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In the 2020 CADA Virtual Meeting, the CADA Secretary Dr. Yi Tan presented this year's CADA Achievement Award to Dr. Liangyou Rui, in recognition of his scientific achievements and contributions to CADA. Dr. Rui is the Louis G. D'Alecy Collegiate Professor of Molecular...

Histone methyltransferase MLL4 controls myofiber identity and muscle performance through MEF2 interaction Skeletal muscle depends on the precise orchestration of contractile and metabolic gene expression programs to direct fiber type specification and to ensure muscle...

The ADA Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award (OSAA) is to recognize outstanding scientific achievement by a scientist less than 50 years of age in diabetes research that demonstrates independence of thought, originality, significance of discovery, and impact on...

Structural Basis of Low-pH-Dependent Lysosomal Cholesterol Egress by NPC1 and NPC2 Lysosomal cholesterol egress requires two proteins, NPC1 and NPC2, whose defects are responsible for Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). Here, we present systematic structural...

Adrenergic-Independent Signaling via CHRNA2 Regulates Beige Fat Activation Maintaining energy homeostasis upon environmental challenges, such as cold or excess calorie intake, is essential to the fitness and survival of mammals. Drug discovery efforts targeting...

Congratulations to the CADA members recently elected to volunteer positions on the CADA Board! The electronic voting was completed on June 8, 2020. A total of 143 CADA members voted in this election. Four candidates receiving the most votes were deemed winners. Below,...

https://www.gocada.org/member/wenxian-fu/

IL-13 hits the gym Interleukin-13 (IL-13) is a cytokine secreted by T cells, innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s), and granulocytes. It acts as a central mediator in allergy and antihelminth defense with various effects. Knudsen et al. report a distinct role for IL-13 in...

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