Katsu Funai
@katsufunai.bsky.social
Japanese scientist, dad of five boys, Daft Punk & Chelsea | Funai Lab @ Utah | 船井 勝彦
My top three hobbies are watching soccer, skiing, and being compliant to annual trainings
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My top three hobbies are watching soccer, skiing, and being compliant to annual trainings
We had a chance to hear a master speaker present his research on osteocalcin. I think I will remember this seminar for a very very long time.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We had a chance to hear a master speaker present his research on osteocalcin. I think I will remember this seminar for a very very long time.
Somewhat exhausted from attending the Kidney Week on the heels of attending the Obesity Week but I had a great time catching up with Nephrology colleagues
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Somewhat exhausted from attending the Kidney Week on the heels of attending the Obesity Week but I had a great time catching up with Nephrology colleagues
Precious Opurum and Stephen Decker were both selected for best presentation awards in their sections. Grateful for the American Society of Nephrology that are so welcoming to those like us that are new to the kidney field, providing mentorship and community to these early career scientists.
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Precious Opurum and Stephen Decker were both selected for best presentation awards in their sections. Grateful for the American Society of Nephrology that are so welcoming to those like us that are new to the kidney field, providing mentorship and community to these early career scientists.
Katalin Susztak receiving the Homer W. Smith Award at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Katalin Susztak receiving the Homer W. Smith Award at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week
Jeff Friedman receiving the Obesity Society Presidential Medal at the Obesity Week
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Jeff Friedman receiving the Obesity Society Presidential Medal at the Obesity Week
I thought i was being brilliant scoring a seat with extra leg room.
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I thought i was being brilliant scoring a seat with extra leg room.
What else could you ask for on a birthday morning
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What else could you ask for on a birthday morning
ye olde tailgateth
November 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
ye olde tailgateth
Still the funniest thing I've seen on the internet
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Still the funniest thing I've seen on the internet
Precious Opurum now presenting at the Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Precious Opurum now presenting at the Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists
Stephen Decker presenting now at the Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Stephen Decker presenting now at the Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists
Our very first Seminars in Metabolsim speaker since rebranding the former DMRC into the Center of Metabolic Health! We had a chance to welcome our good friend Patrick Seale that described his new work not just in the adipose but also in the smooth muscle.
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our very first Seminars in Metabolsim speaker since rebranding the former DMRC into the Center of Metabolic Health! We had a chance to welcome our good friend Patrick Seale that described his new work not just in the adipose but also in the smooth muscle.
At Chile-Tepin, celebrating Guoshen's defense, where a large quantity of food was consumed.
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
At Chile-Tepin, celebrating Guoshen's defense, where a large quantity of food was consumed.
The "Two-Hit Model" for our Benning Lecture. The famous metabolic model of cardiovascular disease that has revolutionized mechanistic studies not just for HFpEF but also for many obesity co-morbidities in humans.
October 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The "Two-Hit Model" for our Benning Lecture. The famous metabolic model of cardiovascular disease that has revolutionized mechanistic studies not just for HFpEF but also for many obesity co-morbidities in humans.
5 boys, 5 yrs of age, 5 hikes. Passed on my father's tradition that he started 40 years ago.
October 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
5 boys, 5 yrs of age, 5 hikes. Passed on my father's tradition that he started 40 years ago.
At the Inaugural Cardiorenal Metabolic Center (CRMC) Symposium. I am pleasantly surprised how natural the marriage of topics in kidney and heart feels. It is also very timely particularly with the GLP1s strongly influencing the way nephrologists and cardiologists practice.
October 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
At the Inaugural Cardiorenal Metabolic Center (CRMC) Symposium. I am pleasantly surprised how natural the marriage of topics in kidney and heart feels. It is also very timely particularly with the GLP1s strongly influencing the way nephrologists and cardiologists practice.
still doing this after tenure
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
still doing this after tenure
Congratulations to Guoshen Cao for successfully defending her doctoral dissertation! She discovered an unexpected role for hepatic phospholipids in VLDL secretion. Her findings will be uploaded to biorxiv shortly.
October 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Congratulations to Guoshen Cao for successfully defending her doctoral dissertation! She discovered an unexpected role for hepatic phospholipids in VLDL secretion. Her findings will be uploaded to biorxiv shortly.
I told you to stay in your bed, buddy
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I told you to stay in your bed, buddy
Just noticed that it's been exactly 20 yrs since one of my all-time favorite exercise physiology paper came out. An elegant design directly testing a simple but provocative hypothesis that training diminishes, not enhances, the ability of acute exercise to stimulate AMPK.
doi.org/10.1113/jphy...
doi.org/10.1113/jphy...
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Just noticed that it's been exactly 20 yrs since one of my all-time favorite exercise physiology paper came out. An elegant design directly testing a simple but provocative hypothesis that training diminishes, not enhances, the ability of acute exercise to stimulate AMPK.
doi.org/10.1113/jphy...
doi.org/10.1113/jphy...
