Jonas Thue Treebak

Jonas Thue Treebak is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, where he leads the Treebak Group focused on metabolic research. His work investigates the signaling pathways controlling cellular and whole body glucose and lipid homeostasis using cell-based and animal models.

Dr. Treebak's primary research interests include:

• Metabolic regulation of glucose and lipid homeostasis
• Insulin signaling pathways and adiposity regulation
• Type 2 diabetes and obesity pathogenesis
• Transgenic animal models for metabolic research
• Circadian regulation of metabolism
• $$\text{NAD}^+$$ metabolism and its role in cellular function

His recent research has explored the intersection of exercise timing, circadian biology, and metabolic health, with significant contributions to understanding how time-of-day affects metabolic responses to physical activity and nutrition. His work has been featured in high-impact journals including Nature Aging, PNAS, and Cell Reports Medicine.

Dr. Treebak has published extensively with 148 research outputs including 121 journal articles, 7 reviews, and other scholarly contributions. His research has garnered significant attention, being picked up by numerous news outlets, blogged about, and referenced across social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter), Bluesky, and Facebook.