Judith Simcox PhD

@JudithSimcox

Associate Professor @UWBiochem studying lipid signaling and regulation | HHMI FHS | opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer

Madison, WI biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/simcox Joined November 2018

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Judith Simcox PhD @JudithSimcox May 15, 2025

Thrilled to have our story on the regulation of lysosomal lipids out in @Cell_Metabolism! The work was led by two outstanding grad students @_JessDavidson and Raghav Jain probing mechanistic control of energy expenditure @HHMINEWS @UWBiochem

Cell Metabolism @Cell_Metabolism May 14, 2025

New! Online now: Hepatic lipid remodeling in cold exposure uncovers direct regulation of bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate lipids by phospholipase A2 group XV dlvr.it/TKmVgH

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Judith Simcox PhD @JudithSimcox Oct 8

Please spread the word on hiring in our department. We are searching broadly but particularly interested in Systems and Synthetic Biology. I am chairing this faculty search, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

UW–Madison Biochem @UWBiochem Oct 8

Deadline Oct. 15: We are hiring for a professor at any level to join our creative and dynamic community. Candidates in all areas of #biochemistry will be considered, and we are particularly interested in candidates in systems and synthetic biology. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assistant…

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Judith Simcox PhD @JudithSimcox Sep 18

I was so lucky to be trained by the late Bob Cooksey as a grad student the McClain lab. Bob was the senior scientist who taught me to respect the HPLC, mentored me through troubleshooting, and led by example. Such an impressive legacy of more than 200 scientific publications.

Judith Simcox PhD @JudithSimcox Aug 28

My department is hiring, join us! Madison is a great place to start a lab. Feel free to ask any questions.

UW–Madison Biochem @UWBiochem Aug 26

We're hiring! The Biochemistry Dept is looking for a professor at any level to join our creative community. Candidates in all biochemistry areas will be considered. Apply by Oct. 15: jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assistant…

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Judith Simcox PhD @JudithSimcox Aug 12

Canonical cold sensing begins at the skin with TRP channels. A new paper suggests it can also begin in the lung, through TREK-1; an entirely different organ and channel family.

My student Andrew Tu wrote a nice piece in Developmental Cell:

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www.cell.com Pulmonary cold sensing through Club cells triggers adipose thermogenesis to ameliorate obesity While cold exposure is known to stimulate thermogenesis, the contribution of the lung to this process remains unclear. This study identifies a pulmonary pathway that enhances Irisin production and...