Aetiology of type 2 diabetes and related metabolic disorders
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
It is suggested that type 2 diabetes arises from a complex interaction between genetic factors, obesity and lifestyle factors such as dietary behaviour and physical activity but the detailed mechanisms underlying these interactions have not been identified. We aim to study the interplay between these factors using a range of different epidemiological study designs across multiple studies around the world. We aim to identify genetic variants associated with risk of type 2 diabetes and related metabolic traits which can identify novel pathways to disease. Identification of these pathways can enable development of new therapies to help prevent and treat type 2 diabetes. A broad range of lifestyle, behavioural, anthropometric and biological risk factors are associated with future risk of type 2 diabetes. However, before we intervene on any of these risk factors, it is important to understand which ones are causal (i.e. would changing the risk factor actually result in reductions in risk?). Through the use of genetics, we can prioritise which of these risk factors is most likely to be causal and thereby define which risk factors are likely to be most fruitful for intervention.
Technical Summary
The overall aim of this programme is to use epidemiological methods to investigate aetiological pathways to type 2 diabetes and to translate that knowledge into preventive action.
The descriptive epidemiology of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and its variation in time, place and person suggests that it arises from a complex interplay between innate susceptibility and lifestyle behavioural factors. Although global hypotheses have been put forward to explain these variations, the detailed mechanisms and pathways that underlie them are largely unknown. This programme aims to investigate the basis of these interactions by studying the genetic aetiology of obesity, T2DM and related metabolic disorders, the association between lifestyle factors such as diet, nutrition and physical activity, and lastly to study how the interplay between these various factors leads to disease. These goals are studied using a range of different epidemiological study designs including large case-control and case-cohort studies and population-based cohorts with detailed quantitative metabolic characterisation. The study of gene-lifestyle interaction requires a synthesis of data from a range of different studies including a large prospective case-cohort study nested within an existing cohort (EPIC-InterAct) and detailed metabolic phenotype cohorts with objective assessment of key lifestyle behaviours (Fenland study).
Specific objectives are currently to (i) Investigate the genetic basis of T2DM (ii) Study the genetics of intermediate quantitative traits in order to identify and validate potential modifiable pathways to diabetes risk and (iii) Study the basis for gene-lifestyle interactions in the causation of T2DM and related quantitative traits.
The descriptive epidemiology of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and its variation in time, place and person suggests that it arises from a complex interplay between innate susceptibility and lifestyle behavioural factors. Although global hypotheses have been put forward to explain these variations, the detailed mechanisms and pathways that underlie them are largely unknown. This programme aims to investigate the basis of these interactions by studying the genetic aetiology of obesity, T2DM and related metabolic disorders, the association between lifestyle factors such as diet, nutrition and physical activity, and lastly to study how the interplay between these various factors leads to disease. These goals are studied using a range of different epidemiological study designs including large case-control and case-cohort studies and population-based cohorts with detailed quantitative metabolic characterisation. The study of gene-lifestyle interaction requires a synthesis of data from a range of different studies including a large prospective case-cohort study nested within an existing cohort (EPIC-InterAct) and detailed metabolic phenotype cohorts with objective assessment of key lifestyle behaviours (Fenland study).
Specific objectives are currently to (i) Investigate the genetic basis of T2DM (ii) Study the genetics of intermediate quantitative traits in order to identify and validate potential modifiable pathways to diabetes risk and (iii) Study the basis for gene-lifestyle interactions in the causation of T2DM and related quantitative traits.
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Publications
Aasheim ET
(2015)
Tinned fruit consumption and mortality in three prospective cohorts.
in PloS one
Abbas S
(2014)
Dietary vitamin D intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition: the EPIC-InterAct study.
in European journal of clinical nutrition
Abbasi A
(2014)
Identification of relevant biomarkers for type 2 diabetes.
in The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology
Abbasi A
(2015)
Bilirubin as a potential causal factor in type 2 diabetes risk: a Mendelian randomization study.
in Diabetes
Abbasi A
(2015)
Phospholipid transfer protein activity and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus.
in Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
Abbasi A
(2016)
Letter to the Editor: "Use of biomarkers to identify new drug targets and to predict risk of cardiometabolic outcomes" by Holmegard HN, et al.
in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Abbasi A
(2014)
Circulating peroxiredoxin 4 and type 2 diabetes risk: the Prevention of Renal and Vascular Endstage Disease (PREVEND) study.
in Diabetologia
Abbasi A
(2015)
Mendelian randomization studies of biomarkers and type 2 diabetes.
in Endocrine connections
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| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Title | Data from: Genome-wide association analysis of type 2 diabetes in the EPIC-InterAct study |
| Description | Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a global public health challenge. Whilst the advent of genome-wide association studies has identified >400 genetic variants associated with T2D, our understanding of its biological mechanisms and translational insights is still limited. The EPIC-InterAct project, centred in 8 countries in the European Prospective Investigations into Cancer and Nutrition study, is one of the largest prospective studies of T2D. Established as a nested case-cohort study to investigate the interplay between genetic and lifestyle behavioural factors on the risk of T2D, a total of 12,403 individuals were identified as incident T2D cases and a representative sub-cohort of 16,154 individuals was selected from a larger cohort of 340,234 participants with a follow-up time of 3.99 million person-years. We describe the results from a genome-wide association analysis between more than 8.9 million SNPs and T2D risk among 22,326 individuals (9,978 cases and 12,348 non-cases) from the EPIC-InterAct study. The summary statistics to be shared provide a valuable resource to facilitate further investigations into the genetics of T2D. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.qnk98sfcg |
| Title | Elucidating the genetic architecture underlying IGF1 levels and its impact on genomic instability and cancer risk |
| Description | Extended data for the article "Elucidating the genetic architecture underlying IGF1 levels and its impact on genomic instability and cancer risk". The tables in the Extended data will give more information on the discovery of genome-wide significant independent signals associated with levels of IGF1, replication study, pathway analysis, as well as the results for Mendelian Randomization analysis on IGF1 and its causal inference on mosaic loss of chromosome Y in leucocytes and cancer. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Elucidating_the_genetic_architecture_underlying_IGF1_levels_an... |
| Title | Elucidating the genetic architecture underlying IGF1 levels and its impact on genomic instability and cancer risk |
| Description | Extended data for the article "Elucidating the genetic architecture underlying IGF1 levels and its impact on genomic instability and cancer risk". The tables in the Extended data will give more information on the discovery of genome-wide significant independent signals associated with levels of IGF1, replication study, pathway analysis, as well as the results for Mendelian Randomization analysis on IGF1 and its causal inference on mosaic loss of chromosome Y in leucocytes and cancer. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Elucidating_the_genetic_architecture_underlying_IGF1_levels_an... |
| Title | Elucidating the genetic architecture underlying IGF1 levels and its impact on genomic instability and cancer risk |
| Description | Extended data for the article "Elucidating the genetic architecture underlying IGF1 levels and its impact on genomic instability and cancer risk". The tables in the Extended data will give more information on the discovery of genome-wide significant independent signals associated with levels of IGF1, replication study, pathway analysis, as well as the results for Mendelian Randomization analysis on IGF1 and its causal inference on mosaic loss of chromosome Y in leucocytes and cancer. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Elucidating_the_genetic_architecture_underlying_IGF1_levels_an... |
| Title | GWAS summary statistics for risk-taking |
| Description | Risk-taking propensity is a trait of significant public health relevance but few specific genetic factors are known. Here we perform a genome-wide association study of self-reported risk-taking propensity amongst 436,236 white European UK Biobank study participants. We identify genome wide associations at 26 loci (P<5 x10-8), 24 of which are novel, implicating genes enriched in the GABA and GABA receptor pathways. Modelling the relationship between risk-taking propensity and BMI using Mendelian randomisation shows a positive association (0.25 approximate SDs of BMI (SE: 0.06); P =6.7 x10-5). The impact of individual SNPs is heterogeneous, indicating a complex relationship arising from multiple shared pathways. We identify positive genetic correlations between risk-taking and WHR, childhood obesity, ever-smoking, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, alongside a negative correlation with women's age at first birth. These findings highlight that behavioural pathways involved in risk-taking propensity may play a role in obesity, smoking, and psychiatric disorders |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Title | Research data supporting: Genome-wide association study for risk taking propensity indicates shared pathways with body mass index |
| Description | Here, we provide the summary statistics for our GWAS of self-reported risk-taking propensity amongst 436,236 white European participants of the UK Biobank (UKB) study, measured by the question: "Would you describe yourself as someone who takes risks?". GWAS testing for associations between SNPs and self-reported risk-taking was performed using a linear mixed model (LMM) implemented in BOLT-LMM. Sex, age and genotyping array were included as covariates. SNPs were filtered based on info >0.5 and minor allele frequency >1%. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Title | Risk-taking summary statistics UK Biobank |
| Description | Here, we provide the summary statistics for our GWAS of self-reported risk-taking propensity amongst 436,236 white European participants of the UK Biobank (UKB) study, measured by the question: "Would you describe yourself as someone who takes risks?". GWAS testing for associations between SNPs and self-reported risk-taking was performed using a linear mixed model (LMM) implemented in BOLT-LMM. Sex, age and genotyping array were included as covariates. SNPs were filtered based on info >0.5 and minor allele frequency >1%. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Description | AstraZeneca |
