- 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
January 2008
206 Preston Research Building 12:00 P.M.Friday, January 11
Deborah Clegg, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
"Fatty Acids Impair CNS Insulin Signaling"
Friday, January 25
Alan Cherrington, Ph.D.
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
"Regulation of Glucose Uptake on Storage by the Liver In Vivo"
February 2008
206 Preston Research Building 12:00 P.M.Friday, February 1
Shawn Burgess, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern
"Hepatic Fat Metabolism and the Regulation of Gluconeogenesis"
Friday, February 15
Masakazu Shiota, DVM, PhD
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
"Glucose Toxicity Is Responsible for the Development of Impaired Hepatic Carbohydrate Metabolism in Obese-Type 2 Diabetes"
Friday, February 22
Frank Hu, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
"Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes"
March 2008
206 Preston Research Building 12:00 P.M.Friday, March 7
Maureen Gannon, Ph.D.
Medicine, Div. Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
"Factors Regulating the Genesis and Maintenance of Pancreatic Beta Cell Mass"
Friday, March 14
Doris A. Stoffers, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
"Pdx1 Partners and Targets in Pancreatic Islet Beta Cell Development"
Friday, March 28
Aurelio Galli, Ph.D.
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
"How Sweet is 'DAT': Insulin Regulation of Dopamine Transporter Function"
April 2008
206 Preston Research Building 12:00 P.M.Friday, April 11
Hisham Barakat, Ph.D.
East Carolina University Medical Center
"Up-Regulation of Glyceride Synthesis in Adipose Tissue of African American Women"
Friday, April 18
The Weinstein Lecture presented by: Domenico Accili, M.D.
Columbia University, New York City, NY
"Beta Cell Failure in the Pathogenesis of Diabetes”
May 2008
206 Preston Research Building 12:00 P.M. Friday, May 4
Sergio Fazio
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
"HDL and Atherosclerosis"
Friday, May 11
Richard O'Brien, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
"Glucose-6-Phosphatase in the Brain, Liver and Pancreas"
September 2008
206 Preston Research Building 12:00 P.M.Lunch Provided
Friday, September 12
Jake Kushner, Ph.D.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,
University of Pennsylvania
"Growth and Regeneration of Adult Beta Cells of the Islets
of Langerhans Does Not Involve Specialized Progenitors"
Friday, September 26
Donalyn Scheuner, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
"The Unfolded Protein Response: A Pathway that Links
Insulin Demand with Beta Cell Failure and Diabetes"
October 2008
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”
Friday, October 17
Patricia Labosky, Ph.D.
Cell & Developmental Biology
“Requirement for the Stem Cell Factor, Foxd3, in Models of Beta Cell Expansion”
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”
Friday, October 31
Abba J. Kastin, M.D.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
“Recent Neuroendocrine Results with Emphasis on Leptin and Urocortin"
November 2008
206 Preston Research Building 12:00 P.M.Lunch Provided
Friday, November 7
E. Duco Jansen, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering
“Laser-Induced Thermal Preconditioning Enhances Wound Repair”
Friday, November 21
Donald K. Scott, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
“Glucose-Regulated Gene Expression in Beta Cells:Roles of ChREBP and c-Myc”
December 2008
206 Preston Research Building 12:00 P.M.Lunch Provided
Friday, December 12
Lawrence J. Marnett, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology
“Protein Modification by Lipid Oxidation
Products and Its Cellular Consequences”
Friday, December 19
Mark Boothby, M.D., Ph.D.
Microbiology and Immunology
“IL-4 signaling metabolic changes in B (not beta) cells:
the PARP (not PPAR) connection”
Vanderbilt School of Medicine designates each of these educational activities for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
