Webinar Friday Lecture Series
(open to the Tri-I community)
Friday, January 29, 2021
Paul Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
Albert Resnick, M.D. Assistant Professor and Head
Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism
The Rockefeller University
Mechanisms Linking Obesity to Comorbid Diseases
Recommended Readings:
Empirical Articles
Becher, Tobias; Palanisamy, Srikanth; Kramer, Daniel J.; et al. (2021). Brown adipose tissue is associated with cardiometabolic health. NATURE MEDICINE. 27: 58-65
Wang, Putianqi; Loh, Ken H.; Wu, Michelle; et al. (2020). A leptin-BDNF pathway regulating sympathetic innervation of adipose tissue. NATURE. 583 (7818): 839-844
Wang, Wenshan; Ishibashi, Jeff; Trefely, Sophie; et al. (2019). A PRDM16-Driven Metabolic Signal from Adipocytes Regulates Precursor Cell Fate. CELL METABOLISM. 30 (1):174-189
Chi, Jingyi; Wu, Zhuhao; Choi, Chan Hee J.; et al. (2018). Three-Dimensional Adipose Tissue Imaging Reveals Regional Variation in Beige Fat Biogenesis and PRDM16-Dependent Sympathetic Neurite Density. CELL METABOLISM. 27 (1): 226-236
Cohen, Paul; Spiegelman, Bruce M. (2016). Cell biology of fat storage. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL. 27 (16): 2523-2527
Cohen, Paul; Spiegelman, Bruce M. (2015). Brown and Beige Fat: Molecular Parts of a Thermogenic Machine. DIABETES. 64 (7): 2346-2351
Cohen, Paul; Levy, Julia D.; Zhang, Yingying; et al.(2014). Ablation of PRDM16 and Beige Adipose Causes Metabolic Dysfunction and a Subcutaneous to Visceral Fat Switch. CELL. 156 (1-2): 304-316
Review Papers
Kazak, Lawrence; Cohen, Paul. (2020). Creatine metabolism: energy homeostasis, immunity and cancer biology. NATURE REVIEWS ENDOCRINOLOGY. 16 (8): 421-436
Chi, Jingyi; Cohen, Paul. (2016). The Multifaceted Roles of PRDM16: Adipose Biology and Beyond. TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 27 (1): 11-23