Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Medicine
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2023 - Present
Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition,
Medicine
Member of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
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2022 - Present
Duke Molecular Physiology Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Mesenchymal stromal cells as conductors of adipose tissue remodeling.
Journal article Genes Dev · September 1, 2023 Adipose tissue exhibits a remarkable capacity to expand, contract, and remodel in response to changes in physiological and environmental conditions. Here, we describe recent advances in our understanding of how functionally distinct tissue-resident mesench ... Full text Link to item CiteCellular and molecular brakes on adipogenesis.
Journal article Nat Metab · January 2022 Full text Link to item CiteRegulation of cold-induced thermogenesis by the RNA binding protein FAM195A.
Journal article Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · June 8, 2021 Homeothermic vertebrates produce heat in cold environments through thermogenesis, in which brown adipose tissue (BAT) increases mitochondrial oxidation along with uncoupling of the electron transport chain and activation of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). Alt ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Regulation of Adipose Tissue Plasticity by Pericyte GIPR
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2025 - 2030NCDRC Pilot: The Role of Adipose Tissue Health in Determining the Metabolic Outcomes of Weight Loss Therapy and Weight Cycling
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University School Of Medicine · 2026 - 2028Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Project
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Inc · 2025 - 2026View All Grants
Education
University of Pavia (Italy) ·
2013
Ph.D.