| Organisation | AstraZeneca |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | This is a formal collaboration where we will provide insight and results on genetic validation of pre-specified targets of interest to AZ. We will review genetic evidence for particular targets for predefined outcomes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | AZ will provide biological insight into putative novel targets identified by our genetic discovery analyses. This may involve both wet lab characterisation of particular target genes of in silico characterisation of targets. |
| Impact | Only just started; no outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | GSK |
| Organisation | GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We will review results of ongoing Unit-led analyses with scientists at GSK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GSK will provide in silico and computational biological insight into putative novel targets identified by our genetic discovery analyses. This will principally involve in silico characterisation of targets. |
| Impact | This collaboration just started; no outputs to be reported yet. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | 54th EASD Annual Meeting, Session Chair |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to chair the session "Lancet Clinical Commission on Diabetes: practical strategies to conquer diabetes" at the 54th EASD Annual Meeting held on 5th October 2018 in Berlin, Germany. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.easd.org/s35.html |
| Description | Aberdean University Press Release on chocolate consumption |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Aberdean University Press Release on EPIC-Norfolk paper Chun Shing Kwok et al. "Habitual chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease among healthy men and women" Heart, Online (2015), on which Nick Wareham was included an author. Widespread media coverage, including 70+ reports in online and print media |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-33145215 |
| Description | Age at menarche - T2DM risk (KO, CE) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | American Diabetes Association Press release on "Age at menarche and type 2 diabetes risk: the EPIC-InterAct study." Diabetes Care, PMID: 24159179 Limited coverage in international news media. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | All Party Committee on Physical Activity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Joint CEDAR/MRC Epidemiology submission (x2) to All Party Committee on Physical Activity. Response from The Young Foundation (who are analysing sumbissions, 18.02.14: "we were just highlighting your responses to go to the co-chairs as two of the best responses. Some very useful insights which will be invaluable for us in drawing up our recommendations." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | BBC Look East - EPIC Norfolk Participant Advisory Panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC Look East interviewed EPIC Norfolk scientist Claudia Langenberg and two volunteers from the EPIC-Norfolk Participant Advisory Panel, and filmed part of the panel meeting for an item on the study and its contribution to understanding the causes of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, and how to prevent them. BBC Look East broadcast a 2 min report on BBC Look East (all area) on evening news 03/11/2019, featuring interview with CL and study volunteer. There was also a shorter (1 min) report on BBC Look East on morning of 30 /11/19 (covering whole eastern region). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | BBC Look East - Fenland COVID-19 Study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Members of the Fenland COVID-19 Study Team were interviewed by BBC Look East on the start of recruitment for the study. The item was broadcast on BBC Look East news broadcasts on 23/07/2020. A report on this was included in the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 14/08/2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000l6cr/look-east-west-23072020 |
| Description | BBC Radio Cambs - Fenland COVID-19 Study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed live on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire about the launch of the Fenland COVID-19 study |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08jzbzp |
| Description | BMJ - Higher fruit, vegetable and whole grain intake linked to lower risk of diabetes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | BMJ Press Release "Higher fruit, vegetable and whole grain intake linked to lower risk of diabetes" for paper "Association of plasma biomarkers of fruit and vegetable intake with incident type 2 diabetes: EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study in eight European countries". Link to paper shared on Unit Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Nita Forouhi interview with Nature Reviews Endocrinology on 14/07/2020, with article published on 28/07/2020 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-020-0401-5. BMJ paper was reported in about 40 news articles, including the Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/08/simple-diet-fix-could-help-halve-risk-developing-type-2-diabetes/, Scottish Sun https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5790225/apple-day-cuts-diabetes-risk-quarter/, Daily Star and La Repubblica. Reported by University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 31/07/2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-higher-fruit-vegetable-grain-intake.html |
| Description | Baker IDI, Australia, International Strategic Advisory Board |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Member of the review panel for the International Strategic Advisory Board held at Baker IDI, Melbourne, Australia. Increased awareness and improved collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.bakeridi.edu.au/ |
| Description | Balancing personalised and population health approaches to the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - Usher Institute, Edinburgh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to present as part of The Distinguised Speakers Seminar series at the Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, organised by Professor John Norrie, Professor of Medical Statistics and Trial Methodology. Balancing personalised and population health approaches to the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - Professor Nick Wareham, Director MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge; January 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/news-events/seminars |
| Description | Berlin Institute of Health press release "Tiny molecules with a big impact" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Reported by 6 online research news outlets, including MedicalXpress https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-01-tiny-molecules-big-impact.html. Paper was tweeted by more than 70 twitter accounts. Altmetric https://www.altmetric.com/details/97263057 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/bac-tmw011321.php |
| Description | Blog - Circulating glycine is genetically associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A Blog post titled "Circulating glycine is genetically associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease", discussing the paper: Assessing the causal association of glycine with risk of cardio-metabolic diseases. Wittemans LBL et al. Nat Commun. 2019 Mar 5;10(1):1060. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08936-1 was published on the MRC Epidemiology Unit website and achieved 78 unique page views for Unit blog article 5-6 March 2019. Tweeted by 20 tweeters, Altmetric score of 16 on 05/12/2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/circulating-glycine-coronary-heart-disease/ |
| Description | Blog post - Discovery of genetic regulators of human metabolism and health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Unit news blog post "Discovery of genetic regulators of human metabolism and health" . Submitted to University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/genetic-regulators-human-metabolism/ |
| Description | CBBC interview for "Operation Ouch" episode on nutrition and health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Maverick TV filming DEXA scan for CBBC "Operation Ouch" episode on nutrition and health - segment on fat and health. Presenter Dr Chris Van Tulleken was scanned under CCRF healthy volunteer protocol and was filmed talking to Richard Powell. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000cgln/operation-ouch-series-8-15-food-poo-and-you |
| Description | Cambridge Global Food Security event "What does it matter? Linking food to health" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Cambridge global food Security event "What does it matter? Linking food to health". Screening of controversial documentary "FoodMatters" followed by panel discussion featuring Dr Hazel Wallace, Pixie Turner, Professor Susan Ozanne, Professor Nick Wareham. About 120 people attended the event. The discussion was of good quality, with good engagement by audience members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.globalfood.cam.ac.uk/events/food-matters |
| Description | Cambridge Obesity Initiative BBC Radio 4 Today Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme to discuss the announcement of The Cambridge Obesity Initiative and the combined funding of MRC and Wellcome Trust. Good feedback and further media interest. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival - Guildhall stand |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Science Festival Stand "It takes a village to build a healthier future" at the 2-day Guildhall hands-on event for families https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/it-takes-village-build-healthier-future. Stand included information on physical activity quidelines for children and tips on how families can be more active, as well as the Little Snackington and Great Snackington games http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/snackington/, and the "Catch your 5-a-day" and hula-hoop challenges. The stand was visited by about 250 families across the two days. More than 200 copies of the Great Snackington and Little Snackington leaflet were handed out, and 200 copies of the Cambridge MRC Activity book were also taken by visitors to our stand. Saturday was not as busy as Sunday though this allowed stand volunteers to have good conversations with visitors to the stand. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/it-takes-village-build-healthier-future |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Cambridge Science Festival@Clinical School. Patterns of our Lives:Nature Versus Nurture TBD |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.cam.ac.uk/science-festival |
