We are a stem cell and obesity research lab at UIC studying adipose tissue development and disorders.
Chicago, IL
Joined November 2016
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📣 Abstracts are open + registration is live!
Join us at the 11th Annual Chicago Mass Spec Day 2026
📅 July 15 | 📍 University of Illinois Chicago
🎓 Posters • Talks • Networking
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#2026CMSD #Omics #TeamMassSpec
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Speaker Spotlight: @JohnSpeakman4.
Join us @ #AdiposeBiology Conference in Montreal🇨🇦, Oct 7-9, 2026, to hear from this world leading #metabolism expert!
Register before the early bird deadline at: adiposebiology.com
#ABC2026 @McGillGCI @CAS__Science @aberdeenuni
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This muscle cell gatekeeper has implications for a broad range of muscle-related conditions.
Using murine and human models, Siwen Xue @siwen_xue Daniel C. Berry @dcberrylab & team @WeillCornell show block of the protein PDGFRbeta enhances myofiber repair and regeneration, whereas activation of it slows down recovery by limiting cell size and fusion: doi.org/10.1172/JCI188272
The image shows muscle regeneration in mice treated with the PDGFRbeta inhibitor SU16f.
#myotwitter
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Friday, February 20 - @UICPhysiology Seminar Series welcomes Liangyou Rui, PhD from University of Michigan Medical School, to present on “m6A-based Epitranscriptomics in Health and Metabolic Disease"
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Beige fat surrounding blood vessels actively works to keep high blood pressure in check, according to a new Science study in mice, promoting healthy vascular function even during obesity.
The findings support the notion that therapeutic activation of thermogenic fat tissue could help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
📄: scim.ag/4sLalkT
#SciencePerspective: scim.ag/4qtFHLs
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A mechanistic explanation for the dissociation between the thermogenic and glycaemic effects of BAT activation nature.com/articles/s42255-0…
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Adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles are key regulators of central leptin sensitivity and energy homeostasis dlvr.it/TQCYm9
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🏆Congratulations to our Poster Presentation Winners!
🥇María Delgado-Martín – McGill University
🥈Ruoci Hu – University of Illinois Chicago
🥉Damien Dufour – University of Oslo
Great science and well-deserved recognition! 👏
@SableSysInt @kazaklab @beaudrj @sung4400
#ABC2025
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We’re almost at 100 registrations for the inaugural #AdiposeBiology Conference in Montréal! 🔥
Join us August 19–20, 2025, for an amazing lineup of science, speakers, and community.
🔗Register now: adiposebiology.com/registrat…
#ABC2025 @McGillGCI @UofT @SableSys @sung4400 @beaudrj
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LAST CALL! Early Bird Registration Deadline is TODAY May 1st, for the #AdiposeBiology Conference happening in Montreal, Aug 19 & 20th, 2025. Go to: adiposebiology.com to secure your spot TODAY! #ABC2025 @SableSys @kazaklab @beaudrj @sung4400
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New data suggests that individuals whose mothers conceived during cold seasons exhibit higher BAT activity, adaptive thermogenesis, increased daily total energy expenditure and lower body mass index and visceral fat accumulation @naturemetabolism nature.com/articles/s42255-0…
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Adipose tissue generates heat even in the absence of UCP1. How does it work? Our new work identifies a molecular “resistor” of Ca2+ cycling that makes heat and controls energy metabolism through a UCP1-independent mechanism. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Today in @NatureComms, we show the #FutileCreatineCycle plays a key role in #thermogenesis, independent of UCP1. We also challenge the belief that brown adipocytes lack enough ATP synthase for thermogenesis. Congrats @BunkJakub! Full paper: rdcu.be/egoV7 @McGillGCI
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I'm thrilled to co-organize the inaugural #AdiposeBiology Conference with @beaudrj, @sung4400, and @SableSys!
📍Montreal, Canada
📅Aug 19-20, 2025
Registration opens Jan 1, 2025. More info in the coming weeks.
Hope to see you there! @AdiposeBiology #AdiposeBiology2025
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Even more useful are the data at the county level: countyhealthrankings.org/hea…
New map data: CDC’s Adult #Obesity Prevalence Maps are now available. Find what obesity level your state is here: bit.ly/47nivFT
ALT CDC Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps displaying various states in different colors according to the percentage categories of obesity rates, ranging from less than 20% to 45% or more. Hawaii, Alaska, and District of Columbia are shown in insets to the bottom left.
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Friday, September 13 - @UICPhysiology Seminar Series welcomes Daniel C. Berry, PhD, @DCBerryLab, from Cornell University to present “Fueling the Fire: Defining the Brown Fat Thermogenic Niche"
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This Friday night (9/13/2024), we will have Dr. Yong Xu @DrYongXu1 from Baylor College of Medicine to kick off our Fall seminar series. Look forward to the exciting science and inspiring discussion from panelists and the audience.
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@UICPhysiology Congratulations to Dr. Yuwei Jiang on the promotion to the rank of Associate Professor on Indefinite Tenure. Yuwei joined the UIC faculty in 2019 and quickly established a lab investigating adipose stem cells and their role in physiology and disease. @Jiang_Lab
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Brown fat is a cool system for learning new about mitochondria. Choline is an important nutrient, and its metabolism involves import into the mitochondrial matrix. How does Choline get there? Check out our new paper by @TVerkerke and colleagues! cell.com/cell-metabolism/ful…
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Happy to share our latest #research on white #adipose tissue development published with @SpringerNature @NatureComms Congrats to @ABenvie @derekjwlee @Jiang_Lab nature.com/articles/s41467-0…