Chair @uofunuip; Co-Director @uofudmrc; scientist studying diabetes and metabolism; father of four great kids.

Joined June 2013
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Announcing our 2026 CMH Postdoctoral Rising Stars Symposium on Wednesday, September 2! To apply for this opportunity, scan the QR codes on the flyer or visit our track links: Metabolism (shorturl.at/rjV1N) and Health Behaviors (shorturl.at/ayq8p). Help spread the word
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Excited to share my invited JLR Lectureship article — a big-picture, and somewhat provocative, take on why evolution chose sphingolipids…and the costs that choice carries. doi.org/10.1016/j.jlr.2026.1…

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Read about the Center for Metabolic Health @UtahCMH @UUHSResearch in this great feature article w Nature Research Custom Media. Learn how metabolism research @RutterLab @RoundLabUtah @ScottSummers339 @GreggNeuroLab is revealing novel insights into disease. nature.com/articles/d42473-0…

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Come join @uofunuip 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.
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 Univ. of Utah their new home to build a metabolic research program. Please share! @uofunuip jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/…
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We are excited to announce our 2025 @UofUDMRC 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!
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In this insightful #BiochemSocTrans mini-review by @ScottSummers339 's lab, discover how ceramides act as 'influencers' in spreading harmful metabolic actions contributing to obesity-linked disease. doi.org/10.1042/BST20231395
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Nutrition & Integrative Physiology PhD program @UUtah has options to join thru @utahbioscience or direct admit to mentor's lab. Deadline is Dec 1. Reach out to work with PIs like @ScottSummers339 @AChaix_UofUtah @blackwood_erik @KevinGHicks @MCPlaydon @BoudinaSihem @drummond_lab
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We are thrilled to announce two open rank faculty searches @UofUGenetics: a broad search for all areas of genetics research (utah.peopleadmin.com/posting…) & one focused on computational genomics faculty (utah.peopleadmin.com/posting…). This launches a multi-year recruiting initiative! (1/4)
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Our latest
A new paper from NUIP! Ceramide microdomains: the major influencers of the sphingolipid media platform. Authors: Weber-Stout M, Nicholson RJ, Dumaguit CDC, Holland WL, Summers SA. buff.ly/4dMBb4v
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Congrats Sarah. Exciting work.
Check out my first senior author paper in @ScienceAdvances So proud of @micc_mah @FebbraioMark and @NatalieTrevaski From @MIPS_Australia High-fat feeding drives the intestinal production and assembly of C16:0 ceramides in chylomicrons | Science Advances science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
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Welcome aboard Erik. We are thrilled to have you join us. @UofUDMRC @uofunuip
I’m very excited to share that I’ve accepted a faculty position and will be moving my lab to @UofUHealth in the Department of @uofunuip and @NEH_CVRTI! Only possible with tremendous support and I’m grateful to have Chris Glembotski and @uazmedtcrc in my corner!
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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
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In this special episode we talk to Lusia Tamala, @UUtah Haumana o' Pasifika student intern, and her mentors Dr. Mary Playdon & Dr. William Holland ~ Mahalo theislandwaveslc.podbean.com…
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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 @Bhagi43905530 for doggedly pursuing the mechanism. @uofunuip @UofUDMRC authors.elsevier.com/a/1hoBj…

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