Lisa Morselli, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Locations

Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine

General Interests

Weight management, diabetes, general endocrinology

Education

MD, University of Pisa Medical School, Italy
PhD, University of Pisa Medical School, Italy
Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
Fellowship, Endocrinology, University of Iowa

Biography

Dr. Morselli is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Morselli completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Iowa and completed her Fellowship in Endocrinology at the University of Iowa. She is board certified in Endocrinology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Morselli received her MD from the University of Pisa Medical School in Italy.

Research Experience

Adult
Appetite Regulation
Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus
Body Mass Index
Energy Metabolism
Female
Humans
Male
Obesity
Sleep
Sleep Deprivation

Research Interests

Metabolic adaptation to weight loss
Resting metabolic rate control
Food insecurity and metabolic outcomes

Melanocortin MC4R receptor is required for energy expenditure but not blood pressure effects of angiotensin II within the mouse brain.

(Oliveira V, Riedl RA, Claflin KE, Mathieu NM, Ritter ML, Balapattabi K, Wackman KK, Reho JJ, Brozoski DT, Morgan DA, Cui H, Rahmouni K, Burnett CML, Nakagawa P, Sigmund CD, Morselli LL, Grobe JL.) Physiol Genomics. 2022 06 01;54(6):196-205 PMID: 35476598 PMCID: PMC9131927 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131018208 04/28/2022
Altered ERK-mediated control of AgRP and metabolic rate during obesity.

(Ritter ML, Balapattabi K, Claflin KE, Morselli LL, Sigmund CD, Grobe JL.) FASEB J. 2022 May;36 Suppl 1 PMID: 35554869 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130036996 05/14/2022
Recent Advances in Hypertension: Intersection of Metabolic and Blood Pressure Regulatory Circuits in the Central Nervous System.

(Oliveira V, Kwitek AE, Sigmund CD, Morselli LL, Grobe JL.) Hypertension. 2021 04;77(4):1061-1068 PMID: 33611936 PMCID: PMC7990288 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102906743 02/23/2021
Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing of the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus of C57BL/6J Mice After Prolonged Diet-Induced Obesity.

(Deng G, Morselli LL, Wagner VA, Balapattabi K, Sapouckey SA, Knudtson KL, Rahmouni K, Cui H, Sigmund CD, Kwitek AE, Grobe JL.) Hypertension. 2020 08;76(2):589-597 PMID: 32507042 PMCID: PMC7347451 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087901067 06/09/2020
Association of Preoperative Body Weight and Weight Loss With Risk of Death After Bariatric Surgery.

(Sun Y, Liu B, Smith JK, Correia MLG, Jones DL, Zhu Z, Taiwo A, Morselli LL, Robinson K, Hart AA, Snetselaar LG, Bao W.) JAMA Netw Open. 2020 05 01;3(5):e204803 PMID: 32407504 PMCID: PMC7225906 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084963863 05/15/2020
Exploration of cardiometabolic and developmental significance of angiotensinogen expression by cells expressing the leptin receptor or agouti-related peptide.

(Sapouckey SA, Morselli LL, Deng G, Patil CN, Balapattabi K, Oliveira V, Claflin KE, Gomez J, Pearson NA, Potthoff MJ, Gibson-Corley KN, Sigmund CD, Grobe JL.) Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2020 05 01;318(5):R855-R869 PMID: 32186897 PMCID: PMC7272763 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85083546405 03/19/2020
Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Epidemiology and Natural History

(Morselli LL, Schlechte JA.) Contemporary Endocrinology. 2019:111-126 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065828798 01/01/2019
Control of Energy Expenditure by AgRP Neurons of the Arcuate Nucleus: Neurocircuitry, Signaling Pathways, and Angiotensin.

(Morselli LL, Claflin KE, Cui H, Grobe JL.) Curr Hypertens Rep. 2018 03 19;20(3):25 PMID: 29556733 PMCID: PMC5882211 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85044249515 03/21/2018
Determinants of Slow-Wave Activity in Overweight and Obese Adults: Roles of Sex, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Testosterone Levels.

(Morselli LL, Temple KA, Leproult R, Ehrmann DA, Van Cauter E, Mokhlesi B.) Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2018;9:377 PMID: 30050500 PMCID: PMC6052085 07/28/2018
Sex Differences in the Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Glucose Metabolism.

(Temple KA, Leproult R, Morselli L, Ehrmann DA, Van Cauter E, Mokhlesi B.) Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2018;9:376 PMID: 30042734 PMCID: PMC6048262 07/26/2018
Shared Genetic Control of Brain Activity During Sleep and Insulin Secretion: A Laboratory-Based Family Study.

(Morselli LL, Gamazon ER, Tasali E, Cox NJ, Van Cauter E, Davis LK.) Diabetes. 2018 01;67(1):155-164 PMID: 29084784 PMCID: PMC5741150 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85038897497 11/01/2017
Effects of Insufficient Sleep on Pituitary-Adrenocortical Response to CRH Stimulation in Healthy Men.

(Guyon A, Morselli LL, Balbo ML, Tasali E, Leproult R, L'Hermite-Bal??riaux M, Van Cauter E, Spiegel K.) Sleep. 2017 06 01;40(6) PMID: 28444400 PMCID: PMC6075556 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85025093316 04/27/2017

Lisa Morselli, MD, PhD