Lectures/Seminars
April 2009

April 2nd

“What Can We Learn About Obesity From Brain Imaging?”
Mark A. Mintun, M.D.
The Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science
Weekly Seminar
CHN Conference Room (Rm 213), West Building, 2nd Floor
Noon - 1pm

April 9th

“An Essential Role for PGC-1alpha in the Anti-Aging Effects of Calorie Restriction”
John J. Lehman, MD
The Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science
Weekly Seminar
CHN Conference Room (Rm 213), West Building, 2nd Floor
Noon - 1pm

April 14th

"Mining the cell surface: how Helicobacter pylori colonizes and grows on the epithelium"
Manuel Amieva, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series
Cori Auditorium, McDonnell Sciences Building
Noon - 1pm

April 16th

"Treatment of Hyperlipidemia"
Dr. Anne C. Goldberg
Clinical Endocrinology Course
728 Southwest Tower
Noon - 1pm

April 23rd

“How sweet it is. Glucose transporter 4 regulates brain glucose sensing.”
Simon Fisher, M.D.
Metabolism Research Seminar
728 Southwest Tower
9:45 -10:30 a.m.

“A fresh look at ketone body metabolism:
from gut microbes to the diabetic heart”
Peter Crawford, MD, PhD
The Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Weekly Seminar
CHN Conference Room (Rm 213), West Building, 2nd Floor
Noon - 1pm

"Cholesterol and Neurodegeneration: Insights from
Niemann-Pick C Disease"
Daniel S. Ory, M.D.
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Maternity Building, Room 725
4:00 P.M.

April 30th

“Neurodegenerative disorders:
Effects of disease and treatments on body weight”
Giovanni Fabbrini, M.D.
The Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Weekly Seminar
CHN Conference Room (Rm 213), West Building, 2nd Floor
Noon - 1pm

"Metagenomic Studies of the Obese and Lean Gut Microbiome"
Thesis Examination: Peter J. Turnbaugh
Mentor: Jeffrey Gordon, M.D.
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 823
2:00 P.M.