Abu-Elheiga to present next NGN Seminar Series talk

29 Mar 2013    

Lutfi Abu-Elheiga, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will be the next NGN Seminar Series speaker, April 3rd at noon, Nebraska East Union, Sunflower Room. A brown bag lunch with beverages and dessert will be provided
 
Abu-Elheiga's talk is entitled, “A New Mechanism for Treating Obesity: Targeting a Master Regulator for Lipid Synthesis by a Small Molecule.”
 
Abu-Elheiga’s research Interests focus on the hormonal and dietary regulation of fatty acid metabolism in diseases and adverse health conditions, particularly the contemporary epidemic of obesity and related complications such as diabetes.
 
Additional information about this speaker can be found at:  http://www.bcm.edu/biochem/index.cfm?pmid=6001
 
All interested faculty, postdocs, students, and staff are invited to attend this NGN seminar.