SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO-- ARE ADIPOCYTES REQUIRED FOR METABOLIC HEALTH (DC-016)

Saturday, October 28, 2023

09:45 – 10:45 EST

Location: Palais, 517A

Presenter(s)

Cynthia T. Luk, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Endocrinologist and Scientist
St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
University of Toronto
Andre Tchernof, PhD (he/him/his)

Professor
Laval University
Laval University

Chair(s)

GL

Gareth Lim, PhD

Disclosure(s):

Andre Tchernof, PhD: Biotwin: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); GI Windows: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Johnson & Johnson: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)

Learning Objectives / Objectifs d'apprentissage:

At the end of this session participants will be able to / Au terme de cette conférence, vous serez:

Attendees will hear a balanced description of ideas on how adipose tissue is an important contributor to metabolism. They will learn the different mechanism of adipose tissue expansion and how it may be targeted to impact metabolic disease progression.