October Events
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Antonio Vidal-Puig, MD, PhD
Monday, October 4, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Antonio Vidal-Puig, MD, PhD Professor of Molecular Nutrition and Metabolism University of Cambridge Associate Director MRC Metabolic Disease Unit Honorary Consultant in Metabolic Medicine Scientific Director Cambridge Phenomics Centre Associate Faculty Sanger Institute Title: Adipose tissue expandability, lipotoxicity and the metabolic syndrome
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Chian Ju Jong, PhD and Kyle Flippo, PhD
Thursday, October 7, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Recurrent de novo mutations in PP2A/B'delta in Jordan's Syndrome that cause intellectual disability, autism and Parkinsonism" Presented by Chian Ju Jong, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Stefan Strack's lab "Endocrine regulaton of alcohol consumption" Presented by Kyle Flippo, PhD Postdocdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Matt Potthoff's lab
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Shingo Kajimura, PhD
Monday, October 11, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Shingo Kajimura, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Title: Bioenergetics matters to metabolic health - from a view of brown fat
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Kristin Claflin, PhD and Nilufer (Nilly) Sayar, PhD
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Central Regulation of Energy Homeostasis by FGF21" Presented by Kristin Claflin, PhD Postdocdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Matt Potthoff's lab Dorsal medullary catecholamine neurons mediated hypoglycemia counterregulatory response via medial hypothalamic projections" Presented by Nilufer (Nilly) Sayar, PhD Assistant Research Scientist in Dr. Deniz Atasoy's lab
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Seung K. Kim, MD, PhD
Monday, October 18, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Seung K. Kim, MD, PhD Professor of Developmental Biology and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Endocrinology) and of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) Stanford University School of Medicine Title: New paradigms for pancreas developmental biology and genetics: implications for diabetes research
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Thomas James, PhD and Uday Singh, PhD
Thursday, October 21, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Impact of chronic ethanol exposure on respiratory function and peripheral 5-HT levels in mice" Presented by Thomas James, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's lab "Exploring the role of hypothalamic metabolic circuits in autonomic control of cardiovascular function" Presented by Uday Singh, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Huxing Cui's lab
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Ariel Feldstein, MD
Monday, October 25, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Ariel Feldstein, MD Professor of Pediatrics University of California, San Diego Founder, Jecure Therapeutics (acquired by Genentech) Co-Founder, Elgia Therapeutics Title: Inflammasomes in metabolic inflammation
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Lois Mulligan, PhD
Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am
Presented by Lois Mulligan, PhD Principal Investigator Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine Division of Cancer Biology and Genetics Cancer Research Institute Queen's University Kingston, Ontario
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Kanza Khan, PhD and Kenji Saito, PhD
Thursday, October 28, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Examining the role of neuroimmune activation in the production of withdrawal related phenotypes" Presented by Kanza Khan, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's lab "Impaired sensorimotor gating and a sign of brain senescence in estrogen-related receptor alpha knockout mice" Presented by Kenji Saito, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Huxing Cui's lab