Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome - A Making Connections Symposium 2012

Event Details

Date:

14 May at 8:00 am — 15 May at 6:00 pm, 2012

Venue:

State Library of Victoria, Conference Centre, Melbourne

Open to:

All

Cost:

$180

Website:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/physiology/news/weizmannsymposium.html

Categories:

• Conferences & Exhibitions

Description:

May 14-15, 2012
State Library of Victoria, Conference Centre, Entry 3,
179 La Trobe Street, Melbourne.
Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome will be the subject of a Making Connections symposium organized by Weizmann Australia and Monash University. The symposium will feature experts in this field from the Weizmann Institute, Israel, and Monash University and other Australian Universities and research institutes.
Plenary lectures will cover the epidemiology, causes (genetic, environmental and cultural), prevention and management of obesity. Symposia sessions will address the latest systems and molecular research in obesity and the metabolic syndrome, with focus on CNS control and the pathogenesis of diabetes Type II, myocardial infarction, stroke, vascular, renal and other obesity-related disorders.
Further Details Contact: Shelley Ryeland shelley.ryeland@monash.edu or (03) 9902-4322

Event Contact

Name

Shelley Ryeland

E-Mail

shelley.ryeland@monash.edu

Phone

0399024322

Organisation

Monash University