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2016
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SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY SEMINAR.
Speaker: Matthias Blüher, Prof. MD, Department of Medicine, University of Leipzig.
Host: Ulf Smith ulf.smith@medic.gu.se
A light lunch will be served from 11.30 outside the venue on a first come – first served basis.
Biography
Matthias Blüher is currently Professor in Molecular Endocrinology and Speaker of the Collaborative Research Center “Obesity mechanisms” at the University of Leipzig. Matthias obtained his medical degree and completed his training in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at the University in Leipzig under the supervision of Professor Michael Stumvoll and became a Professor of Molecular Metabolism Research at the University of Cologne in 2004 and one year later at the University of Leipzig. From 2000-2003, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the laboratory of C. Ronald Kahn at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School in Boston. Matthias Blüher´s research is focused on the role of adipose tissue function and distribution in insulin resistance, the development of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. His work is reflected by ~ 370 original research and review articles in these research fields. He established a large adipose tissue bank from well-phenotyped individuals which supported the functional characterization and translation of association signals for type 2 diabetes and obesity traits into molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms. More recently his group demonstrated that normal adipose tissue function and protection against adipose tissue inflammation may underly the insulin sensitive “metabolically healthy” obese phenotype. Matthias´ work has been recognized both nationally and internationally as he is a recipient of the Obesity Research Award of the German Obesity Society 2003, the Ferdinand-Bertram-Prize of the German Diabetes Association 2008, a European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Rising Star Award (2008), and the Minkowski Prize of the EASD 2015. He serves as Associate Editor of Diabetologia.
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The Council for Research (FOR) wants to promote scientific exchange between scientists at Sahlgrenska Academy and prominent international scientists and universities. In addition, FOR aims to increase the opportunities for informal scientific discussions and interactions between faculty members and students at Sahlgrenska Academy. Sahlgrenska Academy Seminars allows for faculty members to suggest prominent international speakers, and to act as hosts during their visits to Sahlgrenska Academy.