AlexanderA.SoukasMDPhD

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Obesity

Associate Professor of Medicine, Diabetes Unit, Endocrine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

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Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2005 - 2008
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2005
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2003

American Society for Clinical Investigation, Selected Member American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2020
Weissman Family MGH Research Scholar Massachusetts General Hospital, 2018
Glenn Award for Research in the Biological Mechanisms of Aging Glenn Foundation, 2017
Martin Prize for Fundamental Research Massachusetts General Hospital, 2017
Howard M. Goodman Fellowship Massachusetts General Hospital, 2015
New Scholar in Aging Award The Ellison Medical Foundation, 2011
Child Health Research Award Charles H. Hood Research Foundation, 2011
Excellence in Tutoring Award Harvard Medical School
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Dietary Intake of Tryptophan and Metformin Response Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Completed
Early Phase 1

PubMed

The nuclear pore complex connects energy sensing to transcriptional plasticity in longevity.
Yifei Zhou, Fasih M Ahsan, Alexander A Soukas
Biorxiv. 2025-02-17
3 citations
The direct targets of metformin in diabetes and beyond.
Luxia Yao, Lei Wang, Runshuai Zhang, Alexander A Soukas, Lianfeng Wu
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2024-09-02
Corrigendum to "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 8-week intranasal oxytocin administration in adults with obesity: Rationale, study des...
Marie-Louis Wronski, Franziska Plessow, Liya Kerem, Elisa Asanza, Michelle L O'Donoghue
Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2024-05-01

Mitochondrial Permeability Plays a Key Role in Aging, Recovery from Ischemic InjuryApril 4th, 2019
On the Brink of a Cancer BreakthroughJuly 6th, 2017
How Diabetes Drug Metformin Prevents, Suppresses Cancer GrowthDecember 16th, 2016
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Boston Area Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center (BADERC)MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2023–2028
Boston Area Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center (BADERC)MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2023–2028
Boston Area Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center (BADERC)MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2023–2028
Mitochondrial action of metformin in aging and longevityMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2020–2025