MCB Joint Seminar Series: Benjamin Renquist "The Liver GABA Shunt and Obesity Induced Pathophysiologies"

When

11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Oct. 7, 2025

Where

Biosciences West, Room 208

Presenter Details

Dr. Benjamin Renquist, Associate Professor, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, UArizona

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Seminar Information

I'll discuss our research identifying the role of the GABA shunt in regulating insulin resistance and hypertension, discuss how different liver cell types may differ in the direction of metabolic flux through the GABA shunt, and talk about our efforts to develop novel inhibitors of the GABA shunt.

Seminar Host

Dr. Andrew Capaldi (MCB)

Contacts

Whitney DeGroot