Through the DARPA award, Szablowski will work with Miao-Hsueh Chen, an associate professor of pediatric nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine and an expert on [brown adipose tissue], to enhance nonshivering thermogenesis. A drug that boosts BAT response could help first responders treat victims of hypothermia and even lower the cost of arctic exploration. “If you have a drug that makes brown fat more active, then instead of having to spend weeks and weeks adapting to cold, you can perfor...
