Dr. Eric Ortlund, Emory University School of Medicine, "Generation of anti-diabetic and inflammatory molecules targeting a phospholipid-sensing hormone receptor"

Event Type

Seminar/Symposium

Sponsor

MIP Seminar Committee

Location

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL, NEW TIME 12:00 NOON START TIME

Date

Apr 11, 2024   12:00 pm  

Speaker

Professor, Eric A. Ortlund, Ph.D.

Contact

Julie Moore

E-Mail

jmoor@illinois.edu

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Originating Calendar

Molecular and Integrative Physiology (MIP) Department Seminar Series

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"Generation of anti-diabetic and inflammatory molecules targeting a phospholipid-sensing hormone receptor"      

Dr. Ortlund is a Professor of Biochemistry at the Emory University School of Medicine and is a cofounder of Allonix Therapeutics. His lab pursues structural and biochemical studies of human nuclear receptors and lipid binding proteins that play central roles in stress, metabolism, and homeostasis. Dr. Ortlund and collaborators used rational design approaches to generate synthetic modulators for the nuclear receptor and metabolic enzymes.
In addition to his research laboratory, Dr. Ortlund is the founder and Scientific Director of the Emory Integrated Metabolomics and Lipidomics Core, which uses mass spectrometry to analyze molecular species with both targeted and non-targeted approaches.  He has published 112 peer-reviewed manuscripts, holds 2 patents for LRH-1 related technologies and his work has been featured in The NY Times.
https://med.emory.edu/departments/biochemistry/research-labs/ortlund/index.html