Sign in

WiSLiM

@wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social
159 followers 149 following 34 posts

Wisconsin Surgical Laboratory in Metabolism | Metabolic surgeon @UWMadison | BWH surgery alumni | Our lab is focused on the intersection of surgery, metabolism, organ function, and aging.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by WiSLiM
UW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We are thrilled for Dr. Kayla Councell to join us as our Advanced GI MIS/Bariatrics/Foregut fellow starting in the summer of 2027!
A grey graphic that says "University of Wisconsin Advanced GI MIS/Bariatrics/Foregut Fellowship" with a headshot of Dr. Kayla Councell and below "Kayla Councell, MD, MPH University of Chicago Match Day 2026"
011
Reposted by WiSLiM
UW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We 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!
A grey graphic that says "University of Wisconsin Advanced GI MIS/Hernia & Abdominal Wall Fellowship with a headshot of Dr. Lindsay Gil, below that is says "Lindsay Gil, MD, MPH The Ohio State University Match Day 2026"
011
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Excited 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.social
mdpi.com
011
Reposted by WiSLiM
Lamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This 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 WiSLiM
UW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Dr. 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 · 01/12/2025
We 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 WiSLiM
UW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Approximately 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/76fv96
go.wisc.edu
UW researchers tackle diabetes from multiple angles - School of Medicine and Public Health
UW 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 · 09/10/2025
It’s was great to be a part of this panel and with colleagues across the college! www.facs.org/for-medical-...
facs.org
Bariatric Surgeons Consider Sustainability of Bariatric Surgery in GLP-1 Era
Surgeons 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 · 03/10/2025
Congrats to Dr. Hagemann! Happy to be a part of this work onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
000
Reposted by WiSLiM
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23/09/2025
Let'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 WiSLiM
Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Good news. The House of Representatives stands behind the NIH budget with no cuts.
211053142
Reposted by WiSLiM
wiscsurgerymis.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.com
The 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 WiSLiM
Katsu Funai @katsufunai.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
We 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.social
nature.com
Open Rank, Tenure Track Position – Metabolic Physiology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with University of Utah, Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology | 12844064
The 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 · 12/08/2025
We are thrilled to have Dr Reji Babygirija join our efforts to develop novel treatments for AD!
141
Reposted by WiSLiM
Lamming 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.com
Fasting is required for many of the benefits of calorie restriction in the 3xTg mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease - Nature Communications
Caloric 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 WiSLiM
WisDems @wisdems.org · 30/07/2025
Trump’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.ly
Already in the red, rural hospitals across the Midwest brace for Medicaid changes
Changes 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 WiSLiM
Lamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
I 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 WiSLiM
Lamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
We 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 WiSLiM
wiscsurgerymis.bsky.social @wiscsurgerymis.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
We 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.com
a 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
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
We are lucky to have Dr. Babygirija join us!
020
Reposted by WiSLiM
Lamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Glad 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 WiSLiM
Lamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Another win for rapamycin: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Effect of preoperative rapamycin supplementation on perioperative clinical frailty and cognitive performance in a murine model undergoing anesthesia and surgery - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Effect of preoperative rapamycin supplementation on perioperative clinical frailty and cognitive performance in a murine model undergoing anesthesia and surgery
262
Reposted by WiSLiM
UW-Madison Department of Surgery @wiscsurgery.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Congratulations 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/7ampzw
go.wisc.edu
WiSLiM Lab Receives NIH Funding to Examine How Bariatric Surgery Affects Alzheimer’s Disease Risk - Department of Surgery
Dr. 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 WiSLiM
Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The 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 WiSLiM
Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Where 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 · 28/05/2025
Congratulations 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.social
media.tenor.com
a 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 · 21/05/2025
Finally 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 · 04/04/2025
Hard 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 WiSLiM
Andrea Galmozzi @andreagalmozzi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Proud 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 · 21/03/2025
Congratulations to all those who matched this week!
010
Reposted by WiSLiM
academicsurgery.bsky.social @academicsurgery.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Let'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 WiSLiM
Nature @nature.com · 20/02/2025
The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the Trump administration’s policy changes has researchers shocked. go.nature.com/3CMl75y
go.nature.com
Trump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s next
The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s policy changes has researchers shocked.
511143
Reposted by WiSLiM
WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) @warfnews.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Born 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-warf
warf.org
About Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | WARF Madison WI
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) supports scientific research with UW-Madison by providing support for invention licensing and patenting.
021
Reposted by WiSLiM
Lamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
thanks to all our collaborators inside and outside the lab, including @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social and Konopka Lab!
biorxiv.org
bioRxiv
Welcome to the bioRxiv homepage.
031
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Hard to beat these moonlight office views! @uwmadison.bsky.social is the real point of optimization…
000
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Congrats to Julia and Grace for excellent presentations today the UW department of surgery research day! #OnWisconsin
020
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Thanks 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 WiSLiM
SAGES @sages.org · 09/12/2024
Weird, it's set to public on Vimeo... Let's try uploading directly?
141
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Congrats 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 · 05/12/2024
I listened for 54,860 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped It’s been a good music year
230
WiSLiM @wiscosurgicalmetab.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
As 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 WiSLiM
Lamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Pleased 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/d1DGk
nature.com
Late-life protein or isoleucine restriction impacts physiological and molecular signatures of aging - Nature Aging
Yeh 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 WiSLiM
Judi Simcox @judisimcox.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Nice 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 · 21/11/2024
I 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 · 20/01/2024
Julia crushing her talk @WiscSurgery Research Day! @WiscMIS Look out med world, she’s building quite the career
050
Reposted by WiSLiM
Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
In 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 WiSLiM
Lamming Lab @lamminglab.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Check 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.com
Blazing a trail for the clinical use of rapamycin as a geroprotecTOR - GeroScience
Treatment 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