Type 2 Diabetes Symposium featuring Kroc Visiting Scholar Lecture

9:00

Introductory Remarks

9:10

Michael Ailion, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Biogenesis of Insulin Secretory Granules

9:50

Greg Morton, PhD

Research Professor, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Diabetes and the Brain

10:30

Karin Bornfeldt, PhD

Professor, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Liver Logic: How Insulin Shapes Lipid Balance through Hepatic Control

11:10

Break

11:30

Kroc Lecture: Rebecca Hull-Meichle, PhD

Professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair, University of Alberta

A Journey Through the Islet Microenvironment