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CNN: Canker sore drug helps mice lose weight without diet, exercise
Feb. 10, 2013 - The Saltiel lab's article "An inhibitor of the protein kinases TBK1 and IKK-ε improves obesity-related metabolic dysfunctions in mice," published in Nature Medicine, covered by CNN.
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LSI Director Alan Saltiel and diabetes research featured in New York Times
October 16, 2007 - LSI Director Alan Saltiel is featured in a New York Times article on current findings in research on diabetes.
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New Frontiers: The Changing Face of Life Sciences at the University of Michigan
March 21, 2007 - Join the Wolverine Caucus for a discussion with LSI director Dr. Alan Saltiel about the exploration of and collaboration in human health.
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Alan Saltiel one of science's most cited authors
Dec 2005 - Dr. Alan Saltiel is ranked in the top 20 most cited authors in Biology and Biochemistry, according to the ISI Essential Science Indicators.
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Alan Saltiel elected to the Insitute of Medicine
Oct. 24, 2005 - LSI Director Alan Saltiel was inducted into the prestigious Institute of Medicine, the only UM inductee this year and the third LSI faculty member to receive this honor after David Ginsburg in 1999 and Rowena Matthews in 2004. The Institute of Medicine is an independent scienific organization which seeks to improve health worldwide.
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Alan Saltiel featured on cover of Cell Metabolism
Sep. 13, 2005 - LSI director Alan Saltiel's research on fat cells is the cover story in this week's issue of Cell Metabolism. The Saltiel lab explored the hormonal environment required for pre-fat stem cells to turn into mature fat cells, with implications for the study of obesity and diabetes.
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Alan Saltiel reappointed Director of LSI
Jul. 22, 2005 - The Regeants of the University of Michigan have appointed Alan Saltiel to a second term as director of the Life Sciences Institute. Dr. Saltiel, the John Jacob Abel Professor of Life Sciences, has been serving as LSI director since September 2002.
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Alan Saltiel's research supported by donation
Nov. 22, 2004 - The UM Health System Diabetes Research Center received a $44 million donation from Bill and Dee Brehm of Mclean, VA. This grant will allow research on diabetes, like that taking place in Dr. Alan Saltiel's lab, to be expanded, hopefully taking us several steps closer to a cure.
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Popular Austrailian radio show interviews Director
Aug. 24, 2004 - Life Sciences Institute Director Alan R. Saltiel was recently interviewed on "The Health Report," a production of Radio National, an Australian affiliate of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). On this popular Australian radio show, hosted by Dr. Norman Swan, Dr. Saltiel spoke about the metabolic role of the hormones that fat cells secrete, as related to the development of Type II diabetes, his primary research interest.
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