Matthew Potthoff
- Position: Harold Hamm Endowed Chair in Clinical Diabetes Research, Deputy Director, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, Department of Biochemistry & Physiology, Diabetes Research Member
- Graduate School
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Ph.D. in Genetics and Development
UT Southwestern Medical
Dallas, TX
- College
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B.S. in Zoology/Biology
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
Select Honors and Accomplishments:
2025 Harold Hamm Endowed Chair in Clinical Diabetes Research
2020 Roy J. Carver Professorship in Neuroscience and Pharmacology
2020 University of Iowa Distinguished Scholar Award
2016 University of Iowa Early Career Scholar Award
2013 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Junior Faculty Award
2011 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Travel Award
2007-2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship
2004-2007 National Institute of Health (NIH) Cardiology Training Grant
2003 University of Texas Southwestern Academic Scholarship
2003 Honors College Phi Beta Kappa Distinguished Undergraduate Research Award
2000-01; 03 Corrine Price Scholarship
2000-2002 Jon Winthrop Scholarship
2000 Adams Summer Research Grant
2000-2003 Blanche Adams Scholarship
1999-2003 University of Oklahoma Alumni Scholar
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Mice harboring the obesity-associated SNP rs1421085 exhibit increased body weight and reveal an IRX3 neuronal circuit regulating body weight.
2025
Molecular Metabolism
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FGF21 reverses MASH through coordinated actions on the CNS and liver.
2025
Cell Metabolism
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FGF21 Suppresses Alcohol Consumption Through an Amygdalo-striatal Circuit.
2022
Cell Metabolism
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FGF21 Signals to Glutamatergic Neurons in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus to Suppress Carbohydrate Intake.
2020
Cell Metabolism
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FGF21 Regulates Metabolism through Adipose-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms
2017
Cell Metabolism
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