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Geriatrics & Nutritional Science Weekly Seminar

Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 pm
Conference Room #213, 2nd Floor West Building

Date
Speaker
Topic
October 1
C. Huie Lin MD, PhD
“Modest Weight Loss and Cardiac Glucose Metabolism: A Sweetheart Deal?”
October 8
Robert F. Margolskee MD, PhD
“Beyond Taste: Effect of Glustducin and Other Taste Receptors in Endocrine Functions”
October 15
Michael J. Rennie, PhD FRSE FHEA
“Recent discoveries with respect to control of human muscle metabolism"
October 22
Elisa Fabbrini, M.D., Ph.D. &
Marleen Kars, Ph.D.
“Long-term metabolic effects of bariatric surgery” & “Effect of TUDCA on multi-organ insulin sensitivity in obese men and women”
October 29
No Seminar
November 5
Donald K. Layman, Ph.D.
"Dietary Protein has a Central Role in Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome”
November 12
No Seminar
November 19
Dominic Reeds, M.D.
"HIV and adipocytes: Whatever happened to 'slim' disease?”
Special Tuesday Lecture: November 24
given by Zsolt Radák, PhD. Professor at
Semmelweis University. Budapest, Hungary
“The Effect Exercise on Sirtuins in Human and Rat Skeletal Muscle”
November 26

No Seminar: Happy Thanksgiving

Washington University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Washington University designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. This activity is being sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education.

It is the policy of Washington University School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education, to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty participating in this activity are expected to disclose to the audience any significant financial interest or other relationship he/she has with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational presentation.

Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics & Nutritional Sciences