New study from the Gordts Lab! Not all fat is equal. We show that the heparan sulfate composition on adipocytes determines how well fat tissue maintains glucose balance—shaping Type 2 diabetes risk. Glycotime from uofumandi.bsky.social, U2M2, and Utah CMH www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The University of Utah’s Pathology Dept. & Huntsman Cancer Institute seek a tenure-track faculty (any level) with a passion for the microbiome–cancer interface. Apply by Nov 17, 2025. 👇 utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/187... #ScienceJobs #Microbiome #CancerResearch @uofumandi.bsky.social @utah.edu

My divisions is hiring faculty! Let me know if you are interested in applying or have questions.

We’re growing! My lab at the University of Utah @utah.edu is hiring a Senior Laboratory Specialist to work on glycobiology, metabolism, and inflammation. Interested? Full job description and application: employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-ci... #Glycotime #Hiring #NewLab #ResearchJobs

Big news: I’ve joined the University of @utah.edu as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology and Immunology @uofumandi.bsky.social! Advancing glycobiology-driven research in metabolism and inflammation. Grateful to my UCSD colleagues. #Glycotime #NewBeginnings

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

UC San Diego Human Milk Institute (HMI) Welcomes Strategic Advisory Board! hmi.ucsd.edu/about-us/str... A powerhouse of experts committed to advancing our mission to transform the approach to lifelong health for all people through human milk.

New #glycotime book just came out: www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-...

Out this week in #Cell_Metabolism: The work with the Metallo lab @salkinstitute.bsky.social showing that trans-fat promotes hepatic serine palmitoyltransferase flux (SPT), VLDL secretion, and #atherosclerosis. SPT inhibition reduces VLDL and atherosclerosis. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Check out our collaborative work on GPNMB in cardiac repair with Arjun Debb and Jake Lysis. Together we identified GPNMB as the first protein ligand for orphan receptor GPR39 and uncovered its involvement in post myocardial repair of the heart. go.nature.com/40kBJKS

Check out our collaborative work on GPNMB in cardiac repair with Arjun Debb and Jake Lysis. Together we identified GPNMB as the first protein ligand for orphan receptor GPR39 and uncovered its involvement in post myocardial repair of the heart. go.nature.com/40kBJKS

Happy to share that our work with on how specific #glycans in human milk can be leveraged to reduce chronic inflammation and #atherosclerosis development is published in JCI Insight -https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/181329