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August Events

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Hai-Bin Ruan, PhD

Monday, August 3, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Hai-Bin Ruan, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology  University of Minnesota Presentation: Of Mice and Men and Beyond: Brown Adipose Tissue Involution with Age

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Ayotunde Dokun, MD, PhD

Monday, August 10, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Ayotunde Dokun, MD, PhD  Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Associate Professor of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology and Metabolism Presentation: TBD 

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Huxing Cui, PhD

Monday, August 17, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Huxing Cui, PhD Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa  Presentation: Staying awake for dinner: Is there a role for leptin?

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Chad Grueter, PhD and Ajit Vikram, PhD

Monday, August 24, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Chad Grueter, PhD  Associate Professor of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine Ajit Vikram, PhD Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine Presentation: Cardioprotective effects of miR-204 during pressure-overload through apelin-receptor (APJ)"

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: William Sivitiz, MD and Deniz Atasoy, PhD

Monday, August 31, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

William Sivitz, MD  Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology and Metabolism University of Iowa Presentation: Regulation of the TCA cycle by mitochondrial oxaloacetate Deniz Atasoy, PhD Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology  University of Iowa  Presentation: Ascending catecholamine pathways controlling hunger