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2012 BARNSTABLE BROWN OBESITY & DIABETES
RESEARCH DAY AWARDS:
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| The 2012 Barnstable Brown Obesity & Diabetes Research Day recognized the
following for presenting outstanding information based on their
scientific research. |
CATEGORY FACULTY
Lei Cai, PhD,
Professor
Department: Internal Medicine
Dr. Deneys van der Westhuyzen's laboratory,
Department: Internal Medicine
Poster Title: "Scavenger receptor CD36 expression
contributes to adipose tissue inflammation and cell death
in diet-induced obesity
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CATEGORY FELLOW
First Prize Tie: Ravi Akundi, PhD
Anatomy and Neurobiology
Dr. Hansruedi Bueler's
laboratory
Poster Title:
"Neurological, cell signaling and metabolic defects in PINK1-deficient mice support a link between diabetes
and early-onset Parkinson's disesase"
And: Se-Hyung Park, PhD
Department: Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences
Dr. Changcheng
Zhou laboratory
Poster Title:
"Myeloid-specific IKKβ deficiency decreases atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice"
CATEGORY STUDENT
First Prize: Yuhuan Wang
Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Gregory Graf's laboratory
Poster Title:
"Alleviation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress rescues the ABCG5 ABCG8 cholesterol transporter in obese, insulin resistant
leptin deficient mice"
Second Prize Tie: Alyssa Jarrell
Department: Human Nutrition
Poster Title: "Association between use of emerging
technologies for individual nutrition and effectiveness at maintaining and improving overall health"
AND: Joel Thompson
Department: Internal Medicine
Dr. Lisa Tannock's laboratory
Poster Title:
"Serum Amyloid A is Proatherogenic"
CATEGORY STAFF
First Prize: Marlene Starr
Department: General Surgery
Poster Title: "Age-associated
changes in gene expression
from mouse white adipose tissue during endotoxemia and sepsis"
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