Lectures/Seminars
February 2009

February 5th

“A Brief History of the Cholesterol Hypothesis”
Anne Goldberg, M.D.,
Metabolism Division Clinical Rounds
Southwest Tower, Room 728
9:15 - 9:45am

"Drosophila model of diet-induced insulin resistance: A problem conserved throughout evolution"
Thomas J. Baranski, M.D., Ph.D.
Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Weekly Seminar
CHN Conference Room, West Building, 2nd floor
12:00pm

February 12th

"AdPLA ablation increases lipolysis and prevents obesity induced by high-fat feeding or leptin deficiency"
Irfan Lodhi, M.D.
Metabolism Journal Club
728 Southwest Tower
9:45 -10:30 a.m.

"Calorie restriction in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis"
Anne Cross. M.D.
Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Weekly Seminar
CHN Conference Room, West Building, 2nd floor
12:00pm

February 19th

"Lipoprotein Metabolism and Inherited Disorders"
Anne Goldberg, M.D.
Clinical Endocrinology Course
728 Southwest Tower
Noon - 1pm

"Genetic Protection from Diseases of Dietary Excess"
Helen H. Hobbs, M.D., The McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, Center for Human Genetics, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Department of Genetics Seminar
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 823
12:00 P.M.

"The NAD World: Sirt1, Systemic NAD Biosynthesis, and Their Importance for Metabolism and Aging"
Shin-Ichiro Imai, M.D., PH.D.
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar
Maternity Building, Room 725
4:00 P.M.

February 26th

"Metabolic Adaptations to Interrupted Lysosomal Recycling"
Mark S. Sands, Ph.D.
Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Weekly Seminar
CHN Conference Room, West Building, 2nd floor
12:00pm