Jorge Lira Ruas

Research on Metabolism and Molecular Mediators of the Benefits of Exercise.

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Our latest pre-print! reporting how the E3 ligase HECTD1 is needed to maintain muscle structure and mitochondrial function. We show that loss of HECTD1 function can potentially explain cases of myopathy without known genetic cause. https://t.co/yGHmB5ARxS

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Latest paper from our lab out @CellReports! What are sensory nerves doing in your adipose tissue? Congrats to Kyle Dumont for all the great work and thank you to our collaborators @liye_tsri and Jun Wu! https://t.co/AIPu5Fjcuw

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Huge congratulations to the recently graduated Dr. Kyle Dumont @kyleddumont! My last PhD student @karolinskainst! Special thanks to the dissertation opponent Dr. @CamillaScheele who led a very interesting discussion!

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

@KasiaWhysall @GalwayRNA @myriadjpnd @IrishRNA @MUHost_Path @kelliedean99 @mariaborjaa @DwyerLab @LaraOute Looking forward!!

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

@UMPharmacology Congrats! 🎊

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Thank you @DrYatesB for the very nice journal club article @NatureRevEndo about our Exercise/Kynurenine/Mental health work!
https://t.co/vUE0qPbcTj

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Our latest @AJPEndoMetab! The metabolic benefits of kynurenic acid (KYNA) depend on its intermittent increase in circulation, as for other #Metabokines. Great work by @kyleddumont and the team at KI! @UM_IHBH @UMPharmacology https://t.co/aZyur96XxD

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

@UMPharmacology Welcome to the lab!

[SCWD @SCWDnews]

Save the date! The next #SCWDConference2025 is happening on 11-13 December 2025 in Rome. Stay tuned for more details on the event, bringing together global experts in sarcopenia, cachexia, and wasting disorders.

#CancerCachexia #SCWD2024

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

The answer from the @Delta airport lounge “concierge” when I asked “so would I have access if I made it to the top membership tier?”
Reply: Who knows!? lol.

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Holiday season approaching!

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

A truly remarkable 2024 Ulf von Euler Lecture by Prof. Jens Juul Holst.

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

@megankillian @umichmedicine Thank you neighbor :)

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

The Ruas Lab @UMich is 1 year-old today! I am truly inspired by how welcoming and supportive everyone has been. Thanks to the team!! and to @UM_IHBH @UMPharmacology @rosenzweig_a @LoriLIsom1.

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Great meeting and great speaker lineup!

[Phillip J White PhD @phillipwhite14]

Save the date for #METPHYS2025
Registration will open very soon.

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Congratulations to Dr. Jens Juul Holst @UCPH_Research @Metabolcenter who is the 2024 Ulf von Euler Lecturer! On Nov 18 @karolinskainst “Treatment of Metabolic Diseases with Gut Hormones”! https://t.co/o6R4rwpfCB

Join us by registering at:

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Very cool paper from @AnaDomingosLab!

[nature @Nature]

Nature research paper: Sympathetic neuropeptide Y protects from obesity by sustaining thermogenic fat https://t.co/az5zBswVEl

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Happy to welcome our first @UMichMedSchool PhD student, Rafael Justiniano from the @NGPMichigan program. Welcome to @UM_IHBH @UMPharmacology. And congrats on being awarded the Frankel IHBH Graduate Student Scholar award! More about our lab and Rafael at https://t.co/zcbYcp6aCc.

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

@pnas @UMichMedSchool @UM_IHBH @UMPharmacology @karolinskainst

[Jorge Lira Ruas @ruaslab]

Our latest paper just out @PNAS! We report the first biological function for the gene Zfp697/ZNF697, as a regulator of muscle regeneration. @UMichMedSchool @UM_IHBH @UMPharmacology @karolinskainst #myotwitter https://t.co/NA7uuu5JmW