Farnaz Shamsi
@farnazshamsi.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @NYUniversity. Metabolism, Neuro(adipose) biology, Development, Aging. New Yorker in training.
https://www.shamsilab.com/
https://www.shamsilab.com/
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The NYU PRC is excited to welcome Farnaz Shamsi as one of our newest associate members! 🎉 Farnaz studies the neuroimmune regulation of energy balance and adipose tissue function, exploring how these systems shape metabolic health and contribute to obesity and related diseases.
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The NYU PRC is excited to welcome Farnaz Shamsi as one of our newest associate members! 🎉 Farnaz studies the neuroimmune regulation of energy balance and adipose tissue function, exploring how these systems shape metabolic health and contribute to obesity and related diseases.
Scenes from the lab today. Breakthroughs in costume! #Halloween #Science #AcademicSky @lsiukstaite.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Scenes from the lab today. Breakthroughs in costume! #Halloween #Science #AcademicSky @lsiukstaite.bsky.social
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Immunotherapy researcher Miriam Merad from Icahn Mount Sinai says the reason that cancer research has slowed is because of funding issues, which is something taxpayers don’t have to accept.
“We fight for patients, we fight for science, and we have to fight for progress.”
#STATSummit
“We fight for patients, we fight for science, and we have to fight for progress.”
#STATSummit
October 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Immunotherapy researcher Miriam Merad from Icahn Mount Sinai says the reason that cancer research has slowed is because of funding issues, which is something taxpayers don’t have to accept.
“We fight for patients, we fight for science, and we have to fight for progress.”
#STATSummit
“We fight for patients, we fight for science, and we have to fight for progress.”
#STATSummit
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Add your name ✍ at www.nycures.org so Albany sees 10,000 scientists calling for the future of biomedical research to be built right here in New York.
Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.
Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Add your name ✍ at www.nycures.org so Albany sees 10,000 scientists calling for the future of biomedical research to be built right here in New York.
Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.
Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.
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🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
September 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
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We're seeking a postdoc to join our team to study the neuroscience of mouthfeel! If you're interested, please submit via the link or reach out to me directly.
#sciencejobs #mouthfeel #somatosensation #neurojobs #postdocs
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#sciencejobs #mouthfeel #somatosensation #neurojobs #postdocs
apply.interfolio.com/172436
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September 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We're seeking a postdoc to join our team to study the neuroscience of mouthfeel! If you're interested, please submit via the link or reach out to me directly.
#sciencejobs #mouthfeel #somatosensation #neurojobs #postdocs
apply.interfolio.com/172436
#sciencejobs #mouthfeel #somatosensation #neurojobs #postdocs
apply.interfolio.com/172436
Thrilled to see Ivor Joseph from our lab recognized as a 2025 BWF PDEP awardee! Big cheers to all the amazing recipients!
BWF is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to postdoctoral researchers pursuing careers in biomedical and medical research. www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann... #bwfpdep
BWF Announces 2025 Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program Recipients - Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to…
www.bwfund.org
July 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Thrilled to see Ivor Joseph from our lab recognized as a 2025 BWF PDEP awardee! Big cheers to all the amazing recipients!
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Check out our new roadmap for single cell analyses of adipose tissue at @natmetabolism.nature.com 🧐 Thrilled to share our work put together by great colleagues from Adipose Bionetwork in @humancellatlas.org 🤩 Huge thanks to my fellow co-coordinators @smandrup.bsky.social Evan Rosen and Margo Emont
May 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Check out our new roadmap for single cell analyses of adipose tissue at @natmetabolism.nature.com 🧐 Thrilled to share our work put together by great colleagues from Adipose Bionetwork in @humancellatlas.org 🤩 Huge thanks to my fellow co-coordinators @smandrup.bsky.social Evan Rosen and Margo Emont
Had a blast co-organizing the 2025 Fleischer NYC Regional Diabetes Symposium with Jose Aleman @NYULH! Full house, great science, and an amazing showing from my team! #DiabetesResearch #NYCScience #NYU
May 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Had a blast co-organizing the 2025 Fleischer NYC Regional Diabetes Symposium with Jose Aleman @NYULH! Full house, great science, and an amazing showing from my team! #DiabetesResearch #NYCScience #NYU
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Big news: we are setting up a new non-profit organization to run bioRxiv and medRxiv. It's called openRxiv [no it's not a new preprint server; it's dedicated organization to oversee the servers] openrxiv.org 1/n
Homepage - openRxiv
openRxiv is an independent non-profit, the new organizational home for bioRxiv and medRxiv, enabling researchers to instantly share groundbreaking findings with the global scientific community.
