Abstract
Yi Zhu is an Instructor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and an NIH K99/R00 career development award recipient. In this interview—part of our series on early-career researchers—he tells us about his work studying metabolic diseases and how he overcame doubts about his career in research by finding out the grass is not always greener on the other side. Finally, Dr. Zhu shares some great advice about finding balance in life, which is important for early-career researchers and anyone else pursuing a busy and challenging career.
Highlights
Can you tell us about your research interests? I am interested in understanding the pathophysiology of obesity and metabolic diseases and finding new ways to treat them
I became interested in metabolism and chose my Ph.D. mentor’s lab largely based on my interactions with him
Great progress has been made in treating diabetes with GLP1 and creating artificial dual agonists or tritagonists that simultaneously target GLP, GIP, and glucagon receptors
Summary
Can you tell us about your research interests? I am interested in understanding the pathophysiology of obesity and metabolic diseases and finding new ways to treat them. Spotlight on early-career researchers: an interview with Yi Zhu In this interview—part of our series on early-career researchers—he tells us about his work studying metabolic diseases and how he overcame doubts about his career in research by finding out the grass is not always greener on the other side.
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