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Tim Kenny

@timckenny.bsky.social

Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Cellular metabolism and nutrient transport in physiology and disease

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Sign the Petition Support a New York State Biomedical Institute for a Healthier, More Affordable Future

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New York needs an Empire Biomedical Research Institute to create new statewide funding opportunities for scientists & physician-scientists so that patients and their families get the life-saving and life-changing new therapeutics they're hoping for ✏️ c.org/TDMy2H9JTW

24.11.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 10
The male genitalia of an 𝘈𝘦π˜₯𝘦𝘴 𝘒𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘱π˜ͺ𝘀𝘡𝘢𝘴 mosquito

The male genitalia of an 𝘈𝘦π˜₯𝘦𝘴 𝘒𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘱π˜ͺ𝘀𝘡𝘢𝘴 mosquito

What does mating look like when you only have a single shot at getting it right?

Very excited to share our work on an almost-invisible female control, rapidly evolving mating recognition systems, and species that break the rules and take over the world. IN MOSQUITOES>

28.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Congrats Kevin!

24.09.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Caroline! Hope to cross paths in person soon!

03.07.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Cameron! Can’t wait to join you all and start working together!

03.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Allison! Hope all is well with you in Boston!

03.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally, thank you to my recruiters and soon to be colleagues @filswirski.bsky.social @ericjnestler.bsky.social @miriammerad.bsky.social @mcalpinelab.bsky.social Leigh Goedeke, Daniel Puleston. I am so excited to join! I will be hiring at all levels so please reach out if you are interested!

03.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Big thank you to my mentors, institutions, and funding throughout my training Kivanc Birsoy, @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social, Doris Germain, NIH, NCI, NIDDK

03.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled to announce that I will be joining the @mountsinaicvri.bsky.social at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as an Assistant Professor in January! My laboratory will focus on nutrient transport and cellular metabolism in physiology and disease.

03.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Congrats Rushika and Gilles!

21.05.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Phenotypic complexities of rare heterozygous neurexin-1 deletions - Nature How NRXN1 variants affect multiple neuropsychiatric disorders is explored.

I’m so proud and beyond thrilled to share the final product of my thesis work from @sinaibrain.bsky.social , now published in @nature.com! Here, we explored the complex functional impact of rare neurexin-1 deletions across human glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

09.04.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Congrats Michael!

09.04.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cellular and organismal function of choline metabolism - Nature Metabolism

REVIEW | KΔ±vanΓ§ Birsoy, Monther Abu-Remaileh and colleagues @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social, @stanford.edu

The authors provide a broad overview of choline metabolism, its cellular handling, and how it impacts physiology and pathology.

https://bit.ly/3WPCPM2

07.02.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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