Kirk M Habegger
@KirkMHabegger
Associate Professor @UAB, Physiologist, Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolism Researcher, views are my own
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#DarleenSandoval #KirkHabegger and @thewilliamslab after wrapping their live podcast @AmDiabetesAssn #SciSessions in Chicago with @AliceYYCheng, #MichaelRickels, and #NeilSkolnick. See you next year in NOLA!
Dr. Ling Yang from @IowaMed Fraternal Order of the Eagles Diabetes Research Center visited with UCDC trainees and researchers before her DRC diabetes plenary lecture, “Shaping Immuno-metabolic Homeostasis by Organelle Stress Response” on May 15. Thanks for visiting UAB, Dr. Yang!
Guess who’s the focus of this month’s Diabetes Spotlight? Find out more about our co-host, metabolism expert, and lifelong running enthusiast, Dr. Sandoval.
For those interested: We have a spot for a new PhD student to work with me on GPCR/RTK dynamics. If you're interested in cutting-edge analysis of anti-obesity pharmacology, and the development of potentially new pharma strategies, check it out! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet/k…
Dr. Ananda Basu has been appointed to the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center leadership team as associate director. @UAB_endocrine @UABHeersink uab.edu/medicine/news/…
Go Nadia!
Bypass and Beyond: Redefining Roles and Mechanisms of Obesity Treatment at ENDO 2025 endocrinenews.endocrine.org/bypass-and-bey…
Last week we honored the legacy of David Wasserman with a symposium featuring 4 fantastic speakers - @Hughey_Lab, Darleen Sandoval, @Kang_Lab, and @Isotopomer. We learned, we laughed, and we remembered our dear friend and colleague.
Gregory Payne, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the @UABDeptMed, has been named a recipient of the school’s Featured Discovery award for his study, "Spatial transcriptomic approach to understanding coronary atherosclerotic plaque stability.” uab.edu/medicine/news/…
Our latest installment of Get to Know the UCDC Researchers features Katherine Perez. Originally from Elkmont, AL, Perez contributes to multiple projects in the Bhatnagar Lab, which researches insulin secretion from beta cells. Read more: go.uab.edu/ucdcperez
🚨 New for June, a fresh episode of the #DiabetesBio #podcast! Featuring: ✨hepatic PKA & liver/pancreatic a-cell crosstalk ✨does blood glucose increase = more endogenous glucose production? ✨2025 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award winner & more! 🎙️Listen at:…
UCDC researchers and trainees from the Bhatnagar, Habegger, and Wende labs were selected to showcase their work at this year’s Boshell Research Day in Auburn. Read more: go.uab.edu/ucdcboshell25
Congratulations to UCDC senior scientists Dr. Ananda Basu and Dr. Rita Basu who were honored at the Spring 2025 Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception. Read more: go.uab.edu/ucdcendowment25
Congratulations to UCDC members Maria Grant, M.D., and Adam Wende, Ph.D., who were recognized as outstanding faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in research and mentorship. Read more: go.uab.edu/ucdcdeanexcell…
DOM Faculty Drs. Amit Gaggar and @DrTimmyLee1 have received @UABHeersink 2024-2025 Multi-PI Awards for their outstanding research efforts aimed at addressing critical health challenges in the fields of @UABPulmonary @UAB_NRTC, respectively. 🎉 Congrats, Drs. Gaggar and Lee!
New preprint from our lab! Tomosyn-2 Regulates Postnatal β-Cell Expansion and Insulin Secretion to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Congrats to UCDC member @AdamWende!
🎉 @AdamWende, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Pathology’s Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, has been awarded the senior faculty 2025 @UABHeersink Dean’s Excellence Award in Mentorship. Congratulations, Dr. Wende! Read more: bit.ly/3GMsIlU
For the record. I have the best team.
Meet UCDC Researcher Khadija Seck. As a lab manager, Seck oversees daily lab operations and helps coordinate experiments in the @KirkMHabegger Lab. @UAB_endocrine Read more: go.uab.edu/3Y2eeo5
Congratulations, Dr. Basu! 👏
Ananda Basu, MBBS, MD, FRCP, M.D., has been selected as the director of the UAB Diabetes Research Center. For the story, click the link below! uab.edu/shp/news/home/…
The Multidisciplinary Training Program in Basic Diabetes Research T32 at @umichmedicine is accepting applications from postdoctoral fellows interested in diabetes and metabolic disease research. Deadline May 16. Apply and learn more here: medschool.umich.edu/departments/in…
🚨 New for May, a fresh episode of the #DiabetesBio #podcast! Featuring: ✨ metabolic outcomes after human islet transplantation ✨ Upcoming Scientific Sessions ✨ Banting Medal recipient @StevenKahn11 🎙️ Listen at: diabetesbio.libsyn.com Plus, a celebration of 75 years of…