Talk by Professor Tony Lam, University of Toronto, Canada
The metabolic impact of the small intestine, kidney and the brain
- Date: May 8, 2024
- Time: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Tony Lam, PhD
- Professor, Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Associate Director Research, Banting & Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Canada
- Location: MPI for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, 50931 Köln
- Room: Seminar room 1
- Host: Dr. Henning Fenselau
- Contact: henning.fenselau@sf.mpg.de
In this presentation, I will highlight our recent work on small intestinal protein sensing and how the kidney and the brain work in parallel to regulate feeding, weight and glucose homeostasis. Our findings unveil therapeutic targets in the small intestine, kidney and / or the brain to lower weight and glucose levels in obesity and diabetes.