thewilliamslab
@thewilliamslab.bsky.social
Explore the neural control of metabolism with The Williams Lab @ UT Southwestern. Follow for insights and discoveries. #HypothalamusResearch #MetabolicDisorders
https://hypothalamus.utsouthwestern.edu/principal-investigators/kevin-williams/williams-lab/
https://hypothalamus.utsouthwestern.edu/principal-investigators/kevin-williams/williams-lab/
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Hi all, my name is Kevin Williams, and my lab studies brain pathways and cellular mechanisms that regulate feeding, body weight, and blood glucose control, aiming to inspire new therapies for obesity and diabetes. I'm also a co-host of DiabetesBio, available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
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🚨 New for November, a fresh episode of the #DiabetesBio #podcast!
Featuring:
✨ Diabetes genetic clusters
✨ Weight loss with LEAP2 & Semaglutide
✨ Plus! Sweet Talk w Jens Juul Holst
🎙️Listen at: http://diabetesbio.libsyn.com
📚Read more: http://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/issue/74/11
Featuring:
✨ Diabetes genetic clusters
✨ Weight loss with LEAP2 & Semaglutide
✨ Plus! Sweet Talk w Jens Juul Holst
🎙️Listen at: http://diabetesbio.libsyn.com
📚Read more: http://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/issue/74/11
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🚨 New for November, a fresh episode of the #DiabetesBio #podcast!
Featuring:
✨ Diabetes genetic clusters
✨ Weight loss with LEAP2 & Semaglutide
✨ Plus! Sweet Talk w Jens Juul Holst
🎙️Listen at: http://diabetesbio.libsyn.com
📚Read more: http://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/issue/74/11
Featuring:
✨ Diabetes genetic clusters
✨ Weight loss with LEAP2 & Semaglutide
✨ Plus! Sweet Talk w Jens Juul Holst
🎙️Listen at: http://diabetesbio.libsyn.com
📚Read more: http://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/issue/74/11
Excited to see @stephenorahilly.bsky.social discuss the current understanding of GDF15/GFAL signaling.
Implications for feeding, cancer cachexia, pregnancy, lean/fat ratio.
Bonus: adipose imperfecta discussion!
Implications for feeding, cancer cachexia, pregnancy, lean/fat ratio.
Bonus: adipose imperfecta discussion!
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Excited to see @stephenorahilly.bsky.social discuss the current understanding of GDF15/GFAL signaling.
Implications for feeding, cancer cachexia, pregnancy, lean/fat ratio.
Bonus: adipose imperfecta discussion!
Implications for feeding, cancer cachexia, pregnancy, lean/fat ratio.
Bonus: adipose imperfecta discussion!
Great visit from @andrewhardaway.bsky.social from #UAB
We learned how brain circuits in the central amygdala tune responses to GLP-1. Insights wibh implications for obesity therapies.
Topped off with some #TerryBlacksBBQ!
#SSIBlingsintheWild
@zigmanlab.bsky.social
@ssibsociety.bsky.social
We learned how brain circuits in the central amygdala tune responses to GLP-1. Insights wibh implications for obesity therapies.
Topped off with some #TerryBlacksBBQ!
#SSIBlingsintheWild
@zigmanlab.bsky.social
@ssibsociety.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Great visit from @andrewhardaway.bsky.social from #UAB
We learned how brain circuits in the central amygdala tune responses to GLP-1. Insights wibh implications for obesity therapies.
Topped off with some #TerryBlacksBBQ!
#SSIBlingsintheWild
@zigmanlab.bsky.social
@ssibsociety.bsky.social
We learned how brain circuits in the central amygdala tune responses to GLP-1. Insights wibh implications for obesity therapies.
Topped off with some #TerryBlacksBBQ!
#SSIBlingsintheWild
@zigmanlab.bsky.social
@ssibsociety.bsky.social
Closest I’ve been to a free fireworks show at the pump!
October 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Closest I’ve been to a free fireworks show at the pump!
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Such a fun pod-I know I say that every month-but really!!
New special episode of #DiabetesBio!
#TessaCacciottolo
#KristenNadeau
#BethanyCartwright
and kids asking questions themselves!
YouTube shorturl.at/EMBj0
Apple Podcast shorturl.at/hafqF
Spotify shorturl.at/ql8wn
@kirkhabegger.bsky.social
@runningdar.bsky.social
@amdiabetesassn.bsky.social
#TessaCacciottolo
#KristenNadeau
#BethanyCartwright
and kids asking questions themselves!
YouTube shorturl.at/EMBj0
Apple Podcast shorturl.at/hafqF
Spotify shorturl.at/ql8wn
@kirkhabegger.bsky.social
@runningdar.bsky.social
@amdiabetesassn.bsky.social
Cacciottoloon on glucagon receptor deficiency & early-onset hepatic steatosis, “Sweet Talk” on ch...
