News & Fun Stuff

What's happening in and around the Ferrante Laboratory

Postdoctoral Fellowship Available

There is a post-doctoral fellowship available to study the physiology and neurobiology of the overfed state in mice.   This position is part of a larger multi-lab effort to study the neuroscience of obesity, which is supported by the Russell Berrie Foundation.   

Research in the News

Philadelphia Inquirer -December 3, 2020 Coronavirus is revealing exactly what obesity does to the human body

Two large studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine demonstrate the impact of being obese on patients who are infected with SARS-CoV2

Science Daily - February 28, 2019 Lipid-filled particle may work with immune system to keep fat healthy  

Researchers have discovered that fat tissue releases a lipid-filled particle that has a role in immune function and metabolism. The study, in mice, was published online in the journal Science.

Artistry of Fat Researchers

The Artists of the Ferrante Lab - The skills of the members of the lab go beyond experimental design and pipetting . The lab gathered (virtually) to paint together, led by an instructor in Tennessee.

Exploring the Hidden Place at Grand Central Terminal . . .

There is lots to be seen and done in New York City and so one day we explored Wave Hill in the Bronx and the hidden rooms of Grand Central Terminal. Who knew there was a tennis court hidden at the train station?