FAHUMIYA SAMAD, PH.D.
Professor
Fahumiya Samad received her Ph.D. in Biology (Immunology) from The University of Wisconsin. Upon completion of her post-doctoral training at The Scripps Research Institute in the laboratory of Dr. David J. Loskutoff, she became Assistant Professor in the Department of Vascular Biology at Scripps. She then joined the La Jolla Institute for Molecular Studies as Associate Professor, later moving to the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies. She joined MSMRC in 2014. Dr. Samad is Editor-in-Chief of Adipocyte, the first international peer-reviewed journal focusing exclusively on all aspects of adipose tissue physiology and pathology.
PUBLICATIONS
Wang J, Ciaraldi TP, Samad F. Tissue factor expression in obese type 2 diabetic subjects and its regulation by antidiabetic agents. J Obes. 2015;2015:291209. PDF
Wang J, Badeanlou L, Bielawski J, Ciaraldi TP, Samad F. 2014. Sphingosine kinase 1 regulates adipose proinflammatory responses and insulin resistance. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 1;306(7):E756-68. Epub 2014 Jan 28. PDF
Badeanlou L, Furlan-Freguia C, Yang G, Ruf W, Samad F. Tissue factor-protease activated receptor 2 signaling promotes diet-induced obesity and adipose inflammation. Nat Med. 2011;17(11): 1490–7. PDF
Neels GN, Badeanlou L, Hester KD, and Samad F. Keratinocyte-derived Chemokine in Obesity: Expression and Role in Adipose Macrophage Infiltration and Glucose homeostasis. J Biol Chem 2009;284(31):20692–8 PDF
Samad F, Uysal KT, Weisbrock SM, Pandey M, Hotamisligil GS, Loskutoff DJ. Tumor necrosis factor-a: A key component in the obesity-linked elevation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1999;96(12): 6902–07 PDF
Samad F, Yamamoto K, Loskutoff DJ. Distribution and regulation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in murine adipose tissue in vivo: Induction by tumor necrosis factor-a and lipopolysaccharide. J Clin Invest. 1996; 97(1): 37–46. PDF
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