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  • Dr.GilesYeoCambridgeUniversity

    ”Isobesityachoice?”

    Thursday13thFebruary,1pmStanleyQuek Theatre,TBSI

    Refreshmentsservedfrom12.45pmoutsideQuek

  • Dr.GilesYeoCambridgeUniversity

    ”Isobesityachoice?”

    ResearchHighlights:• Roleforobesity-relatedFTOgeneinthecellularsensingof

    aminoacids.PNAS,2013.• Identificationoftheglobaltranscriptomicresponseofthe

    hypothalamicarcuatenucleustofastingandleptin.JNeuroendocrinol,2010.

    • AdenovomutationaffectinghumanTrkB associatedwithsevereobesityanddevelopmentaldelay.NatNeuroscience,2004.