Spring 2021 Seminar Series

    How Lipotoxicity in Acute Pancreatitis Explains the Obesity Paradox

    Dr. Vijay P. Singh, M.D.

    Professor of Medicine,

    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine

    Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona

    WEBINAR: Thursday, April 29th, 2021 – 11:00 am
    Note: This presentation will be live streamed.
    Join Zoom Meeting: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94896541823

    Dr. Vijay Singh studies how obesity influences severity of acute diseases.

    He will discuss mechanistic explanations of how what we eat influences the severity of sudden onset diseases.

    Recent Publication: Adipose saturation reduces lipotoxic systemic inflammation and explains the obesity paradox

    Sci Adv. 2021 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd6449 PMID: 33514548

    Please consider joining this talk on Thursday, April 29th!

    HOST: Guy Groblewski groby@nutrisci.wisc.edu

    Sincerely,
    Nutritional Sciences Seminar Committee