Jaume Padilla, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Investigator of Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center
University of Missouri
“Vascular effects of physical (in)activity and insulin resistance: mechanisms and implications”
Dr. Jaume Padilla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri. His laboratory focuses on understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms by which inactivity, obesity, and type 2 diabetes lead to an increased risk for vascular dysfunction and disease. Dr. Padilla’s research is integrative and incorporates in vitro cell and tissue culture models and studies in mice, pigs, and human patients, thus highlighting the translational nature of his work. His seminar will summarize some of his recent work related to mechanisms contributing to vascular insulin resistance and dysfunction in obesity and type 2 diabetes as well as describe the deleterious vascular consequences of sedentarism.
Friday, May 4, 2018, 11:00AM-12:00PM, LIB-110
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, Texas