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Sushant Bhatnagar

@Bhatnagar_Lab

Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at UAB; diabetes researcher, islet biologist, and team leader

 Birmingham, AL
Joined June 2019
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Congrats to Associate Professor Dr. Sushant Bhatnagar & @Bhatnagar_Lab on their new paper selected as the cover story & May Paper of the Month in @Diabetes_ADA! Read it here: diabetesjournals.org/diabete…
Tomosyn-2 Regulates Postnatal β-Cell Expansion and Insulin Secretion to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis

Tomosyn-2 Regulates Postnatal β-Cell Expansion and Insulin Secretion to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis

The transition from a proliferative to a functionally mature state is a critical phase in postnatal pancreatic β-cell development, yet the molecular mechan

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Congratulations to the @Bhatnagar_Lab on having their new paper selected as the cover story & May Paper of the Month in @Diabetes_ADA! @AmDiabetesAssn @UABHeersink @UAB_endocrine Read it here: diabetesjournals.org/diabete…
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New review article from our lab! Cell-Specific Functions of the BAI/ADGRB Subfamily of Adhesion G-Protein Coupled Receptors - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4122…
Cell-Specific Functions of the BAI/ADGRB Subfamily of Adhesion G-Protein Coupled Receptors - PubMed

Cell-Specific Functions of the BAI/ADGRB Subfamily of Adhesion G-Protein Coupled Receptors - PubMed

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key regulators of various physiological processes and remain the most targeted class of proteins in drug development. Although significant progress has been...

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Dr. Ananda Basu has been appointed to the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center leadership team as associate director. @UAB_endocrine @UABHeersink uab.edu/medicine/news/diabet…
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New preprint from our lab! Tomosyn-2 Regulates Postnatal β-Cell Expansion and Insulin Secretion to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Tomosyn-2 Regulates Postnatal β-Cell Expansion and Insulin Secretion to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis

Tomosyn-2 Regulates Postnatal β-Cell Expansion and Insulin Secretion to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis

The transition from proliferative to functionally mature β-cells is a critical developmental process, yet the molecular mechanisms that coordinate this shift remain poorly understood. Here, we...

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We are recruiting up to 10 diabetes research investigators for a major strategic portfolio increase across basic, translational, clinical, and population sciences, including a clinical trialist. Join our team! 🤝uab.edu/medicine/diabetes/ab…
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We so enjoyed hosting Dr. Dale Abel for the UAB Diabetes Plenary Lecture. What a treat to welcome him to campus to share his research with our faculty and trainees! @UCLAHealth @DOM_UCLA @UABCDIB
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XX@bcellorg21 Nov 2023
From Les Satin @UMich “KATP channel activity and slow oscillations in pancreatic beta cells are regulated by mitochondrial ATP production” physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.c…
KATP channel activity and slow oscillations in pancreatic beta cells are regulated by mitochondrial...

KATP channel activity and slow oscillations in pancreatic beta cells are regulated by mitochondrial...

Abstract figure legend The intracellular mechanisms that control KATP channel activity in insulin-secreting pancreatic beta cells were investigated. From inside-out and cell-attached electrophysiol...

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We’re pleased to host Dr. Rebecca Haeusler from @nbdiabetes at @Columbia! She spoke with our trainees and also led the Diabetes Plenary Lecture. #diabetes #research
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Breaking news: @NIH selects @DrJeanneM as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases uab.edu/news/people/item/136…
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Melanie Conrad@MLConradLab18 Jul 2023
Elsevier's revenue: £2.9 billion. WTF? We scientists produce the content for manuscripts and review for free. Then we pay huge fees for open access publishing. Science should not be business. What on earth can we do to fight against this? theguardian.com/science/2023…
‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees

‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees

Entire board resigns over actions of academic publisher whose profit margins outstrip even Google and Amazon

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A publication from our lab by a talented student, Haifa, shows that the loss of brain angiogenesis inhibitor-3 (BAI3) GPCR in mice regulates adaptive thermogenesis by enhancing energy expenditure. Congrats! mdpi.com/2320852 #mdpimetabolites. @AdhesionGPCR @UABDiabetes
Loss of Brain Angiogenesis Inhibitor-3 (BAI3) G-Protein Coupled Receptor in Mice Regulates Adaptive...

Loss of Brain Angiogenesis Inhibitor-3 (BAI3) G-Protein Coupled Receptor in Mice Regulates Adaptive...

Effective energy expenditure is critical for maintaining body weight (BW). However, underlying mechanisms contributing to increased BW remain unknown. We characterized the role of brain angiogenesis...

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Excited to share our latest work that was published today in FASEB Journal! faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…
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Thank you Andrew Escayg for including us in this study! Generation and initial characterization of mice lacking full-length BAI3 (ADGRB3) expression. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3733…
Generation and initial characterization of mice lacking full-length BAI3 (ADGRB3) expression -...

Generation and initial characterization of mice lacking full-length BAI3 (ADGRB3) expression -...

Brain-specific angiogenesis inhibitor 3 (ADGRB3/BAI3) belongs to the family of adhesion G protein-coupled receptors. It is most highly expressed in the brain where it plays a role in synaptogenesis...

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#Conference Alert! 🚨 @UAB_endocrine, alongside the Division of Endocrine Surgery, will host an Endocrinology Update Conference on Aug 19 at 8 a.m. at the Hilton Birmingham at UAB. @UABHeersink @uabmedicine @UABSurgery See speakers and register: uab.edu/medicine/news/latest…
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Denis Wirtz@deniswirtz8 Jul 2023
NIH funding by institution for FY 2023 1 Johns Hopkins U $518M 2 UCSF $451M 3 U Michigan $436M 4 Penn $434M 5 UCLA $424M 6 Stanford $407M 7 Mass General $406M 8 Wash U. $404M 9 Yale $390M 10 Pitt $382M 11 Columbia $362M 12 Duke $360M
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Check out our recent review article on the Noncanonical Regulation of cAMP-Dependent Insulin Secretion and Its Implications in Type 2 Diabetes. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3735…
Noncanonical Regulation of cAMP-Dependent Insulin Secretion and Its Implications in Type 2 Diabetes...

Noncanonical Regulation of cAMP-Dependent Insulin Secretion and Its Implications in Type 2 Diabetes...

Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and β-cell dysfunction in insulin resistance associated with obesity lead to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) from β-cells occurs...

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Alan Attie Lab@AttieLab27 Jun 2023
About 20 years ago, we developed a new mouse model system to study type 2 diabetes. Here we review >100 articles that describe discoveries from that model, including some dramatic developments in diabetic nephropathy. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Our new donor wall sits in the heart of the center, surrounded by dynamic researchers. We're incredibly grateful to each supporter of @UABDiabetes! 💚 @uabheersink #diabetes
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Now, for the moment we've all been waiting for...here's a first look at our new donor wall! The wall commemorates those who have given so generously to the center to accelerate diabetes research. #diabetes #diabetesresearch
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