@ZigmanLab

PI of the Zigman lab @ UTSW. We study the gut-brain axis with a focus on the hormones #ghrelin + #LEAP2, eating, body weight , & blood glucose #NeverAgain 🇺🇸

 Dallas, TX
hypothalamus.utsouthwestern.edu/principal-investigators/jeffrey-zigman/zigman-lab/
Joined February 2019
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Next time you land at Love Field, look to the right on your way to baggage claim..... p.s. Johnny Depp is on the next billboard over advertising Sauvage Cologne
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Joe Bass@JoeBass91471540Sep 25
Excited to share this new RNA Rx for obesity!! from Anneke Thorne+Chelsea Hepler UMich; Rana Gupta Duke et al-->An RNA thermogenic therapy to preserve lean mass and enhance metabolic health during GLP-1 weight loss | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.26…

An RNA thermogenic therapy to preserve lean mass and enhance metabolic health during GLP-1 weight...

Current obesity therapies reduce weight but often fail to preserve lean mass or sustain metabolic benefit. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist...

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just arrived in Nagoya for the 2026 Ghrelin/LEAP2 Symposium. looking forward to friends, fun, food, and c‐fos...
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The Williams Lab@thewilliamslabJul 20
New #DiabetesBio for July 2026 with @JenniferAThomp and @ZigmanLab Streaming below - Apple Podcast - shorturl.at/VFTLJ Spotify - shorturl.at/ZwuIs YouTube - shorturl.at/b8jA0 Website - shorturl.at/1frnY Journal - shorturl.at/mRFfc

Jennifer Thompson & Taylor Scheidl on Estrogen, Hyperplastic Adipose Expansion and Preserving...

Podcast Episode · DiabetesBio · July 9 · 1h 18m

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@ADA_PubsJul 9
🚨 New for July, a fresh episode of the #DiabetesBio #podcast! Featuring: ✨ Estrogen & Adipose Progenitor Cell Availability ✨ + Sweet Talk w Jeffrey Zigman, MD, PhD ✨ and more! 🎙️Listen at: diabetesbio.libsyn.com 📚Read more: diabetesjournals.org/diabete… 🧠 Share your thoughts in the comments! @thewilliamslab @Diabetes_ADA @ADA_DiabetesPro @AmDiabetesAssn @KirkMHabegger @UTSWMedCenter
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hey check this out
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@ADA_PubsJul 9
🚨 New for July, a fresh episode of the #DiabetesBio #podcast! Featuring: ✨ Estrogen & Adipose Progenitor Cell Availability ✨ + Sweet Talk w Jeffrey Zigman, MD, PhD ✨ and more! 🎙️Listen at: diabetesbio.libsyn.com 📚Read more: diabetesjournals.org/diabete… 🧠 Share your thoughts in the comments! @thewilliamslab @Diabetes_ADA @ADA_DiabetesPro @AmDiabetesAssn @KirkMHabegger @UTSWMedCenter
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… I was interviewed by Kevin, Darleen, and Kirk for the 7/26 episode of the ADA's DiabetesBio podcast. They got some juicy content out of me: how I ended up as a physician-scientist, people I met along the way, Type 1 DM, Hell Week in my frat, ghrelin..enjoy

Jennifer Thompson & Taylor Scheidl on Estrogen, Hyperplastic Adipose Expansion and Preserving...

Podcast Episode · DiabetesBio · July 9 · 1h 18m

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many bellies full with pan-Asian treats from Wai Wai Kitchen. lab lunch celebrating Sepideh's accepted paper, Moyu's accepted paper, and Soumya's F30.
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The lab's latest work is online - it is the story of the protein DEPP1. Thanks to co-first authors Sepideh Sheybani-Deloui and @oceankripa and many others who contributed substantively to this ghrelin-adjacent story. lnkd.in/gcJM6s7X Soon to be a major motion picture:
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Make the calorie restriction protein DEPP1 your new favorite DEPP!!! Please be sure to check out Sepideh Sheybani-Deloui's and @oceankripa's latest paper from @ZigmanLab newly available online from Endocrinology. doi.org/10.1210/endocr/bqag0…
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Please come see @omsinghneurosci present his work at #ADA2026 Talk #1107-OR #ghrelin .. and for 1970s nostalgia: youtube.com/watch?v=eKMqF-Ld…
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Chen, Ph.D., Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., and Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D., on their election to @theNASciences. UTSW now has 27 NAS members, more than all other institutions in Texas and the most in UT Southwestern history.
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The Williams Lab@thewilliamslabMar 12
#HypoGRC is happening again at Grand Summit Hotel @sundayriver August 16 - August 21, 2026 Don't miss out on all the great science, networking and fun! Chairs:@Neurrriot& #StephanieCorrea Vice chairs: #YekaAponte & @thewilliamslab Apply Now - grc.org/hypothalamus-confere…
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Om Singh@omsinghneurosciMar 22
I am honored to receive the Early Career Forum Award from the Endocrine Society. Grateful to my mentor, Dr. Zigman, for his support and guidance. Looking forward to ENDO 2026 in Chicago! #EndocrineSociety #ENDO2026 #EarlyCareer #Ghrelin #SNS #ExerciseResearch, @ZigmanLab
Endocrine Society@TheEndoSocietyMar 20
Congratulations to our Early Career Forum program winners. Our awardees will attend ENDO 2026 and participate in a unique workshop to connect them with experts in the field. View our awardees: bit.ly/3mDt8RR #ENDO2026 #endocrinology
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UTSW 3MD Graduate Track@UTSW3MDMar 2
Just a reminder to our @UTSW3MD students and faculty - 3/3 @ 3pm Midafternoon Donuts L4/Y4 Breezeway on Sout Campus @UTSWGradSchool
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UTSW 3MD Graduate Track@UTSW3MDFeb 26
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Hey check this out. I didn't do any of the work. But I appreciate the work and was glad to contribute a quote to this nicely written news story that captures the essence of the paper and makes the findings approachable to the public. @thewilliamslab nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Exercise rewires the brain — boosting the body’s endurance

Nature - The more mice exercise, the more connections form between some neurons in their brains, study finds.

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Thai Lab Lunch to celebrate Sepideh Sheybani-Deloui's Ethan Sims Young Investigator award from The Obesity Society.
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#MetabolismMasterclass with Tom Wilkie is Thursday 12/11/25 at Noon. @UTSWGradSchool
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