Open Lectures
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Molecular Basis of Modern and Future Therapies
Professor Lawrence Chan, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US
Adiponectin and its Receptors
Professor Takashi Kadowaki, Department of Metabolic Diseases, University of Tokyo, Japan
The Role of Cide Proteins in the Development of Obesity
Professor Peng Li, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Fat Cells in Biomarker and Drug Discovery
Professor KSL Lam, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Pancreatic Beta-Cell Failure or Adaptation: Challenges and Opportunities for Restoring Insulin Production in Diabetes
Professor Melissa Thomas, Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, US
Generation of Pancreatic Islet Cells and Progenitor Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells
Professor Hongkui Deng, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
Selective Vascular Insulin Resistance: A Molecular Explanation for Cardiovascular Risks in Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Professor George King, M.D, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, US
Diabetic Neuropathies: Popular, but Forgotten Complications
Professor Soroku Yagahashi, Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Japan
Aldose Reductase in Diabetic Complications: Is it still a viable drug target?
Professor SSM Chung, Department of Physiology, The University of Hong Kong
Oxidant-induced protein modifications in diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Professor Richard A. Cohen, MD, Vascular Biology Unit, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118 US
From Diabetic Endothelial Dysfunction to Atherosclerosis
Professor Paul Vanhoutte, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Hong Kong.
Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes: Roles of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor, NAD(P)H oxidase, and Reactive Oxygen Species
Professor Yu Huang, Department of Physiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Genetic Studies of Diabetes and its Complications – Past, Present and Future
Professor Graeme I Bell, Departments of Medicine and Human Genetics, University of Chicago, US
Mapping Genes for Type 2 Diabetes by Genome-wide Association
Dr Maggie Ng, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Acquisition of Disease Susceptibility Genes to Type 2 Diabetes by Region-wide Two-step Association Study
Professor Mitsuo Itakura, Division of Genetic Information, Institute for Genome Research, University of Tokyo, Japan |
