2021

Friday January 29 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM

TITLES: “An overview of RFA and other image-guided ablative techniques in the management of thyroid nodules” presented by Jennifer H. Kuo, MD MS FACS (Assistant Professor of Endocrine Surgery; Director, Interventional Endocrinology; Surgical Director, Thyroid Biopsy Program; Program Director, Endocrine Surgery Fellowship; Director, Endocrine Surgery Research Program; Columbia University )

SERIES: Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes (MEND) Clinical Conference

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

Friday January 29 3:00 PM — 4:00 PM

TITLES: Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute Grand Rounds Speaker: “Goldilocks revisited: ER stress and pancreatic beta cell regeneration” presented by Laura Alonso, MD (Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Director, Weill Center for Metabolic Health; The Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University)

SERIES: Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes (MEND) Research Conference

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

Tuesday February 02 9:00 AM — 10:30 AM

TITLES: “Role of Beta Cell Phosphofructokinase Isoforms and K(ATP) Channel Oscillations in Islet Bursting” with Les Satin, PhD

SERIES: Islet Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Les Satin, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center

Tuesday February 02 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

TITLES: “Advanced blood biomarker and cellular analysis for inflammatory disorders” with Katsuo Kurabayashi, PhD

SERIES: Cellular Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Katsuo Kurabayashi, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Thursday February 04 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Mitochondrial Biology Interest Group (MBig)

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Amy Chang, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Molecular and Integrative Physiology Department

Monday February 08 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition & Metabolism Translational Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the TBD Lab; Sponsored by The Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute, the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research Center, the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center

Wednesday February 10 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

TITLES: “A conserved population of GABA neurons mediates the control of body weight by leptin” with Alan Rupp, PhD (Assistant Professor of Medicine Northwestern University)

SERIES: Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Martin Myers, Jr., MD, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Thursday February 11 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

TITLES: “Non-parametric modeling enables scalable and robust detection of spatial expression patterns for large spatial transcriptomic studies” with Jiaqiang Zhu and “Dissecting the conserved hypothalamic response to diet-induced obesity” with Alan Rupp, PhD

SERIES: Single-Cell Genomics in Obesity and Diabetes (scGOD) Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Xiang Zhou, PhD and Martin Myers, Jr., MD, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Life Sciences Institute

Thursday February 18 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Integrative Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Mehboob Hussain, MD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Tuesday March 02 9:00 AM — 10:30 AM

SERIES: Islet Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Ling Qi, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center

Tuesday March 02 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Cellular Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Scott Leiser, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Wednesday March 03 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Malcolm Low, MD, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Thursday March 04 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Mitochondrial Biology Interest Group (MBig)

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Catherine Collins, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Molecular and Integrative Physiology Department

Monday March 08 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition & Metabolism Translational Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Jeff Horowitz, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute, the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research Center, the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center

Thursday March 11 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Single-Cell Genomics in Obesity and Diabetes (scGOD) Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the (TBD) Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Life Sciences Institute

Thursday March 18 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Integrative Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Jun Hee Lee, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Thursday April 01 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Mitochondrial Biology Interest Group (MBig)

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Thomas Wilson, MD, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Molecular and Integrative Physiology Department

Tuesday April 06 9:00 AM — 10:30 AM

SERIES: Islet Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Scott Soleimanpour, MD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center

Tuesday April 06 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Cellular Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Christin Carter-Su, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Wednesday April 07 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Monica Dus, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Thursday April 08 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Single-Cell Genomics in Obesity and Diabetes (scGOD) Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the (TBD) Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Life Sciences Institute

Monday April 12 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition & Metabolism Translational Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the TBD Lab; Sponsored by The Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute, the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research Center, the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center

Thursday April 15 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Integrative Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Laura McCabe, PhD (MSU) Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Tuesday May 04 9:00 AM — 10:30 AM

SERIES: Islet Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Corentin Crasin-Meneur, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center

Tuesday May 04 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Cellular Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Carey Lumeng, MD, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Wednesday May 05 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Randy Seeley, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Thursday May 06 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Mitochondrial Biology Interest Group (MBig)

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Dan Beard, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Molecular and Integrative Physiology Department

Monday May 10 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition & Metabolism Translational Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the TBD Lab; Sponsored by The Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute, the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research Center, the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center

Thursday May 13 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Single-Cell Genomics in Obesity and Diabetes (scGOD) Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the (TBD) Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Life Sciences Institute

Thursday May 20 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Integrative Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Roger Cone, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Tuesday June 01 9:00 AM — 10:30 AM

SERIES: Islet Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Peter Arvan, MD, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center

Tuesday June 01 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Cellular Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Ken Inoki, MD, PhD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Wednesday June 02 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the (TBD) Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Thursday June 03 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Mitochondrial Biology Interest Group (MBig)

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Scott Soleimanpour, MD Lab; Sponsored by the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Molecular and Integrative Physiology Department

Monday June 14 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition & Metabolism Translational Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the TBD Lab; Sponsored by The Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute, the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research Center, the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center

Thursday June 17 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Integrative Aspects of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Liangyou Rui, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Wednesday July 07 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Carrie Ferrario, PhD Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Monday July 12 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition & Metabolism Translational Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the TBD Lab; Sponsored by The Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute, the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research Center, the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center

Wednesday August 04 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

SERIES: Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the Alex Johnson, PhD (MSU) Lab; Sponsored by The Michigan Diabetes Research Center, the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center and the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Monday August 09 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

SERIES: Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition & Metabolism Translational Research Club

LOCATION: This is an online event. Please see flyer for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Presented by the TBD Lab; Sponsored by The Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute, the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research Center, the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center