Role of fatty acid chain length in energy balance and adaptive thermogenesis
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Clinical Biochemistry
Abstract
Food contains different types of fat. There are some suggestions that not all the fats are equal and that there is good and bad fat with respect to their effects in the body. Not too much is known about what fat normally does in the cells of the body. We know that fat can be stored, burned, been sent from one organ to another within the body and more importantly fat are important 'bricks' to build up the different components of the cells. Interestingly not all the fats have the same size, the length of some fats is longer than others and we think that the length of the fat species may be an important determinant whether fat is stored or burn. The best organ to study this is a special type of organ known as brown fat present in children and small animals. This organ can do both, making fat and burning fat so it is the ideal organ to investigate the effect of fat length on these two processes. To study fat length we will investigate the effect of lack and/or excess of Elovl6, a molecule that elongates fat from 12 carbons to 18 carbons. Specifically we propose to investigate: 1) if making fat longer can alter the development of the brown fat organ; b) whether eliminating/increasing the capacity of elongating fat makes the animals fatter/leaner and c) less/more capable of making heat. To that end we will use cells and mice in which we will decrease or increase the capacity to make fat longer and then study the type of fat these animals make using very novel techniques that allow us to know all the types of fats that these animals will have. This information will inform us about which fats are good and which ones are bad and will allow us, for example, to modify the diets of humans and animals to ensure that they have the right type of fats to remain healthy.
Technical Summary
A fundamental question regarding the fate of cellular lipids, in particular free fatty acids, is how these lipids are targeted to various fates, either oxidation, storage, export, or incorporation into more complex membrane lipid species. In this proposal we aim to investigate if fatty acid chain length may affect the balance of oxidation vs storage in the highly metabolically active tissue, brown adipose tissue. We will primarily investigate the effect of lack of Elovl6, an enzyme responsible for elongating saturated and monounsaturated C12 and longer fatty acids up to C18. Thus the aim of this grant is to investigate the role of fatty acid chain length on control of fatty acid oxidation, focussing specifically on the fatty acid elongase Elovl6. Specifically we propose to investigate: 1) the role of Elovl6 in BAT differentiation, lipogenesis and function in vitro; b) the role of Elovl6 on energy balance and c) the effect of a lack of Elovl6 on maximal thermogenic capacity of BAT. To that end we will use both cellular and genetically modified animal models with a loss/gain of function in Elovl6 to investigate the effect of altered fatty acid chain length on fatty acid oxidation. In vivo models will be characterised using state of the art phenotyping including performing experiments at different temperatures in purposedly built facilities for thermogenic studies. Also we will use a molecular systems biology phenotyping approach using sophisticated lipidomic and transcriptomic profiling integrated into lipid metabolic networks using bioinformatic analysis.
Organisations
- University of Cambridge (Lead Research Organisation)
- German Cancer Research Center (Collaboration)
- Chiba University (Collaboration)
- British Heart Foundation (BHF) (Collaboration)
- Medical Research Council (MRC) (Collaboration)
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Project Partner)
- Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe (Project Partner)
People |
ORCID iD |
Antonio Vidal-Puig (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Azzu V
(2020)
Adipose Tissue-Liver Cross Talk in the Control of Whole-Body Metabolism: Implications in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
in Gastroenterology
Carobbio S
(2017)
Adipose Tissue Function and Expandability as Determinants of Lipotoxicity and the Metabolic Syndrome.
in Advances in experimental medicine and biology
Clemente FJ
(2014)
A Selective Sweep on a Deleterious Mutation in CPT1A in Arctic Populations.
in American journal of human genetics
Corrales P
(2018)
PPARs and Metabolic Disorders Associated with Challenged Adipose Tissue Plasticity.
in International journal of molecular sciences
Hall Z
(2017)
Lipid zonation and phospholipid remodeling in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Title | Development of new webb for the TVP lab |
Description | tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/ |
Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | Much broader reach attracting more visitors |
URL | http://www.tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/ |
Title | TVPLAB twitter |
Description | Use of Social Media TVPLAB TWITTER https://twitter.com/tvplab?lang=en-gb |
Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Impact | Creative tool to communicate our science to public |
URL | https://twitter.com/tvplab?lang=en-gb |
Description | The purpose of this study was to determine the role, if any, of fatty acid elongation in brown adipose tissue function. To that end we utilised the elovl6 KO mouse as a model with altered fatty acid elongation. Elovl6 was well suited to this roll, as it is expressed at much higher levels in brown adipose tissue than any other tissue. Elovl6 is regulated by thermogenic challenges and is upregulated by cold exposure and reduced by thermoneutral housing. Unlike previous studies of elongation and its roll in BAT function by studying Elovl3, Elovl6 do not have an obvious skin barrier defect, removing the confounding factor of poor thermal insulation on studies of BAT function. In line with the concept that Elovl6 was important for brown adipose tissue function we have identified that Elovl6 KO mice have a temperature dependent post natal survival. At 20oC, as reported previously, only 30% of Elovl6 KO pups survive to 3 weeks of age. However, this is not embryonic lethality as reported but instead is a temperature dependent post-natal lethality. The mendelian ratios of elovl6 KO mice can be corrected by breeding and housing pups at 24oC until weaning. This phenotype is reminiscent of other mouse models with defective BAT activity (UCP1 and PACAP). In adulthood, when housed at 24oC, mice lacking Elovl6 have a normal energy balance phenotype, with no differences in energy expenditure or food intake. However, Elovl6 was upregulated by cold exposure. In order to investigate this phenotype more fully we cold exposed Elovl6 KO mice. Mice lacking elovl6 exhibited both elevated energy expenditure and food intake (hypermetabolism). The mechanism behind this hypermetabolism remains to be elucidated but it is notable that the Elovl6 mice at both 24oC and 4oC exhibit increased expression of thermogenic markers in subcutaneous white adipose tissue (the location of so called beige adipocytes or 'Brite' cells) and to a lesser extent in canonical brown fat. Elovl6 KO mice have shorter chain fatty acids compared to WT mice. In WT mice, cold exposure leads to significant changes in fatty acid chain length in brown adipose, white adipose and liver tissue, but not in muscle. It is possible it is a direct regulatory event in which loss of Elovl6 results in an increased thermogenic response to cold via central mechanisms. However, a second possibility is that loss of Elovl6 has actually resulted in partially defective BAT. While this would seem paradoxical the UCP1 KO mouse exhibits elevated energy at sub thermoneutral temperatures, with the biggest discrepancy between WT and UCP1 KO mice being at 4oC - the lowest temperature studied. In mice, cold exposure has been demonstrated to dramatically increase levels of stearate in brown adipose tissue mitochondria, but not in muscle mitochondria, suggesting that altered mitochondrial function may contribute to the hypermetabolic phenotype. This aspect is currently under investigation. Finally, in addition to our specific investigations into the Elovl6 model we have carried out an extensive characterisation of adipose tissue lipid changes in various dietary and genetic models of obesity. So far, this has demonstrated that obesity and insulin resistance are associated with a lipid profile consistent with elevated SCD1 and Elovl6 activity, even after the composition of diets has been taken into account. This finding is consistent with the improved metabolic profiles of SCD1 (liver specific) and Elovl6 KO (whole organism) mouse models. |
Exploitation Route | Our research has potentially important implications for the functional food industry. In particular margarines and yoghurt drinks have been an area of intense focus of research and marketing by many of the major players in the FMCG world (Unilever's Flora Pro Active and Raiso group's Benecol are the leading brands in the UK with combined sales exceeding 50 million GBP). While these products have focused on cholesterol lowering, there remains a large area to exploit in the area of functional foods with modified lipid compositions and improved metabolic outcomes. Making functional food claims is increasingly difficult following EU regulations, requiring greater scientific evidence. By providing a scientific basis to support the roles of specific lipids in animal and fly models will allow a more rational and targeted design for the development of new lipid-modifying functional foods. Whether Elongase 6 is a valid target for pharmacological agents is at present difficult to assess. Whole organism ablation of Elovl6 in mice improves insulin sensitivity, but while the mechanism remains unclear it is difficult to assess the likelihood of its efficacy and safety in humans. The research funded by this grant will provide substantial benefit to the research community working in both metabolic science and lipid biology. By identifying unique roles for the products of Elovl6 in control of energy balance and brown adipose tissue function will enable a better understanding of the impact of modified diets and a deeper understanding of what lipid changes mean. At present lipidomics is limited by a lack of functional information for many lipid species and on going work to improve this area of our understanding of metabolism is vital. The research related to the role of Elovl6 in regulating mitochondrial function will be invaluable to almost all areas of biology in which mitochondrial function is important. The alteration in fatty acid chain length in mouse models of obesity suggests a wider role of the elongases in the development of obesity related metabolic complications, this can potentially be targeted through dietary or pharmacological manipulation. |
