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RESEARCH CONFERENCES

Research Conferences are held weekly for one hour on Thursdays during the academic year.  A wide range of topics in molecular and cellular research, organ physiology, and clinical research are covered each year. Speakers include the faculty and staff of the Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes (MEND) Division, University of Michigan researchers performing endocrinology-related work, and invited visiting guest speakers.

Thursdays
4:00–5:00 PM
Room 7745, Med Sci II Building
(unless otherwise noted)

November 5, 2009

 

Anthony N. Hollenberg, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of the Thyroid Unit
Director, Strategic Research Development and Planning
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Director, Clinical Investigator Training Program
BIDMC and Harvard Science and Technology
“New insights into thyroid hormone signaling”

November 12, 2009

Amnon Schlegel, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes
The University of California, San Francisco
“Harnessing zebrafish genetics for the study of complex
   metabolic diseases”

November 19, 2009

Alon Kahana, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Kellogg Eye Center
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Comprehensive Cancer Center
“Unusual models of thyroid eye disease – what can
   we learn from the zebrafish?”

November 26, 2009

NO CONFERENCE