Reposted by WiSLiMUW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 23/06/2026We are thrilled for Dr. Kayla Councell to join us as our Advanced GI MIS/Bariatrics/Foregut fellow starting in the summer of 2027! 011
Reposted by WiSLiMUW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 23/06/2026We are excited for Dr. Lindsay Gil to join us as our Advanced GI MIS/Hernia and Abdominal Wall fellow starting in the summer of 2027! 011
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Excited to share our latest manuscript completed in collaboration with Dr. Snehal Chaudhari @uwbiochem.bsky.social ! Rational Design and Evaluation of Novel TGR5 Agonists for Diabeteshttps://www.mdpi.com/3814322 @wiscsurgerymis.bsky.socialmdpi.com 011
Reposted by WiSLiMLamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026This work was made possible with the support of many collaborators in and outside the lab, including @drcaragreen.bsky.social @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social Alan Attie, Luigi Puglielli and Cholsoon Jang! 112
Reposted by WiSLiMUW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Dr. Elise Lawson, associate professor in the Division of Colorectal Surgery, recently completed her term as President of the Wisconsin Surgical Society. She concluded her presidency by giving a Presidential Address at the WSS 2025 Annual Conference. go.wisc.edu/fil4xh 062
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025We are excited to share our first WiSLiM manuscript! With the help of @lamminglab.bsky.social and Dr. Cholsoon Jang, we attempt to challenge the dogmatic approach to post-bariatric surgery diet with some surprising results... @wiscsurgery.bsky.social @uwhealth.bsky.social 111
Reposted by WiSLiMUW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Approximately 573,000 adults in Wisconsin have diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes. Drs. David Harris and Jon Odorico are researching ways to tackle diabetes, from altering the body’s chemicals to generating insulin-producing beta cells. #ExceptionalPeople go.wisc.edu/76fv96go.wisc.eduUW researchers tackle diabetes from multiple angles - School of Medicine and Public HealthUW School of Medicine and Public Health researchers are seeking new treatments for diabetes and its complications, and searching for a cure. 011
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 09/10/2025It’s was great to be a part of this panel and with colleagues across the college! www.facs.org/for-medical-...facs.orgBariatric Surgeons Consider Sustainability of Bariatric Surgery in GLP-1 EraSurgeons assess how GLP-1s are reshaping obesity treatment, exploring medication advances, surgical safety, and the future role of bariatric surgery. 010
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Congrats to Dr. Hagemann! Happy to be a part of this work onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.com 000
Reposted by WiSLiMElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23/09/2025Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach. To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat. And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are. 531157874338
Reposted by WiSLiMEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Good news. The House of Representatives stands behind the NIH budget with no cuts. 211053142
Reposted by WiSLiMwiscsurgerymis.bsky.social @wiscsurgerymis.bsky.social · 30/08/2025"As the field embraces a more integrated model of obesity care... there is an urgent need for well-designed, prospective RCTs to define the optimal timing, duration, and effectiveness of GLP-1s and behavioral interventions in this context." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comThe GLP-1 Era—What Comes After Bariatric Surgery?Bariatric surgery remains the most effective treatment for severe obesity, defined as a body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) of 35 or higher. Patient... 041
Reposted by WiSLiMKatsu Funai @katsufunai.bsky.social · 28/08/2025We have an Open Rank tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology! Looking for a new colleague interested in making the University of Utah their new home to build a metabolic research program. Please share! @uofunuip.bsky.socialnature.comOpen Rank, Tenure Track Position – Metabolic Physiology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with University of Utah, Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology | 12844064The Department of Nutrition and Integrated Physiology (NUIP) at the University of Utah seeks a Tenure Track faculty member at the rank of Assistant... 02327
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 12/08/2025We are thrilled to have Dr Reji Babygirija join our efforts to develop novel treatments for AD! 141
Reposted by WiSLiMLamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 04/08/2025"Fasting is required for many of the benefits of calorie restriction in the 3xTg mouse model of Alzheimer's disease" from first author Dr. Reji Babygirija and with our collabs including @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social is now available online! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comFasting is required for many of the benefits of calorie restriction in the 3xTg mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease - Nature CommunicationsCaloric restriction improves Alzheimer’s Disease outcomes in mice, but this diet not only reduces calories, but imposes a prolonged fast between meals. Here, the authors show this fast is essential to... 294