Sectors | Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
Description | Jaime I International award panel 2017 for Clinical Medicine |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Jaime I International award panel 2017 for Clinical Medicine. |
URL | http://www.fprj.es/es/investigacion-medica/antoni-vidal-puig |
Description | Organisation of conferences/Courses |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | It is expected these training schemes have contributed to better care and scientifc developments. Member of the Scientific Organising Committee 1. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 30th June - 2nd July 2015. EAS Advanced Course in Cardiometabolic Phenotyping in Rodents. 2. Boston, USA. 5th - 9th June 2015. ADA Scientific Sessions Insulin Action/Molecular Metabolism. 3. Colorado, USA. 9th - 13th February 2015. Keystone Symposia - Systems Biology of Lipid Metabolism. 4. Madrid, Spain. 7th - 8th November 2014. CNIC Conference "Energy homeostasis and metabolic disease". 5. Madrid, Spain. 7th-8th November 2014. Energy homeostasis and metabolic disease. CNIC. 6. Cambridge, UK. 30th September 2014. 14th Annual Cambridge Immunology Forum Meeting. • Member of the Scientific Organising Committee Keystone meeting on Nuclear receptors. (http://www.keystonesymposia.org/Meetings/viewMeetings.cfm?MeetingID=1235?Tab=travel) Austria (2013) • Member of the Scientific Organising Committee 15th European Congress of Endocrinology 27th April - 1st May 2013. Copenhagen, Denmark (http://www.ece2013.org/committees.aspx) • Director of The European Atherosclerosis Society Advanced Course IV: Murine Genetics and Cardiometabolic Phenotyping 11th - 14th July 2012. Cambridge, United Kingdom (http://www.eas-society.org/advanced-course-iv,-cambridge.aspx • Member of the Organising Scientific Committee of The Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences symposium on "Brown adipose tissue: a new human organ?" London (2012) (http://www.physoc.org/me2012) • Member of the Organising Scientific Committee The Obese Species Workshop Sicily, Italy. 21st - 26th October (2011) http://theobesespecies.unipr.it/. • Member of the Organising Scientific Committee for the meeting of the EAS in Hamburg. Germany (2010) • Member of the Organising Scientific Committee of the 49th International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids. Maastrich (2008) |
Description | • International Scientific Advisory Board Danish Academy of Diabetes (2018-) |
Geographic Reach | Europe |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | • International Scientific Advisory Board Danish Academy of Diabetes (2018-) Advice on training and research priorities. |
URL | https://www.danishdiabetesacademy.dk/news/dda-appoints-strong-new-international-advisory-board |
Description | 2020 Horizon Epoos |
Amount | € 350,000 (EUR) |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Horizon 2020 |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 09/2013 |
End | 09/2017 |
Description | ERC senior investigator |
Amount | € 2,500,000 (EUR) |
Funding ID | StemBAT |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 01/2015 |
End | 12/2023 |
Description | FP7 - IMI EMIF Joint Undertaking. PI: Dr Vidal-Puig. £300,000. |
Amount | € 300,000 (EUR) |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 12/2014 |
End | 12/2016 |
Description | Horizon 2020 "Elucidating Pathways of Steatohepatitis (EPoS)". 2013-2017. £500,000 |
Amount | £3,500,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start |
Title | Development of methodology for microarray and lipidomic analysis |
Description | We have contributed to develop methods for lipid analysis |
Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
Year Produced | 2007 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | 1) Oresic M, H?nninen VA, Vidal-Puig A.Lipidomics: a new window to biomedical frontiers.Trends Biotechnol. 2008 Dec;26(12):647-52. Epub 2008 Oct 23PMID: 18951641 2)Tang J, Tan CY, Oresic M, Vidal-Puig A. Integrating post-genomic approaches as a strategy to advance our understanding of health and disease. Genome Med. 2009 Mar 30;1(3):35. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19341506 3) Yetukuri L, Ekroos K, Vidal-Puig A, Oresic M. Informatics and computational strategies for the study of lipids.Mol Biosyst. 2008 Feb;4(2):121-7. Epub 2007 Dec 18. Review. 4).Oresic M, Vidal-Puig A, H?nninen V.Metabolomic approaches to phenotype characterization and applications to complex diseases.Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2006 Jul;6(4):575-85. Review. |
URL | http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/18951641 |
Title | Development of the Phenomics center |
Description | Development of three core facilities, a) Murine phenotyping, b) Murine Biochemistry and c) Murine Histopathology |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2006 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Development of MRC CORD murine metabolic programme Development and expansion vreating the Cambridge Phenomics centre. |
Title | Differentiation of ES cells |
Description | Protocols do differentiation of Human PSC to brown, white and macrophage phenotype |
Type Of Material | Cell line |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Competitiveness in our research and funding acquisition e.g. ERC grant |
Title | Hyperinsulinaemic clamps using non stable isotopes |
Description | A more accurate and refined methodology to assess tissue specific insulin resistance |
Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - mammalian in vivo |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Schreiber R, Hofer P, Taschler U, Voshol PJ, Rechberger GN, Kotzbeck P, Jaeger D, Preiss-Landl K, Lord CC, Brown JM, Haemmerle G, Zimmermann R, Vidal-Puig A, Zechner R. Hypophagia and metabolic adaptations in mice with defective ATGL-mediated lipolysis cause resistance to HFD-induced obesity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Nov 10;112(45):13850-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1516004112. Epub 2015 Oct 27. PMID: 26508640 Free PMC Article Smith MA, Katsouri L, Irvine EE, Hankir MK, Pedroni SM, Voshol PJ, Gordon MW, Choudhury AI, Woods A, Vidal-Puig A, Carling D, Withers DJ.Ribosomal S6K1 in POMC and AgRP Neurons Regulates Glucose Homeostasis but Not Feeding Behavior in Mice.Cell Rep. 2015 Apr 21;11(3):335-43. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.03.029. Epub 2015 Apr 9. PMID: 25865886 Free PMC Article |
Title | Mass Spectrometry to analyse lipids |
Description | Refined technology to measure lipid composition. |
Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - in vitro |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | 1. Yew Tan C, Virtue S, Murfitt S, Robert LD, Phua YH, Dale M, Griffin JL, Tinahones F, Scherer PE, Vidal-Puig A. Adipose tissue fatty acid chain length and mono-unsaturation increases with obesity and insulin resistance. Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 17;5:18366. doi: 10.1038/srep18366. 2. Tan CY, Virtue S, Bidault G, Dale M, Hagen R, Griffin JL, Vidal-Puig A. Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenic Capacity Is Regulated by Elovl6. Cell Rep. 2015 Dec 15;13(10):2039-47. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.11.004. Epub 2015 Nov 25. 3. Senyilmaz D, Virtue S, Xu X, Tan CY, Griffin JL, Miller AK, Vidal-Puig A, Teleman AA. Regulation of mitochondrial morphology and function by stearoylation of TFR1. Nature. 2015 Jul 27. doi: 10.1038/nature14601. |
Title | Metabolic phenotyping technology |
Description | Systems of administration of lipids in vivo as a controlled system to study lipotoxicity D20 to measure fatty acid synthesis in livers of mice. |
Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - mammalian in vivo |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Systems for controlled administration of lipids as a controlled system to study lipotoxicity D20 to measure fatty acid synthesis in livers of mice. Both approaches are very useful to investigate the effects and localisation of specific fatty acids in vivo as well as their routes of metabolisation. This allowed dynamic studies of fluxes of lipids. |
Title | Microarray/lipidomic data bases |
Description | Microarray and lipidomic data form in vivo experiments using animal models |
Type Of Material | Biological samples |
Year Produced | 2007 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | This material has been utilised by other EU groups focused in modelling and development of tools for nutritional research |
Title | Phenotyping of mice; Maximal thermogenic activity |
Description | Protocol tomeasure maximal thermogenic capacity |
Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - mammalian in vivo |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Contribution to increase accuracy of murine sudies allowing refinment, and reduction of animals |
Title | Thermogenesis related in vivo phenotyping |
Description | 1) Combined Calorimetry and BAT temperature measurements at thermoneutrality 2) New Statistical methods to assess Norepinepherine turnover |
Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Methodology allows refined evaluation of thermogenic defects originated at the CNS level by looking at the effect of the sympathetic nervous system in periphery under conditions of activation and inactivation. |
URL | https://elifesciences.org/articles/22848 |
Title | Tools for data quatification |
Description | LEM-PCR: a method for determining relative transcript isoform proportions using real-time PCR without a standard curve.Virtue S, Dale M, Sethi JK, Vidal-Puig A. Genome. 2010 Aug;53(8):637-42. |
Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - in vitro |
Year Produced | 2010 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Improved accuracy of data analysis |
Title | b) Design a unique in house system for energy balance measurement. |
Description | This is a new cageingsystem for metabolicphenotyping for simultaneous assessment of food inatke, energy expnditure, activity, water consumption. The equipment incorporates novel features such as having food delivery system hook to the cover of the cage. Also this is system is adapted to the cages where are normally hold which prevents measurement artifacts derived from changes in the cages when performing metabolic measurements. The new developed system to assess energy balance is a refinement because we can measure more accurately in each experiment. The addition of a 24h camera system with Visual Sonics software enables us to have secure systems to observe without disturbing measurements. |
Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
