Monday Lectures
Leptin and the Homeostratic Control of
Food Intake and Body Weight
Jeffrey M. Friedman M.D., Ph.D.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Rockefeller University
4 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45)
Monday, December 8, 2008
Welch Hall Level Two
Recommended Review:
Morrison, Christopher D. and Hans-Rudolf Berthoud. 2007. Neurobiology of nutrition and obesity. Nutrition Reviews. 65(12):517-534.
Related Articles:
Rodenheffer, Matthew S.; Birsoy, Kivanc; and Jeffrey M. Friedman. 2008. Identification of white adipocyte progenitor cells in vivo. Cell. 135(2):240-249.
Birsoy, Kivanc; Chen, Zhu; and Jeffrey M. Friedman. 2008. Transcriptional regulation of adipogenesis by KLF4. Cell Metabolism. 7(4):339-347.
Berthoud, Hans-Rudolf. 2007. Interactions between the “cognitive” and “metabolic” brain in the control of food intake. Physiology & Behavior. 91(5):486-498.
Ruano, G.; J.W. Goethe, et al. 2007. Physiogenomic comparison of weight profiles of olanzapine- and risperidone-treated patients. Molecular Psychiatry. 12(5):474-482.
Berthoud, Hans-Rudolf. 2006. Homeostatic and non-homeostatic pathways involved in the control of food intake and energy balance. Obesity. 14(Suppl 5):197-200. Request article from Markus Library.
