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Daniel Berry Lab Cornell

 

Research Overview


Our research seeks to understand why adipose tissue loses adaptive competence during obesity and aging. We investigate how communication between progenitor, stromal, immune, and vascular cells regulates tissue remodeling, thermogenic plasticity, and metabolic resilience. By defining how these niche interactions fail, we aim to uncover fundamental mechanisms driving adipose dysfunction and metabolic disease.

 

Areas of Interest


Adipose tissue plasticity and adaptive remodeling

Progenitor cell competence and lineage determination

Stromal–immune regulation of tissue function

Aging, obesity, and loss of metabolic resilience

Tissue niche communication and regenerative capacity