Weiqin Chen
Augusta University, USA
Biography
Weiqin Chen studied the role of dyslipidemia on Diabetic Retinopathy, a microvascular complication in diabetic patients with Dr. Julia Busik at Michigan State University and received her PhD degree in Molecular Genetics in 2005. Subsequently, she worked as a Post-doctoral associate for five years with Dr. Lawrence Chan at Baylor College of Medicine, where she was promoted as an Instructor in 2010. At BCM, she established two animal models based on genes that are associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and human congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) and characterized their functions in energy metabolism. In 2012, she was recruited as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at Georgia Regents University. The focus of her current research is to dissect the mechanisms underlying adipose tissue dysfunction and development of obesity and lipodystrophy using both in vivo and in vitro strategies.
Abstract
Abstract : Metabolic complications in an animal model of congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 2