- In Vivo Metabolic
Regulation and Obesity - Islet Development,
Biology, and
Immunology - Complications of
Diabetes - Oxidative stress
- Signal transduction
and Gene Regulation - Clinical Research
- Translational Research
October 2008 - Friday Seminar Series
Thursday, October 2 at 4:00 P.M.
Irwin B. Eskind Vanderbilt Discovery Lecture – 208 Light Hall
Douglas Melton, Ph.D.
Harvard University
“Making Pancreatic β Cells for Diabetics” (pdf)
Weekly VDRTC Series: 206 Preston Research Building
12:00 P.M.
Lunch Provided
Friday, October 10
Lan Wu, M.D.
Microbiology and Immunology
"Altered Natural Killer T (NKT) cell function by lipids contributes to chronic inflammation & insulin resistance in obesity” (pdf)
Friday, October 17
Patricia Labosky, Ph.D.
Cell & Developmental Biology
“Requirement for the Stem Cell Factor, Foxd3, in Models of Beta Cell Expansion” (pdf)
Friday, October 24
Anna Means, Ph.D.
Surgery and Cell & Developmental Biology
“Different Isoforms of the Growth Factor HB-EGF Exert Opposing Effects on Islet Function” (pdf)
Friday, October 31
Abba J. Kastin, M.D.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
“Recent Neuroendocrine Results with Emphasis on Leptin and Urocortin" (pdf)
