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MEMBRANES Seminar

Professor, Director, Translational Adipose Biology and Obesity, Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA: "Mechanisms of adipose tissue expansion and links to metabolic health"

2020.09.17 | Zitta Glattrup Nygaard

Date Thu 24 Sep
Time 14:30 15:15
Location Zoom meeting no: 67673263403

Your are invited to an online MEMBRANES Seminar on Thursday 24 September at 14:30-15:15 by Professor, Director Susan K. Fried.

Please join the meeting by clicking on the link: https://aarhusuniversity.zoom.us/j/67673263403

Abstract

The term 'adipose expansion' is now often used to mean 'hyperplasia', i.e. an increase in 'healthy' fat storage capacity by increasing the number of adipocytes. Hypertrophy of adipocytes is thought to 'inevitably' lead to the metabolic complications of obesity. However, depot, sex and species differences in these processes show that these relationships are more complex. New insights into the underlying mechanisms of adipose expansion and implications for adipocyte function will be discussed. 

The seminar is hosted by Associate Professor Janne Lebeck, Department of Biomedicine, Health, Aarhus University.

Best wishes

Søren Brandt Poulsen 
Research Theme Manager
MEMBRANES
The Department of Biomedicine
Aarhus University

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