Programming Obesity: Central and Peripheral Contributors

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• Sunday 14 April 2013, 09:00-19:00
• Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Lucy Purser.

Meeting dates: 14-16 April 2013

Website: www.abcam.com/obesity2013

Topics:

• Evolutionary origins and fetal programing of obesity • Genetic determinants of obesity • Role of adipose tissue in metabolic health • Brain circuitry underlying energy balance • Gastrointestinal peptides influencing hunger and satiety • Metabolic disease treatment: 2012 and beyond

Keynote speakers:

• Steve O’Rahilly (University of Cambridge, UK) • Steve Bloom (Imperial College London, UK)

Invited speakers: • Matthias Blüher (University of Leipzig, Germany) • Sebastien Bouret (CNRS, France) • Jens Brüning (University of Cologne, Germany) • Tony Coll (University of Cambridge, UK) • Sabrina Diano (Yale University, US) • Kevin Grove (Oregon Health & Science University, US) • Tamas Horvath (Yale School of Medicine, US) • Julian Mercer (University of Aberdeen, UK) • Martin Myers (University of Michigan, US) • Justin Rochford (University of Cambridge, UK) • John Speakman (University of Aberdeen, UK) • Giles Yeo (University of Cambridge, UK)

Presentation opportunities: Talk and poster presentations are an essential part of the meeting and slot are available at this meeting. More information can be found on the meeting website.

This talk is part of the Abcam meetings series.

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