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Such a fun pod-I know I say that every month-but really!!
New special episode of #DiabetesBio!
#TessaCacciottolo
#KristenNadeau
#BethanyCartwright
and kids asking questions themselves!
YouTube shorturl.at/EMBj0
Apple Podcast shorturl.at/hafqF
Spotify shorturl.at/ql8wn
@kirkhabegger.bsky.social
@runningdar.bsky.social
@amdiabetesassn.bsky.social
#TessaCacciottolo
#KristenNadeau
#BethanyCartwright
and kids asking questions themselves!
YouTube shorturl.at/EMBj0
Apple Podcast shorturl.at/hafqF
Spotify shorturl.at/ql8wn
@kirkhabegger.bsky.social
@runningdar.bsky.social
@amdiabetesassn.bsky.social
Cacciottoloon on glucagon receptor deficiency & early-onset hepatic steatosis, “Sweet Talk” on ch...
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
shorturl.at
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
New special episode of #DiabetesBio!
#TessaCacciottolo
#KristenNadeau
#BethanyCartwright
and kids asking questions themselves!
YouTube shorturl.at/EMBj0
Apple Podcast shorturl.at/hafqF
Spotify shorturl.at/ql8wn
@kirkhabegger.bsky.social
@runningdar.bsky.social
@amdiabetesassn.bsky.social
#TessaCacciottolo
#KristenNadeau
#BethanyCartwright
and kids asking questions themselves!
YouTube shorturl.at/EMBj0
Apple Podcast shorturl.at/hafqF
Spotify shorturl.at/ql8wn
@kirkhabegger.bsky.social
@runningdar.bsky.social
@amdiabetesassn.bsky.social
#SSIBlingsintheWild with @docderek.bsky.social and #JeffreyZigman
Nothing like good steak with great friends. Perfect lead-in to learning about GLP-1 and thirst!
@ssibsociety.bsky.social
Nothing like good steak with great friends. Perfect lead-in to learning about GLP-1 and thirst!
@ssibsociety.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
#SSIBlingsintheWild with @docderek.bsky.social and #JeffreyZigman
Nothing like good steak with great friends. Perfect lead-in to learning about GLP-1 and thirst!
@ssibsociety.bsky.social
Nothing like good steak with great friends. Perfect lead-in to learning about GLP-1 and thirst!
@ssibsociety.bsky.social
Big thanks to Dr. Derek Daniels (@docderek.bsky.social) for an outstanding talk today!
Fascinating talk on the brain circuits of thirst...Eye-opening to see GLP-1’s role beyond feeding.
Fascinating talk on the brain circuits of thirst...Eye-opening to see GLP-1’s role beyond feeding.
September 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Big thanks to Dr. Derek Daniels (@docderek.bsky.social) for an outstanding talk today!
Fascinating talk on the brain circuits of thirst...Eye-opening to see GLP-1’s role beyond feeding.
Fascinating talk on the brain circuits of thirst...Eye-opening to see GLP-1’s role beyond feeding.
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I am recruiting graduate students for Fall 2026 through both the cognitive and developmental areas at Ohio State. If you are interested in spatial cognition, visual perception, and/or mental representation -- please reach out! I'd love to hear from you.
www.cogdevlab.org
www.cogdevlab.org
PCDL @ OSU
www.cogdevlab.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I am recruiting graduate students for Fall 2026 through both the cognitive and developmental areas at Ohio State. If you are interested in spatial cognition, visual perception, and/or mental representation -- please reach out! I'd love to hear from you.
www.cogdevlab.org
www.cogdevlab.org
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The 2024 SSIB Special Edition of Physiology and Behavior is now available! Check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Over the next few days we will be highlighting articles from this issue. Let us know which one you want to see covered first.
Over the next few days we will be highlighting articles from this issue. Let us know which one you want to see covered first.
Physiology & Behavior | Proceedings of the SSIB 2024 Annual Meeting | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
We are excited to introduce this Special Collection of Physiology and Behavior, featuring outstanding and innovative research showcased at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Inges...
www.sciencedirect.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The 2024 SSIB Special Edition of Physiology and Behavior is now available! Check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Over the next few days we will be highlighting articles from this issue. Let us know which one you want to see covered first.
Over the next few days we will be highlighting articles from this issue. Let us know which one you want to see covered first.
