Our Team
Meet the Hirschey Lab
A curious group of scientists united by metabolism

Principal Investigator
Matthew Hirschey, PhD
Dr. Matthew Hirschey is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology & Cancer Biology at Duke University. He received his PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and completed postdoctoral training at the Gladstone Institutes at UCSF.
His research focuses on understanding how cells sense and respond to nutrients, with particular emphasis on metabolic signaling in metabolic diseases, cancer, and aging. He has received numerous awards and has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Hirschey is passionate about leveraging computational approaches to accelerate discovery in metabolism research.
Role: Principal Investigator | Associate Professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology & Pharmacology
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His research focuses on understanding how cells sense and respond to nutrients, with particular emphasis on metabolic signaling in metabolic diseases, cancer, and aging. He has received numerous awards and has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Hirschey is passionate about leveraging computational approaches to accelerate discovery in metabolism research.
Role: Principal Investigator | Associate Professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology & Pharmacology
Connect: Twitter | LinkedIn
Lab Members
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Bev DeSouza
Graduate Student
Studying sirtuin biology
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Darren Stuart
Research Scientist and Lab Manager
Developing tools for investigating metabolic regulation
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David Bader, PhD
Fellow
Studying metabolic signaling pathways in liver cancer
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Derek Zachman
Fellow
Investigating nutrient sensing mechanisms in hematologic malignancies
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Russ Ericksen, PhD
Research Scientist
Investigating metabolic regulation in liver cancer
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Srijan Oduru
Undergraduate Student
Studying metabolic adaptation in cancer