| Description | Cambridge University Fun Lab at the Big Weekend on Parker's Piece |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Cambridge University Fun Lab at the Big Weekend on Parker's Piece. Activities run included the Sugar Cube Challenge, Fortune Telling Molecules and Snackingtons game. Posters about the Unit's research were also presented, as well as leaflets and booklets. About 100 families (250-300 people) visited stand over 5 hours (104 children completed Sugar Cube challenge). All activities were popular, and many conversations over course of day. Had conversation with consultant who is working with Brighton & Hove City Council on improving transport and sustainability, including cycle infrastructure, and pointed him to Propensity to cycle tool and work being done by James Woodwock's programme (provided contact details). Also spoke with Cambridge City Councillor Rosy Moore, who is interested in the research related to planning and infrastructure. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Centenary MRC Epidemiology Unit Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | MRC Epi Open Day in conjunction with MRC MDU. Visitors could see hands on stands and get refreshments. Visitors could also do tours of our volunteer testing facilties and try different measurements. Around 80 visitors attended with half of these also touring our laboratory facilities. Excellent feedback, with 10% of visitors completing a feedback form. The event was very popular and we had many requests to repeat the day again in the future. We were also approached by a public health worker to provide learning resources as they felt out materials were very helpful and accessible. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Chair - Wolfson JRF/Henslow Interviews, 12 December 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to Chair the Wolfson JRF/Henslow Interviews held on 12 December 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Chief Medical Officer's annual report - Generation Genome |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Claudia Langenberg editor-in-chief for Chief Medical Officer's annual report "Generation Genome" https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chief-medical-officer-annual-report-2016-generation-genome. Participated in Science Media Centre press briefing on 03/07/2017 Pre-recorded interview by BBC on 03/07/17. Unit news blog post. Clips from Pre-recorded interview used in BBC news reports. Claudia Langenberg quoted in article on Generation Genome in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medical newsletter on Friday 7 July 2017. the report itself received very widespread media coverage on UK TV and newspapers, as well as international coverage, including the BBC, Guardian, ITV and Daily Mail. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40479533, https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/04/make-dna-tests-routine-part-of-nhs-care-says-uks-chief-medical-officer, http://www.itv.com/news/2017-07-04/new-dna-based-medicine-could-offer-hope-for-cancer-patients/, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4663152/Give-cancer-patients-gene-tests-tailored-treatment.html |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/cmo-annual-report-on-genomics/ |
| Description | CoLaus Study Advisory Board, 19th March 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham is a member of the CoLaus Study Advisory Board, and was invited to join the meeting on 19th March 2018 held at Cery Psychiatric Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Comment on Washington Post article - Never exercised in your life? It's not too late to start - and benefit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Soren Brage provided quote to journalist for Washington Post article "Never exercised in your life? It's not too late to start - and benefit." which references paper Mok et al "Physical activity trajectories and mortality: population based cohort study", BMJ 365 (June 2019) (co-author Prof Nick Wareham) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/never-exercised-in-your-life-its-not-too-late-to-s... |
| Description | Comment to the SMC on meta-analysis linking shift work with T2D incidence (NW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Provided comment to the SMC on a new meta-analysis linking shift work with T2D incidence. "Shift work and diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of observational studies". Invited to participate in BBC World Service Newshour radio interview (SG subsequently did the interview). Quoted on BBC website and in 3 national newspapers. e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28442550, http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/25/shift-workers-higher-risk-type-2-diabetes-study |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-shift-work-and-type-2-diabetes-as-published-in-... |
| Description | Conversation - Type 2 diabetes: eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables daily lowers risk, study shows |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Conversation article republished on MRC Epidemiology Unit news blog and shared on Unit Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Conversation article republished by four outlets including the Metro https://www.metro.news/type-2-diabetes-eating-a-diet-rich-in-fruit-and-vegetables-daily-lowers-risk-study-shows/2077405/. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/type-2-diabetes-eating-a-diet-rich-in-fruit-and-vegetables-daily-lowers-... |
| Description | Conversation article - Type 2 diabetes: losing even a small amount of weight may lower heart disease risk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Conversation article "Type 2 diabetes: losing even a small amount of weight may lower heart disease risk" published https://theconversation.com/type-2-diabetes-losing-even-a-small-amount-of-weight-may-lower-heart-disease-risk-116566.. Discusses new Diabetologia paper https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-019-4886-1. Republished on MRC Epidemiology Unit website on 13 May 2019. Republished by Business Standard, Yahoo!, Foreign Affairs, and MENAFN. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://theconversation.com/type-2-diabetes-losing-even-a-small-amount-of-weight-may-lower-heart-dise... |
| Description | Conversation article - Type 2 diabetes: small reduction in alcohol, big reduction in heart disease risk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Conversation article by Jean Strelitz "Type 2 diabetes: small reduction in alcohol, big reduction in heart disease risk" https://theconversation.com/type-2-diabetes-small-reduction-in-alcohol-big-reduction-in-heart-disease-risk-121226 on Cardiovascular Diabetologia paper "Changes in behaviors after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and 10-year incidence of cardiovascular disease and mortality". Republished on Unit website http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/type-2-diabetes-small-reduction-in-alcohol-big-reduction-in-heart-disease-risk/ Submitted to School of clinical Medicinne newsletter. Article was republished by seven online news outlets, including Yahoo News https://uk.news.yahoo.com/type-2-diabetes-small-reduction-110207710.html and MedicalXpress https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-diabetes-small-reduction-alcohol-big.html. Article in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 20 Sept 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Coverage of Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology papers on COVID-19 and diabetes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | At least 50 reports in international online news outlets. The International Diabetes Federation referenced the paper "Risk factors for COVID-19-related mortality in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in England: a population-based cohort study" in a call for improved funding and training to help nurses tackle the global diabetes crisis issued on 14 November 2020. Both papers have Altmetric scores of more than 400. https://www.altmetric.com/details/88217529 https://www.altmetric.com/details/88247024 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/international-diabetes-federation-calls-for-improved-fund... |
| Description | Daily Mail - Gene inherited from Neanderthals slashes the risk of dying from Covid-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Maik Pietzner quoted in Daily Mail article "Gene inherited from NEANDERTHALS slashes the risk of dying from Covid-19 by triggering production of a protein that helps fight the virus, study finds" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9122423/Gene-inherited-NEANDERTHALS-slashes-risk-dyi... |
| Description | Dairy fat - Irish News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Quoted in Irish News article 'Dairy: It's wrong to confuse 'full fat' with 'full of fat' ' http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2017/01/18/news/dairy-it-s-wrong-to-confuse-full-fat-with-full-of-fat--884235/ form press release issued in 2014 for paper 'Differences in the prospective association between individual plasma phospholipid saturated fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study' Pubmed 25107467. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2017/01/18/news/dairy-it-s-wrong-to-confuse-full-fat-with-full-of... |
| Description | Diabetes Charities Reception at No. 10 Downing Street |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to the Diabetes Charities Reception at No. 10 Downing Street, which was addressed by Prime Minister Theresa May. Noted online by No10 at : https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pms-speech-at-diabetes-charities-reception-24-june-2019 with a video here https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2333421110113497 Diabetes Times also covered it https://diabetestimes.co.uk/downing-street-hosts-diabetes-event-to-thank-nhs/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pms-speech-at-diabetes-charities-reception-24-june-2019 |
| Description | Diabetes UK & NIHR workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to attend the Diabetes UK & NIHR workshop. This brought together the leads of the NIHR Diabetes Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs), Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs) and Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs) together with the Diabetes Clinical Studies Groups and additional members of the diabetes research community, to explore existing and potential collaborations and platforms. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Diabetologia press release Dietary Fibre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Diabetologia press release "Study adds to evidence that increasing dietary fibre reduces the risk of developing diabetes" on InterAct paper "Dietary fibre and incidence of type 2 diabetes in eight European countries: the EPIC-InterAct Study and a meta-analysis of prospective studies" // Reported in Express, Daily Mail and Mirror, as well as in the Times of India and about 15 lower profile mainstream national and international online media outlets. Also covered by articles in more than 20 specialist health or science online news outlets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/580110/high-fibre-vegetable-rich-diet-slashes-risk-diabet... |
| Description | Diet after divorce - Wall Street Journal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Wall Street Journal article "Diet After Divorce: Men vs. Women" http://www.wsj.com/articles/diet-after-divorce-men-vs-women-1464013038 on Soc. Sci. Med. paper "Marital transitions and associated changes in fruit and vegetable intake: Findings from the population-based prospective EPIC-Norfolk cohort, UK." PubMed:27082023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.wsj.com/articles/diet-after-divorce-men-vs-women-1464013038 |
| Description | Discovery of genetic regulators of human metabolism and health (MP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Paper was tweeted by more than 100 twitter accounts. Unit news blog post received more than 130 unique views. Article in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter on 15 January 2021. Altmetric https://www.altmetric.com/details/97263057. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/01/07/genetic-regulators-human-metabolism/ |
| Description | Drawbridge health Press release - Fenland COVID-19 study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Drawbridge health Press release on collaboration with MRC Epidemiology Unit to use OneDraw device in Fenland Covid-19 study. Reported in at least six online technology and finance news outlets, including https://www.massdevice.com/drawbridge-health-cambridge-partner-for-covid-19-remote-blood-sample-collection-study/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drawbridge-health-partners-with-university-of-cambridge-res... |