Year Produced | 2010 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Reduction and refinement of experiments using murine models |
Title | Modelst for maximal termogenic capacity evaluation |
Description | This is a novel technology to evaluate maximal capacity of energy expenditure and is the best method to evaluate defects in energy expenditure leading to obesity. |
Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Contributed to make research results reproducible and also contributes to 3R, |
Title | Technology for lipidomic data analysis |
Description | Development of tools for lipid analysis and integration with gene expressison analysis using multivariant analysis |
Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Fundamental for papers including lipidomic analysis which is central to our programme |
Title | Tissue bank from mice undergoing physiological challenges and specific genetic modifications |
Description | This tissues and their RNA are being used for quick validation of metabolic relevance of genes identified by genomic approaches. This resourcedecreases the need of experimental groups of animals |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | identification of interesting candidate genes for metabolic disease prioritising murine work 1. Yew Tan C, Virtue S, Murfitt S, Robert LD, Phua YH, Dale M, Griffin JL, Tinahones F, Scherer PE, Vidal-Puig A. Adipose tissue fatty acid chain length and mono-unsaturation increases with obesity and insulin resistance. Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 17;5:18366. doi: 10.1038/srep18366. 2. Tan CY, Virtue S, Bidault G, Dale M, Hagen R, Griffin JL, Vidal-Puig A. Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenic Capacity Is Regulated by Elovl6. Cell Rep. 2015 Dec 15;13(10):2039-47. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.11.004. Epub 2015 Nov 25. 3. Lee EY, Sakurai K, Zhang X, Toda C, Tanaka T, Jiang M, Shirasawa T, Tachibana K, Yokote K, Vidal-Puig A, Minokoshi Y, Miki T. Unsuppressed lipolysis in adipocytes is linked with enhanced gluconeogenesis and altered bile acid physiology in Insr(P1195L/+) mice fed high-fat-diet. Sci Rep. 2015 Nov 30;5:17565. doi: 10.1038/srep17565. 4. Whittle AJ, Jiang M, Peirce V, Relat J, Virtue S, Ebinuma H, Fukamachi I, Yamaguchi T, Takahashi M, Murano T, Tatsuno I, Takeuchi M, Nakaseko C, Jin W, Jin Z, Campbell M, Schneider WJ, Vidal-Puig A*, Bujo H*. Soluble LR11/SorLA represses thermogenesis in adipose tissue and correlates with BMI in humans. Nat Commun. 2015 Nov 20;6:8951. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9951.* Corresponding Author 5. Schreiber R, Hofer P, Taschler U, Voshol PJ, Rechberger GN, Kotzbeck P, Jaeger D, Preiss-Landl K, Lord CC, Brown JM, Haemmerle G, Zimmermann R, Vidal-Puig A, Zechner R Hypophagia and metabolic adaptations in mice with defective ATGL-mediated lipolysis cause resistance to HFD-induced obesity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Nov 10;112(45):13850-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1516004112. Epub 2015 Oct 27 6. Senyilmaz D, Virtue S, Xu X, Tan CY, Griffin JL, Miller AK, Vidal-Puig A, Teleman AA. Regulation of mitochondrial morphology and function by stearoylation of TFR1. Nature. 2015 Jul 27. doi: 10.1038/nature14601. 7. Moreno-Navarrete JM, Escoté X, Ortega F, Camps M, Ricart W, Zorzano A, Vendrell J, Vidal-Puig A, Fernández-Real JM. Lipopolysaccharide binding protein is an adipokine involved in the resilience of the mouse adipocyte to inflammation. Diabetologia. 2015 Jul 23. |
Description | Chiba University |
Organisation | Chiba University |
Country | Japan |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Technology and animal models |
Collaborator Contribution | Salary support for postdoctoral fellow |
Impact | 1. Diet-Induced Obese Mice and Leptin-Deficient Lepob/ob Mice Exhibit Increased Circulating GIP Levels Produced by Different Mechanisms. Lee E, Miedzybrodzka EL, Zhang X, Hatano R, Miyamoto J, Kimura I, Fujimoto K, Uematsu S, Rodriguez-Cuenca S, Vidal-Puig A, Gribble FM, Reimann F, Miki T. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Sep 10;20(18). pii: E4448. doi: 10.3390/ijms20184448. PMID: 31509948 Free PMC Article Similar articles Select item 26615883 2.Unsuppressed lipolysis in adipocytes is linked with enhanced gluconeogenesis and altered bile acid physiology in Insr(P1195L/+) mice fed high-fat-diet. Lee EY, Sakurai K, Zhang X, Toda C, Tanaka T, Jiang M, Shirasawa T, Tachibana K, Yokote K, Vidal-Puig A, Minokoshi Y, Miki T. Sci Rep. 2015 Nov 30;5:17565. doi: 10.1038/srep17565. PMID: 26615883 Free PMC Article Similar articles Select item 26584636 3.Soluble LR11/SorLA represses thermogenesis in adipose tissue and correlates with BMI in humans. Whittle AJ, Jiang M, Peirce V, Relat J, Virtue S, Ebinuma H, Fukamachi I, Yamaguchi T, Takahashi M, Murano T, Tatsuno I, Takeuchi M, Nakaseko C, Jin W, Jin Z, Campbell M, Schneider WJ, Vidal-Puig A, Bujo H. Nat Commun. 2015 Nov 20;6:8951. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9951. Li J, Zhang Y, Ye Y, Li D, Liu Y, Lee E, Zhang M, Dai X, Zhang X, Wang S, Zhang J, Jia W, Zen K, Vidal-Puig A, Jiang X, Zhang CY. Pancreatic ß cells control glucose homeostasis via the secretion of exosomal miR-29 family. J Extracell Vesicles. 2021 Jan;10(3):e12055. doi: 10.1002/jev2.12055. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33520119 |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Flies as a disease model to study metabolic disease |
Organisation | German Cancer Research Center |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | provide hypothesis for validation in flies and also perform experiments in mammalian systems with insights coming from flies. |
Collaborator Contribution | generation of genetically modified flies mimicking mouse or cell genetic modification. |
Impact | Senyilmaz D, Virtue S, Xu X, Tan CY, Griffin JL, Miller AK, Vidal-Puig A, Teleman AA. Regulation of mitochondrial morphology and function by stearoylation of TFR1. Nature. 2015 Jul 27. doi: 10.1038/nature14601. Dietary stearic acid regulates mitochondria in vivo in humans. Senyilmaz-Tiebe D, Pfaff DH, Virtue S, Schwarz KV, Fleming T, Altamura S, Muckenthaler MU, Okun JG, Vidal-Puig A, Nawroth P, Teleman AA. Nat Commun. 2018 Aug 7;9(1):3129. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05614-6. PMID: 30087348 Free PMC Article German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Serving as SAB of the |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Macrophage |
Organisation | British Heart Foundation (BHF) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Financial support for experiments and research expertise |
Collaborator Contribution | Research Expertise in worm models of immune disease |
Impact | Publication under review 1. Bidault G, Virtue S, Petkevicius K, Jolin H, Dugourd A, Guénantin AC, Leggat J, Mahler-Araujo B, Lam BY Marcella K. Ma, Dale M, Carobbio S, Kaser A, Fallon PG, Saez-Rodriguez J, McKenzie ANJ and Vidal-Puig A. SREBP1-induced fatty acid synthesis depletes macrophages antioxidant defenses to promote their alternative activation. Nat Metab. 2021 Sep;3(9):1150-1162. doi: 10.1038/s42255-021-00440-5. Epub 2021 Sep 16. PMID: 34531575 2. Cimino I, Rimmington D, Tung YCL, Lawler K, Larraufie P, Kay RG, Virtue S, Lam BYH, Fagnocchi L, Ma MKL, Saudek V, Zvetkova I, Vidal-Puig A, Yeo GSH, Farooqi IS, Pospisilik JA, Gribble FM, Reimann F, O'Rahilly S, Coll AP. Murine neuronatin deficiency is associated with a hypervariable food intake and bimodal obesity. Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 2;11(1):17571. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96278-8.PMID: 34475432 3. Tang P, Virtue S, Goie JYG, Png CW, Guo J, Li Y, Jiao H, Chua YL, Campbell M, Moreno-Navarrete JM, Shabbir A, Fernández-Real JM, Gasser S, Kemeny DM, Yang H, Vidal-Puig A, Zhang Y. Regulation of adipogenic differentiation and adipose tissue inflammation by interferon regulatory factor 3. Cell Death Differ. 2021 Jun 5. doi: 10.1038/s41418-021-00798-9. PMID: 34091599 4. Petkevicius K, Bidault G, Virtue S, Newland SA, Dale M, Dugourd A, Saez-Rodriguez J, Mallat Z, Vidal-Puig A. Macrophage beta2-adrenergic receptor is dispensable for the adipose tissue inflammation and function. Mol Metab 1012-20. 2021. PMID:22774223 5. Petkevicius K, Bidault G, Virtue S, Jenkins B, van Dierendonck XAMH, Dugourd A, Saez-Rodriguez J, Stienstra R, Koulman A, Vidal-Puig A. Norepinephrine promotes triglyceride storage in macrophages via beta2-adrenergic receptor activation. FASEB J. 2021 Feb;35(2):e21266.doi: 10.1096/fj.202001101R. PMID:33484195 |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Macrophage |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Department | MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Financial support for experiments and research expertise |
Collaborator Contribution | Research Expertise in worm models of immune disease |
Impact | Publication under review 1. Bidault G, Virtue S, Petkevicius K, Jolin H, Dugourd A, Guénantin AC, Leggat J, Mahler-Araujo B, Lam BY Marcella K. Ma, Dale M, Carobbio S, Kaser A, Fallon PG, Saez-Rodriguez J, McKenzie ANJ and Vidal-Puig A. SREBP1-induced fatty acid synthesis depletes macrophages antioxidant defenses to promote their alternative activation. Nat Metab. 2021 Sep;3(9):1150-1162. doi: 10.1038/s42255-021-00440-5. Epub 2021 Sep 16. PMID: 34531575 2. Cimino I, Rimmington D, Tung YCL, Lawler K, Larraufie P, Kay RG, Virtue S, Lam BYH, Fagnocchi L, Ma MKL, Saudek V, Zvetkova I, Vidal-Puig A, Yeo GSH, Farooqi IS, Pospisilik JA, Gribble FM, Reimann F, O'Rahilly S, Coll AP. Murine neuronatin deficiency is associated with a hypervariable food intake and bimodal obesity. Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 2;11(1):17571. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96278-8.PMID: 34475432 3. Tang P, Virtue S, Goie JYG, Png CW, Guo J, Li Y, Jiao H, Chua YL, Campbell M, Moreno-Navarrete JM, Shabbir A, Fernández-Real JM, Gasser S, Kemeny DM, Yang H, Vidal-Puig A, Zhang Y. Regulation of adipogenic differentiation and adipose tissue inflammation by interferon regulatory factor 3. Cell Death Differ. 2021 Jun 5. doi: 10.1038/s41418-021-00798-9. PMID: 34091599 4. Petkevicius K, Bidault G, Virtue S, Newland SA, Dale M, Dugourd A, Saez-Rodriguez J, Mallat Z, Vidal-Puig A. Macrophage beta2-adrenergic receptor is dispensable for the adipose tissue inflammation and function. Mol Metab 1012-20. 