NUTRITION AND OBESITY AFFINITY GROUP (NORC) RESEARCH SEMINARS

Meeting Time: Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00 pm

Meeting Location: Beckman B302

Autumn 2024
DATESPEAKER(S)TALK TITLE
Sep 4thJames Jahng, Phd
Instructor, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University
"Repurposing FDA approved drugs for ameliorating myocardial lipotoxicity"
Sep 18thMarielle Koeberlin, Phd
Basic Life Research Scientist, Baxter Labs, Stanford University
"A fast-acting lipid cell-cycle checkpoint in G1 prevents mitotic cell death in health and disease"
Oct 2ndShuke Xiao, Phd
Postdoctoral Scholar, Long Lab, Stanford University
"A hiberation-inducible metabolite activates hepatic glucose production"
Oct 16thAlan Tung
PhD Student, Long Lab, Stanford University
"MCT6 is required for Lac-Phe efflux and metformin-associated weight loss"
Oct 30thSamuel Lancaster, PhD
Scientific Director, Metabolic Health Center, Genetics, Stanford University
"An Encyclopedia of the Cord Blood Metabolome Reveals Maternal-Fetal Interactions and Disease Risk"
Nov 13thOlivia Tsai, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University
"Unique lipid signatures derived from phospholipids and sphingolipids may predict the emergence of pancreatitis with asparaginase exposure"
Dec 11thMalene Lindholm, PhD
Senior Research Engineer, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
"Charting the molecular terrain of exercise – towards the goal of precision exercise health"