About
Laura den Hartigh
Research Associate Professor, Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition
PhD, Molecular, Cellular, and Integrated Physiology, University of California (Davis), 2008
South Lake Union Campus
750 Republican St.
Box 358062
Seattle, WA 98109
Dr. Laura den Hartigh studies mechanisms by which macronutrients such as glucose and fatty acids influence cellular metabolism in the settings of obesity and weight loss. Her lab uses cell culture models, including adipocytes and monocytes/macrophages, and mouse models of obesity to study the complex interplay between excessive nutrient ingestion, gut microbe health, adipose tissue metabolism, and systemic inflammation.