Speakers and Topics

“The Obese and Diabetes Mutant Mice: An Historical Perspective”
Professor Douglas L Coleman
The Shaw Laureate in Life Science and Medicine 2009
Senior Staf Scientist, Emeritus of The Jackson Laboratory, Member of the US National Academy of Science

“Leptin and the Biologic Basis of Obesity”
Professor Jeffrey M Friedman
The Shaw Laureate in Life Science and Medicine 2009
Marilyn M Simpson Professor of The Rockefeller University
Member of the US National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine