Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
9 AM - 3:30 PM
Keynote Speaker

Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD
Developmental & Molecular Biology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
"Selective autophagy: key for a long healthy life"
Program
Opening Address
9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction - DRC Director Dr. Alan Saltiel
9:10 AM E. Dale Abel, MBBS, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry, and Biomedical engineering – UCLA
“Mitochondrial Dynamics and Cardiometabolic Disease”
2023 Pilot and Feasibility Awardee Talks
10:10 AM Vala Hamidi, M.D
Assistant Clinical Professor – UCSD Health
“The effect of Mirabegron on ADRB3 expression in subcutaneous white adipose tissue in humans”
10:30 AM Matthew Wortham, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics – UCLA
“TBA"
10:50 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM Panel Discussion
Sustaining an Academic Career: Moderator Alan Saltiel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Yuyliya Skorobogatko, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Medicine – UCSD
“GTPAse RalA regulates nutrient transporters in adipose tissue”
1:50 PM Francesca Telese, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine - UCSD
“The effect of dietary withdrawal on histone dopaminylation in the brain”
Keynote Address
2:30 PM Introduction: Peter Tontonoz, MD, PhD
Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD
Developmental & Molecular Biology - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
“Selective autophagey: key for a long healthy life”
3:30 PM Posters and Reception
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