #diet #protein #development
Distinct macronutrient ratios optimize offspring survival, growth, and maternal glucose tolerance across mouse reproduction | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@pnas.org #pregnancy #macronutrients #diet #protein #development
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:24 AM
🚨NEW CNE PAPER 🤰
Distinct macronutrient ratios optimize offspring survival, growth, and maternal glucose tolerance across mouse reproduction | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@pnas.org #pregnancy #macronutrients #diet #protein #development
Distinct macronutrient ratios optimize offspring survival, growth, and maternal glucose tolerance across mouse reproduction | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@pnas.org #pregnancy #macronutrients #diet #protein #development
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Our new review out with @ozannelab.bsky.social exploring the current data from rodent and human studies of GLP1R agonist use in pregnancy and short/ long-term safety for mother and offspring. !https://portlandpress.com/clinsci/article/139/23/1597/236872/Incretin-receptor-agonism-during-pregnancy
Incretin receptor agonism during pregnancy: implications for mother and baby
Obesity has been described by the WHO as the largest health threat facing mankind. More than 55% of pregnancies in the United Kingdom occur in women who are overweight or living with obesity. Obesity ...
portlandpress.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Our new review out with @ozannelab.bsky.social exploring the current data from rodent and human studies of GLP1R agonist use in pregnancy and short/ long-term safety for mother and offspring. !https://portlandpress.com/clinsci/article/139/23/1597/236872/Incretin-receptor-agonism-during-pregnancy
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We're delighted to supporting our members to attend #ICN2026 in Nagoya, Japan.
BSN will pay members’ early bird registration fees and provide grants to attend the meeting.
Further details to follow.
BSN will pay members’ early bird registration fees and provide grants to attend the meeting.
Further details to follow.
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We're delighted to supporting our members to attend #ICN2026 in Nagoya, Japan.
BSN will pay members’ early bird registration fees and provide grants to attend the meeting.
Further details to follow.
BSN will pay members’ early bird registration fees and provide grants to attend the meeting.
Further details to follow.
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Oxytocin isn’t just the “love hormone”: it helps wire the brain’s metabolic circuits! 🧠
In our new @plosbiology.org study, we show that OT neurons guide the postnatal development of POMC and AgRP pathways that control energy balance
In our new @plosbiology.org study, we show that OT neurons guide the postnatal development of POMC and AgRP pathways that control energy balance
Oxytocin neurons drive melanocortin circuit maturation via vesicle release during a neonatal critical period
The melanocortin circuit of the hypothalamus is crucial for regulating energy balance, but the development of this circuit is incompletely understood. This study in mice shows that activity and vesicl...
journals.plos.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Oxytocin isn’t just the “love hormone”: it helps wire the brain’s metabolic circuits! 🧠
In our new @plosbiology.org study, we show that OT neurons guide the postnatal development of POMC and AgRP pathways that control energy balance
In our new @plosbiology.org study, we show that OT neurons guide the postnatal development of POMC and AgRP pathways that control energy balance
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Outstanding students from the US considering a PhD at the University of Cambridge and seeking funding from the prestigious Gates Cambridge programme should apply by 15th October. Details at www.gatescambridge.org/apply/timeli...
Cambridge University Scholarship Deadlines | Gates Cambridge
Gates Cambridge manages two selection rounds each year; full details are below.
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September 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Outstanding students from the US considering a PhD at the University of Cambridge and seeking funding from the prestigious Gates Cambridge programme should apply by 15th October. Details at www.gatescambridge.org/apply/timeli...
Had a great time at #BSNBradford2025. Great opportunity to talk about my PhD data one last time! Excited to catch up with everyone again next year in Japan and share some exciting data from my postdoc. Thanks to @bsneuroendo.bsky.social for organising a great meeting!
September 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Had a great time at #BSNBradford2025. Great opportunity to talk about my PhD data one last time! Excited to catch up with everyone again next year in Japan and share some exciting data from my postdoc. Thanks to @bsneuroendo.bsky.social for organising a great meeting!
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Sharing for our colleagues at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social who are carrying out a survey on weight loss drugs and pregnancy.
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August 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Sharing for our colleagues at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social who are carrying out a survey on weight loss drugs and pregnancy.
Please help us learn more.
Take the survey
👇👇👇👇 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...
Please help us learn more.
Take the survey
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I’m happy to share that I’ve recently started a new position as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellow at @ims-mrl.bsky.social
For more information about my project, read here: www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-mat...
For more information about my project, read here: www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-mat...
Dr Matt Higgins | Institute of Metabolic Science
Research focus Our research aims to understand how obesity during pregnancy alters the development of the offspring’s hypothalamus, a key area of the brain responsible for regulating food intake and e...
www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk
June 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’m happy to share that I’ve recently started a new position as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellow at @ims-mrl.bsky.social
For more information about my project, read here: www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-mat...
For more information about my project, read here: www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-mat...