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Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Amani E. Alharbi
King Abdulaziz University
2
Lindsey Wang
Case Western Reserve University
3
Ji-Man Park
University of Minnesota
4
Oxana Dmitrieva-Posocco
University of Pennsylvania
5
Mengshu Jia
East China University of Science and Technology
6
Lasse Maretty
Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
7
Nazma Malik
MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences
8
Michal K. Handzlik
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
9
Qian Ye
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
10
Yuman He
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Papers

1
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and 13 Obesity-Associated Cancers in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
JAMA Network Open|2024
254 cit.
2
Association of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence and Hepatic Decompensation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Gastroenterology|2024
117 cit.
3
Publication in Nature Medicine (2025) [66 citations, W4406051813]
Nature Medicine|2025
66 cit.
4
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and pancreatic cancer risk: target trial emulation using real-world data
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute|2024
42 cit.
5
Semaglutide or Tirzepatide and Optic Nerve and Visual Pathway Disorders in Type 2 Diabetes
JAMA Network Open|2025
30 cit.
6
Publication in Nature Immunology (2025) [12 citations, W4416943560]
Nature Immunology|2025
12 cit.
7
The Effect of Genetic Variants of SLC22A2 (rs662301 and rs315978) on the response to Metformin in type 2 Saudi diabetic patients
Gene|2024
1 cit.
8
Publication in World Applied Sciences Journal (2024) [W4403252628]
World Applied Sciences Journal|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Changtao Jiang
Peking University
2
Hai‐long Piao
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
3
Chen‐Song Zhang
Xiamen University
4
Cixiong Zhang
Xiamen University
5
Atul R. Chopra
Discovery Laboratories (United States)
6
Zhi-Ming Shao
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
7
Alison E. Wright
University of Sheffield
8
Russell Miller
Pfizer (United States)
9
Yuzheng Zhao
East China University of Science and Technology
10
Shiyun Ling
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

Papers

1
Gut symbionts alleviate MASH through a secondary bile acid biosynthetic pathway
Cell|2024
275 cit.
2
Gut bacteria alleviate smoking-related NASH by degrading gut nicotine
Nature|2022
211 cit.
3
USP22 regulates lipidome accumulation by stabilizing PPARγ in hepatocellular carcinoma
Nature Communications|2022
178 cit.
4
Microbial-host-isozyme analyses reveal microbial DPP4 as a potential antidiabetic target
Science|2023
166 cit.
5
Ultrasensitive sensors reveal the spatiotemporal landscape of lactate metabolism in physiology and disease
Cell Metabolism|2022
132 cit.
6
Detecting signatures of selection on gene expression
Nature Ecology & Evolution|2022
99 cit.
7
The aldolase inhibitor aldometanib mimics glucose starvation to activate lysosomal AMPK
Nature Metabolism|2022
96 cit.
8
Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor δ serves as the orexigenic asprosin receptor
Cell Metabolism|2022
53 cit.
9
A microbial amino-acid-conjugated bile acid, tryptophan-cholic acid, improves glucose homeostasis via the orphan receptor MRGPRE
Cell|2025
46 cit.
10
Emerging roles of mitochondrial functions and epigenetic changes in the modulation of stem cell fate
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences|2024
38 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Gerald I. Shulman
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2
D. Grahame Hardie
University of Dundee
3
Michael P. Lisanti
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
4
Lewis C. Cantley
Harvard University
5
Bruce M. Spiegelman
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
6
Jerrold M. Olefsky
Christian Doppler Laboratory for Thermoelectricity
7
C. Ronald Kahn
Joslin Diabetes Center
8
David Carling
Hammersmith Hospital
9
Morris F. White
Joslin Diabetes Center
10
Amira Klip
University of Toronto

Papers

1
Adipose Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α: Direct Role in Obesity-Linked Insulin Resistance
Science|1993
7.5k cit.
2
A PGC1-α-dependent myokine that drives brown-fat-like development of white fat and thermogenesis
Nature|2012
4.7k cit.
3
Mechanisms Controlling Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Respiration through the Thermogenic Coactivator PGC-1
Cell|1999
4.1k cit.
4
A Cold-Inducible Coactivator of Nuclear Receptors Linked to Adaptive Thermogenesis
Cell|1998
3.8k cit.
5
Stimulation of adipogenesis in fibroblasts by PPARγ2, a lipid-activated transcription factor
Cell|1994
3.5k cit.
6
Increased adipose tissue expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in human obesity and insulin resistance.
Journal of Clinical Investigation|1995
3.5k cit.
7
Beige Adipocytes Are a Distinct Type of Thermogenic Fat Cell in Mouse and Human
Cell|2012
3.3k cit.
8
The M2 splice isoform of pyruvate kinase is important for cancer metabolism and tumour growth
Nature|2008
2.8k cit.
9
IRS-1-Mediated Inhibition of Insulin Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Activity in TNF-α- and Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance
Science|1996
2.6k cit.
10
Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α drives the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibres
Nature|2002
2.5k cit.

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