| Description | Dutch Heart Foundation - ENERGISE Review, 26 April 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to speak at the Dutch Heart Foundation - ENERGISE Review, held on 26th April 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | EASD Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chairing presentations on session "Diabetes Prevention: What has the additional trial added?" 16th September 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | EPIC Norfolk Study Public Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to over 3000 participants in the EPIC-Norfolk Study. Press coverage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006 |
| Description | ESCAP (NHS Health Check Expert Scientific and Clinical Advisory Panel), 11th April 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to speak at the ESCAP (NHS Health Check Expert Scientific and Clinical Advisory Panel) on 11th April 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | East of England Wellbeing Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | MRC Epidemiology Stand and talk by Nick Wareham at East of England Well Being Show http://www.eastofenglandwell-beingshow.org.uk/ attended by approximately 1,000 members of the public. Our stand included promotional material for studies that are now recruiting, and an activity to see how exercise affects heart rate. To be determined. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.eastofenglandwell-beingshow.org.uk/ |
| Description | European Researcher's Night 'Life Lab' event in Peterborough |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | European Researcher's Night 'Life Lab' event in Peterborough Cathedral Square. Stand in Marquee with 'Fortune Telling molecules' and 'Great Snackington' activities, as well as leaflets, magazines and freebies. Friday 28th was quiet, with limited footfall and perhaps 20 conversations, except when a party of about 100 schoolchildren attended a demonstration/show and most visited our stall afterwards. Saturday 29th was far busier, with a steady stream of families, couples and individuals. Or volunteers had about 100 good quality conversations, some involving more than one visitor, with about 250 people visiting the stand over seven hours. A Peterborough council transport team member was interested in our work and took away a leaflet for the Propensity to Cycle Tool. Peterborough Today reported on Life Lab, with a photo of the Unit stand. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/science-comes-alive-in-peterborough-city-centre-1-8656808 |
| Description | European Researchers Night Life Lab event in Ely Cathedral |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | European Researchers Night Life Lab event in Ely Cathedral on Fri 27 Sept (7 PM -9.30 PM) and Saturday 28 Sept (10 AM - 4.30 PM). Activities were the Sugar Cube Challenge, Fortune Telling Molecules, and Snackingtons game. About 300 people visited the stand over the two days. 121 visitors completed the Sugar Cube Challenge Activity. About 130 copies of the Snackingtons Game were handed out, including 30 to a local Scout group leader. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Fenland 2 BBC Radio Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Fenland Team and study volunteers interviewed by reporter from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast a report and live interview with NF on the Fenland study on the first day of testing for Fenland Phase 2 in Cambridge. Subsequently BBC Look East asked to film the start of testing for Fenland Phase 2 in Ely. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/phase-2-of-fenland-study-launches/ |
| Description | Fenland 2: Look East |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | BBC Look East TV interview (SG and SB) re the launch of Fenland Study 2, following up 12000 middle-aged residents of the Fenland area. Reporter also filmed and interviewed members of the study team and a study participant at the testing centre in Ely. Report broadcast on BBC Look East. In the working days following the broadcast there was a sharp increase in phone inquiries from participants concerning phase 2, and about 20 people sent in the response to their invitation, including several from Ely where the response rate had previously been low. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/phase-2-of-fenland-study-launches/ |
| Description | Fenland Study Public Meetings - BBC Radio Cambridgeshire |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Nick Wareham interviewed by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire to discuss the Fenland Study, coinciding with the Fenland Study Public Meeting in Cambridge http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03xmz9n |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03xmz9n |
| Description | Fenland Study public meetings - Cambridge, Ely, Wisbech |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Public Meetings for Fenland Study participants in Cambridge, Ely, and Wisbech. The event consisted of a poster display & meet and greet session (30 minutes), followed by a presentation (20 minutes) and panel discussion with audience Q&A (40 minutes). The three meetings were well attended, with about 550 people in total, and there was a very high level of audience engagement, with many excellent questions and good feedback after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Fun Lab Cambridge County Council Big Day Out |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | MRC Epidemiology Unit stand inside the University of Cambridge Fun Lab tent at the Cambridge Big Day Out on Parkers Piece in Cambridge. We took our hands-on stand on physical activity and our research. We saw over 100 visitors during the afternoon and reached a very different audience who may not be likely to engage with a science festival or academic event, including both adults and children. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | GDAR Methods Workshop, Johannesburg, November 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham organised and attended the GDAR Methods Workshop held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 7-9th November 2018. This workshop was attended by colleagues from Cambridge, South Africa, Caribbean, Cameroon, Kenya. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Gene Variants Alzheimers press release |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | "PLoS Medicine Press release on new publication reporting association between gene variants associated with high blood pressure and Alzheimer's disease. Robert Scott spoke with Robin bisson at GeneticExperts.org to help ensure that correct message got across. // Covered by 5 online medical news outlets // Increase in requests for further information. // http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-genetically-higher-bp-linked-antihypertensive.html" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-genetically-higher-bp-linked-antihypertensive.html |
| Description | Genetic Approach to drug development - Press Release |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge Press Release "Genetic approach could help identify side-effects at early stages of drug development" https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetic-approach-could-help-identify-side-effects-at-early-stages-of-drug-development on Science Translational Medicine paper "A genomic approach to therapeutic target validation identifies a glucose-lowering GLP1R variant protective for coronary heart disease" Pubmed:27252175. Also posted on Unit News blog http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/genetic-approach-drug-development/. RS invited to speak with Kendall K. Morgan to prepare an article for the NIH Director's blog, published on 14/06/2016 https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2016/06/14/precision-medicine-using-genomic-data-to-predict-drug-side-effects-and-benefits/ Also reported in 7 specialist online news outlets, including Medical News Today, Drug Discovery & Development, and Science Daily. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/genetic-approach-drug-development/ |
| Description | Helmholtz International Fellow Award - Dr Claudia Langenberg - Press Release |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press release and news posts on Helmholz and Unit website on Helmholtz International Fellow Award for Dr Claudia Langenberg. Also shared through Unit Social Media channels https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/hzm--hif080318.php http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/helmholtz-international-fellow-award-dr-claudia-langenberg/ https://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/en/news/latest-news/press-information-news/article/44816/index.html. Also an item in the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 17/08/18. Reported by NewsMedical https://www.news-medical.net/news/20180803/Claudia-Langenberg-wins-Helmholtz-International-Fellow-Award.aspx |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/en/aktuelles/latest-news/press-information-news/article/44816/inde... |
| Description | Hills Road Career Day, 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Three members of the MRC Epidemiology unit;attended the annual Hills Road 6th Form 'HillsFest 2013'. The day enables lower sixth students to try different activities and gain an insight into potential career paths through a variety of visiting companies and organisations. 11 students attended the session which involved both a theoretical and practical element, allowing students to get involved in live demonstrations of heart rate monitors and learn about movement monitors and tri-axial accelerometers. Good attendance and a request to repeat the activity again. Good student feedback and follow up interest in work experience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Hills Road Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Two members of the MRC Epidemiology Unit attended the annual Hills Road 6th Form 'HillsFest 2016'. The day enables lower sixth students to try different activities and gain an insight into potential career paths through a variety of visiting companies and organisations. Unit staff gave short presentation on physical activity measurement, and students also participated in a step test activity to determine cardiovascular fitness, and in a discussion to gather suggestions for physical activity promotion in schoolchildren for the GoActive study. 29 students attended the Unit event, and feedback was very positive. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Huma press release - Fenland COVID-19 Study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Huma, who are partnering with the MRC Epidemiology Unit on the Fenland COVID-19 study, issued a press release on the launch of the study. This was accompanied by an article on study launch published on Unit website https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/launch-fenland-covid-19-study/, which was shared on the Unit Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Huma press release reported by Forbes, Business Weekly, and at lease six other online news outlets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidprosser/2020/07/23/huma-teams-up-with-cambridge-university-for-rem... |
