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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
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    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
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    Cell Metabolism
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    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
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    Apr 11, 2020
    The NIH is looking for volunteers to quantify undetected cases of the coronavirus. They will send you an at-home blood collection kit and you can send it back to them to see if you have antibodies to the virus. Consider registering niaid.nih.gov/news-events/ni…
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    May 9, 2023
    I feel honored and humbled to be selected as a Freeman Hrawbowski Scholar. I am grateful to the trainees who joined my lab to share their determination and creativity, the mentors and colleagues who raised me as a scientist, and my family. Thank you HHMI for the support!
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    May 14, 2022
    Replying to @pak_heidi
    Congratulations Heidi and to your family! Strong women raise and lift up other strong women- I certainly see you’re grandmothers fierceness in you as well. I’m excited for the scientists you will life up as a PI in the future.
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    Oct 21, 2021
    Every time I write a letter of recommendation for the trainees in my lab, I feel overwhelmed in reflecting on their growth and potential. No one would say being a PI is easy, but wow, what an amazing job to be part of someone’s journey.
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    Apr 28, 2023
    Four years ago, I was struggling to set up my lab when Gisela Geoghegan joined as a postdoc. She laid the Simcox lab foundation, establishing critical scientific exploration and molecular biology. Today she leaves for a new position at AstraZeneca and I am so proud and happy.
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    Sep 22, 2022
    I recently tried to add ‘humility’ to our graduate programs mission and values statement. The response was overwhelmingly negative from faculty and student -it’s moments like these that I remember I am a stranger in this system.
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    Aug 7, 2023
    No one prepares you for the feeling of your first student defending. The sense of pride, awe, and hope are overwhelming. Congratulations Dr. @raghav_jain1 we’ll be cheering you on as a Simcox lab alum! Thank you for your ideas, enthusiasm, and help building the lab foundation.
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    Feb 1, 2024
    The Simcox lab turns 5 years old today! It feels like worlds away from the first day when Judith Kimble walked me through my empty lab. I’m grateful for the trainees, the colleagues, the collaborators, and all of the immeasurable support I’ve received in these 5 years.
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    Oct 29, 2021
    When you walk into lab and see this you know you’ve built a good lab team
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    May 6, 2019
    Of all the honors this had to be the best, I showed my mom and sister my lab space for the first time. My mom cried and talked about the sacrifices my family made to get me here, how proud my grandpa and great-grandma would be, and then blessed the space ❤️
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    Nov 9, 2022
    Grateful for the support from @AFARorg to pursue our research on lipid signaling in aging and control of energy expenditure.
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    UW–Madison Biochem
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    Nov 9, 2022
    Congratulations to professor Judi Simcox (@JudithSimcox) on receiving a @AFARorg 2022 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Research Grants for Junior Faculty. Read about Simcox's research: biochem.wisc.edu/news/2022/news…
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    Feb 1, 2020
    It has been 1 year since the simcox lab opened its doors. Its very different from the first day Judith Kimble walked me through the empty lab space and I thought I’d share some of the joys and struggles of this years journey #newPI #year1
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    Judith Simcox PhD
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    Mar 24, 2022
    Great to see our labs first research publication in press. Lead author @raghav_jain1 and second author @JustWadeAMinute used quantitative lipidomics on 9 tissues and plasma to computationally identify contributors to the plasma lipid pool for acylcarnitines and ceramides.
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    Journal of Lipid Research
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    Mar 24, 2022
    Jain et al.'s studies provide an adaptable computational tool to assess tissue contribution to the plasma lipid pool. Their findings have further implications in understanding the function of plasma ACars & ceramides — @JudithSimcox @UWBiochem #lipidomics jlr.org/article/S0022-…