Euroscicon, The Royal College of Pathologists, London, UK
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Obesity: a multi discplinary approach to the genetic influence on this global epidemic. After hearing an overview of the problem, speakers will give evidence based on the genetics of eating behaviour, its influence on childhood obesity and treatment ; genome wide association studies identifying genes with a role in obesity, molecular mechanisms underlying the central control of food intake and body weight; and an appreciation of genetic factors over the environment in obesity. Speakers will also inform us of diseases associated with obesity.
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Invited Speakers:
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Dr Branwen Hennig, MRC International Nutrition Group at the London School for Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK and MRC Keneba, The Gambia Dr Clare Llewellyn , University College London and King's College London, UK Dr Inês Barroso, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge Dr J. Bernadette Moore, University of Surrey Dr Giles S.H. Yeo, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Labs, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK Dr. Vimal Karani S, Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCL Institute of Child Health
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