Dr. David Harris

Biography

David Harris is the Associate Director of the Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Surgery Core and an Assistant Professor in Surgery at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on the intersection of metabolic and surgical operations, metabolism, and aging, particularly how surgical interventions like bariatric surgery can lead to improvements in metabolic diseases associated with obesity. His work has demonstrated that surgical methods such as sleeve gastrectomy can induce significant changes in glucose metabolism, immune response, and mitigate the effects of metabolic diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes in model organisms. Harris's aim is to further understand the organ-specific effects of surgical procedures on senescence and host metabolism, contributing to the fields of metabolic health and aging.

Research Interests