Main topics of focus
Intestine and the Enterocyte
- Enterocyte Villi biology structure/function
- Inflammatory-lipoprotein axis
- Lipoprotein assembly/formation/secretion
- Lipid trafficking
- Lipoprotein metabolism and modelling
- Intestinal HDL significance
Metabolism and Disease
- Postprandial dyslipidemia
- Enterohepatic circulation
- Nutritional impact on lipid metabolism
- Post-prandial inflammation
- Atherogenesis and remodelling
- Obesity and lipoprotein dysfunction
- Diabetic dyslipidemia
- Insulin resistance
Prevention and Regression
- Nutraceutical targets of lipid metabolism
- Pharmaceutical targets of the intestine
- Heart/Vascular imaging and analysis
Clinical Updates and CVD risk
- Clinical markers of dyslipidemia
- Genetic Regulation of Post-prandial metabolism
- Insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes and CVD risk
- Inflammation
- Endothelial function