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'We draw our people, our strength, from every country and every corner of the world.' — Ronald Reagan's final speech was a love letter to immigrants

A great episode! I learn a lot. pca.st/episode/299a69…

Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs.” Today, NIH lowered the maximum indirect cost rate research institutions can charge the government to 15%, above

I am very excited to offer a conversation with Jeffrey Flier on Sensible Medicine regarding these sudden and massive changes in funding. sensible-med.com/p/a-conversati…

I really appreciate the opportunity to share our recent research work and enjoy the discussion 🙌

Weight-loss surgery associated with reduced dementia news.vumc.org/2025/02/17/wei… @vumcdbmi World Obesity Alzheimer's Association Dr. Sayeed Ikramuddin Danxia Yu 俞丹霞

Two recent publications from my lab. Both first authors are PhD candidates in Epidemiology at @VUMCepi @VUMC_Medicine

Check out our new paper👇: Bariatric surgery significantly improves CKM health and reduces estimated CVD risk, particularly HF, by 47% to 56% within 1 to 2  years after surgery. ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…

Congratulations! Lei is a PhD candidate in my lab. A fun fact: I got the same award 10 years ago. #proudPI

New—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity (By-Band-Sleeve): a multicentre, open label, three-group, randomised controlled trial thelancet.com/journals/landi… #BariatricSurgery #obesity #OpenAccess

Our latest article published in ebiomedicine: A dietary pattern promoting gut sulfur metabolism is associated with increased mortality and altered circulating metabolites in low-income American adults @VUMC_Medicine sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Were you at the ADA meeting? someone at the meeting found my credit card(s) outside the hilton hotel. They took them in but didnt leave them there as I was not a guest at that hotel. If you are that person please get in touch... asap. I'm leaving at 1030am tmr.

My first PhD student, Lei Wang, successfully defended her dessertation! In past 4 years, Lei published 8 articles, 4 being the first author, and received multiple awards from TOS, AHA, and Vanderbilt. As her primary mentor, I couldn't be more proud! Congratulations, Dr. Wang!

“With these considerations, we expect to fund through the 4th percentile.” A crushing and utterly despicable blow to cancer research. cancer.gov/grants-trainin…