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LAB NEWS

2019
2019.09.03
Professor Barbara Cannon and Jan Nedergaard visited our lab and gave  presentations in B210.

Seminar with Professsor Barbara Cannon and Jan Nedergaard.(together with Wanzhu Jin's lab and Dehua Wang's lab)
Everyone in our lab gave a presentation.

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2019.09.13
Congratulations to Jacques and Min!!!

Jacques's article "
Impact of dietary sucrose on adiposity and glucose homeostasis in C57BL/6J mice depends on mode of ingestion: liquid or solid "  is 6th in the most downloaded articles from molecular metabolism over the last 90 days.

Min's article "What is the best housing temperature to translate mouse experiments to humans?
" is 18th in the most downloaded articles from molecular metabolism over the last 90 days.

2019.09.10
Happy teachers' day!

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2019.08.05
Congratulations to Li Li, Baoguo Li and Min Li!!!
Three Li's paper was online.

Swithcing on the furnace: Regulation of the heat production in brown adipose tissue. (Molecular Aspects of Medicine)

Li Li*, Baoguo Li*, Min Li*, John R. Speakman.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mam.2019.07.005

2019.08.01
Chaoqun went to University of Aberdeen as a visiting scholar for 6 months.


2019.06.29
Min Li went to University of Aberdeen for the dual-degree program for 6 months.


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2019.06.05
Congratulations to John!
John's paper was accepted by Science Advances!

Extreme events reveal an alimentary limit on sustained maximal human energy expenditure.
Caitlin Thurber, Lara R. Dugas, Cara Ocobock, Bryce Carlson,
John R. Speakman, and Herman Pontzer
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw0341


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2019.05.29
Congratulations to Jacques!
Jacques's paper was accepted by Molecular Metabolism!

Impact of dietary sucrose on adiposity and glucose homeostasis in
C57BL/6J mice depends on mode of ingestion: liquid or solid.

Jacques Togo, Sumei Hu, Min Li, Chaoqun Niu, John R. Speakman
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2019.05.010



2019.05.05
Congratulations to Xueying and Jacques who have passed their Ph.D. today!
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2019.04.19
Congratulations to Zengguang!
Zengguang's paper was accepted by International Journal of Obesity
No impact of hunger on male perception of female physical
attractiveness in relation to adiposity: a randomized controlled trial.

Z. G. Jin, G. L. Wang, S. M. Hu, J. R. Speakman
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-019-0392-2



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2019.04.01
Congratulations to Min Li!
Min's Molecular Metabolism paper was online.
What is the best housing temperature to translate mouse experiments to humans?

Jaap Keijer, Min Li, John R. Speakman
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2019.04.001



2019.02
Min Li went to Canada for the Keystone Symposia-Obesity and Adipose Tissue Biology in Banff.
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2019.02.02
Congratulations to Baoguo, Li Li and Min Li!
Baoguo's Cell reports paper was accepted.
Microbiota Depletion Impairs Thermogenesis of Brown Adipose Tissue and Browning of White Adipose Tissue.

Baoguo Li*, Li Li*, Min Li*, Sin Man Lam*, Guanlin Wang, Yingga Wu, Hanlin Zhang,Chaoqun Niu, Xueying Zhang, Xue Liu, Catherine Hambly, Wanzhu Jin, Guanghou Shui, and John R. Speakman.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.02.015


2018

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2018.12.8
Congratulations to Sumei!
Sumei won the Yihaijiali Outstanding Postdoc Award!

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2018.11.29
Our dearest professor's birthday-Forever 18!!!
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2018.11.20
Congratulations to Sumei et al.
Research Features reported Sumei's Cell Metabolism paper
https://researchfeatures.com/2018/11/20/why-do-we-get-fat-evidence-from-a-large-diet-trial-in-mice/  


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2018.11.11-2018.11.18
Min Li was selected to attend the International Student Workshop in NAIST, Japan.

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2018.11.16
Congratulations to Sumei!
Sumei won the third prize of oral presentation at 2018 Annual Forum of Young Scholars of State Key Lab of IGDB.


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2018.11.07
Congratulations to Xueying!
Xueying's paper was accepted by
British Medical Journal.
Measured energy content of frequently purchased restaurant meals:
multi-country cross sectional study.

Susan B Roberts, Sai Krupa Das, Vivian Marques Miguel Suen, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Rebecca Kuriyan, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Amy Taetzsch, Alex KAnderson, Rachel E Silver, Kathryn Barger, Amy Krauss, Leila Karhunen, Xueying Zhang, Catherine Hambly, Ursula Schwab, Andresa de Toledo Triffoni-Melo, Priscila Giacomo Fassini, Salima F Taylor, Christina Economos, Anura V Kurpad, John R Speakman


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2018.10.09
Congratulations to John again!!!
John added his signature in The Royal Society charter book.

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2018.9.10
Happy teacher's day!!!

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​2018.07.13
Congratulations to Sumei et al !!!