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We are proud of Omprakash Singh's new study just out in Cell Reports. Supported by Sepideh Sheybani-Deloui et al, Om's work identifies GHSR expressing SCN neurons as regulating food intake + feed efficiency at a single time of day, accounting for at least 7% of a mouse's BW
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
September 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
We are proud of Omprakash Singh's new study just out in Cell Reports. Supported by Sepideh Sheybani-Deloui et al, Om's work identifies GHSR expressing SCN neurons as regulating food intake + feed efficiency at a single time of day, accounting for at least 7% of a mouse's BW
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
How can researchers & clinicians work better together?
Join TOS Neuroscience Section’s webinar with leading experts to explore solutions & future directions.
Don’t miss this conversation shaping obesity research & care.
Register here: shorturl.at/QuO87
Join TOS Neuroscience Section’s webinar with leading experts to explore solutions & future directions.
Don’t miss this conversation shaping obesity research & care.
Register here: shorturl.at/QuO87
August 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
How can researchers & clinicians work better together?
Join TOS Neuroscience Section’s webinar with leading experts to explore solutions & future directions.
Don’t miss this conversation shaping obesity research & care.
Register here: shorturl.at/QuO87
Join TOS Neuroscience Section’s webinar with leading experts to explore solutions & future directions.
Don’t miss this conversation shaping obesity research & care.
Register here: shorturl.at/QuO87
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A new tragedy for the Endocrine community An outstanding scientist leaves us too soon
August 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A new tragedy for the Endocrine community An outstanding scientist leaves us too soon
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August 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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New episode! What’s your favorite science podcast (besides DiabetesBio of course)? Fun convo with @kirkhabegger.bsky.social, @thewilliamslab.bsky.social, @danieljdrucker.bsky.social, and Jonathon Campbell! GIP agonism vs. antagonism for obesity and more!
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A special extended “Sweet Talk” episode on the debate between GIP receptor agonism and GIP receptor antagonism, with Daniel Drucker, OC, MD, FRCPC, FRSC, FRS, and Jonathan Campbell, PhD.
Podcast Episode · DiabetesBio · 08/01/2025 · 1h
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August 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New episode! What’s your favorite science podcast (besides DiabetesBio of course)? Fun convo with @kirkhabegger.bsky.social, @thewilliamslab.bsky.social, @danieljdrucker.bsky.social, and Jonathon Campbell! GIP agonism vs. antagonism for obesity and more!
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Team #Ghrelin reunited at #SSIB2025.
#SSIBlingsintheWild
Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant
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#SSIBlingsintheWild
Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant
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July 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Team #Ghrelin reunited at #SSIB2025.
#SSIBlingsintheWild
Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant
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#SSIBlingsintheWild
Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant
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July 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Come see @mlmcgraw.bsky.social give a talk about her latest work today at #SSIB2025 - 12:55 in L1. @ssibsociety.bsky.social 🧠🐁
July 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Come see @mlmcgraw.bsky.social give a talk about her latest work today at #SSIB2025 - 12:55 in L1. @ssibsociety.bsky.social 🧠🐁
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Great presidential symposium on the first full day of #SSIB2025 including inspiring talks by @jfcryan.bsky.social, @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social, Kimberly Smith, & Suzanne Higgs.
July 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Great presidential symposium on the first full day of #SSIB2025 including inspiring talks by @jfcryan.bsky.social, @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social, Kimberly Smith, & Suzanne Higgs.
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Terrible selfie, but (hopefully) interesting science. We found that making diet tracking easier - using Ai assisted photo recognition apps - resulted in improved adherence and diet quality (more fibre, more fruit and veg). Come check it out #ssib2025
July 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Terrible selfie, but (hopefully) interesting science. We found that making diet tracking easier - using Ai assisted photo recognition apps - resulted in improved adherence and diet quality (more fibre, more fruit and veg). Come check it out #ssib2025
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I can’t be at #ssib2025 this year but the amazing Rosanne and L are there to present their data on the impact of maternal obesity/GDM on offspring hypothalamic development, and what metformin use in pregnancy does to the fetal brain.
July 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I can’t be at #ssib2025 this year but the amazing Rosanne and L are there to present their data on the impact of maternal obesity/GDM on offspring hypothalamic development, and what metformin use in pregnancy does to the fetal brain.
The best session @ssibsociety.bsky.social, no bias, lol.
#SSIB2025
#DavidThivel
@thewilliamslab.bsky.social
#IsabellaKimmeswenger
#SSIB2025
#DavidThivel
@thewilliamslab.bsky.social
#IsabellaKimmeswenger
July 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The best session @ssibsociety.bsky.social, no bias, lol.
#SSIB2025
#DavidThivel
@thewilliamslab.bsky.social
#IsabellaKimmeswenger
#SSIB2025
#DavidThivel
@thewilliamslab.bsky.social
#IsabellaKimmeswenger