"The development and publishing of the MIDAS platform has been a long road. KevinHicks deserves the lion’s share of the credit for making it happen. We have had an amazing and large group of collaborators that have contributed in essential ways" -JR bit.ly/3JrSlaN 1/2

Have you had your ceramides measured today? Nice article by Mitch Leslie Science Magazine @UofUDMRC U of U NUIP University of Utah Health

Straight from the heart: Mysterious lipids may predict cardiac problems better than cholesterol @uofudiabetes U of U NUIP science.org/content/articl…

I'm excited to be part of the #MeDOC consortium with @NeliMUlrich and Mary C Playdon. Just finishing up our first, highly productive steering committee meeting.

Looking forward to joining my colleagues for this discussion of the mechanisms linking obesity and cancer. @UofUDMRC U of U NUIP

Fantastic presentation by Jacob Taloa at today’s #DMRC2023 retreat on the Haumana ‘O Pasifika Program!

Our latest. We were surprised to uncover a role for ceramides in fuel choice of intestinal stem cells, a finding that could have implications for cancer risk. Kudos to Ying Li and Bhagirath Chaurasia for doggedly pursuing the mechanism. U of U NUIP UofU Diabetes authors.elsevier.com/a/1hoBj3mEmfkso

In this special episode we talk to Lusia Tamala, University of Utah Haumana o' Pasifika student intern, and her mentors Dr. Mary Playdon & Dr. William Holland ~ Mahalo theislandwaveslc.podbean.com/e/the-island-w…

Scott Summers: A Lifelong Quest We're proud to share the Vitae Vignettes video from Scott Summers, PhD. Vitae is a hallmark event recognizing research excellence across the University buff.ly/3w8J2bN

Welcome aboard Erik. We are thrilled to have you join us. @UofUDMRC U of U NUIP

Congrats Sarah. Exciting work.

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We are thrilled to announce two open rank faculty searches U of Utah Human Genetics: a broad search for all areas of genetics research (utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/170913) & one focused on computational genomics faculty (utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/170449). This launches a multi-year recruiting initiative! (1/4)

Nutrition & Integrative Physiology PhD program University of Utah has options to join thru UtahBioscience or direct admit to mentor's lab. Deadline is Dec 1. Reach out to work with PIs like Scott Summers @AChaix_UofUtah erik_blackwood KevinHicks Mary C Playdon Sihem Boudina Micah Drummond

In this insightful #BiochemSocTrans mini-review by Scott Summers 's lab, discover how ceramides act as 'influencers' in spreading harmful metabolic actions contributing to obesity-linked disease. doi.org/10.1042/BST202…

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2025/02/14/opi…

We are excited to announce our 2025 UofU Diabetes Postdoctoral Rising Stars in Metabolism Symposium! This is truly a unique opportunity to network, present your research, and enjoy the breathtaking views that Salt Lake City has to offer. Deadline is May 15th, 2025. Please share!

Come join U of U NUIP where you’ll be surrounded by outstanding and supportive faculty as well as incredible research support! Fortunate to be starting my lab here and calling this home.

Read about the Center for Metabolic Health University of Utah Center for Metabolic Health UofUHealthResearch in this great feature article w Nature Research Custom Media. Learn how metabolism research Rutter Lab Round Lab Scott Summers christopher gregg is revealing novel insights into disease. nature.com/articles/d4247…