Varandani Lecture: “Neuroendocrine Regulation of Nutrient Metabolism by FGF21”

Partab T. Varandani Memorial Lecture: “Neuroendocrine Regulation of Nutrient Metabolism by FGF21”

Guest Speaker: David J. Mangelsdorf, Ph.D.
Alfred G. Gilman Distinguished Chair in Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwest Medical Center
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Member, National Academy of Sciences

David Mangelsdorf is a leader in the field of nuclear receptors, a family of transcription factors that have universal roles governing transcriptional programs during development, reproduction, and metabolism. These receptors have become important therapeutic targets for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, and parasitism.

The Partab T. Varandani Memorial Lecture honors the late Partab T. Varandani, Ph.D., who was professor and chief of the endocrinology section in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology until his death in 1987. Dr. Varandani received the Wright State President's Award for Excellence in Research for 1985–86 and an Outstanding Achievement in Medical Research and Education Award (Senior Faculty) from the Wright State Academy of Medicine in 1985.