Chris Newgard, PhD, director of the Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, invites faculty and fellows to the following presentations of the Stedman Center Metabolism Research Forum.
Susan Bonner-Weir, PhD, senior investigator in the Joslin Diabetes Center and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, will present Postnatal Maturation of Pancreatic Beta-Cell Function on Tues., Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. in the Stedman Auditorium on the Center for Living Campus
Gordon Weir, MD, head of the Section on Islet Transplantation and Cell Biology in the Joslin Diabetes Center and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, will present Islet Biology, a Considered Perspective on Wed., Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. at the Stedman Center's Independence Park location (4321 Medical Park Drive, Suite 200). Dr. Weir is the Merck Visiting Professor
"As most of you know, Susan and Gordon have been true pillars of the pancreatic islet research world for more than 30 years, and have made many major contributions to our understanding of islet biology and the factors that contribute to islet failure in diabetes," said Dr. Newgard. We are fortunate to engage Susan and Gordon for two separate lectures.