2021. PMID:22774223 5. Petkevicius K, Bidault G, Virtue S, Jenkins B, van Dierendonck XAMH, Dugourd A, Saez-Rodriguez J, Stienstra R, Koulman A, Vidal-Puig A. Norepinephrine promotes triglyceride storage in macrophages via beta2-adrenergic receptor activation. FASEB J. 2021 Feb;35(2):e21266.doi: 10.1096/fj.202001101R. PMID:33484195 |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | -Conference "Metabolism in Action - Lifetime influence of genes and environment" (1-5th October) by the Copenhagen Bioscience Conferences, a Novo Nordisk Foundation initiative, in Hillerød, Denmark ---- Poster session: S Rodriguez-Cuenca*, S Carobbio*, R Dias , G Barcelo-Cobjlin, X Prieur, J Relat-Pardo, R Amat, M Campbell, M Bahri and A Vidal-Puig. P465L PPARg mutation confers partial resistance to the hypolipidaemic action of fibrates. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | -Conference "Metabolism in Action - Lifetime influence of genes and environment" (1-5th October) by the Copenhagen Bioscience Conferences, a Novo Nordisk Foundation initiative, in Hillerød, Denmark ---- Poster session: S Rodriguez-Cuenca*, S Carobbio*, R Dias , G Barcelo-Cobjlin, X Prieur, J Relat-Pardo, R Amat, M Campbell, M Bahri and A Vidal-Puig. P465L PPARg mutation confers partial resistance to the hypolipidaemic action of fibrates. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | . Cambridge, UK. 11th April 2016. British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Excellence Annual Event. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | 4. Cambridge, UK. 11th April 2016. British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Excellence Annual Event. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | . London, UK. 11th January 2017. Seminar at the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | . London, UK. 11th January 2017. Seminar at the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | 1. London, UK. 10th -11th February 2020. 3rd Global nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) Congress and co-located 1st Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Congress London. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | 1. London, UK. 10th -11th February 2020. 3rd Global nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) Congress and co-located 1st Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Congress London. Key meeting to engage with industry. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | http://www.global-engage.com/event/nash/ |
Description | 11/11/2014- www.teinteresa.es, Madrid Brown fat |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | La grasa marrón, clave en la lucha contra la obesidad 1456655859 11/11/2014- www.teinteresa.es, Madrid Las compañías farmacéuticas están invirtiendo en la investigación para desarrollar un método para convertir la grasa blanca en grasa marrón. Modificaciones de la flora bacteriana han podido ayudar a reducir la obesidad en animales, y podría aportar soluciones a la obesidad humana |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.teinteresa.es/salud/grasa-marron-clave-lucha-obesidad_0_1246676023.html |
Description | 12th National Congress of the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 12th National Congress of the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | 15th European Congress of Endocrinology |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | 15th European Congress of Endocrinology, Copenhagen, Denmark. 27th April - 1st May 2013. As organiser of the conference we contributed to the impact on 3000 attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.ece2013.org/ |
Description | 2019: An educational video on diabetes from Senior Research Associate Sam Virtue |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | 2 019: An educational video on diabetes from Senior Research Associate Sam Virtue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmgYhDHl55c&t=2s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYSXqTAJBOo&t=8s |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | 2019: An interview with PhD student Jennie Leggat on CBBC - |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | 2019: An interview with PhD student Jennie Leggat on CBBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000cgln/operation-ouch-series-8-15-food-poo-and-you |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | 23/01/2017 Invited Talk, Meeting "Bile Acids, Nuclear Receptors and Nutrition" (Metabolic Control of Liver Regeneration and Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis: Nuclear Receptors and Beyond), University Medical Centre Utrecht, NL |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | 23/01/2017 Invited Talk, Meeting "Bile Acids, Nuclear Receptors and Nutrition" (Metabolic Control of Liver Regeneration and Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis: Nuclear Receptors and Beyond), University Medical Centre Utrecht, NL |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | 28/07/2017 Faculty Speaker, NEEDPRO Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition (Diet and Fatty Liver: A Case Study), Cambridge, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 28/07/2017 Faculty Speaker, NEEDPRO Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition (Diet and Fatty Liver: A Case Study), Cambridge, UK This is an annual summer course on Nutrition |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | 29/06/2017 Faculty Speaker, University Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) Summer School for University students and Working Professionals (Molecular basis of NASH development and progression; lipids and beyond). Madrid, ES |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | 29/06/2017 Faculty Speaker, University Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) Summer School for University students and Working Professionals (Molecular basis of NASH development and progression; lipids and beyond). Madrid, ES |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | 3. Tsukuba, Japan. 17th-19th September 2016. Tsukuba Global Science Week. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Tsukuba, Japan. 17th-19th September 2016. Tsukuba Global Science Week. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | 36 Congreso Sociedad Española de Farmacología. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | http://congresosef2015.com/programa-cientifico/esquema-del-programa/ 12:30 - 13:30 Sesión Plenaria. Moderadora: Dra. Mª Jesús Sanz Ferrando Universitat de València. Adipose tissue expandability, lipotoxicity and the metabolic syndrome. Prof. Antonio Vidal Puig University of Cambridge. Reino Unido. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://congresosef2015.com/programa-cientifico/esquema-del-programa/ |
Description | 4. Bradford, UK. 1st December 2018. SRUK Seminar (Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK). |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | 4. Bradford, UK. 1st December 2018. SRUK Seminar (Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/v-christmas-seminar-science-of-healthy-diet-sports-wellbeing-tickets-... |
Description | 5. Valencia, Spain. 13th-15th November 2019 Spain Minisymposium Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF). Longevity world forum, "Preclinical Models in Ageing and Metabolism Research" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 5. Valencia, Spain. 13th-15th November 2019 Spain Minisymposium Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF). Longevity world forum, "Preclinical Models in Ageing and Metabolism Research" Global forum related to Ageing from a socio scientific and multicultural perspective. Open to lay public and highly advertised. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.longevityworldforum.com/tag/aging-2/ |
Description | 5th - 9th June 2015. ADA Scientific Sessions Insulin Action/Molecular Metabolism. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Lecture American Diabetes Association Conference 2015 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://professional2.diabetes.org/Presentations_Details.aspx?typ=10&sr=adv&cgr=238&congress=238 |
Description | 6. Colorado, USA. 31st March - 5th April 2019. Keystone Symposia on Lipidomics and Functional Metabolic Pathways in Disease. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Colorado, USA. 31st March - 5th April 2019. Keystone Symposia on Lipidomics and Functional Metabolic Pathways in Disease. Conference at Keystone related to lipidomic analysis in the context of lipotoxicity |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://tks.keystonesymposia.org/index.cfm?e=web.Meeting.Program&meetingid=1595 |
Description | Adipose tissue expandaqbility-EL COMERCIO ASTURIAS |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | <> Antonio Vidal-Puig, catedrático en Cambridge y director adjunto del Centro de Obesidad y Enfermedades Asociadas. Premio Internacional Hipócrates 2015 <> |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.elcomercio.es/asturias/201511/27/puede-obeso-saludable-siempre-20151127002423-v.html |
Description | Advisory Board Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Health professionals |
Results and Impact | EASO Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 18th - 19th March 2013, Brussels redefinitionn of obesity on the baseis of body composition. BMI considered obsolete. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Alabama, USA. 19th November 2013. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Nutrition Obesity Research Center - NORC's Noon Seminar Series. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The seminar is sponsored by the Nutrition Obesity Research Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Nutrition Sciences. Addressed the problem of adipose tissue expandability and metabolic syndrome |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.norc.uab.edu/courses/seminars/seminar2013# |
Description | Antalya, Turkey. 23rd-26th October 2014. Endobridge. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | ENDOBRIDGE 2014, 2nd EndoBridge Meeting is one of the extensive event on Pituitary Disease, Thyroid Disorders, Obesity, Endocrinology, Endocrine, Medical, Hormone Research, Hormonal Systems, Ageing, Bone And Osteoporosis, Diabetes, Hormones, Paediatric Endocrinology, Puberty, Steroids and Testosterone segments. 2nd EndoBridge Meeting is organized annually. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://eventegg.com/endobridge-2014/ |
Description | BAT in Granada |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Interested in Brown Adipose Tissue? Can't miss this Symposium! https://finut-en.congressus.es/symposiumbat/index @ibsGRANADA @CIBER_OBN @TVPLab @FIBAO @CanalUGR @finutibero |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://twitter.com/ruizruizjonatan/status/1024216467729010688?s=12 |
Description | Barcelona, Spain. 24th-27th May 2017. EMBO workshop meeting on BAT. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Barcelona, Spain. 24th-27th May 2017. EMBO workshop meeting on BAT. Conference lecturer |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://meetings.embo.org/event/17-brown-fat |
