@RuanLab

The Ruan Lab at U of MN is driven to understand Metabolic Physiology.

 Minneapolis, MN
ruan.umn.edu
Joined February 2019
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nature
@NatureOct 14
A massive study of more than 100,000 people finds surprise connection between ‘good’ body fat and improved mental health go.nature.com/47kU4tz

Overlooked brown fat in our bodies linked to wide range of health benefits

Nature - Massive study of more than 100,000 people finds surprising connection between ‘good’ body fat and improved mental health.

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Greg Osuri 🇺🇸
@gregosuriOct 8
Every person receiving the nation’s top scientific award is a foreign born immigrant
Breaking911
@Breaking911Oct 8
President Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Lisa Su, and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Michael Dell and Satya Ndella.
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Accepting applications for our PhD program in Physiology! z.umn.edu/ibpgradprog
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SMART@SMARTshenzhencnSep 24
From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic possibilities, the SMART Symposium on Pyroptosis and Gasdermin Biology brought scientists to Shenzhen to exchange ideas, share new research and build connections. Watch the highlights. 🔬
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Nature Metabolism
@NatMetabolismJun 24
Host metabolism can produce many indoles and phenols independently of the microbiome dlvr.it/TTBQfH

Host metabolism can produce many indoles and phenols independently of the microbiome

Nature Metabolism - This study demonstrates that many physiologically important circulating indole and phenol metabolites are derived from host metabolism.

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TREM2+ macrophages have rapidly emerged as key regulators in diseases. Studying them requires specific antibodies. Among 14 tested antibodies in KO cell lines, 5 are specific in WB. Pick up the right one. Full report: tinyurl.com/TREM2Ab Or here: tinyurl.com/OGA-TREM2
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News from Science
@NewsfromScienceMay 9
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4u133d3

After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school

Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs

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CFI-UMN@CFI_UMNMay 6
🚨 We’re hiring! Assistant Professor in Immunology @ UMN CFI + LMP seek researchers (including but not limited to inflammation, infection, cancer, neuro, systems immunology). 📍 hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job 🧪 Job ID: 373424 Please share! #Immunology #AcademicJobs#FacultyJobs
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Don't miss our next IBP seminar series talk. Tomorrow will have Dr. Selveyra @patosilveyra hosted by @RuanLab. We hope you can join us! “Sex differences in lung inflammation: lessons learned from animal models”
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Nature Metabolism
@NatMetabolismFeb 25
#Throwback COMMENT | @DrKristaVarady, LS Chow Optimizing the design of time-restricted eating human trials nature.com/articles/s42255-0…

Optimizing the design of time-restricted eating human trials

Nature Metabolism - Time-restricted eating has become a popular diet for weight management and has spurred tremendous interest in the scientific community. The translation of results from TRE...

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Immunity@ImmunityCPFeb 23
Online now: Fasting impairs humoral immunological memory by β-hydroxybutyrate-mediated depletion of plasma cells dlvr.it/TR6mcs
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CFI-UMN@CFI_UMNFeb 10
🎉 🎉 Exciting new work from the Jameson and Hamilton Hart labs! Published in Nature Immunology, this study shows IL-4–STAT6 delays CD8+ T cell bystander activation by modulating IL-18 sensing, a key insight into memory T cell responses. Read more: nature.com/articles/s41590-0…
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Mucosal Immunology@MucosalImmunolJan 8
Colonic macrophage heterogeneity revealed by CD11c and CD163 mucosalimmunology.org/articl…
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The @RuanLab turns 10 years today. Extremely privileged to work alongside talented and dedicated trainees and lab staff. Very grateful to my mentors, colleagues and collaborators, and of course the support from @NIH, @AmDiabetesAssn @American_Heart @umnmedschool @UMN_IBP etc.
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We are accepting applications for fall 2026 for the PhD graduate program in Physiology. Come and join an amazing group of students and faculty! z.umn.edu/ibpgradprog
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Artem Khan@ArtemAKhan10 Oct 2025
Excited to share our work on discovery of SLC25A45 as a mediator of mitochondrial methylated amino acid import and carnitine biosynthesis. @Cell_Metabolism @RockefellerUniv cell.com/cell-metabolism/ful…

Machine-learning-guided discovery of SLC25A45 as a mediator of mitochondrial methylated amino acid...

Khan et al. apply machine learning to identify substrates of UNC93A, SLC45A4, and SLC25A45. Biochemical assays and in vivo metabolite tracing establish SLC25A45 as a key mediator of mitochondrial...

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Xavier Revelo@Xavier_Revelo9 Oct 2025
The latest from our lab in the cover of @CircRes: Macrophage-derived CCL24 exacerbates fibrosis and impairs cardiac function via CCR3. Work led by Preethy Parthiban in collaboration with Jop van Berlo's lab. Open access: ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.…
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Please join us for tomorrow's IBP seminar series as we welcome Dr. McCole @DecMcCole. “Regulation of Intestinal Epithelial-Macrophage Barrier Properties by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk Gene, PTPN2”
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Cell@CellCellPress21 Sep 2025
In the latest issue! Quantifying the varying harvest of fermentation products from the human gut microbiota dlvr.it/TNC9FN

Quantifying the varying harvest of fermentation products from the human gut microbiota

Fermentation products are the most abundant gut microbial metabolites absorbed by the host, with important dose-dependent consequences for health. In this study, we present a systems-level analysis...

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Noriaki Ono@OnoNoriaki11 Sep 2025
As Vice Chair, I am delighted to invite you to join us for our GRC Bones and Teeth, taking place January 25–30, 2026, at the historic Hotel Galvez in Galveston, TX, a cherished venue. We look forward to welcoming you to what is sure to be an exciting and memorable meeting!
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