Drugs, Diet and Genes. Personal Approaches to Treat Diabetes and Obesity
Learn about the link between obesity and diabetes, current treatment options for type 2 diabetes and how genetics and personalized medicine will inform better treatments in the near future. On November 26, 2014, a group of experts presented short talks and hosted a discussion on personal approaches to treating diabetes and obesity.
- Timothy Kieffer, PhD – Moderator
- Jim Johnson, PhD – Insulin – The good, the bad and the complicated
- Susanne Clee, PhD – Do these genes make me fat?
- Tom Elliott, MD – New drugs in diabetes
- Gerri Klein, RN, MSN – Diabetes management – How do I do what my doctor asked me to do?
Question & Answer period begins 1h 19m into the video:
Here are some photos from the event:
(Photo Credit: Lynn Kimlicka)
Moderator
Timothy Kieffer, PhD
Group Leader and Professor, UBC LSI Diabetes Research Group
Depts of Cellular & Physiological Sciences and Surgery
Canadian Diabetes Association Scholar
Insulin – The good, the bad and the complicated
Jim Johnson, PhD
Associate Professor, UBC LSI Diabetes Research Group
Dept of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Do these genes make me fat?
Susanne Clee, PhD
Assistant Professor, UBC LSI Diabetes Research Group
Dept of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
New drugs in diabetes
Tom Elliott, MD
Medical Director, bcdiabetes.ca
Associate Professor of Medicine, UBC
Diabetes management – How do I do what my doctor asked me to do?
Gerri Klein, RN, MSN
Certified Diabetes Educator, bcdiabetes.ca
Details of past LSI Public Talks are posted.
The Life Sciences Institute hosts the LSI Public Talks, a series of informal talks and networking that aim to help the public understand how our research has an impact on their lives. The 2014-2015 series focuses on personalized medicine and how the LSI faculty, staff and students are working to change clinical practice, improve health outcomes, and reduce health costs.
The LSI Public Talks are delivered in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library and UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