Description | Barcelona, Spain. 8th October 2016. CIBERDEM-MSD Symposium |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Barcelona, Spain. 8th October 2016. CIBERDEM-MSD Symposium |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Basel, Switzerland. 11th-14th September 2018. EMBO at Basel Life. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | 2. Basel, Switzerland. 11th-14th September 2018. EMBO at Basel Life. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.basellife.org/basel-life-2018.html |
Description | Bilbao, Spain. 1st March 2017. Seminar at Biofisika, Basque Centre for Biophysics. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Bilbao, Spain. 1st March 2017. Seminar at Biofisika, Basque Centre for Biophysics. Lecture. Networking with engineers. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://biofisika.org/ |
Description | Bilbao, Spain. 8th June 2018. Seminar at Biogune. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | 7. Bilbao, Spain. 8th June 2018. Seminar at Biogune. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://twitter.com/CICbioGUNE |
Description | Blog |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Blog from Sanger wich bord reach where we presented our research on brown fat From clinical studies and animal models, scientists have noticed that some obese individuals can maintain a remarkable capacity to store fat before experiencing adverse metabolic effects associated with obesity, such as insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes. It seems that the adipose tissue of these people has developed adaptive mechanisms that allow it to preserve its functionality while adjusting its biochemical features to maintain its biophysical characteristics. Read more here. Blog by Dr Stefania Carobbio |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk |
Description | Blog |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Fighting fat with fat Obesity is one of the most important biomedical problems in our society and also one of the most frustrating to tackle. For this reason, the recent identification of functional brown fat in adult humans has made the obesity research community very excited. Read more here. Sanger Institute Blog by Dr Stefania Carobbio Projection of our lab |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/events/ |
Description | Blog |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Blog from Sanger wich bord reach where we presented our research on brown fat From clinical studies and animal models, scientists have noticed that some obese individuals can maintain a remarkable capacity to store fat before experiencing adverse metabolic effects associated with obesity, such as insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes. It seems that the adipose tissue of these people has developed adaptive mechanisms that allow it to preserve its functionality while adjusting its biochemical features to maintain its biophysical characteristics. Read more here. Blog by |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk |
Description | Blog |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Blog from Sanger wich bord reach where we presented our research on brown fat From clinical studies and animal models, scientists have noticed that some obese individuals can maintain a remarkable capacity to store fat before experiencing adverse metabolic effects associated with obesity, such as insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes. It seems that the adipose tissue of these people has developed adaptive mechanisms that allow it to preserve its functionality while adjusting its biochemical features to maintain its biophysical characteristics. Read more here. Blog by |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/events |
Description | Blog BAT |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Blog from Sanger wich bord reach where we presented our research on brown fat From clinical studies and animal models, scientists have noticed that some obese individuals can maintain a remarkable capacity to store fat before experiencing adverse metabolic effects associated with obesity, such as insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes. It seems that the adipose tissue of these people has developed adaptive mechanisms that allow it to preserve its functionality while adjusting its biochemical features to maintain its biophysical characteristics. Read more here. Blog by |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/events |
Description | Boston, USA. 11th May 2018. "Adventures in Metabolism" Symposium at Harvard Medical School. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Boston, USA. 11th May 2018. "Adventures in Metabolism" Symposium at Harvard Medical School. Lecture related to the role of Brown fat in metabolism. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.evensi.us/adventures-metabolism-symposium-celebrate-jeffrey-flier-70th-birthday/25406324... |
Description | British Atherosclerosis Society Meeting: 'Atherosclerosis: crossroads of metabolism and inflammation'. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | British Atherosclerosis Society Meeting: 'Atherosclerosis: crossroads of metabolism and inflammation'. British Atherosclerosis Society Autumn Meeting 2015 Atherosclerosis: Crossroads of Metabolism and Inflammation Meeting Report Organisers: Joseph Boyle, Ashley Miller, Martin Bennett Date: Thursday 10th - Friday 11th September 2015 Venue: Murray Edwards College, New Hall, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Final Programme Sponsors: Amgen has provided unrestricted funding to support this meeting. Amgen has had no input into the programme, selection of speakers or topics. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.britathsoc.org/previous-meetings/british-atherosclerosis-society-autumn-meeting-2015/ |
Description | CNN interview about LR11 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | New protein could help burn fat faster By Meera Senthilingam, for CNN Updated 1109 GMT (1909 HKT) February 1, 2016 (CNN)-Research has shown that the fatter your body becomes, the harder it becomes to burn that excess fat. As people eat more fat than they burn, the body stores this excess in various parts of the body and as this storage increases, metabolism changes. However, all is not lost: a recent study by researchers at the University of Cambridge identified one of the proteins underlying this blockage of fat burn. "[This protein] is part of the system in place to help the body store more energy," says Antonio Vidal-Puig, Professor in Molecular Nutrition and Metabolism, who worked on the study. The culprit, called sLR11, was found to block the functioning of brown fat cells -- responsible for generating heat to keep us warm -- and instead help the body store fat more efficiently by preventing excessive heat generation. The benefits of brown fat There are two forms of fat cells -- brown cells and white cells -- and each plays a different role in our metabolism. While brown cells help generate heat, the white cells are responsible for the storage of fat -- or energy -- ready for release as needed. Levels of brown fat are known to be high in children but recent findings showing the presence of brown fat in adults, restored hope to use them as targets to treat obesity. According to Vidal-Puig, obese people have less brown fat than lean people -- and the same applies for diabetics. "If you can increase the brown fat in obese and diabetic people then you can improve their situation," says Vidal-Puig. This has been known for some time, but making it a reality has been a challenge. The newly discovered sLR11 protein could provide the answer. Removing the brakes Vidal-Puig compares the protein to the brake of a car, stopping the body from accelerating its production of heat. "Obese people have more of these brakes, preventing them from creating heat and therefore losing fat," says Vidal-Puig who has seen elevated levels of the protein in the blood of obese people included in his study. During the study, the team removed the gene producing this protein in mice and found they were able to burn calories faster. The researchers went on to examine the protein in humans and found that levels of the protein correlated with the total fat mass in a person. What's more, investigated levels in obese patients after they underwent bariatric surgery, and their weight loss was directly proportional to the decrease in levels of the sLR11 protein. "[Brown fat cells] are an attractive therapeutic target for weight loss, and for anti-obesity or anti-type 2 Diabetes (T2D) therapies," says Carole Sztalryd, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Sztalryd's team also work on biological approaches to weight loss. More brown than white on the cards A common focus to tackle obesity has been on accelerating the production of brown fat cells so people burn more calories, but this new insight could achieve the same but through enhancing the activity -- and efficiency -- of cells. "We are stopping the brakes within the fat cells," says Vidal-Puig, as the mice in his study became protected from obesity with increased browning of their white fat cells. The team believe controlling energy storage will be a better approach to beat the obesity epidemic than controlling people's eating habits. But Sztalryd warns that additional studies are required to evaluate any clinical relevance,"New therapies are urgently needed for obesity. sLR11 seems promising but more work is needed to confirm if this is a relevant," she says. In the mean time, old tactics may be the answer and the more weight gained, the more exercise to be done. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/01/health/new-protein-fat-burn-feat/ |
Description | Cambridge Metabolic Network/Danish Diabetes Association Course for PhD Students. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Course sponsored by NOVO foundation from Denmark, 35 PhD students from Cambridge and Denmark. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.danishdiabetesacademy.dk/events/lipid-metabolism-new-methods-and-translational-aspects |
Description | Cambridge Science Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Cambridge Science Festival - covering all aspects of the world-leading research happening at Cambridge |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.tvplab-cambridge.com/post/diana-cambridge_festival-2021 |
