Alex Soukas, MD, PhD

66 posts

Alex Soukas, MD, PhD banner
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD

Alex Soukas, MD, PhD

@professorsoukas

Endocrinologist, geneticist, biologist looking to promote healthy aging.

Boston, MA Katılım Haziran 2016
86 Takip Edilen204 Takipçiler
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD retweetledi
The Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize@NobelPrize·
“The call from Stockholm is mythic in the world of science.” New medicine laureate Gary Ruvkun has received a prank call or two in the past, but today’s was genuine. We talked to him minutes after he heard the news of his #NobelPrize.
English
20
483
2.2K
169.4K
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD retweetledi
CGM at MGB
CGM at MGB@CGM_MGH·
@CGM_MGH Investigators Jong-Min Lee, Jim Gusella, Marcy MacDonald, Vanessa Wheeler & colleagues found that genetic variant rs3512 changes a target recognition sequence of miR-124-3p, modifying Huntington’s disease onset by altering FAN1 levels. Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38607933/
CGM at MGB tweet media
English
0
2
4
646
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD retweetledi
Nir Barzilai
Nir Barzilai@NirBarzilaiMD·
Updated list of FDA approved drugs as promising for targeting aging: SGLT2 inhibitors, metformin, bisphosphonates, and GLP-1 receptor agonists
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Official@EinsteinMed

Einstein researchers, led by @NirBarzilaiMD, evaluated #FDA-approved drugs for their anti-aging potential. In ranking those drugs, they gave equal weight to preclinical studies and clinical studies. bit.ly/3TqMbeH #aging #ageing

English
5
18
59
11.1K
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD retweetledi
CGM at MGB
CGM at MGB@CGM_MGH·
The @CGM_MGH in the @MGH_RI and @harvardmed is seeking a Scientific Communications Manager (partners.taleo.net/careersection/…). We’re looking for an impassioned communicator with the vision to amplify transformative discoveries in genomic medicine and to support our philanthropic goals.
English
0
1
1
680
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD@professorsoukas·
Proud to be a part of this review addressing identity, structure and function of the mPTP. An impressive team of scientists contributed to this work and perhaps most importantly contrasts consensus with controversies and challenges to the field. @CGM_MGH @harvardmed #mitochondria
Shey-Shing Sheu@SheySheu

Identity, structure, and function of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore: controversies, consensus, recent advances, and future directions | Cell Death & Differentiation. Our review was written by 9 investigators who have pioneered mPTP research nature.com/articles/s4141…

English
0
2
4
1K
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD retweetledi
Nir Barzilai
Nir Barzilai@NirBarzilaiMD·
Here is my response to a recent perspective by @PeterAttiaMD. Unfortunately, I believe his comments have been misunderstood in the bigger context. A short 🧵... tinyurl.com/yck3tejs
English
3
7
29
11.1K
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD retweetledi
CGM at MGB
CGM at MGB@CGM_MGH·
A heartfelt congratulations to new @CGM_MGH faculty member Raghu Chivukula, MD, PhD @chivukula_raghu who was honored with @the_asci's 2023 Young Physician-Scientist Award, given to early-career physician scientists who have made notable achievements in their research
English
0
3
26
2.8K
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD retweetledi
Erik Andersen
Erik Andersen@ecandersen·
You still time to apply to our faculty search in Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University! Evanston and Chicago are fantastic places to live and start a lab. Please retweet to get the news out on this broad search. molbiosci.northwestern.edu/faculty-search…
English
1
12
16
0
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD@professorsoukas·
Our lab's work is now out in @AgingCell doi.org/10.1111/acel.1… by first author Armen Yerevanian, MD, showing that vitamins have complicated roles in aging: riboflavin depletion in adult life promotes longevity and metabolic hormesis!
English
2
1
8
0
Alex Soukas, MD, PhD retweetledi
Talkowski Lab
Talkowski Lab@TalkowskiLab·
Let me be the first to congratulate @RyanLCollins13, now Dr. Ryan L. Collins, who successfully just defended his PhD from the @harvardmed Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics program 👏 A proud day for Ryan and all of us in his personal and professional life!!!!
English
14
8
128
0

Keşfet

@CGM_MGH @MGHMedicine @miriam_udler @JoseFlorezMDPhD @broadinstitute @josep_mercader @harvardmed @RPWLab