Targetting Fatty Acid Uptake in Metabolic Diseases
Event details
| Date | 19.09.2012 |
| Hour | 09:00 › 10:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. Andreas Stahl |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Obesity greatly increases the chances of developing a host of diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes. The mechanistic connection between the obese state and these diverse disorders is poorly understood but may frequently involve the excessive uptake and inappropriate storage of fatty acids by various organs.
The main focus of the Stahl lab is to identify the mechanism that determine the uptake and distribution of lipids, such as fatty acids and ubiquinone, on the cellular and organismal level and to utilize molecular and chemical biology, genetics, as well as biomedical approaches to determine how changes in the flux of lipids can be utilized to treat obesity associated disorders.
The main focus of the Stahl lab is to identify the mechanism that determine the uptake and distribution of lipids, such as fatty acids and ubiquinone, on the cellular and organismal level and to utilize molecular and chemical biology, genetics, as well as biomedical approaches to determine how changes in the flux of lipids can be utilized to treat obesity associated disorders.
Practical information
- Informed public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Elena Dubikovskaya
Contact
- Prof. Elena Dubikovskaya