In this fourth episode of the AGEM: Owning Obesity & Negating NASH, Prof. Saskia van Mill and Dr. Victor Gerdes will discuss obesity and NASH.
Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism
Prof. Saskia van Mil
Professor of Molecular and Translational Metabolism
University of Utrecht
The research group of Prof. Saskia van Mil investigates the role of bile acid metabolism and the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) in liver energy metabolism. Using the new knowledge obtained, they aim to increase selectivity and efficacy of targeting FXR for NASH.
Dr. Victor Gerdes
Internist at the Department of Vascular Medicine
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Dr. Gerdes is internist at the Department of Vascular Medicine. Being closely involved in the bariatric surgery program at Spaane Gasthuis in Hoofddorp, he has a longstanding interest in obesity and a research line on the metabolic consequences of obesity and the metabolic changes that bariatric surgery induces in liver and gut microbiome.
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EPISODE 4
Owning obesity & negating NASH
THURSDAY, November 26, 2020
15:30h - 17:00h
Via ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88685485340?pwd=WW5EMzNyeTExV2syOEZsVm95UjRVdz09#success Meeting ID: 886 8548 5340 Passcode: 052368 |
Costs: | Free of charge |
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AGEM |
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Contact | agem@amsterdamumc.nl |