| Description | ISAB - MRC/PHE Environmental Science, 29 May 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to speak at the ISAB - MRC/PHE Environmental Science meeting, held on 29 May 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | ISAB meeting at NYU London, 7th February 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to join the ISAB meeting at NYU London on 7th February 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Institute Scientific Review Meeting, Jamaica |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was an external reviewer for the Annual Scientific Review for the Institute held in Kingston, Jamaica; he also participated in a special symposium in commemoration of the University's 70th Anniversary on global challenges in addressing diet and PA to improve health and address the NCD epidemic. The Tropical Medicine Research Unit, the oldest Unit in the University, recently closed its malnutrition ward due to the absence of sufficient patients to justify its existence and a revision of the research agenda to address the current nutrition crisis was required. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | International Genetic Epidemiology Society 2020 presentation (MP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Maik Pietzner presented at the International Genetic Epidemiology Society 2020 meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Lancet Commission Meeting (Lead for Prevention) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to speak at the Lancet Commission Meeting as the Lead for Prevention. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | London International Youth Science Forum Visit, 2nd August 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | London International Youth Science Forum visit to the Biomedical campus. 8 students visited for introductory talk on Unit's research from PB, talk on path to becoming a PhD student at the Unit and Physical Activity research by Tim Lindsay, and tour of biorepository by Tolulope Osunnuyi. Very successful, students found the visit very informative and relevant to their future career intentions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.liysf.org.uk/ |
| Description | London International Youth Science Forum visit to School of Clinical Medicine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | London International Youth Science Forum visit to School of Clinical Medicine. Seven 17-18 year old students from around the world visited the MRC Epidemiology Unit , where they visited the Anthropometry suite and Laboratory, and had an introductory talk about the Unit and it's work, and a talk by two PhD students from outside the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | London Youth Science Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 10 Students visited the Unit as part of London International Youth Science Forum activities. Luca Lotta gave an ovreview of the Unit's research programmes, and an introduction to his own recent research on the discovery of biomarkers and causal mechanisms for the metabolic consequences of obesity. They were then taken on a tour of Unit facilities, which included demonstrations of body composition and physical activity assessment. They were also provided withprinted information on the Unit, it's organization and research activities. To be determined. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.liysf.org.uk/ |
| Description | MRC Epidemiology Unit Press Release - Combining proteomics techniques |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | MRC Epidemiology Unit Press Release to several specialist science news outlets "Combining proteomics techniques reveals importance of protein structure to health" for Nature Communications paper "Synergistic insights into human health from aptamer- and antibody-based 1 proteomic profiling" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27164-0. Shared on MRC Epidemiology Unit Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts. Twitter thread on Omicscience account retweeted. Genomeweb reporter requested manuscript, for article published at https://www.genomeweb.com/proteomics-protein-research/proteomic-profiling-two-platforms-provides-complementary-gene-protein. MRC Epidemiology Unit blog post received 87 unique views. Paper tweeted by 19 Twitter users https://www.altmetric.com/details/117522313 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/11/24/combining-proteomics-techniques-protein-structure-hea... |
| Description | MRC Festival 2019 - IMS Science Slam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham organised and took part in IMS Science Slam event in the Portland Arms as part of the MRC Festival. Three minute talks without slides. This was a joint event involving both the MRL and MRC Epidemiology Unit. Mentimeter online voting used to decide winners and get feedback from audience on what they thought when they heard the word "metabolism" before and after the talks, and also to get feedback on the event. Registration was free. Event was attended by 50 people, so the venue was almost completely full. The feedback was very positive, with attendees commenting that they found the event both very entertaining and informative. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | MRC Festival of Medical Research - Science bus event at Ely College and North Cambridge Academy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | MRC Festival of Medical Research - Science bus event at Ely College (18 June) and North Cambridge Academy (19 June), in collaboration with Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories/MRC MDU. Three Activities - Fat dogs activity on testing for genetic variations (gel loading and electrophoresis/genetics), Fortune Telling molecules (biomarkers of metabolic disease/concept of risk), and Physical Activity measurement. In addition to the activities we gave the students MRC bags with Snackington booklets and MRC Epidemiology Unit leaflets and IMS Staff profile/careers booklets. Approximately 110 students from Ely College participated (mostly Year 9, some year 8), and about 80 at North Cambridge Academy (Year 9), each in 5 one-hour sessions of 15-30 over the day. We also had 60 Girl Guides and Brownies visit the Science bus and Gazebo on the evening of Wednesday 19th for 90 minutes. We received very positive feedback from participating schools and Brownies, and have been invited back to North Cambridge Academy to repeat the visit in June 2020. We applied for and received £1,500 from the Medical Research Council to fund this activity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | MRC PHRU 1st Assessing Subcommittee Meeting, 3 July 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to join the MRC PHRU 1st Assessing Subcommittee Meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | MRC Press Release - Gluteofemoral vs Abdominal Fat (CL, LL) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Reported by the Daily Mail online https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6520553/Apple-shaped-women-risk-diabetes-heart-attacks.html, Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/genetics-linked-to-body-shape-could-lead-to-increased-risk-of-diabetes-893603.html, Business Standard https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/women-with-slim-hips-may-develop-diabetes-heart-attacks-118122700609_1.html and more than a dozen other online news outlets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/gene-variations-linked-to-higher-risk-of-diabetes-and-heart-attacks... |
| Description | MRC Press Release - LPL-enhancing drugs (CL, LL, NW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | MRC Press Release "New drugs could reduce risk of heart disease and diabetes when added to statins, according to genetic study simulating clinical trial" on JAMA Cardiology publication "Association of Genetically Enhanced Lipoprotein Lipase-Mediated Lipolysis and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol-Lowering Alleles With Risk of Coronary Disease and Type 2 Diabetes". Reported by Daily Mail (Print and online) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6185367/Give-millions-patients-statins-new-type-drug.html, Inews https://inews.co.uk/news/health/new-drug-statins-reduce-diabetes-heart-disease/, Breitbart https://www.breitbart.com/news/study-drug-combo-could-reduce-heart-attack-risk/ and at least 6 other online news outlets and tweeted by more than forty accounts. LL did interview with MedicalResearch.com https://medicalresearch.com/diabetes/lowering-triglycerides-and-cholesterol-could-reduce-heart-disease-and-diabetes-risk/44600/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/drugs-reduce-risk-heart-disease-diabetes/ |
| Description | MRC and Nature Medicine - Largest ever study using wearable devices |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | MRC press release "Largest ever study using wearable devices finds physical activity is beneficial for health, and more intense activity is better", which was also issued to several local and specialist news outlets by MRC Epidemiology Unit (local/specialist). Nature Medicine also included it in a media release of new papers. Link to paper shared on Unit Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Reported by Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8635361/Exercise-Turning-12-minute-stroll-7-minute-power-walk-daily-lowers-risk-early-death.html, Cambridge Network https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/largest-ever-study-using-wearable-devices-finds-physical-activity-beneficial-health-and-more and at least six other online news outlets. Soren Brage interview with Australian Radio show 3AW 693 News Talk https://www.3aw.com.au/want-to-live-longer-researchers-say-you-should-add-a-two-minute-brisk-walk-to-your-day/. Paddy Dempsey interviewed by Cosmos Magazine https://cosmosmagazine.com/uncategorized/cosmos-qa-steps-along-the-exercise-path/. Article in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 28/08/2020. Tweeted and retweeted by more than 890 twitter users. Altmetric score of 492 on 13/01/2021 https://www.altmetric.com/details/88399580 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/largest-study-wearable-devices-activity/ |
| Description | Maastricht public health student visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Maastricht public health student visit. In total 70 undergraduate students visited the unit to find out about our public health research and tour the facilties as part of a two day trip to London and Cambridge. We received excellent feedback from the students and tutors who organised the study tour. The students found trip interesting and enjoyable and the tutors felt it fitted well with the aims of the trip and was an excellent balance of theory and practical aspects. We have been asked to repeat the visit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Managing obesity takes more than individual willpower - Media Interview, The Menara Star, Malaysia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed by Wolfson Press Fellow for article "Managing obesity takes more than individual willpower" see http://www.star2.com/living/viewpoints/2016/02/07/managing-obesity-takes-more-than-individual-willpower/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.star2.com/living/viewpoints/2016/02/07/managing-obesity-takes-more-than-individual-willpo... |
| Description | Meet the scientists event at at Cambridge Science Festival - Gail Goldberg |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Gail Goldberg spoke with about 20 individuals or families over three one-hour "Meet the scientists" sessions. This activity was part of a Cambridge Science Festival hands-on event for families at CAST (beside Cambridge Biomedical campus), to discuss nutrition and bone health, using props including skeleton models, scans and bone samples. Each conversation lasted at least ten minutes, and Gail Goldberg was busy all the time with conversations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/meet-scientists-0 |
| Description | NDNS Project Board Meeting, 8th February 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to participate as part of the NDNS Project Board Meeting, held on 8th February 2018.. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | NHS DPP Expert Reference Group Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to speak as part of the NHS DPP Expert Reference Group Meeting, held on 10th January 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | NW comments in The Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Nick Wareham interviewed for comments by The Times for a piece on the EU Data Protection and impact on research data. 29/01/14 TBD |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/science/article3988732.ece |
