Super proud of my former #PDF Rami Al Batran, & all the work he's been doing since starting his lab in 2020. He's been on a killer run w/ several grants from #CIHR @heartandstroke.bsky.social, promotion to AssociateProfessor, with many key papers, including this one @jci.org jci.org/articles/vie...

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Yibing Nong and Dr. Helen Collins on their promotions to Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2026. Their dedication, scholarship, and contributions have made a lasting impact. We celebrate this milestone and look forward to their continued achievements.

June was a crazy month full of travel, from @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social Scientific Sessions to visiting #Korea for the #KBCS #Symposium and ending with a short trip to #Calgary for the 4th annual research meeting of #ACRECanada

Had a fantastic time being will friends and colleagues at the @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social scientific sessions. Learnt a lot from the #exercise community during my 2nd talk, and enjoyed getting to discuss #diabetic_cardiomyopthy during the @adapubs.bsky.social symposium!

The #Alberta contingent had a fantastic time at the @ubcokanagan.bsky.social Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Day, and huge congrats to Dr. Stepheny Zani for winning best oral presentation!!

Latest review from our lab focused on cardiac #metabolism alterations with #aging. A collaborative effort led by my Research Associate, Dr. Keshav Gopal, in collaboration with Mobina Heidari from Dr. John Seubert’s lab @ualberta-pharm.bsky.social www.oaepublish.com/articles/jca...

Lab had a great time at the inaugural #CVRI #GaryLopaschuk #ResearchDay

A cool new first for the lab, as the paper we’re discussing for our morning lab #journalclub is a recent paper from my former postdoc, Dr. Rami Al Batran @umontreal-en.bsky.social www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/... Really proud of all the great work he is doing leading his own team!!

Saturated and Unsaturated Fat–Based Ketogenic Diets Attenuate Atherosclerosis Despite Divergent Effects on Adiposity | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

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Had a great time during my visit last Thursday for the Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology Research Day @usask.ca . I’ve come a long way over 20 years ago as a grad student making mistakes all over the bench, to now being voted by the trainees as their #Keynote speaker

Congrats again to @violetsqy.bsky.social , who passed her #PhD defense last week! One last research career discussion before she moves onto the next stage of her career as a #postdoc with my former mentor @danieljdrucker.bsky.social , looking forward to reading your exciting future papers!

How incredible: “The full delivery took about 30 minutes. For hours afterward, pairs of whales held the baby above the water until it was able to swim… What struck the researchers was how many mother, sister and daughter whales united to support the new calf, even ones that weren’t related.”

Scientists captured female sperm whales on video working together during a birth to protect the calf

Scientists have captured rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth, offering a window into the large mammals' behavior.

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Preclinical and clinical exploration of dual GLP-1R-GLP-2R agonism for metabolic disease via PG-102 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Would just like to share that myself and Dr. Erin Mulvihill @uottawa.ca are guest editing a special issue on #incretin hormone action in the #cardiovascular_system for @physiolpharma.bsky.social (cdnsciencepub.com/topic/cjpp-c...)

Congrats to Dr. Jordan Chan @ualberta-pharm.bsky.social , who successfully defended his #PhD yesterday afternoon, and just completed his final public presentation! So proud of all your achievements and looking forward to reading about all your future exciting studies and success!!

Just wanted to say Happy International Women’s Day!! And give special thanks to all the amazing women in the Ussher lab doing great science!!

three women in a car with the words happy international women 's day on the bottom

ALT: three women in a car with the words happy international women 's day on the bottom

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Scientists @schmidtocean.bsky.social have filmed a giant #jellyfish in the #deepsea off Argentina's Atlantic coast. The phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) was discovered at a depth of around 250 meters. The tentacles of these creatures can reach up to ten meters in length tinyurl.com/rk6tjd3c

Happy to share a new paper we contributed to in collaboration with Dr. Dion Brocks' team @ualberta-pharm.bsky.social studying the #pharmacokinetics of #SCOT_inhibitors we've developed for the potential treatment of #T2D link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Pharmacokinetics of Inhibitors of Succinyl-CoA:3-Ketoacid CoA Transferase in Sprague–Dawley Rats, and the Effect of a High-Fat Diet - The AAPS Journal

Pimozide and PSSI-51 are under study for their potential glucose-lowering effects in type 2 diabetes, through their abilities to inhibit succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid CoA transferase, the rate-limiting enzy...

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Had a fantastic time talking about #GLP-1 #medicines #ozempic with @jessicacbc.bsky.social a few days ago for CBC Radio Active www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Register for this FREE online session w/ @jussherlab.bsky.social on Jan 15 from 12 pm - 1 pm MST "When the body burns the wrong fuel: diabetes, obesity, and emerging therapies" www.ualberta.ca/events/alumn...

U of A Researcher Spotlight Series with John Ussher

Why does obesity increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease—and what if part of the answer lies in how our bodies choose their fuel?

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As 2025 comes to a close several exciting updates that we are happy to share that got delayed with all the travel and grant reviews this past month (delighted to have a short break now to enjoy the winter holidays!)

Just got back from @memorial u.bsky.social and unfortunately due to weather had to give my seminar to the Division of Biomedical Sciences virtually from my hotel room, but had a great time with @karwilab.bsky.social and hopefully get to visit again in the future when weather is more favorable!

Had a fantastic time at @aups-physiology.bsky.social 2025 meeting and sharing our lab’s research on cardiac substrate metabolism in #diabetic_cardiomyopathy