Eleanor Raffan
@EllieRaffan
Vet, genetics researcher, hockey player. See @GOdogsproject for research output.
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08-05-2014 10:18:40
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Congratulations Alyce McClellan on passing your PhD and the exciting new postdoc in London. 🥳
So proud of GOdogs project alumna Natalie Wallis bringing her high standards and enthusiasm for quality research to her new role.
News podcast: Eleanor Raffan Cambridge University on greedy dogs, Dan Woodcock University of Oxford on cancer, an Oklahoma State Univ. study on birds and spring, Francesco D’Eugenio Cambridge University on a dead galaxy, Columbia Medicine on telepathic fish, and Rod Mitchell on reproduction.
thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked…
Obesity alert! Does your #Labrador always want more food? 🐕 🌭
Around a quarter of Labs feel hungrier AND burn 25% fewer calories – thanks to a genetic mutation.
Get your teeth in to what Eleanor Raffan @GOdogsproject Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs PDN Cambridge found – tap below 👇
Today, March 4, is #WorldObesityDay . Our work PDN Cambridge Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs at Cambridge University
investigates the causes and consequences of obesity. We study dogs to learn about the biology of obesity in humans and dogs. #obesityisnotachoice #endweightstigma
PhD in veterinary genetics and metabolic science - if you are interested in studing veterinary health and disease with human relevance, take a look at Eleanor Raffan's projects on offer here. pdn.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/p…
'Targeted [obesity] prevention strategies should be prioritised for predisposed breeds, such as Pugs and Beagles. The findings ...raise questions about [the need for better] preventative efforts following neutering.'
GOdogs project dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsap.1…
'I found myself feeling like I needed to parent as if I didn’t work and work as if I wasn’t a parent... Over time, I learned to ... focus on the value of my own unique path'
Thank you to Rebecca Campbell for some much needed inspiration this morning.
physoc.org/blog/risking-m…
Might be useful advice here Alyce McClellan and Natalie Wallis tho you're pretty darn successful already!