Reposted by WiSLiMWisDems @wisdems.org · 30/07/2025Trump’s Big Ugly Bill will destroy access to healthcare in rural Wisconsin. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ “This represents the biggest rollback in federal support for health coverage ever.”buff.lyAlready in the red, rural hospitals across the Midwest brace for Medicaid changesChanges and cuts to Medicaid in the so-called “big, beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump signed into law earlier this month have rural hospitals and health care advocates concerned. 0117
Reposted by WiSLiMLamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025I am pleased to report our new manuscript from graduate student Mariah Calubag and collaborators and colleagues, "Tissue-Specific Effects of Dietary Protein on Cellular Senescence Are Mediated by Branched-Chain Amino Acids" is now available! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 151
Reposted by WiSLiMLamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025We thank our many colleagues and collaborators including Isaac Grunow, Reji Babygirija, Michelle Sonsalla, @baileyknopf.bsky.social, @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social and Dr. Adam Konopka who helped make this work possible! 021
Reposted by WiSLiMwiscsurgerymis.bsky.social @wiscsurgerymis.bsky.social · 24/06/2025We are beyond thrilled to welcome Drs. Cameron Casson @washumedicine.bsky.social (#AbWall) and Yatee Dave @urochestersmd.bsky.social (#Foregut #Bariatrics) to @wiscsurgery.bsky.social MIS!!media.tenor.coma group of people are standing in a stadium watching a mascot .ALT: a group of people are standing in a stadium watching a mascot . 051
Reposted by WiSLiMLamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Glad to report that this tour de force from our collaborator Caroline Alexander (with a bit of assistance from our lab in the form of Michaela Trautman) is now out: "Dietary lipids are largely deposited in skin and rapidly affect insulating properties" www.nature.com/articles/s41... 0198
Reposted by WiSLiMLamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Another win for rapamycin: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comEffect of preoperative rapamycin supplementation on perioperative clinical frailty and cognitive performance in a murine model undergoing anesthesia and surgery - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Effect of preoperative rapamycin supplementation on perioperative clinical frailty and cognitive performance in a murine model undergoing anesthesia and surgery 262
Reposted by WiSLiMUW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Congratulations to Dr. David Harris, Assistant Professor in @wiscsurgerymis.bsky.social, for receiving a two-year, $311,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging. #ExceptionalPeople @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social Read more: go.wisc.edu/7ampzwgo.wisc.eduWiSLiM Lab Receives NIH Funding to Examine How Bariatric Surgery Affects Alzheimer’s Disease Risk - Department of SurgeryDr. David Harris, Assistant Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, received a two-year, $311,000 award from the National Institute of Aging. 022
Reposted by WiSLiMEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 04/06/2025The gutting of US biomedical research with loss of ~2,500 grants affecting research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, infectious disease, global health and much more www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 9344199
Reposted by WiSLiMEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Where was this important 1st randomized trial performed? China Where are 8 of the 10 most productive research institutions in the world as of March 2025? China nature.com/nature-index... What country is radically defunding research and will lose its competitiveness? USA 728994
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Congratulations to Dr. Reji Babygirija who received the @uwmadison.bsky.social Distinguished Research Fellowship! So well deserved and welcome to WiSLiM! @wiscsurgery.bsky.social @warfnews.bsky.social @wiscsurgerymis.bsky.socialmedia.tenor.coma badger mascot is holding a microphone and wearing a red and white striped shirt .ALT: a badger mascot is holding a microphone and wearing a red and white striped shirt . 161
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Finally received a notice of award from the NIA... no time like the present! looking forward to the future discoveries #onwisconsin @wiscsurgery.bsky.social 050
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Hard saying goodbye to Julia! She’s been a WiSLiM rock from the beginning… good luck in Medical School. Your future patients are lucky to have you. 030
Reposted by WiSLiMAndrea Galmozzi @andreagalmozzi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Proud to share the work of my forst ever PhD student and first author of this paper @dylanduerre.bsky.social!! Here, he summarizes it perfectly! #brownfat #metabolism #BCAA #heme @uwmadison.bsky.social @uofutahcihd.bsky.social 01911
