Kenneth Walsh学术讲座：Adipose Tissue - Vasculature Interactions

Kenneth Walsh， Ph.D.

Aram V. Chobanian Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Director， Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute

Boston University School of Medicine

Title： “Adipose Tissue - Vasculature Interactions”

MONDAY,APRIL 13th,2015 4：00 – 5：00 P.M.

Building 3 lecture hall （2nd floor）， Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center

Hosted by Professor Xuri Li， Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center， Sun Yat-Sen University

Dr。 Kenneth Walsh is the recipient of the Irvine F。 Page Award from the Council on Arteriosclerosis and an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association。 His research focuses on the inter-tissue communication and its contribution to physiological versus pathological tissue growth in the cardiovascular system， particularly with respect to obesity and systemic metabolic dysfunction， via adipocyte derived cytokines （or adipokines） and“cardiokines”。 Dr。 Walsh has published more than 350 articles， some of which have received more than 100 citations。 He has received multiple research grants from the National Institutes of Health （NIH）， including a MERIT Award。 He has been an Associate Editor for the journal Circulation since 2004 and serves on numerous editorial boards including Arteriosclerosis， Thrombosis and Vascular Biology， Circulation Research， Hypertension Research and Skeletal Muscle。