Shannon Reilly

Shannon Reilly is an Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine's Graduate School of Medical Sciences, specializing in adipocyte metabolism and metabolic health. Her lab investigates signaling pathways regulating lipolysis-driven oxidative metabolism, focusing on energy balance and diseases like obesity and cachexia.

Education:

• PhD in Molecular Biology, Harvard School of Public Health
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Alan Saltiel Laboratory, University of Michigan

Research interests center on adipose tissue signaling, mitochondrial dynamics, and inflammatory pathways in metabolic disease. Key projects include RalA activation mechanisms, STAT3 phosphorylation, and FGF21 secretion. Recent work highlights sex-dependent thermogenic regulation and lipotoxicity effects.

Scientific Awards:

• Junior Faculty Development Award, American Diabetes Association (2019)
• K01 NIH-NIDDK (2015)
• F32 NIH-NIDDK (2012)
• Edgar Haber Award, Harvard University (2011)

The Reilly Lab explores molecular mechanisms linking adipocyte metabolism to systemic energy balance, with implications for obesity and metabolic disorders.