Departmental Seminar – February 12, 2016
Seminar Series: Spring 2016 ~~ Friday, February 12, 2016
2:00-3:00 PM
“Obese NK Cells Lack Energy to Kill”
Lydia Lynch, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Location & Time:
670 Albany Street
Lobby Level #107/108
2:00-3:00 PM
Friday, February 12, 2016
Target Audience: Faculty, Students, Residents, Greater Boston Scientific Community (advertised in MIT’s Bulletin).
At the conclusion of this activity participants will be able to: 1) report that immune dysfunction in obese humans, which is associated with their increased cancer and infection susceptibility; 2) state that obesity is now responsible for up to 40% of certain cancers; and 3) recall that cell intrinsic metabolism is altered in obese immune cells, leading to their inability to function.
Course Director: Barbara Slack, PhD
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.