Description | Cambridge University in Nanjing. Cambridge UNiversity Anjing Centre for innovation and technology |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Cambridge University in Nanjing. At the entrance of the Cambridge University Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation, with my colleague from Cambridge Prof Daping Chu, the Director of the Centre |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Cambridge, UK (virtual). 29th April 2021. Cambridge Cardiovascular Annual Research Symposium. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | 4. Cambridge, UK (virtual). 29th April 2021. Cambridge Cardiovascular Annual Research Symposium. Organisation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.cardiovascular.cam.ac.uk/research/cambridgecre/bhf-cambridge-cre-annual-meetings |
Description | Cambridge, UK. 13th April 2015. BHF Centre of Research Annual Symposium. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | http://www.cardiovascular.cam.ac.uk/ The overarching scientific objective of the Centre is to advance understanding of pathobiology, diagnosis, prevention and therapy of selected common and rare cardiovascular conditions by applying our combined expertise in generating assumption-free approaches. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.cardiovascular.cam.ac.uk/research/cambridgecre |
Description | Cambridge, United Kingdom. 2nd -4th July 2019 EAS Advanced Course in Cardiometabolic Phenotyping |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Cambridge, United Kingdom. 2nd -4th July 2019 EAS Advanced Course in Cardiometabolic Phenotyping Training hands on to develop expertise in cardiometabolic phenotyping |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.eas-society.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1211946 |
Description | Centre on AI technology for Humankind NUS Business school |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises amazing opportunities for transforming our lives and the way we work. It will help elevate our human potential in ways we cannot yet see or even imagine. But what are the challenges that lie ahead? Amid the hype and excitement, there is a risk that allowing technology alone to dictate the course of development may bring with it as yet unknown threats to our human condition. At AiTH, we believe that the development of AI technologies must be understood and examined in the context of collaboration and co-creation with humans. Our aim is to study, explore and develop deep insights into how AI technologies should be advanced with human-centred choices, promoting creativity and happiness whilst serving and enhancing human identity. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://bschool.nus.edu.sg/aith/people/international-research-affiliate/ |
Description | Cherry Hinton Lions Under 10s Blue Football Club sponsored by IMS/TVP lab |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | This is an action to promote fitness in children as a strategy to prevent orreverse obesity Children know what is the IMS and that obesity and diabetes can be prevented by exercise. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/events/ |
Description | Colorado, USA. 9th - 13th February 2015. Keystone Symposia - Systems Biology of Lipid Metabolism. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Keystone Symposia organiser and speaker. Area Lipid Biochemistry |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.keystonesymposia.org/15B4 |
Description | Communicating related to impact of our research |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | News about our papers were disseminated through BBC radio, and TV ( BBC look East). Also through multiple webs and also reached internationally through links with European commision. These media are supposed to reach out to the general public. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
Description | Dusseldorf, Germany. 10th October 2017. Universitäts Klinikum Lecture Series - CRC1116 "master switches after myocardial infarction" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dusseldorf, Germany. 10th October 2017. Universitäts Klinikum Lecture Series - CRC1116 "master switches after myocardial infarction" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.irtg1902.hhu.de/schedule/schedule-single-view.html?tx_cal_controller%5Bgetdate%5D=2017101... |
Description | EAS Advanced Course in Cardiometabolic Phenotyping in Rodents. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | EAS Advanced in Cardiometabolic Phenotyping in Rodents, Cambridge, UK Scientists from the University of Cambridge Biomedical Campus recently hosted the 2nd EAS Advanced Course in Cardiometabolic Phenotyping in Rodents. This 3-day course combines the state of the art facilities and expertise within the Disease Model Core at the WellcomeTrust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and the BHF Cardiovascular Centre. By integrating the expertise of these two specialized phenotyping centres, it provides a unique opportunity to learn about many of the skills required for in depth cardiometabolic phenotyping in small animals. The 32 participants, selected from centres across Europe, were treated to a programme of lectures, phenotyping demonstrations and data analysis sessions. A further 1-day workshop at the Sanger/EBI focused on mouse genetics, genetic engineering and informatics resources, highlighting the great opportunities provided by recent advances in genetic engineering purpose-made mouse models. Participants particularly appreciated the mixture of hands-on experience, combined with opportunities to ask detailed questions on how the techniques demonstrated should be used to suit their own research priorities. The course was sponsored by the European Atherosclerosis Society, British Heart Foundation and TSE systems, with organisation led by Prof Toni Vidal-Puig, Director of the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit Disease Model Core. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/events/ |
Description | Engordar La ciencia Asturias |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Engordar la ciencia El endocrino Antonio Vidal-Puig reivindica el valor económico de la investigación al recibir el premio del Colegio de Médicos El endocrinólogo Antonio Vidal-Puig, catedrático de la Universidad de Cambridge y uno de los mayores expertos del mundo en obesidad, aprovechó la conferencia con la que recibió ayer en Oviedo el Premio Internacional Hipócrates Central Lechera Asturiana de la Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugía para reclamar un mayor apoyo a la actividad investigadora en España. "Los países que no tienen grandes recursos naturales dependen de la economía del conocimiento, y nosotros podemos ser económicamente más potentes gracias a la ciencia", subrayó Vidal-Puig, que pertenece a 21 comités internacionales de expertos y ha publicado 220 artículos en revistas especializadas |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.lne.es/asturias/2015/11/27/engordar-ciencia/1847307.html |
Description | Europe press |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | This was an interview for Europe press news agency which has a huge diseminattion capacity. Some examples below. http://www.europapress.es/chance/noticias.aspx?buscar=Antonio%2BVidal%2BPuig http://www.europapress.es/chance/elbuenvivir/noticia-10-obesos-son-saludables-20111128124545.html http://www.europapress.es/chance/noticias.aspx?buscar=Cambridge http://www.enfermeriapalencia.com/modules.php?name=Noticias_enfermeras Highewr visibility. Partients have contacted me through email with personal cases that have I have replayed so far but that if they continue to increase i may need to organise better through my web page. I am considering if i get resources to maintain in to include a page in my web for public questions and disemination. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
URL | http://www.europapress.es/chance/noticias.aspx?buscar=Antonio%2BVidal%2BPuig |
Description | GACETA MEDICA-Lilly |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Gaceta Médica Domingo, 28 de Febrero de 2016 Felipe Casanueva Freijo, presidente de la Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Obesidad, y Manuel Puig-Domingo, presidente de la Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición, entregaron al profesor Antonio Vidal Puig el "Premio Fundación Lilly a una Carrera Distinguida 2015" en la especialidad de Endocrinología, Nutrición y Obesidad por su contribución al conocimiento del tejido adiposo y el abordaje y prevención de la obesidad. Este galardón fue otorgado en el marco del Simposio Internacional 'Lo último en Obesidad' |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.gacetamedica.com/noticias-medicina/2015-12-04/en-10-minutos/premio-a-la-trayectoria-en-en... |
Description | Harrogate, United Kingdom. 6th-8th November 2017. Society for Endocrinology BES Conference. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Harrogate, United Kingdom. 6th-8th November 2017. Society for Endocrinology BES Conference. Lecture related to Medal award. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.endocrinology.org/events/sfe-bes-conference/sfe-bes-2017/ |
Description | Heidelberg, Germany. 16th - 17th October 2015. International Symposium On Diabetic Complications |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Heidelberg, Germany. 16th - 17th October 2015. International Symposium On Diabetic Complications Event Description HIDC 2015, 2th Heidelberg International Symposium on Diabetic Complications is going to be placed in between 16 October, 2015 and 17 October, 2015. The Symposium place is going to be Heidelberg University Hospital. HIDC 2015 is likely to be a stage where many notable themes are likely to be discoursed. Several of these are going to be Biology, Metabolic Diseases, Diabetes, Diabetes Research, Medical and Health Care. 2th Heidelberg International Symposium on Diabetic Complications is organized annually. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | https://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/Welcome.138789.0.html |
Description | I'm a Scientist - Get Me Out of Here! |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | I'm a Scientist - Get Me Out of Here! During the lockdown, two members of the TVP Lab - Sonia & Jennie - took part in the MRC initiative 'I'm a Scientist - Stay at Home!'. This programme was established to allow school children to talk to real scientists during their virtual science lessons in the summer term, to find out more about the subjects they were interested in! Sonia was in the 'Disease Detectives Zone', while Jennie was in the 'Medical Research Zone'. They both had a lot of fun, and were amazed by how insightful the questions they received were! |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://imascientist.org.uk/ |
