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Our next @UMassChan MetNet lecture will be May 21. Dr. Issam Ben-Sahra’s research @NorthwesternU explores how growth signals rewire cell metabolism, especially through the mTOR pathway, to fuel DNA building blocks and cell proliferation.
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Save the Date! The Dixon lab is investigating new ways to selectively eliminate cancer cells and preserve the viability of damaged brain cells. They use chemical, genetic & biochemical techniques to locate and characterize new cell death mechanisms @Stanford.
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Dr. Hank Adelmann discovered that MFSD12 functions as the primary cysteine importer for melanosomes and lysosomes, uncovering a key molecular mechanism underlying both human pigmentation and certain lysosomal storage diseases. Learn more: umassmed.edu/metnet/blog/202…⁠�
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Marian Walhout, PhD, Chair of the Department of Systems Biology @umasschan is internationally recognized for advancing our understanding of metabolic networks using C. elegans. She answered questions for our blog before yesterday’s talk. 👩‍🔬 Read more: umassmed.edu/metnet/blog/202…⁠�
Marian Walhout, PhD, Chair of the Department of Systems Biology speaking at UMass Chan Medical School

ALT Marian Walhout, PhD, Chair of the Department of Systems Biology speaking at UMass Chan Medical School

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MetNet hosts an epic "AMPK vs. mTORC1 Battle for Metabolic Supremacy" with Reuben Shaw and Brendan Manning WWE style. After 3 grueling rounds, "Hacksaw Shaw" and "The Hit Man Manning" tie for the belt! D.Guertin, K.Shen, D.Kim MC with style...
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Had a wonderful day with guest "Fluxing Star" Evanna Mills (sporting a MetNet T-shirt!) who's seminar on how metabolites function as signaling molecules was outstanding! Learn about Evanna and her amazing ability to hold a plank at the Metabolog - umassmed.edu/metnet/blog/202…
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The amazing talks continue with a phenomenally fun day/dinner engaging aging with Will Mair @William_Mair doing outstanding work on mitochondria dynamics! Thanks for visiting and sharing your adventures in science and hobbies! umassmed.edu/metnet/blog/202…
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We had a wonderful visit and “Fluxing Start Talk” from Lynne Chantranupong who presented brand new insights and technology into neurotransmission from a metabolomic and behavioral perspective! Learn more about Lynne in our Metabolog. umassmed.edu/metnet/blog/202…
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UMass MetNet celebrates another great day with outstanding scientist James Olzmann @OlzmannLab who presented beautiful work on lipid quality control and ferroptosis! Learn more at the Metabolog. umassmed.edu/metnet/blog/ @UMassDiabetes @ProgMolMed
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Amazing MetNet special symposium on Immunometabolism with the ideal keynote speaker Lydia Lynch @lynchielydia, guest organized by @NuriaUMass, celebrating groundbreaking studies emerging on campus with our rapidly expanding metabolomics capabilities @ProgMolMed @UMassDiabetes
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Cool article @UMassDiabetes about Qingbo's recent paper with Yong-Xu Wang describing a novel brown fat secreted protein called Adissp that controls thermogenesis and glucose homeostasis (published in Nature Communications)! umassmed.edu/dcoe/news/umass… nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Fantastic day with Marcia Haigis @HaigisLab who gave a beautiful seminar about cancer metabolism and the wonderful world of Marciachondria! Thanks for visiting MetNet! @ProgMolMed @UMassDiabetes
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Amazing presentation and stimulating conversations yesterday from Lawrence Kazak @kazaklab showing exciting new insights into adipocyte thermogenesis! See our blog to learn more about Lawrence. umassmed.edu/metnet/blog/202…. @ProgMolMed @UMassDiabetes
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Congrats to @HaopengXiao from @echouchani lab for giving our first "Fluxing Star Talk" featuring young up and coming stars in metabolism research! Thanks Haopeng for sharing an amazing masterpiece of how pushing technology can reveal so much new fascinating new biology.
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New work from the Kim lab describing how de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis activity in cancer cells introduces an Achille’s heel in the form of a toxic metabolite, 3KDS! cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…

De novo sphingolipid biosynthesis necessitates detoxification in cancer cells

Spears et al. show that serine palmitoyltransferase, the enzyme catalyzing the first step in sphingolipid biosynthesis, is elevated in breast and other cancer types. This activity produces a toxic...

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@UMassMetNet kicks off seminar season with a fantastic in person talk by @RichPossemato (NYU) on iron metabolism and DNA replication in breast cancer! Learn more about Rich from the Metabolog umassmed.edu/metnet/blog/
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