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.