Now Sumei's Cell Metabolism paper is online !
Dietary Fat, but Not Protein or Carbohydrate, Regulates Energy Intake and Causes Adiposity in Mice, Cell Metabolism 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2018.06.010
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Dietary Fat, but Not Protein or Carbohydrate, Regulates Energy Intake and Causes Adiposity in Mice
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​2018.06.22 
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Lab outing to Gubei Town!
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​2018.05.16
Congratulations to Guanlin、Lu、Mohsen !!!

Congratulations to Guanlin、Lu and Mohsen who have passed their Ph.D. viva today!


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​2018.05.09
Congratulations to John !!!

John is elected as a Fellow of Royal Society!

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​2018.03
Congratulations to Mohsen !!!

Mohsen's paper 'The Impact of Obesity and Ozone on the Association between PM2.5 and CVD and Stroke Mortality' has been accepted in Journal of the American Heart Association .

   
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2018.01
Congratulations to Agata !!!

Agata was awarded a Postdoctoral Researchers under CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI)for 2018!!!


   
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2017

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​2017.12.29
Congratulations to Guanlin !!!

Guanlin's paper 'Different impacts of resources on opposite sex ratings of physical attractiveness by males and females' is now in press in Evolution and Human Behavior.




     
​2017.11.29
Happy Birthday to John!!!
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​2017.11.13
Congratulations to Guanlin !!!

Guanlin's paper on assortative mating has been accepted in Obesity.





     
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​2017.11.13
Congratulations to Baoguo !!!

Congratulations to Baoguo who has passed his Ph.D. viva today!






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​2017.11
Congratulations to John !!!

John ’s paper "​  Why lipostatic set point systems are unlikely to
evolve." is currently online in Molecular Metabolism!

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​2017.11.2
Lu, Sumei and Xueying went to U.S.A. for the Obesity Week meeting.
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​2017.10.31
Congratulations to Yingga and Baoguo !!!

Yinga won the third the prize of the poster session and Baoguo won the third prize of the oral presentation at Annual Young Scholar Seminar of State Key Lab of IGDB. 





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​2017.10
Congratulations to Baoguo !!!

Baoguo got the National Ph.D. Student Scholarship Award!





​2017.10
Min Li went to U.S.A. for the Cell Symposium  'Metabolic Diseases Therapies' in San Diego. 
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​2017.10
John and Xueying went for the RACMEM.
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​2017.09
Welcome the UCAS - UoA dual degree student Jazmin from Aberdeen . 
   
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​2017.09.24 - 2017.09.27
Congratulations to Mohsen !!!

Mohsen won the 'Best Oral Presentation Award' in Global health international conference (Xi'an, China).




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​2017.09
Congratulations to Guanlin !!!

Guanlin got the Dean Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences!





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​​2017.09
Li Li, Xue Liu AND Jianbo Li 's leaving Party!
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​2017.09.10
Happy Teachers' Day!!
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​2017.08
Congratulations to Lili!!!

Li-li ’s paper "​  Brown Adipocytes Can Display a Mammary Basal Myoepithelial Cell Phenotype in vivo." is currently online in Molecular Metabolism!




​2017.08
Welcome Christopher, honor project student from University of Aberdeen!
 
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​2017.07
Congratulations to Mohsen!!!

Mohsen ’s paper "​ Ambient particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is associated with the ratio of type 2 diabetes to obesity
" is currently online in Scientific Report!




 
​2017.06
Guanlin was invited to give a talk about her 'selection work of BMI related SNPs'  on 77th ADA scientific sessions. 
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​2017.06
Xueying Zhang went to Aberdeen for the dual-degree program for 6 months.
   
​2017.05
Welcome our new postdoc Yi!
    
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​2017.05.24
Congratulations to Xue Liu!!

Congratulations to Xue Liu who has passed her master. viva today!





   
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​2017.05.23
Congratulations to Li Li!!!

Congratulations to Li Li who has passed his Ph.D. viva today!





     
2017.05  Our paper "Analysis of Positive Selection at Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Body Mass Index Does Not Support the 'Thrifty Gene' Hypothesis has been recommended in F1000Prime as being of special significance in its field. 
Access the recommendation on F1000Prime
    
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​2017.05
Congratulations to Mohsen!!!

Mohsen ’s paper " Higher densities of fast food and full service restaurants are not associated with obesity prevalence." is currently in press in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition!




    
​2017.04.28
Congratulations to our postdoc Lukasz!!!

Lukasz is awarded a Postdoctoral Researchers under CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI)for 2017
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2017.04.17  New paper "No seasonal variation in physical activity of Han Chinese living in Beijing" has been published in International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity.
   

2016

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​2016.12 
Congratulations to John and Guanlin!!!

John won the Yihaijiali Outstanding Supervisor Award!
Guanlin won the Yihaijiali Outstanding Ph.D. student Award!





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​2016.11.24
Congratulations to John!!!

John was elected as a fellow of AAAS which is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications. 






