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CalR: A Web-Based Analysis Tool for Indirect Calorimetry Experiments

Publication: Journal Article

Mina, Amir I., Raymond A. LeClair, Katherine B. LeClair, David E. Cohen, Louise Lantier, and Alexander S. Banks. 2018. “CalR: A Web-Based Analysis Tool for Indirect Calorimetry Experiments”. Cell Metabolism.

Welcome to our Summer Interns!

News: June 26, 2023

Welcome to Ellen and Ekansh! They will be joining us for Summer, 2023.

Indirect Calorimetry Systems

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Sable Systems Promethion indirect calorimeter (32 cages) Food intake Water intake In-cage body mass measurement Physical activity (infrared beam breaks) Energy expenditure Oxygen consumption (VO2) Carbon dioxide production (VCO2) Respiratory exchange ratio – an indicator of carbohydrate or fat...

Acute regulation of murine adipose tissue lipolysis and insulin resistance by the TGFβ superfamily protein GDF3

Publication: Journal Article

Kotikalapudi, Nagasuryaprasad, Deepti Ramachandran, Daniel Vieira, William B. Rubio, Gregory R. Gipson, and Alexander S. Banks. 2025. “Acute Regulation of Murine Adipose Tissue Lipolysis and Insulin Resistance by the TGFβ Superfamily Protein GDF3”. Nature Communications.

Deepti Ramachandran

Person: Instructor

Kyung Cheul Shin

Person: Post-Doctoral Fellow

Welcome K.C.!

News: October 14, 2025

Welcome to the Banks Lab, Kyung Cheul (K.C.)! He joined the lab as a post-doctoral fellow in October, 2025.

Welcome Brad!

News: September 02, 2024

Welcome to the Banks Lab, Brad! He joined the lab as a bioinformatician in September, 2024.

Toward Reproducible Metabolism Research: Consensus emerges on preclinical indirect calorimetry

Publication: Journal Article

Shaikh, Saame Raza, and Alexander S. Banks. 2025. “Toward Reproducible Metabolism Research: Consensus Emerges on Preclinical Indirect Calorimetry”. The Journal of Nutrition.

Xiphoid nucleus of the midline thalamus controls cold-induced food seeking

Publication: Journal Article

Lal, Neeraj K., Phuong Anh Le, Samarth Aggarwal, Alan Zhang, Alexander S. Banks, and Li Ye. 2023. “Xiphoid Nucleus of the Midline Thalamus Controls Cold-Induced Food Seeking”. Nature.