Took 1-8y off science for family during your postdoc or faculty position? Contact an NIH-funded lab to see if they will write a reentry with you. Please RT these little-known supplements: nigms.nih.gov/Research/Mecha…

Madison has been ranked the 5th fittest city in America, in the American College of Sports Medicine's American Fitness Index. channel3000.com/features/madis…

🚨🚨Registration closes September 6th! Space is limited, don't miss out!

Really happy to see this paper finally out in the world! Satellite cell-derived TRIM28 is pivotal for mechanical load- and injury-induced myogenesis | EMBO reports embopress.org/doi/full/10.10…

Glad our leadership understands the value of healthy lifespan for Wisconsin and beyond! #geroscience #healthspan #aging

APS member Adam Konopka is quoted in "Anti-Aging Enthusiasts Are Taking a Pill to Extend Their Lives. Will It Work?" from the The New York Times: ow.ly/qwj750TvEBA #ISpyPhysiology CC: Musculoskeletal Aging and Metabolism Laboratory

Guess what? Diet and exercise preserve aging muscle function. In our morning session, talks from Betinna Mittendorfer, Adam Konopka and Chris Adams discussed mechanisms, outcomes and potential interventions for healthy aging.

Our Clinical ‘Crayon’ team in between biopsy and dosing visits for our ongoing #rapamycin clinical trials. Happy Halloween!

Registration Now Open! Join us for the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association in Anchorage, AK at the Dena'ina Center, May 11-14, 2025! Register today and be part of the conversation! americanagingassociation.org

Inhibition of mTORC1 by rapamycin results in feedback activation of Akt S473 and aggravates hallmarks of osteoarthritis in female mice and non-human primates Dennis Minton, Lamming Lab, Adam Salmon, Adam Konopka (Musculoskeletal Aging and Metabolism Laboratory) and co-authors. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #

Rapamycin does not compromise physical performance or muscle hypertrophy after PoWeR while intermittent rapamycin alleviates glucose disruptions by frequent rapamycin biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

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🐭ChristianElliehausen et al (Szczepan Olszewski Dennis Minton Musculoskeletal Aging and Metabolism Laboratory) #PoWeR elicits #intracellularsignaling, #mitochondrialadaptations, and #hypertrophy in multiple #muscles consistent with #endurance and #resistance exercise training ow.ly/tOUQ50VAir2

Identification of a resistance-exercise-specific signalling pathway that drives skeletal muscle growth go.nature.com/3GZ2ltq

Research Specialist - Biology of Aging - Madison, Wisconsin, United States. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/research-…

New work from our lab that extends our interest in how metformin, a proposed geroprotective drug, attenuates adaptations to exercise. shorturl.at/9uL5t

We are looking to fill the shoes of our lab manager/technician who is starting medical school Monday! If you know someone who might be interested and is passionate about the biology of aging, let them know they can apply here: wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UW_Madison/job…

Research Article by MD Bruss and CJ Elliehausen et al. (UW–Madison Musculoskeletal Aging and Metabolism Laboratory Dennis Minton) #Metformin suppresses the #mitochondrial and #transcriptional response to #exercise, revealing a conserved #BCL6B-associated #angiogenic program ow.ly/W5Xp50WFfNZ

1/ Ever wondered how lifting weights makes muscles grow? 💪Our latest study reveals that mTORC1 doesn’t always hold the key. Full breakdown + preprint in this thread 👇biorxiv.org/content/10.110…