June 29, 2026
We are excited to announce that our manuscript, “Hepatocyte FAM210A deficiency disrupts mitochondrial function and triggers juvenile steatosis with compensatory repair in adulthood,” has been accepted for publication in Communications Biology. Congratulations to the entire team!
June 24, 2026
We are excited to announce that our manuscript, “A myocyte-enriched long non-coding RNA NRMLncR enhances myogenesis in mouse,” has been accepted for publication in The FASEB Journal. Congratulations to the entire team!
June 05, 2026
Dr. Yue was invited to chair the oral session: Controlling the Metabolic Phenotype of Fat: New Insights into Local and Distal Signals at the American Diabetes Association’s 2026 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, Louisiana.
June 04, 2026
Dr. Yue was invited to chair the oral session: Cellular and Integrative Metabolism at The 17th Chinese American Diabetes Association (CADA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
May 19, 2026
The Yue Lab team attended the UF Animal Sciences Picnic, where Dr. Yue and Jane were caught joining in the games and having fun with the team.
May 14, 2026
The Yue Lab team attended the UF Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Symposium. Our pleasure to have Dr. Ormond A. MacDougald from the University of Michigan Medical School giving the Distinguished Lecture. Yufen, Yumei, and Mostafa presented their research on muscle stem cell biology, epigenetic regulation of liver metabolism, and exosome-mediated inter-tissue communication. Really enjoyed the fresh oyster!
May 06, 2026
Dr. Yue was invited to present our research in the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Michigan.
April 29, 2026
Dr. Yue was invited to present our research in the Department of Physiology & Aging at the University of Florida.
April 25, 2026
Dr. Yue attended the American Physiology Summit 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was excited to participate the Mentoring on the Go program for Environmental and Exercise Physiology (EEP) section.
April 23, 2026
Dr. Yue was invited to present our research at the Translational Research Institute at AdventHealth in Orlando. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with Drs. Lauren Sparks, Paul Coen, and Bret Goodpaster. It was also exciting to discover that Paul, Bret, and Feng are all Purdue alumni. Boiler Up!
April 08, 2026
We are excited to announce that our manuscript, “Chondrolectin Regulates the Sublaminar Localization and Regenerative Function of Muscle Satellite Cells in Mice,” has been accepted for publication in iScience. Congratulations to the entire team!
April 06, 2026
During UF Graduate Student Appreciation Week, we celebrate the talented graduate students, postdocs and undergraduates of the Yue Lab! Your dedication, creativity, and perseverance drive our research forward and make our lab stronger. We are grateful for all your contributions and proud to have you on our team. Go Gators!
March 27, 2026
Dr. Yue and Jane Li attend UF Myology Institute Annual Retreat hosted at F-Club, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
February 25, 2026
Dr. Yue was invited to give a talk in the Center for Nutritional Sciences at the University of Florida.
February 18, 2026
Dr. Yue was invited to present our research in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Florida State University.
December 22, 2025
The Yue Lab family celebrated Christmas with delicious food, laughter, and lots of fun!
November 05, 2025
Dr. Yue was invited to present our research in the Department of Genetics and the Center for Molecular Medicine at the University of Georgia.
August 12, 2025
Welcome Qing-Ying Li joined the lab! Qing-Ying is a senior undergraduate interested in muscular dystrophy study.
June 28, 2025
Welcome Mostafa F. Abdelhai joined our lab as a PhD student. Mostafa received his bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology at the Ain Shams University, Egypt. Mostafa is interested in intercellular crosstalk in obesity and aging.
June 20, 2025
Dr. Yue attended the 85th American Diabetes Association meeting in Chicago, where valuable connections and reconnections were made within the diabetes research community.
May 18, 2025
Dr. Yue was invited to present our research at the 2025 Muscle Biology & Cachexia Conference at Houston.
May 13, 2025
Dr. Yue was invited to give a talk in the Institute on Aging at the University of Florida.
May 5, 2025
Welcome Yung-Yu Cheng (Annie) joined our lab as a Master student. Annie received her bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology and Animal Science at the National Ilan University, Taiwan. Annie is interested in mitochondrial biology.
May 1, 2025
Congratulations to our outstanding undergraduate researchers, Isabel Cheng and Lean Hanson, on receiving offers from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, respectively! We are also excited that Sean will be transitioning to a clinical support technician position. We are incredibly proud of all of you and grateful to have had you as part of the Yue Lab!
April 28, 2025
Dr. Yue was invited to deliver a scientific talk at the 2025 Metabolic Physiology Meeting in Hilton Head Island. It was a such wonderful time to meet colleagues and discuss science.
April 24, 2025
Dr. Yue attended the 2025 American Physiological Society Summit in Baltimore, where valuable connections and reconnections were made within the physiological research community. The keynote talks by Dr. James Rothman, Dr. George Brooks, and Dr. Holly Ingraham were especially inspiring.
March 12, 2025
Welcome Isabel Cheng join the lab! Isabel is a senior undergraduate interested in liver metabolic biology.
March 10, 2025
Our new research was published on the EMBO Journal. The study identified mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation as a key pathway regulating adult muscle stem cell function through modulating metabolic flux and protein acetylation.
Article link: https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44318-025-00397-1
February 13, 2025
Welcome Naomi Harrell join the lab! Naomi is a junior undergraduate interested in stem cell biology.
January 30, 2025
Dr. Yue was invited to give a scientific talk in the Center for Nutritional Sciences at the University of Florida.
January 20, 2025
Welcome Lena Hanson join the lab! Lena is a senior undergraduate interested in epigenetic regulation.
December 20, 2024
Merry Christmas! Wishing you all a joyful and peaceful holiday season. Your hard work and dedication this year have been truly inspiring. Looking forward to another successful year together!
November 28, 2024
Our research paper studying FAM210A function in obesity was published on the Diabetes journal! Congratulations!
October 09, 2024
Our research paper studying satellite cell metabolism was published on The FASEB Journal! Congratulations!
September 17, 2024
Dr. Yue was appointed as an Editorial Board Member of BMC Biology.
August 21, 2024
We are celebrating Leah’s graduation as UF Master Students. Leah is the first student graduated in our lab. Congratulations!
August 19, 2024
Our first review paper published on BioEssays! Congratulations to Yubo!
August 06, 2024
Lab dinner together at the Ford’s Garage Gainesville with nice beers and drinks.
July 25, 2024
Dr. Yue was appointed as an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports.
May 16, 2024
Welcome Dina Hassan to join our lab as an undergraduate research student. Dina is a second year student majored in Animal Science and interested in metabolic diseases.
May 13, 2024
Excited by the animal metabolic study with new PhenoMaster TSE System.
May 10-11, 2024
YUE LAB attended the 2024 Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Symposium at Clearwater! Our students Leah, Yumei and Yufen present their research progress.
May 10, 2024
Congratulations Dr. Yue on winning the 2024 Excellence Award for Assistant Professors at the University of Florida!
April 11, 2024
Dr. Yue was honored with the Large Grant Leadership Award by UF/IFAS. Congratulations!
April 10, 2024
Welcome Sean Garnett to join our lab as an undergraduate research student. Sean is a senior student majored in Nutritional Science and interested in muscle diseases.
February 05, 2024
Welcome Baylie Siebuig to join our lab as a research volunteer. Baylie graduated from the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida and is interested in muscle diseases.
January 15, 2024
Dr. Yue has been appointed as an Early Career Researcher Editorial Board Member (ECR EBM) for The FASEB Journal.
December 22, 2023
YUE LAB Christmas Celebration in Ocean Buffet. Wish everyone has a very happy and productive 2024!
December 14, 2023
YUE LAB attended the 2023 Animal Science Department Holiday Party! A lot of fun in the White Elephant Gift Exchange session. Congrats to Junxiao for receiving the Lottery tickets. Million $$?
November 1, 2023
Welcome Dr. Yubo Wang to join our lab as a Postdoc. Yubo received his PhD degree in Chinese Agriculture University. He is interested in mitochondria biology and adipose tissue metabolism as well as obesity.
October 10, 2023
Our new research was published on the journal Nature Communications. The study identified FAM210A as a key regulator of mitochondrial cristae remodeling in brown adipose tissue.
Article link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41988-y#citeas
September 15, 2023
Please join us in welcoming Temima Nuzhat to the Yue Lab as an undergraduate researcher! Temima is a first-year student majoring in Microbiology and Cell Science. We are excited to have her join our team!
September 1, 2023
The Yue Lab enjoyed lunch together after reorganizing the lab. Thank you, everyone, for the great teamwork!
August 16, 2023
Please join us in welcoming Yumei Zhou to the Yue Lab as a Ph.D. student in the Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program!
Yumei earned her M.S. degree from Southwest University in China. Her doctoral studies are supported by the Dean’s Award from the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. We are excited to have her join our team!
August 1, 2023
We are thrilled to announce that the Yue Lab has received its first NIH R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)! This award will support our research on the mitochondrial regulation of adipose tissue thermogenesis.
July 1, 2023
Please join us in welcoming Isabella “Isa” Lopez to the Yue Lab as an undergraduate research intern! Isa is a sophomore majoring in Animal Sciences, and her internship is supported by the UF/IFAS Undergraduate Research Internship Program. We are excited to have her join our team!
May 12, 2023
The Yue Lab attended the 2023 Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Symposium in Orlando! Our students, Yufen and Leah, gave research presentations. We had a wonderful time sharing science and connecting with colleagues and fellow students!
April 12, 2023
We are excited to welcome a new THUNDER Imager to the Yue Lab! This advanced imaging system will support 3D cell culture studies of stem cells, spheroids, and organoids. Let’s decode 3D biology in real time!
March 15-17, 2023
The Yue Lab attended the Advances in Skeletal Muscle Biology in Health and Disease Conference hosted at the University of Florida. The meeting featured many outstanding speakers and inspiring presentations for our students and postdoctoral researchers.
Dr. Yue co-chaired the “Muscle Diseases and Therapeutics” session with Dr. Lee Sweeney. Our Ph.D. student Yufen also presented a poster on the function of a newly identified long noncoding RNA in myogenesis.
December 18, 2022
The Yue Lab celebrated Christmas at Yummy House in Gainesville! We had a wonderful time together and look forward to seeing everyone again in January 2023.
December 13, 2022
The Yue Lab attended the 2022 Animal Sciences Department Holiday Party! We had a wonderful time celebrating together and especially enjoyed the fun gift exchange.
November 02-03, 2022
The Yue Lab attended the 2022 Florida Genetics Symposium! We were especially excited to hear the keynote address by Dr. Joan Steitz of Yale School of Medicine, a pioneering scientist in the field of RNA biology.
October 6-7, 2022
The Yue Lab attended the 2022 Animal Sciences Graduate Symposium in St. Augustine. We had a wonderful time connecting with colleagues and enjoying the local beer and live music!
September 1, 2022
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Junxiao Ren to our lab as a postdoctoral researcher! Junxiao earned his Ph.D. from China Agricultural University. His research interests focus on stem cell biology and skeletal muscle regeneration. We are excited to have him join our team!
August 22, 2022
Happy hours in the Department Picnic!
August 15, 2022
Dr. Yue received the UF Pepper Center Junior Scholar Award to support a new study investigating sepsis-induced myopathy in aging using single-cell omics technologies.
August 1, 2022
Please join us in welcoming Yufen Li to our lab as a Ph.D. student in the Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program!
Yufen earned her M.S. degree from the Ocean University of China. Her doctoral studies are supported by the Dean’s Award from the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. She is interested in stem cell biology, and we are excited to have her join our team!
July 1, 2022
Please join us in welcoming Leah Chu to our lab as a master’s student! Leah earned her B.S. degree from Colorado State University. Her research interests focus on the nutritional and metabolic regulation of stem cell function. We are excited to have her join our team!
June 28, 2022
Dr. Yue attended the FASEB Science Research Conference, The Lipid Droplet Conference: Biology in Health and Disease.
March 25, 2022
Dr. Yue was invited to give a talk “Molecular regulation of adipocyte metabolism and thermogenic function.” in AMCB Seminar.
January 18, 2022
Dr. Yue’s new research is published on the journal Cell Reports. The study discovers an unappreciated lipid droplet dynamic linking muscle stem cell fate determination.
Should learn more about this finding, please visit the interview:
“Fat’s unexpected role in muscle stem cell fate.“
January 16, 2022
Please join us in welcoming Caitlin and Elizabeth to our lab as undergraduate researchers! Both are majoring in Animal Sciences on the pre-veterinary track. We are excited to have them join our team and hope they enjoy their time in the lab!
January 05, 2022
Please join us in welcoming Karol, Matthew, and Gio to our lab as undergraduate researchers! Karol is majoring in Microbiology, Matthew is majoring in Nutritional Sciences, and Gio is majoring in Biotechnology with a minor in Bioinformatics. We are excited to have them join our team and hope they enjoy their time in the lab!
November 14 – 19, 2021
Dr. Yue was invited to present his research at the 2021 Myogenesis Conference, hosted by the Society for Muscle Biology in Costa Rica. This highly regarded conference brought together many leading scientists in the field.
November 04, 2021
As a new member of the University of Florida Myology Institute, Dr. Yue was invited to give a research seminar.
October 27, 2021
As a new member of the University of Florida Genetics Institute, Dr. Yue was invited to deliver a virtual seminar.
October 25, 2021
Our new paper was published in FASEB Journal discovering a new function of Letmd1 gene in controlling brown fat thermogenesis. Congrats Madigan! Nice work!
August 16, 2021
The Yue Lab was launched at the University of Florida on August 16, 2021.
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