Bickel Team (IMAGE) UT Southwestern Medical Center Caption UT Southwestern researchers (l-r) Dr. Chaofeng Yang, Lisa Hahner, Dr. Perry Bickel, and Dr. Violeta Gallardo Montejano identified a new role for a protein as a promoter of fat breakdown. Credit UT Southwestern Medical Center Usage Restrictions With credit line License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.