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Molecular mechanisms of intergenerational transmission of metabolic disease risk

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Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are leading global health threats. Innovative multi-pronged approaches are needed to combat both epidemics. Many risk factors for obesity and T2D – beyond genetics – are present before birth, reflecting the influence of environmental factors on germ cells and on the...

Chang Lu, M.D.

Person: Pediatric Endocrinologist, Childrens Hospital Boston

Chang was born in China and grew up in Michigan. She earned her B.A. in Biological Sciences with concentration in Neurobiology from Northwestern University. She worked at Feinberg School of Medicine as a research technician studying and performing high-resolution esophageal motility diagnostic...

Maryam Farahmandsadr, M.D.

Person: (Alumna) Research Fellow

Maryam was born in Iran, graduated from medical school there and worked as a general practitioner in her hometown. Her dream is to be an endocrinologist. Maryam is interested in working with Patti lab to study about Hypoglycemia, occurring after gastric bypass surgery, which is a challenging...

Rafael Ferraz Bannitz PhD

Person: Postdoctoral Fellow

Rafael received his Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro. He obtained a Master's degree in Molecular Biology from the Federal University of Sao Paulo, where he worked in the laboratory of Marcelo Mori on mechanisms contributing to dietary...

Congratulations to Arionas Efthymiou for his review about the heterogeneity of adipose tissue as revealed by single-cell analysis!

News: April 14, 2022

Congrats to Chisayo Kozuka (former postdoc) for her manuscript in Diabetes demonstrating bromodomain-dependent epigenetic control of FGF15/19!

News: April 14, 2022

Congrats to the Patti Lab team for the publication in Nature Communications describing molecular mediators of diabetes resolution after bariatric surgery!

News: April 14, 2022

***Research Assistant Position in the Patti Lab Available!

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Are you a recent college graduate with interest in an exciting project investigating epigenetic mechanisms underlying diabetes? If so, we have a research assistant position ready for you in the Patti Lab! We have a long track record of helping individuals to achieve their goals for acceptance in...

Identifying heterogeneity of human adipose tissue

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In studies in collaboration with the Tseng Lab, and with the generous support of the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (Seed Networks, component of the Human Cell Atlas), we are utilizing single-nucleus RNA sequencing and ATAC-sequencing to identify subpopulations of adipose tissue resident cells and their...

New Publications

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Please see "news" tab! For all Patti Lab publications, please click on this link: Patti ME[Author] - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov)