PhD Scientist, Principal Investigator of the Riera Lab, Studying Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Obesity and Aging.

Los Angeles, CA
Joined August 2011
👉Job Search Alert: My lab is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on Neuroscience & Metabolism in Los Angeles. Interested applicants can view the opportunity here. linkedin.com/jobs/view/74944…
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What do we really know about brain microvasculature and disease? A new article in Nature Metabolism by Craig Brown's lab and News & Views article explore this important topic #diabetes 🩸
In diabetes, the capillary microvessels can become obstructed, leading to damage to neurons and cognitive deficits. A new mechanism elucidated involving interleukin-10 may help explain why @NatMetabolism nature.com/articles/s42255-0… @CraigEdBrown @MyUVic nature.com/articles/s42255-0… @celineriera
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Impressive talks and posters at#GLAM2024- the SoCal Geroscience community which keeps getting bigger! Great keynote talk from Dr Helen Goodridge @CSRegenMedicine, Thank you @BBParis1984 @SanabriaLab for hosting us and organizing. Love the kimono show!
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Very proud of our star CIRM SPARK student Ethan Sung!
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New study shows that GLP-1 is also made in the brain, in the olfactory bulb and might be involved in regulating insulin secretion.
Olfactory bulb GLP-1R-dependent regulation of insulin secretion relies on a sympathetic nervous system and GABA receptor dependent relay within the hypothalamic PVN @NatureComms nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Wonderful meeting, cutting-edge science and fantastic people at HypoGRC! Such a blast to attend the meeting for the second time and share our work on the dorsomedial hypothalamus in stress integration and metabolism #hypoGRC
Outstanding talks today in our morning and afternoon sessions! #HypoGRC
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It's happening today! Come meet the Podcast team for #DiabetesBio #DiabetesCare #DiabetesCoreUpdate @AmDiabetesAssn #ADASciSessions
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Great podcast on the biology of GLP-1 drug agonists, discussing adverse effects on lean mass loss, the mysteries regarding responders and non-responders or interactions with food reward and homeostatic brain circuits. So much still that is not understood! mindandmatter.substack.com/p…
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Episode #2 - we interview #ChrisNewgard and @lphilipson about the history and future of the @AmDiabetesAssn Pathways Award. We also discuss with @celineriera her perspective article this month on her #ADAPathwayInnovator award and what's next Listen now: bit.ly/48BYkUo
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I am pleased to share my @CedarsSinai lab's latest work conducted by first author @Ser__Zile identifying hypothalamic neurons controlling feeding + energy expenditure and sensing stressful odors. Collaborators @Allan_HPool and Yuki Oka @Caltech. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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It was about time to attend a meeting again! #HypoGRC was the perfect one to bring these 2 graduate students to their first GRC! Also, great to catch-up with colleagues, meet new ones and learn about awesome science 👏
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We're going to space! Well, at least Dr. @CliveSvendsen's stem cells are. In partnership with @Space_Tango and funded by @NASA, Cedars-Sinai is harnessing the power of zero gravity to elevate the next generation of stem cell therapies.

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New paper out🎉! We report a neuroprotective action of central norepinephrine on dopaminergic neurons survival in Parkinson's disease. NE is released from axonal projections from locus coeruleus to substancia nigra but cellular mechanisms remain unknown! journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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How does olfaction affect energy homeostasis?👃🤔 We review recent work on topic and explore the role of hypothalamic neurons involved. Cover image in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism out for April cell.com/endocrinology-metab…
Olfactory system and energy metabolism: a two-way street dlvr.it/SK1JlW
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Here, saying bye to a wonderful and talented member of my lab, Yidan Wang (3rd from left) who will soon be off to Med School! She joined as a undergraduate student from UCLA and continued as a RA for 3 years. She pioneered our scRNAseq and so much more. I will truly miss her😢
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The Silm lab is the newest addition to our @CedarsSinai Center for Neural Science and Medicine! Overjoyed to welcome a new colleague and an old friend!
Silm lab is officially open @CedarsSinai! We will be working on the regulation of neuromodulator release, role of presynaptic function in information processing and asking why some neurons communicate with several neurotransmitters. Will be hiring soon!
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Tres belle initiative de la Suisse Romande. La science est le metier d'avenir des femmes!
Venez rencontrer de brillantes rôles modèles! J’aurai le grand honneur de modérer la session de Leila Pamingle de @Ecoparc_ch. Mille mercis et bravo @hbanet_eur. Et ne manquez pas la Keynote de @celineriera ainsi qu’un magnifique programme.
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Impairing cutaneous thermoreceptor neurons tricks the brain into "feeling colder", dissipating lipids in brown fat to maintain temperature. These sensory deficient mice are resistant to obesity! Collaboration with Paul Cohen @RockefellerUniv @MolMetab sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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