Author: Brett Davis

In a newly released video from Sable Systems International, Dr. Kathryn E. Wellen provides her thoughts on being named the inaugural winner of The Sable Award for outstanding contributions to the field of metabolic physiology. “I’m incredibly honored to receive this award,” said Dr. Wellen. “I am so pleased to see the hard work of my lab members from over the years be recognized in this way.” Dr. Wellen was presented the award and $20,000 honorarium at the first annual Metabolic Physiology Meeting (#METPHYS) held May 1-4 at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Sable Systems International is happy to announce that Kathryn E. Wellen, PhD, is the inaugural recipient of The Sable Award for outstanding contributions to the field of metabolic physiology. Dr. Wellen is Associate Professor of Cancer Biology and Principal Investigator of the Wellen Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. She was selected by The Metabolic Physiology Meeting organizers, and they presented the award during the first Metabolic Physiology Meeting 2023 held at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Sable Systems International is proud to announce a new video highlighting the life of John Lighton, company President, and Chief Innovation Officer. Dr. Lighton founded the company in 1987 as a graduate student at the University of California-Los Angeles under the urging of his advisor, the legendary George Bartholomew, one of the world’s leading comparative physiologists. Dr. Lighton merged his passion for electronics with his understanding of metabolism to revolutionize the field of metabolism measurement. Under his leadership, Sable Systems has grown from, literally, his garage into being a global company serving the comparative and biomedical research fields.