Description | International Congress on Obesity 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Vancouver, Canada. 1st - 4th May 2016. 13th International Congress on Obesity. 250 attendes |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | International Symposium: Latest in obesity Madrid, Spain. 1st - 2nd December 2015. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | http://www.fundacionareces.es/fundacionareces/cargarAplicacionAgendaEventos.do?idTipoEvento=1&identificador=1827?elAgenda=2 Along with obesity, diabetes is a true pandemic of the 21st century which carries a certain risk of other diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, or even cancer. It is purpose of this symposium to bring to our attention and knowledge the most recent advances on the disease and we hope to do so thanks to the remarkable roster of personalities who have accepted our invitation to share their knowledge and ideas in this INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM: LATEST IN OBESITY sponsored by the Fundación Ramón Areces and with the collaboration of the Fundación General CSIC. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.fundacionareces.es/fundacionareces/cargarAplicacionAgendaEventos.do?idTipoEvento=1&identi... |
Description | Keystone Symposia |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Keystone Symposia - Nuclear Receptors and Friends: Roles in Energy Homeostasis and Metabolic Dysfunction. Alpbach, Austria, 3rd-8th April 2113. Keystone Symposia - Systems Biologyof Lipid Metabolism (9th - 13th February 2015) Colorado, USAOrganisers: Matej Orešic, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Ana Maria Cuervo Increased applicants to the lab |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |
URL | http://www.keystonesymposia.org/index.cfm?e=web.Meeting.Program&meetingid=1235 |
Description | Keystone Symposia on Diabetes/Obesity and Adipose Tissue Biology. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Keystone Conference Lecture. Colorado, USA. 22nd - 27th January 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://healthdocbox.com/amp/69735120-Diabetes/Diabetes-january-22-26-2017-keystone-conference-center... |
Description | LR11 in Asia |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | LR11 news disseminated in Asia ???LR11/SorLA?????????????????????BMI??????????? Soluble LR11/SorLA represses thermogenesis in adipose tissue and correlates with BMI in humans |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | https://www.natureasia.com/ja-jp/ncomms/abstracts/71218 |
Description | La obesidad está en el cerebro" Lilly Areces |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Más de 500 millones de personas en el mundo padecen obesidad. Un simposio organizado por la Fundación Ramón Areces y la Fundación General del CSIC analiza las últimas investigaciones sobre este problema de salud pública. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://hipertextual.com/2015/12/obesidad# |
Description | Lab Leadership in a Crisis |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Lab Leadership in a Crisis The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in more people working from home, fewer people working in the laboratory, changes in the pattern of scientific interactions, physical barriers to direct communication, all in a context of anxiety and uncertainty about the present and the future. These difficulties are causing mental health problems, frustration, anger, and disengagement. However, this turbulent time has also enabled new, unexpected leaders to emerge, performing more autonomously and making insightful decisions. This period has provided them with opportunities to show their character, determination and resilience when confronted with challenges. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://alumni.bhf.org.uk/news/390927 |
Description | Leading with Empathy |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | oni Vidal-Puig - Leading with Empathy Through the Covid-19 Pandemic. Interview for BHF Alumnii |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://alumni.bhf.org.uk/news/286709 |
Description | Linkedin Social media |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | https://www.linkedin.com/in/toni-vidal-puig-md-phd-frcp-fmedsci-emba-43804113/detail/recent-activity/shares/ This is my most powerful social media communication channel with 5300 selected followers coming from science, business, academia. Communications include science-related communication and management of research-intensive institutions |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022 |
URL | https://www.linkedin.com/in/toni-vidal-puig-md-phd-frcp-fmedsci-emba-43804113/detail/recent-activity... |
Description | Lisbon, Portugal. 11th-15th September 2017. 53rd EASD Annual Meeting. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Lisbon, Portugal. 11th-15th September 2017. 53rd EASD Annual Meeting. >150 attendants to symposium on Obesity associated metabolic complications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://d-net.idf.org/en/events/369-53rd-easd-annual-meeting-in-lisbon-portugal.html |
Description | Lisbon, Portugal. 21st-23rd May 2017. Aegerion ECE Symposium. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Lisbon, Portugal. 21st-23rd May 2017. Aegerion ECE Symposium. This was a symposia with clear clinical translational implications addressed to practitioners that had implications on their practice. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.ece2017.org/media/1123/ece-2017-satellite-programmes_280317.pdf |
Description | London, UK. 11th March 2015. Diabetes UK for the Adipose Plenary Conference. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The Diabetes UK Professional Conference, organized by the Diabetes UK will take place from 11th March to the 13th March 2015 at the Excel London in London, United Kingdom. The conference will cover areas like basic science, clinical science, education, clinical care management, healthcare delivery and psychological care. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://10times.com/diabetes-uk-professional-conference |
Description | London, UK. 24th April 2015. Royal Society of Medicine Symposium. Obesity: Epidemiology, complications and management. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | This symposium provided a multidisciplinary forum for researchers and healthcare workers to discuss the most recent advances, trends and management challenges encountered in the field of obesity. Throughout the day, delegates explored the opportunities and challenges faced by those involved in obesity medicine, together with the solutions that have currently been adopted. The symposium aimed at all those working in the field or with an interest in obesity medicine, vascular risk medicine, PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, and clinicians of all medical specialties including medical students, foundation and core trainees, general practitioners, physicians and surgeons. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/events-listing/2014-2015/sections/lipids,-metabolism-vascular-risk-sect... |
Description | MIddle EaSt obesity |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Professors Toni Vidal-Puig MD PhD FRCP FMedSci EMBA and Meis Moukayed have honoured us by writing the fascinating article, People with obesity: Their heroic battle to defeat their genes in a hostile hypercaloric sedentary environment. The professors explain why more than 50 human genes, the environment and lifestyle culture all contribute to why it is not so easy as the doctor telling the patient to lose weight. In addition to looking at the 'why' of obesity, |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.middleeastmedicalportal.com/product/november-december-2018/ |
Description | Madrid, Spain. 20th-21 November 2019 Scientific meeting of the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Madrid, Spain. 20th-21 November 2019 Scientific meeting of the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN) This meeting brings all teh community of investigators on the field of obesity in Spain. It is an excellent place to identify talent. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.ciberobn.es/en |
Description | Madrid, Spain. 31st May 2019. 6th Symposium on Biomedical Research "Advances & Perspectives in Molecular Endocrinology" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | 9. Madrid, Spain. 31st May 2019. 6th Symposium on Biomedical Research "Advances & Perspectives in Molecular Endocrinology" This was a high level scientific event organised by CSIC in Madrid attended predominantly by experts in endocrinology |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://eventos.uam.es/28633/detail/6th-symposium-on-biomedical-reserch-advances-and-perspectives-in... |
Description | Majorca, Spain. 16th October 2017. Seminar at Illes Balears Institute for Health Research. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Majorca, Spain. 16th October 2017. Seminar at Illes Balears Institute for Health Research. Research seminar. >80 attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.arabalears.cat/balears/Antonio-Vidal-Puig-nostres-estalviadors-lluitar_0_1892210855.html |
Description | Malaga, Spain. 19th - 21st October 2016. Congress of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Malaga, Spain. 19th - 21st October 2016. Congress of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Members of the TVP lab recently attended the 1st ICAN conference series in Cardiometabolic Disease in Paris. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | TVP Lab members give presentations and posters at 1st ICAN conference series in Cardiometabolic Disease Members of the TVP lab recently attended the 1st ICAN conference series in Cardiometabolic Disease in Paris. Vanessa Pellegrinelli was selected to give a presentation, and Camilla Ingvorsen, Guillaume Bidault, and Vivian Peirce were selected to present posters. Vivian Peirce was a joint-winner of Young Investigator poster award. Projection of our lab |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.tvp.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/events/ |
Description | Mexico. 13th-14th February 2019. Nutrition Forum 2019 Danone Institute of Mexico. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation on obesity and nutrition |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.danoneinstitute.org/nutrition-health/local-initiatives |
Description | Naked scientist podcad |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Senior Research Associate of pour laboratory Sam Virtue on the Naked Scientist podcast - https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/qa-soy-slingshots-and-cyanide & https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/qa-atoms-avalanches-armpits |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/qa-soy-slingshots-and-cyanide. |