2016.10 Guanlin went to University of Aberdeen to start her dual degree program.


2016.10 We are runners!

2016.10.15 Baoguo finished 42.195 KM Chengde Marathon!!!
Congratulations!!!

2016.10.12 Celebration party for Guanlin' CM paper
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​2016.10
Congratulations to Guanlin !!!

Guanlin got the National Ph.D. Student Scholarship Award!






2016 We are runners!

2016.9.12 Baoguo attended 2016 China World Summit Wing Hotel Vertical Run
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2016 We are runners!

2016.8.28 Guanlin finished Beijing Forest Marathon!
2016.8.27 Baoguo finished 10 KM X-run.
   
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2016.8.24 Congratulations!!!

Guanlin's paper "Analysis of positive selection at single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with body mass index does not support the 'Thrifty gene' hypothesis"  is currently in press in Cell Metabolism. 




       
2016.8.20 Welcome our new Postdoc :Lukasz! 
     
2016.8.1  Xueying Zhang went to Japan for her collaborated projects for 3 months 
 
2016.07.20 Feature article in BCAS on "From Scotland to China: Understanding Energy Balance for Three Decades and On " -an interview of Professor of John Speakman 
From Scotland to China: Understanding Energy Balance for Three Decades and On .pdf
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2016.06.20  
New paper "Type 2 diabetes, but not obesity, prevalence is positively associated with ambient temperature" has been published in Scientific Report.
   
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2016.5.1-2016.5.4
Attending the International Congress on Obesity in Vancouver, Canada
  • Lu Wang won the New Investigator Award of the 13th International Congress on Obesity ( ICO, 2016 )
  • Guanlin Wang and Xueying Zhang were certified as finalists (five finalists were chosen worldwide) for the New Investigator Award of 13th International Congress on Obesity ( ICO, 2016 )
  • John, Chaoqun, Li Li, Baoguo and Wuyingga orally presented their work in different tracks. 




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2016.3.20
Professor Steve Simpson visited our lab and gave a presentation
​in B210 

Title: "Getting the balace right: using nutritional geometry to optimise diet" 





     
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2016.02-2016-03
Paola Sassi from Argentina visited our lab to learn DLW technique



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John WON the Award For International Scientific Cooperation of Chinese Academy of Sciences!

​Congratulations!




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2015

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2015.8-2015.10
Kristina had a wonderful intern in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province



    
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​2015.8.25
Congratulations to Guanlin 's paper on physical attractiveness on Peer J


Wang G, Djafarian K, Egedigwe CA, El Hamdouchi A, Ojiambo R, Ramuth H, Wallner-Liebmann SJ, Lackner S, Diouf A, Sauciuvenaite J, Hambly C, Vaanholt LM, Faries MD, Speakman JR. (2015) The relationship of female physical attractiveness to body fatness. PeerJ 3:e1155
https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1155






   
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2015.8.19
Lab Treasure Hunting Adventure and Roof Party 


John and his Mary prepared a very joyful treasure hunting adventure.

It was such a memorable day!




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2015.8
Lu Wang went to Aberdeen to start her 3 month trip as part of dual degree program 
   
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Ela Krol from Aberdeen visited our lab from July to August, 2015




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2015.6.22-2015.6.28
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Guanlin Wang went to Berlin for GWAS course 




     
    
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2015.4-2015.5
Baoguo Li went to Copenhagen University as an intern student





      
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2015.5.12
Xueying's Graduation Party 




       
2015.05.12
Xueying's Thesis Defence



Thesis name :Environmental and genetic factors influencing human Physical Activity
Supervisor: Professor John R. Speakman

Time: May 12th, 2015. 15:00pm

Institute of genetics (building 2) B109 meeting room
     
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2015.4.17-4.22
Li-Li went to US for Keystone Meeting: "Beige and Brown Fat:Basic Biology and Novel Therapeutics"                          




       
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2015.04
Congratulations to Xueying Zhang!!



Xueying has passed the Ph.D entrance examination!
Well done!


    
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2015.01
Happy New Year!

Happy dinner wtih guests from Japan

    

2014

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2014.10.28
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Mengqin's graduation dinner

    
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2014.9.10
Happy Teacher's Day 

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2014. 05. 12
Molecular System Center Spring Recreation Games-

   
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2014.3.17-2014.3.20
12th International Congress on Obesity
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Mengqin Cai won the Finalist for the World Obsesity New Investigator Award 2014
  • Yanchao Xu and Li-Li gave talks in the congress
  • Dengbao Yang, Xinyu Liu and Guanlin Wang presented posters in the congress

   
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2014.1.6

Guanlin Wang won the Second 
Prize in academic annual conference of Center for Molecular Systems Biology

      

2013

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2013.11
John's birthday party



     
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2013.11
Darts competition
Mengqin was throwing.

Everyone enjoyed and went for hotpot after the competition

    
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Lab tour to Mutianyu Great Wall

     
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Seminar with Science editor: Dr. Sacha Vignieri
  • Dr. Sacha gave a presentation on "How publish in Science" in Building 1 B210 in Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology
  • Everyone gave a presentation to Sacha and she gave us kind and useful suggestions.

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