Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology University of Michigan @UMPhysiology @umichCVC @umich https://xitter.cf/t.co/IUbexuCzm4
Joined May 2016
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Cool video about the discovery research on healthy aging and lifespan happening in @UMPhysiology in the @LeiserLab and by PhD student Sarah Easow. If you are interested in supporting discovery research like this go here: michiganmedicine.org/giving/…
Reminder that @NIH has an open request for feedback on proposed changes to peer review and how grant scores are reported to investigators and to council. Comments are due by Oct 13. rfi.grants.nih.gov/?s=6a2b1c…
We want to hear from YOU! NIH is requesting public comment on proposed changes to reporting of peer review outcomes.
🗓️ Mark your calendars to submit feedback by October 13, 2026: bit.ly/4quFQyQ
ALT Front view of a government building with the text overlay: "Request for Information: Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review." NIH logo in the corner.
Great example of "basic science" (on algae!) that wasn't a new drug or therapy, but revolutionized our ability to understand how the brain and neural circuits work in health and disease
BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
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The questions asked by basic scientists lay the foundation for discoveries that will advance human health.
During Discovery Research Week, help keep the momentum toward a brighter future going.
Make a gift today: michmed.org/ZGyGD
The @UM_MNI has opened a tenure track faculty search for neuroscientists. The MNI is a cross campus institute and candidates will join a department on campus including @UMPhysiology. We hope to recruit a great new neuroscience colleague in MIP! apply.interfolio.com/192977
Our department @UMPhysiology at @umichmedicine is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor open to all areas of biomedical research. Come join a supportive department focused on ground-breaking research and training the next generation of scientists!
apply.interfolio.com/192361
Congrats to @UMPhysiology PhD student alum Jer-En Hsu and the Jun Hee Lee lab for his first author paper in @JCI_Insight applying SeqScope spatial transcriptomics and histology to link histopathology and gene transcription at single fiber/single cell resolution
Great to have all of our volunteers, mentors, and family members here to see the presentations of our summer scholars in our high school Biomed Focus Program. Thanks to our individual donors, @UMPhysiology, @UMRogelCancer and Cancer Bio, Caswell Diabetes Institute for support
Pleased to have the opportunity to talk about heart disease in muscular dystrophy with the @MDAorg patient community, and provide some research updates. Heart disease in muscular dystrophy is important to patient health and still without many effective treatments
Congrats to @UMPhysioogy graduate student (now alumni) Dr. Stephanie Steltzer and the Killan/Abraham lab for her first author paper in @Dev_Journal that shows hypoxia signaling through HIF is required for maintaining the integrity of the contact between tendon and bone.
Congrats to @UMPhysiology and #MSTP student Elizabeth Delgado for her first author paper in @ajpgi with the Samuelson lab demonstrating that Wnt signaling is required for the survival of stem cells that maintain the lining of the stomach.
journals.physiology.org/doi/…
Great to celebrate the end of summer with our FCVC SURF program symposium. Twenty-seven outstanding 10 min talks over two days by our fellows. Grateful for the support from @umichcvc and @AHA_Research for the program. Looking forward to see these fellows' careers grow.
Brief but important meeting with @SenatorSlotkin to discuss funding for biomedical research and the importance of peer review in grant funding. Thank you for your support of federal funding for biomedical research! #APSHillDay
Great to meet with @RepDebDingell to discuss research funding and proposed changes to federal grantmaking. Thank you for your strong support of research funding from @NIH @NSF and @DeptVetAffairs and supporting its positive impact on human health
Excited to be on Capitol Hill with @APSPhysiology to speak with representatives and senators about the importance of federal research funding for discovering the next biomedical breakthroughs #APSHillDay
The U-M PRIME postbac program is accepting applications. This is a great way for recent graduates to prepare and get more research experience for entering graduate school. Applications are due by Aug 14 for start in Sept 2026.
medschool.umich.edu/programs…
Congrats to @UMPhysiology PhD student @ChestaJain5 and the @YatrikShahLab for her paper in @Cell_Metabolism demonstrating that colorectal cancer cells, which use lots of iron, can survive normally toxic iron levels through altered metabolism. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
1. Biology is awesome and often surprising
2. Investments in basic science research are still uncovering new discoveries
3. We don't yet know how magnetic iron in immune cells will be used to help human health, but I am confident someone will find a way science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
