2021 CADA Annual Meeting July 10       2021, at 11 am EST (US) Through ZOOM   Moderators: Qingchun Tong (UT-Houston) and Wendong Huang (COH)   11:00-11:10 (Meilian Liu, UNM; Xiaoyong Yang, Yale) Welcome Remarks   11:15-11:55 (Host: Qiong Wang, COH) Keynote Speech: Philipp Scherer, PhD, UTSW Title: Adipose Tissue – Therapeutic Target for Diabetes   12:00-12:30 (Zhuoxian Meng, Zhejiang Univ) CADA Sponsor Presentations Gem Pharmatech Sinocare Inc Biocytogen GenuIN Biotech 12:35-13:15 (Jun Liu, Mayo) Board Election Shuibing Chen (Weill Corne ..read more

The position of postdoctoral fellow is immediately available in the laboratory of Dr. Haijiang Cai in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. The research of the lab focuses on the neural circuits and mouse behaviors, with a current focus on feeding and anxiety behaviors, using optogenetics, in vivo microendscope calcium imaging, molecular and electrophysiological tools. More information about our research can be found https://neurosci.arizona.edu/person/haijiang-cai-phd. More information about the position: https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/462 ..read more

Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins regulate intracellular signaling and neuronal function in patient-specific iPSC-derived neurons In the cover story of the April issue of JCI, Dr. Liheng Wang, a CADA member, used Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) and non-BBS patient–derived iPS cells to generate neurons and hypothalamic neurons, thus providing important insights into the mechanisms of BBS-induced obesity. Abstract: Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in genes encoding components of the primary cilium and is characterized by hyperphagic obesity. To in ..read more

Postdoctoral Positions in Neurobiology of Motivation and Behavior Two postdoctoral associate positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Xiaobing Zhang in the Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience at Florida State University. The Zhang lab is interested in studying neural circuits for the control of motivated behaviors. Our research projects currently focus on the neurobiology of motivated food intake and eating disorders. We combine cutting-edge technologies and behavioral approaches to dissect neural circuits for normal food intake as well as neural dysfunctions that lead ..read more

The hypothalamus for whole-body physiology: from metabolism to aging​ Published in Protein & Cell, a teamwork by CADA members Drs. Tiemin Liu, Yong Xu, Chun-Xia Yi, Qingchun Tong, and Dongsheng Cai brought the field an important review on recent advances in hypothalamus regulation of metabolism. Abstract: Obesity and aging are two important epidemic factors for metabolic syndrome and many other health issues, which contribute to devastating diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, stroke and cancers. The brain plays a central role in controlling metabolic physiology in that it integrates ..read more

Dr. Ning Ding’s laboratory  at Genentech is open for a postdoc position. if interested, please APPLY here. Here is the job description: We are looking for a highly motivated, productive, and talented postdoctoral fellow with a strong background in Immunology, fibrosis and/or tissue wound healing response. The fellow will join a team focusing on pathophysiology of pro-inflammatory and/or fibrotic diseases in the Immunology Discovery Department. Research endeavors will involve implementation of cutting-edge approaches to uncover the underpinnings of pro-inflammatory/fibrotic diseases and i ..read more

Follow We are very excited that the CADA Past President (2018-2021), Dr. Ling Qi, was elected as 2021 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. Selection as an AAAS Fellow is among the most distinct honors within the scientific community. Dr. Ling Qi is currently Professor of molecular and integrative physiology and of internal medicine, Medical School at University of Michigan, for distinguished contributions to the field of medicine by producing new insi ..read more

Date: July 10, 2021 Time: 11:00-18:00 EST Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom Participants: Members, speakers, sponsors, and trainees (over 150 people)             Event summary:             Before the formal start of the Annual Meeting, members who joined early to the Zoom meeting started to chat casually. In addition to CADA members, a longtime friend and mentor of a number of CADA members, Dr. Philipp Scherer from UT Southwestern Medical Center also joined the chat. He has graciously accepted the CADA invitation as a Keynote speak ..read more

A neural basis for brain leptin action on reducing type 1 diabetic hyperglycemia Dr. Qingchun Tong, together with other CADA members including Drs. Yong Xu and Qi Wu, solved a mystery problem on how leptin can rescue hyperglycemia in type 1 diabetes, and this work was published in Nature Communications recently. Abstract: Central leptin action rescues type 1 diabetic (T1D) hyperglycemia; however, the underlying mechanism and the identity of mediating neurons remain elusive. Here, we show that leptin receptor (LepR)-expressing neurons in arcuate (LepRArc) are selectively activated in T1D. Act ..read more

Dear All, To honor CADA members for their scientific achievements and valuable contributions to the CADA community, we are delighted to announce the call for nominations of 2021 CADA awards, including the 6th CADA Achievement Award and the 6th CADA Young Investigator Award. The CADA Achievement Award recognizes a CADA member who has demonstrated leadership in scientific research and lasting dedication to the association. The CADA Young Investigator Award recognizes a young investigator (typically at the rank of Assistant Professor) who has demonstrated outstanding scientific leadership and pr ..read more