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SUMMARY:Invited Talk #3 | Prof. Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt
DTSTART:20190418T110000
DTEND:20190418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260510T165027Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The Thermal Engineering for the Built Environment Laboratory (
 TEBEL) invites Prof. Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt\, leader of the researc
 h group Thermophysiology & Metabolism at the Maastricht University\, on 18
  April 2019 at the smart living lab in Fribourg.\n\nThe fundamental aspect
  of his research line is the effect of environmental temperatures as we en
 counter in daily life on physiology and behavior. Wouter was the first to 
 put non-shivering thermogenesis in adults back on the research agenda in t
 he early 2000s. In follow-up studies\, he was among the first that identif
 ied functional brown adipose tissue in adult humans. Under his supervision
 \, an extended series of experiments have been carried out. He showed that
  in adult humans brown fat is a flexible tissue that can be activated and 
 recruited by cold acclimation\, weight loss\, by pharmacological agents su
 ch as bile acids\, and by food. This part of the research bridges the gap 
 between whole body human metabolic studies and recent developments on the 
 regulation of fat and muscle tissue\, the recruitment of brown adipose tis
 sue\, and mitochondrial function in relation to the metabolic syndrome. In
 terestingly\, recent studies on mild heat exposure and acclimation have al
 so shown beneficial effects on metabolic and cardiovascular health.\n \nB
 esides basal physiological research\, current research puts emphasis on ho
 w daily environmental conditions (indoor climate\, light) relate to therma
 l comfort\, thermal behavior\, long-term health and prevention of the meta
 bolic syndrome (obesitas\, type 2 diabetes and related cardiovascular dise
 ases). His group searches for an optimal mix of different lifestyles and e
 nvironmental factors to create a healthy sustainable indoor environment.\n
  
LOCATION:smart living lab\, Fribourg room https://www.google.ch/maps/place
 /smart+living+lab/@46.7965295\,7.1450869\,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x47
 8e692aa0ef8943:0x15791ee645049ce!8m2!3d46.7965258!4d7.1472756?shorturl=1
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