Second Annual
Lipids@Wayne Symposium
Following the success of our Inaugural symposium last year, Lipids@Wayne is pleased to sponsor the
second annual symposium on April 22, 2015. The symposium addresses the vital roles of lipids in cellular
processes required for normal physiological function. Perturbation of lipid metabolism contributes to
numerous pathologies, including cancer and cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological disorders. We
invite you to participate in this exploration of the lipid frontier.
Keynote Speaker:
Lina M. Obeid, MD
Professor and Vice-Dean for Research, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
Bioactive sphingolipids in inflammation and cancer
Speakers:
Christina C. Leslie, Ph.D., Professor, Department of
Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO. cPLA2
and eicosanoids: Regulators of inflammation and
innate immune responses
Judith Storch, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor,
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University,
Rutgers, NJ. Mechanisms of cholesterol transport by
Niemann-Pick C protein
Dipak Panigrahy, MD,Assistant Professor, Department of
Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard
University, Boston, MA. New direction in cancer research:
Resolvin’ tumor growth with resolvins
Lukas K. Tamm, Ph.D., Professor and Vice-Chairman,
Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University
of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA. Lipids
matter in fast exocytotic membrane fusion
Conference date: April 22, 2015, 1:00-6:00 pm
Location: Wayne State University
Margherio Conference Center, Gordon H. Scott Hall, 540 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201
Admission is free, but advance registration is required.
Please visit http://lipids.wayne.edu for Registration and Abstract submission
Abstract submission deadline: 5:00 PM, April 8, 2015 · Registration deadline: 5:00 PM, April 17, 2015
Space is limited · Register early
Monetary prizes will be awarded for the three best poster presentations.
Participation and poster presentation are not restricted to WSU members.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physiology
The Michael and Marian Illitch Department of Surgery
College of Engineering
School of Medicine
Office of the Vice President for Research