Wei Lab@wisc

Wei Lab in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison @UWBiochem

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@SiyuHe7 @NatureGenet Congratulations Siyu!! This is so cool!

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

This is such a cool and important discovery.

[Cell Metabolism @Cell_Metabolism]

Fueling the failing heart: SGLT2i directly activates the hidden PANK1 dlvr.​it/TWCVyB

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@WalterWChen1 Thanks man!! Hope the new lab is going well!

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

Honored to receive a 2026 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Grant for Junior Faculty!! Grateful for the generous support and mentorship from @longlabstanford @LammingLab @JudithSimcox, and the support from our department @UWBiochem

https://t.co/3BurXjGnnA

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@EpigenTek @longlabstanford @LammingLab @JudithSimcox @UWBiochem Thank you!

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@cccjonathanchem @longlabstanford @LammingLab @JudithSimcox @UWBiochem Thanks man!! Hope all is well in Berkeley!

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@YizhiSun1 @JudithSimcox @longlabstanford @LammingLab @UWBiochem Thanks Yizhi!! Looking forward to seeing you soon in conferences :)

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@aakritijain24 @JudithSimcox @longlabstanford @LammingLab @UWBiochem Thanks Aakriti! Hope all is well in Dallas!

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@Shuke_Xiao @JudithSimcox @longlabstanford @LammingLab @UWBiochem Thanks Shuke!

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@umakant_4321 @longlabstanford @LammingLab @JudithSimcox @UWBiochem Thank you!!

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@bapat_lab @Nature Congratulations Sagar and Owen!!

[Gregory Ducker @gsducker]

I'm very happy to share the final version of our paper, “MCT1-dependent mitochondrial lactate import sustains cardiac metabolism,” out in Nature! We show how lactate fuels heart mitochondria and helps protect the heart during stress. https://t.co/QRztJAzfW7 @UofUBiochem 1/10

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@kazaklab @mcgillu @McGillBiochem Congratulations!! Well deserved!

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

Congratulations @Shuke_Xiao @alanshtung for such an exciting discovery!! @Shuke_Xiao is on the job market this year, and he’s an absolute rockstar! Any department would be lucky to recruit him!!

[Long Lab @longlabstanford]

Our work deorphanizing MCT6 as the missing gut Lac-Phe transporter is out today @CellCellPress: local gut lactate metabolism influences gut-brain crosstalk, and also explains metformin’s effects on body weight. Congratulations to @Shuke_Xiao @alanshtung!
https://t.co/7YLTKLlL0w

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@GuonHuang @PNASNews @Hkentauros @XiaoxinChen2024 Congratulations Guo and the team!!

[Andrea Galmozzi @GalmozziAndrea]

Another slam dunk evidence on the association of BAT activity and health in humans. Despite all this, I still hear from reviewers that BAT in humans isn't important 🤬 https://t.co/T9CQqeaDVN

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

Congratulations @NeugMonicaElena!!

[UW–Madison Biochem @UWBiochem]

Congratulations to Professor Monica Neugebauer on receiving a 2026 High Risk, High Reward New Innovator Award from the @NIH! With the award, @NeugMonicaElena plans to explore the untapped potential of nickel-dependent enzymes. Learn more: https://t.co/4x9QNuX76q

[Judith Simcox PhD @JudithSimcox]

Please spread the word on hiring in our department. We are searching broadly but particularly interested in Systems and Synthetic Biology. I am chairing this faculty search, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

[Wei Lab@wisc @Wei_Lab_WISC]

@WalterWChen1 @hoiseetsao @Transactivator @julie_mirpuri Congratulations!!

[Walter W. Chen, MD, PhD @WalterWChen1]

Cutting the ribbon to mark the start of my new lab in the Molecular Biology Dept at UTSW! Great to share this special moment with my wife @hoiseetsao, Ralph and the DeBerardinis lab, @Transactivator, and @julie_mirpuri

My first lab member Annie already hard at work!