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Are you using isotope tracers in your basic or clinical research? Do you want to learn how you can take this research to the next level? Do you want to find out why they call Nashville "Music City"? Come join us in November for a week of tracers and two-step!

And away we go! The 23rd edition of Glucose Clamping the Conscious Mouse is under way at the Vanderbilt MMPC. Andrée Lapierre from Instech talks about the do’s and dont’s of surgery.

Day 3 of Glucose Clamping the Conscious Mouse! Louise Lantier takes over from the great Owen McGuinness teaching about isotope dilution using fishing analogies. One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. IYKYK.

Congrats to our very own Dr.ErinCalipari on the Jacob P. Waletzky Award from Society for Neuroscience (SfN) recognizing her work on addiction! Find out more about the award here: sfn.org/initiatives/aw…

Speaking of which, Vanderbilt Center For Addiction Research is hiring! If you work on addiction (or even basic science that is relevant to addiction) and want to do that in an amazing environment you should apply: nature.com/naturecareers/…

Closing out Glucose Clamping the Conscious Mouse, Louise Lantier describes how to process samples and analyze data from clamp studies. Don’t forget to account for your dilutions kids!

And that's a wrap! Another Glucose Clamping the Conscious Mouse course is in the books. Thanks to all the wonderful staff at the Vanderbilt MMPC-Live and the eager course participants. Contact [email protected] if interested in signing up for this course in 2025!

Dave David Wasserman wasn’t just a mentor—he was a rare soul with a heart as big as his passion for science. He made me believe I belonged in spaces that often felt foreign. His kindness was boundless, treating everyone—whether professors or staff—with the same warmth. We spent

Congratulations to the 9 recipients of the Vanderbilt MMPC-Live VIBRANT travel award to attend The Obesity Society ObesityWeek® We are proud to support this diverse group of investigators. See you in San Antonio! Mouse Phenotyping Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences

Re envisioning hepatic ketogenesis in the MASLD context. Grateful to wonderful participants and to a committed, scrupulous, and creative group of colleagues for this work. Years of work coalesced by terrific leaders

Enjoyed a very nice dinner with recipients of the Vanderbilt Vibrant travel award at ObesityWeek® Obesity research and clinical practice has a bright future!

Highlighting Vanderbilt Vibrant award recipients. Dr. Chigolum Oyeka Chigolum Oyeka, MD MPH presenting a poster and short talk on her work on sex hormones and outcomes from lifestyle interventions. ObesityWeek®

Another Vanderbilt Vibrant awardee presenting at ObesityWeek® Dr. Sarah Deemer Dr. Sarah Deemer on the metabolic benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. Smiling with eyes open!

Vanderbilt Vibrant awardee Dr. Alejandro Campos talking about knowledge gaps in primary care physicians in urban settings for treating patients with obesity.

Dr. Astrid Zamora presented a poster on well-being and BMI reductions in older Latinx adults using real world vs virtual care recommendations. Another Vanderbilt Vibrant awarded presenter ObesityWeek®

Next up, Dr. Kacey Chen discusses her work on changes in body composition and physical function after weight loss. Thanks to Vanderbilt Vibrant she was able to present this important work at ObesityWeek®

And finally, Dr Mehrnaz Abbasi shows effects of vitamin supplementation on core and skin body temp in high fat fed mice. Another Vanderbilt Vibrant travel award winner at ObesityWeek®

Last call for applications for our Travel Award to #METPHYS2025! Deadline to apply is Feb 28th. This is a great opportunity for New Investigators to network and present their work. Apply here redcap.vumc.org/surveys/?s=3CC…

Please join us in Nashville on June 13th as we honor the life and contributions of Dr. David Wasserman. Registration for this event is open until May 2. Please follow the redcap link below to register.

New DiabetesBio episode is out with fantastic authors Jenny Bruin Lahari Basu and a special segment celebrating #DavidWasserman YT: shorturl.at/ndZRY 🎧: shorturl.at/brjIv 🍎: shorturl.at/L6qTb 👇A symposium honoring Dave is coming this June, don’t miss it👇