Clay Semenkovich, MD

Clay Semenkovich, MD

Primary Academic Title

Herbert S. Gasser Professor and Chief of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

Role of metabolism, especially lipid metabolism, in the pathogenesis of age-related diseases.

Education

  • 1981: MD, Washington University, St. Louis

Training

  • 1981 - 1984: Intern and resident, internal medicine, Washington University, St. Louis
  • 1984 - 1986: Fellow, endocrinology and metabolism, Washington University
  • 1986 - 1987: Chief resident, internal medicine, Washington University

Selected Research Publications

Time for lipid cell biology.
  • Chen XW, Don AS, Fedorova M, [...] Semenkovich CF, [...] Zou Y
  • Nat Cell Biol 2025
Brown fat ATP-citrate lyase links carbohydrate availability to thermogenesis and guards against metabolic stress.
  • Korobkina ED, Calejman CM, Haley JA, [...] Semenkovich CF, [...] Guertin DA
  • Nat Metab 2024