Larry Rudel Award Lectures
Natalia Do Couto, PhD | University of Illinois at Chicago
Cholesterol-Induced Suppression of Kir2.1 Contributes to Atherosclerotic Plaque Development
Kathryn Gunn, PhD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Active Lipoprotein Lipase Dimer Revealed by CryoEM
Clint Upchurch | University of Virginia
AAV8-Mediated Expression of Scfv-E06 to Target Oxidized Phosphatidylcholines is an Effective Therapeutic Intervention to Prevent Progression to Hepatic Fibrosis
Selected Abstract Presentations
William Clarkson | University of South Carolina
Association between Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and HDL-Sized and Whole Plasma Proteins in the HERITAGE Family Study
Alexander Bashore, PhD | Columbia University
High Plasma Lp(a) Levels Associate with a Specific Transcriptomic Signature in Monocytes in African Americans but not in Whites
Shunxing Rong, PhD | UT Southwestern Medical Center
Increasing Phosphatidylethanolamine Content in the Endoplasmic Reticulum
Ian Williamson, PhD | Duke University
Glycerate Production from Enteric Fructose Metabolism is Elevated by Dietary Fat, Inducing Glucose Intolerance through b-cell Damage
Madison Kirk | Wake Forest University
The Effect of Hydrogel Materials on Lipid Metabolic Capacity of Three-Dimensional Primary Human Hepatocyte Cultures
Virgil Brown Lecture
FLRC Keynote Speaker
NCDRC Keynote Speaker
Deb Muoio, PhD
Professor, Medicine
Director, Basic Research
Duke Molecular Physiology Institute and Sarah W. Steadman Nutrition and Metabolism Center
Duke University
Karen Mohlke, PhD
Professor, Genetics
Associate Chair for Research
University of North Carolina
Molecular genetic mechanisms underlying inter-individual variation in lipid metabolism
Mitochondrial fitness and failure in health and disease
Scott Summers, PhD
Co-Director, Diabetes & Metabolism Research Center
Department Chair and Professor, Nutrition & Integrative Physiology
University of Utah
Ceramides and the two phases of lipotoxicity
Scientific Sessions
The Big Picture: Systems, omics and whole-body studies
Session Chair: Scott Gordon
I’m No Model! Lessons in lipid metabolism from unconventional systems
Session Chair: Robert Bauer
Adios, Adipose: Lipids in Other Tissues
Session Chair: Rebecca Haeusler
A Celebration of Innovation
Session Chair: Svati Shah
Thinking outside the Sphere: Weird and wonderful functions of apolipoproteins
Session Chair: Sarah Cohen
North Carolina Diabetes Research Center
Annual Symposium
Social Event at Durham Bulls Baseball Game
Trainee Presentation Opportunities
Larry Rudel Award
Podium Presentations
Poster Sessions
Trainee Career Development Luncheon with two options:
Session I
How to Publish in High-Impact Journals: A panel discussion with
Suzanne Barbour, Alan Daugherty, Scott Gordon and Deb Muoio
Session II
Transitional Awards from the NIH with Karin Lidman, PhD,
Program Director, Office of Research Training and Career Development,
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, NHLBI, NIH