Cate Ward, PhD, RD

my husband solo built a VERY complex game that lets you act as a central state planner. unlike in Civ, you control taxes, but individual citizens are free to choose what to produce. you can introspect the choices they make based on your economic policies, like an econ experiment

@sjwhitmore 🥹

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I am excited to be participating at Stanford Food Summit 2024 on Friday, November 1 at the Arrillaga Alumni Center as a speaker on the "Exploring Fermented Foods" panel. Event registration: med.stanford.edu/foodsummit.html Poster applications accepted until 10/14 forms.gle/MxWXwSgNJqy5Ms…

Register for the @USDA Dietary Guidelines Scientific Report Meeting on 10/21 &10/22 & support the hard work of the committee members! @deirdre_tobias @askdrfatima @stableisotope @odomsyoung @gardnerphd @deannahoelscher #RDchat #MedTwitter #MedEd #DGAC2025 mregs.nih.gov/OASH/4VLZ-V44Z

Really excited to share our recent discovery of a novel pathway of B-hydroxybutyrate metabolism linked to energy balance! Thanks to @longlabstanford and all collaborators! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

🌟 Job opening - Gardner lab 🌟 Diet Assessor for 3 exciting studies 🍎 Fixed-term 9-month role in PST time zone 🕒 Must have nutrition knowledge, NDSR experience preferred 📋 Bilingual in Spanish a plus. Remote work considered; hybrid preferred. Apply: stanford.io/3wvXJpK

For those with an alcohol problem, are non-alcoholic beverages a wise choice? Molly Bowdring, PhD, answers this question and more in a new Q&A. #Alcohol #Research stan.md/3SWBr7t

@sjwhitmore Proud of you for both the 785 days and listening to your body! Hope tomorrow post first rest day feels glorious 😄

I’ve run 785 days in a row & always told myself I would stop if I didn’t think it was the healthy choice. Finally felt today like it was a bad idea & made the call not to run. it’s been a wild journey…excited to see what I feel like after my first rest day in 2+ years 😂

To develop effective microbiome-targeted therapies, it will be critical to define specific dietary interventions and the bacteria required to maximize their beneficial outcomes (1/n)

@PeterAttiaMD Hi - co-first author of the manuscript here. We address and explain a lot of these critiques in our manuscript discussion and supplementary materials. Happy to answer any further questions.

A study comparing the effects of vegan and omnivorous diets fails Science 101. bit.ly/49pXlY1

Exciting GM purple tomatoes now for sale to home gardeners. Plant biotech for the masses 🤠 @BigPurpleTomato norfolkhealthyproduce.com

@KizzyPhD @netflix So glad you enjoyed our study!

1/n) The Twin Experiment” on @netflix is probably one of the best pieces of sci-comm I’ve seen to date. You know what makes it so good? Most people have no idea they are watching science communication at work.

Our new work: No upper limit to the anabolic response to protein ingestion? Challenges current views on: 1⃣Dose-response relationship 2⃣"Excessive" protein getting oxidized 3⃣Protein distribution 4⃣MUCH more! Paper: cell.com/cell-reports-m… 1/10 🧵

The new study in @Nature represents a major stride for human genetics; findings will accelerate the development of new and better therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. @MarsonLab @StacieDodgson @R_Schmidt_ @carlcward @UCSF bit.ly/47SKHQl

Excited to share a milestone in our forward genetics developments! Today in @Nature we report massive mutagenesis screening in T cells with base editors, increasing resolution from genes to nucleotides nature.com/articles/s4158… A @MarsonLab story with my dear friend @carlcward 1/10

GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy | Nature nature.com/articles/s4158…

@SF_IRACDA @fraser_lab Congrats Mohamad!

Sometimes, scholars find us while they have funding from other mechanisms. We love our Astonishing Associated Scholars! Welcome to the Program, Dr. Mohamad Dandan, from the @fraser_lab!

Vegan vs Omnivore diet - in IDENTICAL TWINS Our study is out today! Huge shout out to entire study team! Especially co-first authors @TheGuyititian & @catepward OMG...twins are so much fun to work with! Stay tuned for Netflix docuseries! Jan2024 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

What a pleasure to present on plant based diets, implementation in healthcare, and some recent studies alongside @catepward on the main stage at @ACLifeMed conference. #LM2023 #Guyititian #plantbased 🌱