| Description | NatCen press release on National Diet and Nutrition Survey |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | NatCen (National Centre for Social Research) Press release issued to specialist outlets by NatCen on awarding of contract for National Diet and Nutrition Survey to NatCen and MRC Epidemmiology Unit. Also published on MRC Epidemiology Unit website and shred on Unit social media channels. Published by Research Live and a link to the MRC Epidemiology Unit research news article was shared by 19 Twitter accounts. http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/natcen-mrc-epidemiology-unit-university-cambridge-deliver-next-four-years-national-diet-nutrition-survey/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.research-live.com/article/news/natcen-and-mrc-to-deliver-national-diet-survey/id/5033292 |
| Description | Novo-sponsored Diabesity Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talk on "Progress in identifying gene-environment interactions underlying type 2 diabetes risk" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | PLOS Medicine Press Release - NHS Health Check program |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | PLOS Medicine Press Release 'Estimating lives saved by England's NHS Health Check program' https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/p-els022718.php on PLOS Medine paper. MRC Epid News blog post "England's NHS Health Check Programme Saving Lives" http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/englands-nhs-health-check-programme-saving-lives/. Covered by online outlets Boots WebMD https://www.webmd.boots.com/heart-disease/news/20180306/nhs-health-checks-working, Medicalxpress https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-03-england-nhs-health.html and ScienceDaily. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/p-els022718.php |
| Description | PLOS Medicine Special Issue - Diabetes - Blog post |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | MRC Epidemiology Unit blog post 'MRC Epidemiology Unit heads up PLOS diabetes special issue' http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/plos-diabetes-special-issue/ on PLOS Medicine special issue edited by Prof Nick Wareham and Professor William Herman. Subsequently covered by the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter. Associated with PubMed:27458730, 27433799, 27434045, 27434027, 27403943, 27404268 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | PLOS Medicine press release - Special Issue - Diabetes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | PLOS Medicine press release 'Different types of PUFAs are associated with differential risks for type 2 diabetes' codrafted with Unit http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/p-dto071416.php, on paper PubMed:27434045. Several experts commented favourably on the article via the Science Media Centre http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-different-types-of-polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-and-type-2-diabetes-risk/. The press release was shared on several specialist news outlets such as Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/311791.php, and as a result FI was invited to do an interview for Medical Research.com http://medicalresearch.com/author-interviews/study-evaluates-effects-of-polyunsaturated-fats-on-development-of-diabetes/26247/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-different-types-of-polyunsatur... |
| Description | PLoS Medicine - high blood pressure and Alzheimer's disease |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | PLoS Medicine Press release on new publication reporting association between gene variants associated with high blood pressure and Alzheimer's disease. Robert Scott spoke with Robin bisson at GeneticExperts.org to help ensure that correct message got across. // Covered by 5 online medical news outlets |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-genetically-higher-bp-linked-antihypertensive.html |
| Description | Perspectum - Researchers uncover genetic marker associated with fatty liver disease |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Perspectum Press release for Journal of Hepatology paper "rs641738C>T near MBOAT7 is associated with liver fat, ALT, and fibrosis in NAFLD: a meta-analysis". Press release was also published as a News blog post on Unit website and shared on Unit and CEDAR social media channels. Paper was tweeted 45 times by 26 Twitter users. Altmetric https://www.altmetric.com/details/89210458 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/genetic-marker-fatty-liver-disease/ |
| Description | Press Release - JAMA - LDL lowering and Diabetes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | JAMA Press release "Certain LDL-C-Lowering Genetic Variants Associated with Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes" for paper "Association between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Lowering Genetic Variants and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes" PubMed:27701660. Unit news blog post http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/new-genetic-analysis-provides-insight-side-effects-cholesterol-lowering-drugs/. Three reports in specialist online health & science news resources. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/313272.php, https://www.genomeweb.com/genetic-research/type-2-diabetes-risk-linked-genetic-variants-associated-low-ldl-cholesterol, http://www.newswise.com/articles/certain-ldl-c-lowering-genetic-variants-associated-with-higher-risk-of-type-2-diabetes. Featured in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 14/10/2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/new-genetic-analysis-provides-insight-side-effects-cholesterol-lo... |
| Description | Press Release on disappearing chromosomes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press release "Unravelling the mystery of the disappearing chromosomes" issued to local and specialist media, and science correspondents at Guardian, Times and BBC. Press release also posted online on Unit Website. Press release shared by Medical News Today and Bioportfolio. Included in clinical School roundup on 13/4/2017. Tweeted 56 times by 51 tweeters. Evidence of impact: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/316625.php |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/unravelling-mystery-disappearing-chromosomes/ |
| Description | Press release - Branched-chain amino acids - MRC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | MRC Press release "Genetic differences in amino acid metabolism are linked to a higher risk of diabetes" on PLoS Medicine paper "Genetic Predisposition to an Impaired Metabolism of the Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Mendelian Randomisation Analysis", sent to specialist medical and pharma sector news outlets and reporters. Reported by Medialxpress, DrugTargetReview and MedIndia. Also reported in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 21 December 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Press release - adipose storage - University of Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge press release "Inability to safely store fat increases risk of diabetes and heart disease" on Nature Genetics paper "Integrative genomic analysis implicates limited peripheral adipose storage capacity in the pathogenesis of human insulin resistance" PubMed:27841877. LL had phone interviews with journalists from BBC Radio 4 and BBC News online, and with Cambridge TV. Reported by BBC News online http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37973303 and on the BBC Radio 4 Six O'Clock News http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b082962f (segment starts at 21:58) and iPlayer/red button, and by NHS Choices http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/11November/Pages/Fat-storage-problems-may-increase-diabetes-risk.aspx. Luca Lotta was interviewed by Cambridge TV http://www.cambridge-tv.co.uk/15-11-2016-evening-news/ (Interview starts at 4:50) and the paper was reported by Cambridge News and the Cambridge Network. Altmetric score on 123 on 16/11 reflected a substantial engagement on twitter. The paper was also covered in reports on at least 24 online news outlets, mostly medical and scientific but including some international outlets. Also featured in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 25/11/2016 and Wolfson College newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37973303 |
| Description | Press release - genetic variants that protect against obesity and type 2 diabetes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge Press Release. Luca Lotta did twitter takeover on MRC Epidemiology Unit twitter account, posting a chain of multiple posts, and a link to the news blog and paper was also posted on the Unit Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Luca Lotta was interviewed by BBC Look East on their evening news on Thursday 18 April, and the paper was reported by more than a 50 national and international print and online news outlets, including the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/health/genetics-weight-obesity.html, Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/fatfighting-genes-are-found-in-new-study-38030816.html, Stern https://www.stern.de/gesundheit/hunger-gen-mc4r-verhilft-zur-super-figur---oder-macht-dick-8676060.html, Daily Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/04/18/genes-prevent-four-million-people-gaining-weight-discovered/, and Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/millions-blessed-with-skinny-genes-bdd85vbmc, and more than a dozen health, science and technology online news outlets, including Cambridge Network https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/genetic-variants-new-weight-loss-medicines/. The paper was tweeted more than 300 times by more than 250 twitter accounts, and had an Altmetric score of 784 on 20/12/2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/genetic-variants-weight-loss-medicines/ |
| Description | Press release InterAct study on regional obesity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press release and media coverage for a paper from the InterAct study on regional and overall obesity PMID:22679397. A total of 70 stories noted internationally (source Google News). Increased awareness. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Press releases - Genetic architecture of host proteins involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press releases issued by Unit and Berlin Institute of Health, Charité University Medicine for Nature Communications paper "Genetic architecture of host proteins involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection". Press release published on Unit research news, and paper shared on Unit Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Reported in at least 16 international science news outlets, including https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201216104636.htm. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/consortium-platform-covid-19-drugs/ |
| Description | Press releases on Plos Medicine paper (NW, CL) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge press release Journal and Cambridge University press releases on Plos Medicine paper "Gene-Lifestyle Interaction and Type 2 Diabetes: The EPIC InterAct Case-Cohort Study". Article in the Telegraph (Calcutta), newspaper with daily circulation of 500,000 http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140522/jsp/nation/story_18368862.jsp#.U4RTOygkS4U, and several online health/scientific outlets (21/05/14) including http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/p-lia051314.php |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/universal-approach-to-tackling-unhealthy-lifestyles-more-appropriate-f... |
| Description | Reuters - Protein - InterAct (NW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Reuters report on paper "Dietary Protein Intake and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Europe: The EPIC-INTERACT Case-Cohort Study." Republished online by Fox News and The Chicago Tribune. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/14/us-animal-protein-diabetes-idUSBREA3D1HV20140414 |
