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Obesity Outreach -Weekly conferences
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UT Southwestern program in Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Research Outreach program extends the scope to the medical community, other state institutions, and the general public. The forum is open for discussion of obesity and education programs.  The weekly seminars are being held at noon on Wednesday in Room Y3.214 on the 3th floor of the Green Research Building in the Division of Endocrinology.

Past Obesity Outreach Weekly Conferences

  • July 2, 2008
    Darren McGuire, M.D., MHSc
    "Independent Associations between Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus and Atherosclerosis: Observations from the Dallas Heart Study"


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Panel Discussion: Once a month there will be a discussion of current literature of interest to the group.

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2008 Lectures 

  • July 9, 2008
    Peter Snell, PhD
    "
    Fitness versus Fatness"
  • July 16, 2008
    Anthony Comuzzie, Ph.D.
    "The genetics of obesity and it's comorbidities: From baboons to humans"
  • July 23, 2008
    TBA
  • July 30, 2008
    TBA
  • August 6, 2008
    Deborah J. Clegg, RD, Ph.D.
    "Fatty Acids Induce Hypothalamic Insulin Resistance and Facilitate Weight Gain"
  • August 13, 2008
    Tony Babb, Ph.D.
    "Shortness of breath with exertion in obesity"
  • August 20, 2008
    TBA
  • August 27, 2008
    Deborah J. Clegg, RD, Ph.D.
    "Nutriton and Cancer"
  • September 03, 2008              
    TBA
  • September 10, 2008           
    Philip Kern, M.D.
    TBA
  • September 17, 2008
    Marisol Perez, PhD
    "Studies of eating disorders, allelic variation in promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene"
  • September 24, 2008           
    Lidia Szczepaniak, Ph.D.
    "Ectopic Fat Quantitation by MRS"
  • October 01, 2008 
    TBA
  • October 08, 2008 
    Roger Unger, M.D.
    TBA
  • October 15, 2008
    Caurnel Morgan, PhD
    "Neural and endocrine signals that underlie disturbances in eating and emotional behaviour"
  • October 22, 2008 
    TBA
  • October 29, 2008 
    TBA
  • November 05, 2008             
    TBA
  • November 12, 2008 
    Ruth Ann Carpenter, MS, RD, LD
    TBA            
  • November 19, 2008
    Rick Kreider, PhD, FACSM 
    "Exercise Physiology, metabolic and cardiovascular effects"        
  • November 26, 2008             
    Thanksgiving
  • December 03, 2008   
    Joseph Zerwekh, Ph.D.
    TBA
  • December 10, 2008             
    TBA 
  • December 17, 2008
    Ed Harris, PhD
    "Copper metabolism: anti-proliferative effects and angiogenesis"          
  • December 24, 2008             
    Holiday
  • December 31, 2008             
    Holiday

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2009 Lectures 

  • January 07, 2009
    Deborah Clegg, Ph.D.
    "Estrogen's Role in the Regulation of Body Weight and Body Fat Distribution"
  • January 14, 2009
    TBA