openrxiv.org
March 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Big news: we are setting up a new non-profit organization to run bioRxiv and medRxiv. It's called openRxiv [no it's not a new preprint server; it's dedicated organization to oversee the servers] openrxiv.org 1/n
The NIH's diversity supplement NOFO, originally set to run until May 8, 2026, is unexpectedly (or predictably?) expiring TODAY! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
January 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The NIH's diversity supplement NOFO, originally set to run until May 8, 2026, is unexpectedly (or predictably?) expiring TODAY! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Congrats to the whole team for the paper published in Gastroenterology this week! 🎉🧠🌟
#gutserotonin #depression #anxiety #antidepressants
@tonelloraquel.bsky.social
@danielxjuarez.bsky.social
@karapedsgastrodoc.bsky.social
@sarahanajjar.bsky.social
👉
www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...
#gutserotonin #depression #anxiety #antidepressants
@tonelloraquel.bsky.social
@danielxjuarez.bsky.social
@karapedsgastrodoc.bsky.social
@sarahanajjar.bsky.social
👉
www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...
December 12, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Congrats to the whole team for the paper published in Gastroenterology this week! 🎉🧠🌟
#gutserotonin #depression #anxiety #antidepressants
@tonelloraquel.bsky.social
@danielxjuarez.bsky.social
@karapedsgastrodoc.bsky.social
@sarahanajjar.bsky.social
👉
www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...
#gutserotonin #depression #anxiety #antidepressants
@tonelloraquel.bsky.social
@danielxjuarez.bsky.social
@karapedsgastrodoc.bsky.social
@sarahanajjar.bsky.social
👉
www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...
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Since 2007, there's been a surge in studies investigating the function of BAT. Along the way, there's been much debate on various topics.
In this perspective, we highlight the importance of carefully considering your cooling protocol when studying BAT🔥in humans.❄️
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
In this perspective, we highlight the importance of carefully considering your cooling protocol when studying BAT🔥in humans.❄️
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
Emerging debates and resolutions in brown adipose tissue research
The explosive growth in the study of human BAT has led over time to lively debates over central physiological concepts. This perspective discusses six areas of current disagreement and proposes experiments to achieve resolutions and move the field forward.
www.cell.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Since 2007, there's been a surge in studies investigating the function of BAT. Along the way, there's been much debate on various topics.
In this perspective, we highlight the importance of carefully considering your cooling protocol when studying BAT🔥in humans.❄️
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
In this perspective, we highlight the importance of carefully considering your cooling protocol when studying BAT🔥in humans.❄️
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
Great and timely perspective! A must-read for anyone working on thermogenic fat #obesity #metabolism 🧪
Here in @cellmetabolism.bsky.social we come together as a community to share our ideas and propose experiments to help resolve ongoing debates in the field of adipocyte #thermogenesis.
@mcgillgci.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
@mcgillgci.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
December 6, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Great and timely perspective! A must-read for anyone working on thermogenic fat #obesity #metabolism 🧪
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Our paper is out just in time for #EM_Monday! It is about a specialized neuron-specific ER, called the spine apparatus, which is found close to synapses and has a very peculiar shape. If you think neurons are special, the spine apparatus is their🦄 horn! But how does it form?!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
December 2, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Our paper is out just in time for #EM_Monday! It is about a specialized neuron-specific ER, called the spine apparatus, which is found close to synapses and has a very peculiar shape. If you think neurons are special, the spine apparatus is their🦄 horn! But how does it form?!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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Preprint dropped! Excited about this study by Yu Wang, a PhD student from Li Ye's lab and mine, now a postdoc in @deisseroth.bsky.social lab. It unveils an unexpected role for PIEZO2/mechanosensation in sensory neurons that innervate fat! What is it sensing in fat?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
November 20, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Preprint dropped! Excited about this study by Yu Wang, a PhD student from Li Ye's lab and mine, now a postdoc in @deisseroth.bsky.social lab. It unveils an unexpected role for PIEZO2/mechanosensation in sensory neurons that innervate fat! What is it sensing in fat?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...