Congrats to Qingzhang Zhu in our lab for his exciting Perspective Article in Circulation on the roles of ceramides in cardiovascular disease! touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Read our recent Endocrine Reviews Article on everything we know about the exciting new fibroinflammatory disease agent ENDOTROPHIN! touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Our recent thought piece on the role of the Complement Fixation Cascade as a driver of the adipose tissue pathophysiology in LIPEDEMA! touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 6/3/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 6/10/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

The Dominican Republic Government and The Dominican Endocrine Society (SODENN) have honored our Dr. Jaime Davidson with the ORDER HERALDICA DE CRISTOBAL COLON for his remarkable achievements and contributions in the field of endocrinology, diabetes, and nutrition throughout his

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 7/1/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Congratulations to Qingzhang Zhu for the publication of his paper in Nature Metabolism. He defines the role of PAQR4 as a cellular ceramide sensor in adipocytes, critically regulating the levels of these pro-apoptotic, inflammatory and insulin-resistance causing lipids.

Congrats to Paul Lee and Nate Stitziel from WashU for a very elegant paper implicating established targets, such as PCSK9 and ANGPTL4, but also highlighting ENDOTROPHIN as a factor causally associated with coronary artery disease!!!! touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 7/8/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

A new paper in Nature Medicine describing the dire need to gain a better understanding of the heterogeneity of diabetes: The need for “Precision Diabetology” touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

In this new “Hormone of the Month” section in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, we offer an updated summary of the physiological actions of adiponectin. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Jul;35(7):674-675. touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 7/15/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 7/22/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Congratulations to Christine Kusminski for the publication of her comprehensive review on incretin biology, published in Cell on July 25, 2024! A great overview where the field stands right now!!! Cell 187, July 25, 2024 touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

We have submitted our results on a new seipin/adipogenin complex to bioRxiv. The data describes a new dodecameric seipin complex in mammals, presumably reflecting the bioactive form. Congrats Chao!! touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 7/29/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 8/19/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 8/26/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…

Touchstone Diabetes Center group meeting 9/16/24 Link for full presentation touchstonelabs.org/wp-content/upl…