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Congratulations to all those who matched this week! 010
Reposted by WiSLiMacademicsurgery.bsky.social @academicsurgery.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Let's talk about the uncertain future of scientific funding. 🔬💰 A new blog post on The Academic Surgeon explores the challenges facing young investigators and the impact of recent NIH funding changes. ➡️ Read the post: buff.ly/QKrDO6p 062
Reposted by WiSLiMNature @nature.com · 20/02/2025The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the Trump administration’s policy changes has researchers shocked. go.nature.com/3CMl75ygo.nature.comTrump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s nextThe breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s policy changes has researchers shocked. 511143
Reposted by WiSLiMWARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) @warfnews.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Born from a vision to fuel research at #UWMadison, WARF's founding principles remain steadfast: to promote, encourage and aid scientific investigation. This commitment to discovery has driven a century of innovation and continues to shape our mission today. #WARF100 www.warf.org/about-warfwarf.orgAbout Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | WARF Madison WIWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) supports scientific research with UW-Madison by providing support for invention licensing and patenting. 021
Reposted by WiSLiMLamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 17/01/2025thanks to all our collaborators inside and outside the lab, including @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social and Konopka Lab!biorxiv.orgbioRxivWelcome to the bioRxiv homepage. 031
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Hard to beat these moonlight office views! @uwmadison.bsky.social is the real point of optimization… 000
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Congrats to Julia and Grace for excellent presentations today the UW department of surgery research day! #OnWisconsin 020
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Thanks UMich surgery, JustinDimickMD, NabeelObeidMD, @seeleyrj.bsky.social, NadejdaKramerPhD, Gifty KwakyeMD, and many others for a fantastic visit and thanks for letting me nerd out about metabolism. I’m looking forward to many future discussions and collaborations! #UWisconsinSurgery 110
Reposted by WiSLiMSAGES @sages.org · 09/12/2024Weird, it's set to public on Vimeo... Let's try uploading directly? 141
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Congrats to Leah Braucher, UW-Madison SMPH MS4 and future surgeon rockstar for her @sages.org podium presentation! Come hear about the interaction between resistance exercise, protein intake, bariatric surgery, and metabolism 030
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 05/12/2024I listened for 54,860 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped It’s been a good music year 230
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 30/11/2024As program chair of WSS, I can say without reservation that we worked hard to put on a successful and engaging event! I am looking forward to next year and the second annual crowing of the Top Gun team 130
Reposted by WiSLiMLamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Pleased to announce the publication of our new manuscript, "Late-life protein or isoleucine restriction impacts physiological and molecular signatures of aging" in Nature Aging today! www.nature.com/articles/s43... Free link: rdcu.be/d1DGknature.comLate-life protein or isoleucine restriction impacts physiological and molecular signatures of aging - Nature AgingYeh et al. explore the effects of restricting dietary protein, or isoleucine specifically, in aged mice. They uncover benefits to metabolic health and certain indicators of aging and a sexually dimorp... 28221
Reposted by WiSLiMJudi Simcox @judisimcox.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Nice work @lamminglab.bsky.social and to my graduate student Jess Davidson who led this collaboration!Always fun to science with friends. 0121
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I am excited for the next phase in our lab's life... happy to be a new Wisconsin Alz Dz Research Center REC scholar! 010
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 20/01/2024Julia crushing her talk @WiscSurgery Research Day! @WiscMIS Look out med world, she’s building quite the career 050
Reposted by WiSLiMEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22/11/2023In case you thought the background science and path for development of GLP-1 drugs to tackle obesity was quick and easy! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 07114
Reposted by WiSLiMLamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 06/10/2023Check out our new review on clinical trials of #rapamycin! A pleasure to write this with Adam Konopka and our collaborators @uwmadscience.bsky.social and beyond! link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comBlazing a trail for the clinical use of rapamycin as a geroprotecTOR - GeroScienceTreatment with rapamycin, an inhibitor of the mechanistic Target Of Rapamycin Complex One (mTORC1) protein kinase, has been repeatedly demonstrated to extend lifespan and prevent or delay age-related ... 032