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Local Seminars of Interest to Diabetes Researchers

Pacific Northwest Research Institute

Medical Genetics

DERC Seminars and Symposia

The DERC sponsors monthly seminars on topics related to diabetes, and anyone is welcome to attend. Call the DERC Administrative Core at 206-764-2688 for future information. To be added to the Seminar mailing list, please email Delphine Goercke, Program Coordinator at the Administrative Core.

Updated (11/24/09)

October 20, 2009
Mario Kratz, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
University of Washington
CD16+ Macrophages in Human Adipose Tissue: A Major Determinant of Insulin Resistance and Systemic Inflammation?
4:30-5:30 PM
Room K-069
Reception: Foyer

November 19, 2009
Martin Myers, Jr., MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Molecular and Neural Mechanisms of Leptin Action: Focus on the Mesolimbic Dopamine System
4:00-5:00 PM
Orin Smith Auditorium
UW South Lake Union Campus
Reception: Foyer

December 10, 2009
DERC/CNRU Research Retreat

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
UW Center for Urban Horticulture Center

January 20, 2010
Tony Lam, PhD
University of Toronto
Roles of Brain and Gut Nutrtient-Sensing Mechanisms in Glucose and Energy Homeostasis
4:00-5:00 PM
Orin Smith Auditorium
UW South Lake Union Campus
Reception Following

February 17, 2010
Suzanne Craft, PhD

University of Washingon
Effects of Brain Insulin Action on Cognitive Function
4:00-5:00 PM
Orin Smith Auditorium
UW South Lake Union Campus
Reception Following

March 18, 2010
Ajay Chawla, MD, PhD
Stanford School of Medicine
Roles of PPAR Receptors in Diabetes, Inflammation and Obesity
3:30-4:30 PM
Orin Smith Auditorium
UW South Lake Union Campus
Reception Following

April 15, 2010
Kroc Lectureship
Steve Shoelson, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Pathophysiology of Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
4:00-5:00 PM
Orin Smith Auditorium
UW South Lake Union Campus
Reception Following

May 11, 2010
DERC Annual Symposium
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
UW Center for Urban Horticulture
Gastrointestinal Regulation of Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes


PLEASE NOTE: All dates, times and room assignments are subject to change. Please check announcements received by email, or contact the Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center at 206-764-2688 for further information.

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