Description | Nanjing, China. 8th May 2017. Lecture at Nanjing Biomedical Research Institute. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Nanjing, China. 8th May 2017. Lecture at Nanjing Biomedical Research Institute. Talk at this institute in China in front of > 100 students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Public engagement at the Suffolk Science Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | On Monday February 17th 2020, a team of PhD students from the Institute of Metabolic Science went to the Suffolk Science Festival in Bury St. Edmunds to teach local children about neurons, the anatomy of the gastrointestinal system and the importance of insulin sensitivity. Among the team was TVP lab PhD student Jennie Leggat. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.tvplab-cambridge.com/post/public-engagement-at-the-suffolk-science-festival |
Description | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Journal of Internal Medicine - Key Symposium "Metabolic complications of obesity" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Organisation of symposia with 150 attendants, 28 speakers from EU, USA, JAPAN, CHINA. Top symposium supported by the Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Journal of Internal Medicine. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/event/metabolic-complications-obesity/ |
Description | SCIENCEALERT ON LR11 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Scientists have figured out how your body fights your attempts to lose weight Bummer. DAVID NIELD 11 DEC 2015 For those of you who feel like your gym sessions aren't getting you anywhere near your target weight - scientists think they might have found a reason why. A new study has identified a protein that locks excess fat in our bodies, preventing it from being burned off easily. And while it sucks to know that our bodies are fighting against our attempts to lose weight, the discovery could help to explain why overweight people find it so difficult to shed the additional pounds. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-your-body-naturally-fights-your-attempts-to-lose-weight |
Description | Science News Study inMice suggests drug to turn fat brown could help fight obesity |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181126123416.htm Study in mice suggests drug to turn fat 'brown' could help fight obesity Date:November 26, 2018 Source:University of Cambridge Summary:Our bodies contain two types of fat: white fat and brown fat. While white fat stores calories, brown fat burns energy and could help us lose weight. Now, scientists have found a way of making the white fat 'browner' and increasing the efficiency of brown fat. While their study was carried out in mice, they hope that this finding will translate into humans and provide a potential new drug to help fight obesity. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181126123416.htm |
Description | Singapore2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | University of Cambridge meets with our colleagues from the National University of Singapore to strenght our collaborative cardiovascular research network. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Stockholm, Sweden. 28th June - 2nd July 2014. International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | http://www.issfal.org/conferences/2014-stockholm Stockholm, Sweden. 28th June - 2nd July 2014. International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids. International conference focused on the role of fatty acids in disease |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.issfal.org/conferences/2014-stockholm |
Description | Suzhou, China. 1st - 5th June 2015. Cold Spring Harbor Asia (CSHA) Conference on Lipid Metabolism and Metabolic Disorders |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The conference will include eight oral sessions and one poster session covering the latest findings across many topics in lipid metabolic. Many talks will be selected from the openly submitted abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and relevance. Social events throughout the conference provide ample opportunity for informal interactions. Alterations in lipid homeostasis play critical roles in the development of human metabolic disorders, such as obesity, type II diabetes and fatty liver. This meeting brings together world-leading experts to present and discuss latest developments in the study of lipid metabolism, as well as their implications for human health and disease. The conference will include eight oral sessions and one poster session. Additional oral presentations will be selected from the openly submitted abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and relevance. Social events throughout the conference will provide ample opportunities for scientific as well as informal interactions |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | https://www.csh-asia.org/2015meetings/Metabo.html |
Description | TECHTIMES |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Being Fat Makes It Harder To Lose Weight: Fatter People Produce More Protein That Inhibits Depletion Of Fat Cells Fat people have a more difficult time of losing weight because of the increased production of a protein called sLR11. This inhibits the body's ability to burn calories and fats for heat production |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.techtimes.com/articles/110892/20151127/being-fat-makes-it-harder-to-lose-weight-fatter-pe... |
Description | Toulouse, France. 28th April 2017. Seminar at INSERM. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Toulouse, France. 28th April 2017. Seminar at INSERM. Dissemination of research outcomes to research commnity |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.stromalab.fr/actualites/pr-toni-vidal-puig-university-of-cambridge-uk/ |
Description | Turku, Finland. 28th January 2016. Frontiers of Science Seminar Series at Biocity Turku |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | http://www.biocity.turku.fi/index.php?id=858 Thursday, January 28 Prof. Antonio Vidal-Puig, University of Cambridge, MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge, UK "Adipose tissue expandability, lipotoxicity and the metabolic syndrome" Host: Matej Oresic (mtjo(at)steno.dk) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.biocity.turku.fi/index.php?id=858 |
Description | Tye 2 Diabetes; Atherapeutic avenue is emerging |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Date:December 5, 2018 Source:INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) Summary:Restoring the action of insulin is one of the keys to fighting type 2 diabetes. Researchers are developing a therapeutic strategy that uses the properties of an enzyme (hormone-sensitive lipase) which, when stimulating fatty-acid synthesis in the fat cells, has a beneficial effect on insulin action. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181205134014.htm |
Description | URJC Summer University Programme: Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Metabolic Syndrome. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | 5. Madrid, Spain. 9th-11th July 2015. URJC Summer University Programme: Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Metabolic Syndrome. Obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes and metabolic syndrome (Código UV-S-OBESI) La inscripción ha finalizado. Apúntate Del 09-07-2015 al 11-07-2015 Salón de Grados, Campus de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Paseo de los Artilleros s/n Organizado por Vicerrectorado de Extensión Universitaria Teléfono de contacto: 914884762 Categorías: Formación y docencia sanitaria Investigación médica Medicina general Palabras clave: Diabetes and metabolic syndrom... Insulin resistance Obesity |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://uverano.urjc.es/event_detail/2355/programme/obesity-insulin-resistance-diabetes-and-metabolic... |
Description | Vienna, Austria. 2nd February 2018. Seminar at Vienna Biocenter |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Vienna, Austria. 2nd February 2018. Seminar at Vienna Biocenter. Lecture to postcs in this institute and meetings with specific students to discuss their projects |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://cluster.meduniwien.ac.at/index.php?id=3732&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3280&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5... |
Description | Wroclaw, Poland. 3rd - 7th May 2014. European Congress of Endocrinology. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Here you will find all ECE 2014 information, including details of the pre-congress courses and include the oral communications that have been chosen following the abstract selection meeting in the scientific programme. We look forward to welcoming you to Wroclaw for ECE 2014. Paolo Beck-Peccoz Joint Chair, Programme Organising Committee (POC) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.ece2014.org/ |
Description | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vidal-Puig |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vidal-Puig |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vidal-Puig |
Description | https://theconversation.com/could-this-be-a-solution-for-the-obesity-crisis-106283 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | https://theconversation.com/could-this-be-a-solution-for-the-obesity-crisis-106283 November 27, 2018 Could this be a solution for the obesity crisis? Samuel Virtue, University of Cambridge; Antonio Vidal-Puig, University of Cambridge, and Vanessa Pellegrinelli, University of Cambridge Scientists manage to boost brown fat in mice with a molecule called BMP8b. Could this be the future for treating obesity? |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://theconversation.com/could-this-be-a-solution-for-the-obesity-crisis-106283 |
Description | newsweek thermogenesis |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | http://www.newsweek.com/2015/01/30/prepare-pill-make-you-thin-301250.html In another area of Vidal-Puig's studies lies, potentially, an amazingly simple fix. In spite of all the millions spent on diets, food and exercise, it may be that something as basic as temperature is the answer. We all have two types of fat, white and brown. White fat is inert and sits in deposits. Brown fat, which regulates babies' temperatures but is much harder to pinpoint in adults, can be activated to burn calories and generate heat. Studies show that exposure to low temperatures may encourage white fat to behave like brown fat. So while central heating ensures we move less and burn fewer calories, it's possible that lower temperatures might increase the activity of brown fat, which will burn our calories for us. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.newsweek.com/2015/01/30/prepare-pill-make-you-thin-301250.html |