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ORGANIZER;CN=Verona Skomski:MAILTO:vskomski@unl.edu
SUMMARY:NPOD seminar Julio E. Ayala (Vanderbilt School of Medicine)
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Julio Ayala is an Associate Professor of Molecular Physiolo
 gy and Biophysics at Vanderbilt School of Medicine. Research in the Ayala 
 lab focuses on gut-brain interactions that regulate energy balance. Specif
 ically\, they are interested in identifying regions in the central nervous
  system and molecular mechanisms within those regions that mediate the eff
 ects of the gut hormone Glucagon-like peptide-1 (Glp1) and related Glp1 re
 ceptor (Glp1r) agonists on feeding behavior. Dr. Ayala’s lab combines tr
 ansgenic mouse models\, targeted pharmacological interventions and state-o
 f-the-art metabolic phenotyping capabilities to address research questions
 . They aim to extend the technical expertise in the lab to leverage the ex
 isting imaging\, circuit mapping\, electrophysiology and behavioral phenot
 yping capabilities at Vanderbilt. Other projects in the lab focus on lever
 aging biochemical and pharmacological properties of the Glp1r towards the 
 design of more effective therapeutics for obesity and diabetes
LOCATION:Leverton Hall Room 304
URL://events.unl.edu/hlvisitingartists/2025/04/02/184951/
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