| Description | Stand "Diabetes risk factors: can we tell your health fortune?" at Cambridge Science Festival hands-on event for families at CAST (CLi/MP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Chunxiao Li and Maik Pietzner assisted at the Cambridge Science Festival hands-on event for families at CAST with the unit stand "Diabetes risk factors: can we tell your health fortune?". About 150 children visited the stand and took part in activities, with a similar number of adults over 5 hours. About 70 families left suggestions fro lowering risk of diabetes in the population. We handed out about 100 copies each of the Great Snackington game and MRC Cambridge Units Activity book, as well as about 40 copies of Epigram, our annual newsletter, as well as several other leaflets including FEAT, Propensity to Travel and the MRC Epidemiology Unit trifold. The number of good quality conversations with stand visitors seemed higher than previous occasions, with volunteers reporting that they were able to discuss the various approaches the Unit takes to studying type 2 diabetes and related disorders. Having activities (including Gt. snackington) that highlighted different areas helped these discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Symposium with AstraZeneca |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presenter - Symposium with AstraZeneca |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.metabolism.cam.ac.uk/pushing-boundaries-science-metabolism/ |
| Description | Symposium with AstraZeneca |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Symposium with AstraZeneca - metabolic disease, Murray Edwards College |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.metabolism.cam.ac.uk/pushing-boundaries-science-metabolism/ |
| Description | Testosterone levels and risk of metabolic disease and cancers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge Press Release "Testosterone levels affect risk of metabolic disease and cancers" for Nature Medicine paper 'Using human genetics to understand the disease impacts of testosterone in men and women'. Published on the MRC Epidemiology Unit research news blog and University of Exeter news blog. Shared via unit social media channels. News item submitted to University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter. Reported by the Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7988161/Women-high-testosterone-levels-37-likely-type-2-diabetes-risk-men-REDUCED.html, and by more than sixty online news outlets, including Reuters, MedicalXpress, Wissenschaft.de, New Atlas, and more than fifty local and regional news outlets via Associated Press. Reported in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 21/02/2020. Altmetric score of 840 on 11/01/2021 https://www.altmetric.com/details/75733162. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7988161/Women-high-testosterone-levels-37-likely-type-2-d... |
| Description | The Food Chain -The Truth About Diabetes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Two dietary saturated fat research papers referred to in BBC World Service programme The Food Chain episode The Truth About Diabetes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03gyqb0 |
| Description | UCL Press release - Estimating excess 1- year mortality from COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | UCL press release for paper Lancet paper "Estimating excess 1-year mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic according to underlying conditions and age: a population-based cohort study" https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30854-0 and online COVID-19 risk calculator http://covid19-phenomics.org/PrototypeOurRiskCoV.html . Promoted on Unit Social media channels. Submitted article to University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter. The paper and COVID-19 risk calculator were reported by Guardian, Sun, Mirror, Independent, Metro, Evening Standard, Daily Star, Bloomberg Business, BNN Bloomberg and several other national and local news outlets. Link to Lancet paper tweeted >600 times in first 24 hours after publication. Article in Clinical School Newsletter on 02 June 2020. Altmetric score of 937 on 11/01/2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/12/millions-with-health-conditions-at-risk-from-covid-19-... |
| Description | UCL Press release - Identifying adults at high-risk for change in weight and BMI in England (NW/CL) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | UCL Press release for Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology paper by MichailKatsoulis et al. "Identifying adults at high-risk for change in weight and BMI in England: a longitudinal, large-scale, population-based cohort study using electronic health records" https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00207-2. Article "Young Adults at Highest Risk of Weight Gain" published on Unit research blog https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/09/03/young-adults-at-highest-risk-of-weight-gain/ and shared on Unit twitter account. Reported in Times (print and online), Daily Mail (Print and Online) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9953055/Weight-gain-risk-greatest-ages-18-34-study-suggests.html, Daily Express https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1485899/diabetes-risk-obesity-rise-young-adults, Zee News (India) https://zeenews.india.com/health/18-24-age-group-people-are-at-higher-risk-of-gaining-weight-in-next-10-years-2391814, Hindustan Times (India) https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/health/young-adults-at-highest-risk-of-weight-gain-study-101630903556811.html, HealthDay/Physicians Weekly https://www.physiciansweekly.com/18-to-24-year-olds-at-highest-risk-for-weight-gain/ and about 30 other online news outlets. Paper tweeted by more than 100 Twitter accounts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/09/03/young-adults-at-highest-risk-of-weight-gain/ |
| Description | UKRI MRC press release: Nutritional state regulates growth and age at puberty (NW/CL) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | UKRI-MRC Press release "Scientists discover how our brain uses nutritional state to regulate growth and age at puberty" for paper B. Y. H. Lam, et al. MC3R links nutritional state to childhood growth and the timing of puberty. Nature. University of Michigan also issued press release https://news.umich.edu/scientists-find-new-point-of-access-for-targeting-eating-disorders-and-obesity/. Research news blog posts on MRC Epidemiology Unit, UKRI, IMC-MRL, and University of Michigan websites. IMS-MRL also had piece by Stephen O'Rahilly "The long story on melanocortin regulation of growth and age at puberty: how we did it" https://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/blog/the-long-story-on-mc3r-regulation-of-growth-and-age-at-puberty-how-we-did-it/. Shared links to articles and paper on MRC Epidemiology Unit Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram channels. Submitted article to University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter. Professor Stephen O'Rahilly interviewed by BBC News (online) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59140359, BBC Radio 4 (6PM, 3 Nov), BBC World News TV (10 PM, 3 Nov). Also reported by the Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10162351/Scientists-brain-receptor-responsible-people-growing-taller-reaching-puberty-earlier.html, Metro https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/04/scientists-discover-why-humans-are-growing-taller-over-time-15540392/, Mirror https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/people-shorter-others-answer-brains-25379194 and ANI https://www.aninews.in/news/science/scientists-discover-how-brain-uses-nutritional-state-to-regulate-growth-age-at-puberty20211103224934/, and at least 30 other online news outlets. Altmetric: https://www.altmetric.com/details/116191656 Paper tweeted by more than 250 Twitter accounts. MRC Epidemiology Unit blog post 142 unique views. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/news/how-our-brain-uses-nutritional-state-to-regulate-growth/ |
| Description | UKRI-MRC Press Release - Shared origins for individual chronic diseases in multimorbidity' (CL/MP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | UKRI-MRC Press Release 'New study finds shared origins for individual chronic diseases in multimorbidity' for Nature Medicine Paper 'Plasma metabolites to profile pathways in noncommunicable disease multimorbidity' https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01266-0. Shared on UKRI https://www.ukri.org/news/study-finds-shared-origins-for-chronic-diseases-in-multimorbidity/ and Unit News blogs https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/03/11/shared-origins-chronic-diseases-multimorbidity/. Shared on Unit and CEDAR social media accounts, UKRI Twitter account, and on twitter account of first author Maik Pietzner. Maik Pietzner discussed the paper via several emails with Tom Bawden at iNews, and had a phone conversation with Nicola V. Lutterotti, a scientific journalist working for Swiss and German Newspapers (including Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). Paper reported in a long article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/medizin-ernaehrung/die-entschluesselung-des-stoffwechsels-verraet-viel-ueber-die-kuenftige-gesundheit-17258552.html and in at least 12 online science news outlets, including MedicalXpress https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-03-individual-chronic-diseases-multimorbidity.html, Cambridge Network https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/study-finds-shared-origins-chronic-diseases-multimorbidity Bioengineer.org https://bioengineer.org/new-study-finds-shared-origins-for-individual-chronic-diseases-in-multimorbidity/, Scienmag, Infosurhoy and IDW online. Included in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 01 April 2021. Tweeted by more than 70 accounts. https://www.altmetric.com/details/101675843/twitter |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/urai-nsf030921.php |
| Description | Unit News blog - Green Impact Platinum Award for 2020-21 (NW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Unit News blog post on receiving University of Cambridge Green Impact Platinum Award for 2020-21. Shared on Unit and CEDAR Facebooked, LinkedIn and Twitter channels. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/06/10/green-impact-platinum-award-2020-21/ |
| Description | Unit blog - Genetic Studies and type 2 diabetes (CL, LL) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Claudia Langenberg and Dr Luca Lotta wrote the article 'How genetic studies are helping to explain the global surge of type 2 diabetes' on the MRC Epidemiology Unit news blog http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/genetic-studies-helping-explain-global-surge-type-2-diabetes/ and social media, discussing new review "Genomic insights into the causes of type 2 diabetes". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/genetic-studies-helping-explain-global-surge-type-2-diabetes/ |
| Description | University of Cambridge - Desk-based jobs may offer protection against poor cognition in later life |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge Press Release "Desk-based jobs may offer protection against poor cognition in later life" for International Journal of Epidemiology paper "Cross-sectional and prospective relationship between occupational and leisure time inactivity and cognitive function in an ageing population. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition in Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) Study." . Posted on University of Cambridge research news blog . Shared on MRC Epidemiology Unit Twitter account. More than thirty articles in online news outlets including the Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8515951/Working-offices-GOOD-mind-New-research-finds-desk-jobs-people-mentally-sharp.html, New Kerala and MedicalXpress. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/desk-based-jobs-may-offer-protection-against-poor-cognition-in-l... |
