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Diabetes publishes work from Jason Spaeth……

Mar. 14, 2018—Diabetes publishes work from Jason Spaeth…… Defining a Novel Role for the Pdx1 Transcription Factor in Islet β-Cell Maturation and Proliferation During Weaning

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Magnuson lab publishes in Diabetes…..

Mar. 14, 2018—Magnuson lab publishes in Diabetes….. Chronic β-Cell Depolarization Impairs β-Cell Identity by Disrupting a Network of Ca2+-Regulated Genes

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Paper in Biological Psychiatry by Brian Shonesy…..

Mar. 14, 2018—Paper in Biological Psychiatry by Brian Shonesy….. Role of Striatal Direct Pathway 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Signaling in Sociability and Repetitive Behavior

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Marcela Brissova, Rachana Haliyur and Diane Saunders are co-first authors of a paper in Cell Reports…….

Mar. 14, 2018—Marcela Brissova, Rachana Haliyur and Diane Saunders are co-first authors of a paper in Cell Reports……. α Cell Function and Gene Expression Are Compromised in Type 1 Diabetes  

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Reid Bolus published a first author paper in Molecular Metabolism

Mar. 14, 2018—Reid Bolus published a first author paper in Molecular Metabolism Elevating adipose eosinophils in obese mice to physiologically normal levels does not rescue metabolic impairments

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Molecular metabolism publishes a paper by Nick Vierra

Mar. 14, 2018—Molecular metabolism publishes a paper by Nick Vierra….. TALK-1 reduces delta-cell endoplasmic reticulum and cytoplasmic calcium levels limiting somatostatin secretion  

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Daniel Lark publishes in Diabetes….

Mar. 14, 2018—Daniel Lark publishes in Diabetes…. Reduced Nonexercise Activity Attenuates Negative Energy Balance in Mice Engaged in Voluntary Exercise  

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MPB Faculty members elected as Fellows of the AAAS.

Dec. 4, 2017—Congratulations to Drs. Richard Simerly and David Wasserman for their recent election a Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Joint MPB appointee, Dr. Bruce Damon (associate professor of radiology and radiological sciences) was also elected. Read the full story here.

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Three new endowed chairs in MPB

Dec. 4, 2017—Congratulations to Professors Alyssa Hasty, Richard Simerly and Danny Winder who were each awarded endowed chairs by Provost Wente and Dean Marnett, at a ceremony on November 29, 2017.  Dr. Hasty was appointed to a Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, Dr. Simerly to a Louise B. McGavock Chair and Dr Winder to the Bixler-Johnson-Mayes Chair. See the...

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Congratulations to Danny Winder!!

May. 8, 2017—Recipient of the F. PETER GUENGERICH AWARD from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine for "Mentoring Postdoctoral Fellows or Residents in the Research Setting". Read all about it here!

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Contratulations to Teru Nakagawa

Apr. 7, 2017—Teru just received notification that he is being honored by being awarded a NARSAD Independent Investigator grant from the Brains and Behavior Foundation.  I hope you will join with me in congratulating him next time you see him!  You can read more about the award in the REPORTER, and about this program here.

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Brian Palmisano publishes a paper in Frontiers in Endocrinology!

Apr. 4, 2017—Palmisano BT, Stafford JM, Pendergast JS. High-Fat Feeding Does Not Disrupt Daily Rhythms in Female Mice because of Protection by Ovarian Hormones. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Mar 14;8:44. PMID: 28352249

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PLoS One publishes paper by Caleigh Azumaya!

Apr. 4, 2017—Azumaya CM, Days EL, Vinson PN, Stauffer S, Sulikowski G, Weaver CD, Nakagawa T. Screening for AMPA receptor auxiliary subunit specific modulators. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 30;12(3):e0174742. PMID: 28358902

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