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Gregory Ducker
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Biochemist studying the intersection of cellular metabolism and disease. Assistant professor at the University of Utah @UUtah. Occasional skier
Salt Lake City, UT
Joined July 2009
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Jul 8, 2025
    🚨Postdoctoral position available now! 🚨We have an immediate fully funded position available in cardiac metabolism. We are looking for a highly motivated person to lead our animal model work in oxidative metabolism in heart! Pay is competitive with benefits offered. 1/2
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Jan 22, 2025
    Trump blocks NIH review. I’m on a study section to review cancer grants but received this email today: NIH has paused all communication, as directed by the new administration (e.g. cnn.com/2025/01/21/hea… ), and that apparently includes a pause for all study section meetings
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Jul 20, 2018
    I am pleased to announce that I will be joining the department of biochemistry at the University of Utah as an assistant professor starting in September. My lab is looking for talented people interested in diet, metabolism and cancer who want to enjoy mountain life. @UUtah
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Oct 9, 2024
    I am excited to share our new preprint on lactate metabolism! This has been a tremendous effort by my lab, @StavrosDrakos and @RutterLab to integrate biochemical and physiological data to understand the mechanism of lactate metabolism in the heart. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…. .
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    Direct mitochondrial import of lactate supports resilient carbohydrate oxidation
    Lactate is the highest turnover circulating metabolite in mammals. While traditionally viewed as a waste product, lactate is an important energy source for many organs, but first must be oxidized to...
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Jan 21, 2020
    I’m so honored to be awarded together with my @UUtah collaborator Kim Evason a 2020 Damon Runyon-Rachleff innovator award. We are very excited to be uniting metabolic and genomic approaches to attack liver cancer. @huntsmancancer @UofUHealth
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    Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
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    Jan 21, 2020
    Damon Runyon Awards $3.8M to Innovative Early Career Scientists bit.ly/Innovators2020 @LironBarPeled @MGHCancerCenter @gsducker @HarvardGSAS @chemical_phd @MichaelPacold @PapaemmanuilLab @sloan_kettering @DanaFarberNews @columbiacancer @AmaiaLujambio @IcahnMountSinai @DukeHMCT
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Aug 31, 2018
    After 5 years, today is my last day at Princeton. Huge thanks to Josh and the entire Rabinowitz lab for such an amazing post doc. Looking forward to the next adventure in Salt Lake City at the UofU!
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Sep 25, 2024
    A huge congratulations to Jesse Velasco who successfully defended his PhD thesis today! As my first graduate student this one is really special. Thank you Jesse! @UofUBiochem
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Jan 6, 2025
    Happy New Year. I’m pleased to report publication of the Ducker lab’s latest cancer metabolism paper led by graduate student Kyle Dunlap in @CellReports. cell.com/cell-reports/f… Thanks to @UofUBiochem! Full thread and other site
    SLC7A5 is required for cancer cell growth under arginine-limited conditions
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Jun 27, 2018
    Enjoyed my @ImpossibleFoods burger at Blue Bottle Cafe in hopewell, NJ. The meatless future is here. Amazing genetic engineering of heme protein into yeast to make this possible!
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Apr 14, 2023
    Huge thanks fo the American Cancer Society for supporting my lab's work in lipid metabolism and liver cancer. Excited for the discovery journey to come! Join us in Utah as we tackle some of the biggest challenges in cancer. @UofUBiochem
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    American Cancer Society
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    Apr 13, 2023
    The American Cancer Society is awarding 90 new Research and Career Development Grants totaling $45M, funding researchers at 67 institutions nationwide. These grantees are leading innovative discoveries that advance our mission to end cancer, for everyone. pressroom.cancer.org/research-grants
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Aug 29, 2021
    Excellent study by my lab neighbor @RutterLab Really awesome discovery potential here for understanding metabolic networks in vivo.
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    Vipin Suri
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    Aug 29, 2021
    Beautiful study looks at equilibrium binding of 830 metabolites with 33 central carbon metabolism enzymes to discover some super interesting, novel and functional protein-metabolite interactions. Excellent follow up on hits. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Oct 4, 2020
    So very honored to be a @DamonRunyon supported cancer research scientist. Incredibly grateful to all the patients, families and supporters behind this incredible foundation and the fight to cure cancer. Happy to @runyon5k with you all today in Park City, UT over the Wasatch
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Mar 25, 2021
    Fully vaccinated against Covid-19!!
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    Gregory Ducker
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    Feb 26, 2021
    Winter glow