The number of overweight and obese people in the United States has reached epidemic portions. Fat cells secrete hormones and other factors that have widespread influence on energy balance and insulin sensitivity through effects on the brain and other organs.  Dr. Kahn will provide an overview of novel advances in understanding the pathogenesis of obesity and diabetes and highlight her research on intertissue communication in the regulation of food intake, body weight and glucose homeostasis.
The Inaugural Dr. Willard J. and Priscilla F. Visek Lecture

Hosted by: Department of Pathology

In conjunction with: College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, College of Applied Health Sciences, College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences and Dr. Willard J. and Priscilla F. Visek Lecture Fund