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May 16, 2018
Seminar - The glucoregulatory impact of gut microbiota-nutrient sensing mechanism (Speaker: Professor Tony Lam)
Professor Tony Lam
John Kitson McIvor Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research
Canada Research Chair in Obesity
Department of Physiology
University of Toronto, Canada
Date: Wednesday, 16-May-2018
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 5, LG1/F
Laboratory Block, Faculty of Medicine Building
21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Summary:
Obesity and diabetes is characterized by a disruption in glucose homeostasis in parallel to changes in the gut microbiome. I will be highlighting our research effort in understanding how changes in the gut microbiota composition is sufficient and necessary for anti-diabetic therapies to restore glucose homeostasis in diabetes and obesity.
ALL ARE WELCOME