| Description | University of Cambridge - Moderate exercise in middle and older age cuts time spent in hospital |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge Press Release "Moderate exercise in middle and older age cuts time spent in hospital" for EPIC-Norfolk paper "Usual physical activity and subsequent hospital usage over 20 years in a general population: the EPIC-Norfolk cohort" in BMC Geriatrics. Posted news item on Unit website on 07/05/2020, and posted links on Unit twitter and Facebook accounts. Reported in more than a dozen online news outlets, including Yahoo News, MedicalXpress, Pourquoi Docteur, New Kerela.com, Med India, edexlive, PsychCentral.com and Infosurhoy. Tweeted by 35 twitter accounts. Article in Uni of Cam School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter on 18/05/2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://news.yahoo.com/exercising-older-could-reduce-amount-time-spent-hospital-151601169.html |
| Description | University of Cambridge Press Release - Hand Grip Strength |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge press release on Nature communications paper "Large-scale GWAS identifies multiple loci for hand grip strength providing biological insights into muscular fitness" by Sara Willems et al. Also published on University of Cambridge and MRC Epidemiology Unit research news blogs. Article in print edition of iNewspaper, and also reported in 12 national and international science and health news outlets , including Medical News Today and Sci News. Author Dan Wright interviewed by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Morning Show with Dotty McLeod on 18/07/2017. https://in.news.yahoo.com/genetic-factors-linked-strength-identified-122605949.html, https://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/hand-grip-strength-genes-could-aid-development-of-drugs-for-myopathies/81254640, https://www.topsante.com/medecine/votre-sante-vous/sante-pratique/la-force-musculaire-identifiee-dans-les-genes-619595 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uoc-cs071117.php |
| Description | University of Cambridge Press Release - Study highlights potential for 'liquid health check |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge and MRC Epidemiology Unit Press Release "Study highlights potential for 'liquid health check' to predict disease risk" for paper Williams, S.A. et al. Plasma protein patterns as comprehensive indicators of health Nat Med, 2 Dec 2019 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0665-2. Published on University of Cambridge and MRC Epidemiology Unit research news blogs, and shared on twitter, facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Dr Claudia Langenberg interviewed by Daily Mail. Reported in Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7747113/Scientists-come-liquid-health-check-predict-range-diseases.html and Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mot-for-blood-could-warn-of-diabetes-and-heart-disease-risk-ls3gxvb8h and several international online news outlets, and more than a dozen specialist outlets including Pharma Times and MedicalXpress. Altmetric score on 172 on 05/12/2019 https://www.altmetric.com/details/71555282. Reported in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine on 20 December. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/liquid-health-check-disease-risk/ |
| Description | University of Cambridge press release - Connecting genes to diseases through proteins |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge press release (issued by Unit) "Filling the gaps: connecting genes to diseases through proteins" https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/931413 for paper Maik Pietzner et al. Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases. Science; 14 October 2021 http://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj1541. Accompanied by posts on Unit website https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/10/14/filling-the-gaps-genes-diseases-proteins/ and the Berlin Institute of Health https://www.bihealth.org/en/notices/filling-the-gap-connecting-genes-to-diseases-through-proteins. Shared on MRC Epidemiology Unit Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts, and also retweeted the paper and tweet thread posted by Authors on Omicscience twitter account. Submitted article to University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter. Covered by at least 10 online medical and science news outlets, including GenomeWeb https://www.genomeweb.com/scan/science-papers-present-proteo-genomic-map-human-health-brain-tumor-target-tool-infer-cnvs#.YW0u3BrMLvE, News Medical https://www.news-medical.net/news/20211015/Mapping-proteo-genomic-connections-between-different-human-diseases.aspx, Technology Networks https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/connecting-genes-to-diseases-through-proteins-354761 and IDW https://idw-online.de/de/news777569. Covered in Czech Radio science show Ceský rozhlas Plus on Saturday 23 October. Paper shared by more than 600 Twitter users, and Omicscience twitter thread retweeted more than 80 times on 18/10/2021 https://www.altmetric.com/details/115208233. Included in School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter on 5 November. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/931413 |
| Description | University of Cambridge press release - Rare genetic variants (CL/NW/EW/MP/MK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge press release 'Rare genetic variants confer largest increase in type 2 diabetes risk seen to date' for paper Yajie Zhao et al. GIGYF1 loss of function is associated with clonal mosaicism and adverse metabolic health. Nature Communications. 07 July 2021 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24504-y. News article published on Unit website https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/07/07/rare-genetic-variants-largest-increase-t2dm/ and shared on Unit social media channels. Article submitted to University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter John Perry quoted in Daily Mail article https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9764913/Gene-increase-risk-Type-2-diabetes-six-fold-study-finds.html and iNews https://inews.co.uk/news/health/scientists-discover-genetic-variant-type-2-diabetes-1091483. Published in at least 14 online medical and science news outlets. Article in 9 July issue of University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rare-genetic-variants-confer-largest-increase-in-type-2-diabetes... |
| Description | University of Exeter press release - Ethnic diversity in genomic research (CL/EW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Exeter press release "Ethnic diversity in research identifies more genomic regions linked to diabetes-related traits" for paper Ji Chen et al. 'The Trans-Ancestral Genomic Architecture of Glycemic Traits' Nature Genetics. 31 May 2021. Published Unit news post https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/05/31/ethnic-diversity-diabetes-related-traits/ and shared on Unit and CEDAR social media channels. Article submitted to University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter. Covered by at least 120 online news outlets, including science and medical outlets, UK local/regional news outlets, and international outlets including the Irish News https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/science/2021/05/31/news/use-of-ethnically-diverse-cohorts-in-diabetes-studies-generates-better-results--2340486/. Article in 26 July issue of University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter. Paper tweeted by more than 200 twitter accounts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_860649_en.html |
| Description | UoM + CAM press release |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Michigan and University of Cambridge Press Releases "Early detection and treatment of type 2 diabetes may reduce heart disease and mortality"on William H. Herman et al. Early detection and treatment of type 2 diabetes reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: A simulation of the results of the Anglo-Danish-Dutch Study of Intensive Treatment in People with Screen-Detected Diabetes in Primary Care (ADDITION-Europe). Diabetes Care (2015) Will Herman interviwed by Michigan Radio (NPR). Report in Cambridge news and 4 medical news outlets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Early-diabetes-detection-study-welcomed-charity/story-26573844-detai... |
| Description | UofM Health Press Release |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Michigan Press Release on papers "Largest ever genome-wide study strengthens genetic link to obesity " & "Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology" // 50+ reports in National and International print and online media // http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/11/obesity-genes-help-determine-size-and-shape-studies-find" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/archive/201502/largest-ever-genome-wide-study-strengthens-genetic-lin... |
| Description | Vitamin D Genetic Study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Lancet Press Release "Genetic study casts further doubt that vitamin D prevents the development of type 2 diabetes" on paper Ye Z. et al "The association between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and incident type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomisation study"Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. NF also provided Q&A to Medscape and MedicalResearch.com. Featured on MRC News blog. Commentary in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. About 30 reports in online international news media, mostly online health and science outlets, including Medscape, Forbes, Science Codex, MedicalXpress and Medical News Today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-genetic-vitamin-d-diabetes.html Also features on MRC News blog. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.mrc.ac.uk/news-events/news/study-casts-further-doubt-vitamin-d-prevents-type-2-diabetes/ |
| Description | Vitamin D deficiency (NW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Cambridge Press Release "One in ten people over forty years old in Britain is vitamin D deficient", on paper Kay-Tee Khaw, Robert Luben, and Nicholas Wareham "Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, mortality, and incident cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, cancers, and fractures: a 13-y prospective population study" AJCN, Published online September 17, 2014, doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.086413 Reported in Daily Mail and Sunday World. Also reported in 6 articles in online health and science media, for example http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2770245/Vitamin-D-danger-indoor-lives-Lack-sunlight-increases-risk-heart-disease-cancer.html#ixzz3EQuGRR5I and http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-ten-people-forty-years-britain.html |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/one-in-ten-people-over-forty-years-old-in-britain-are-vitamin-d-d... |
| Description | Wellcome Researcher Meeting, PH and Clinical and Infectious Disease Research, 13 July 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to speak at the Wellcome Researcher Meeting, PH and Clinical and Infectious Disease Research, and gave a talk titled "Insights on metabolic disease from integrated population science" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale Fellowship Panel, 6 Jun 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nick Wareham was invited to participate in the Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale Fellowship Panel held on 6 June 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |