Australian and Israeli researchers team up against obesity

Obesity is a worldwide problem. Now researchers from Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science will be coming to Australia to cultivate new research collaborations with Australian scientists.

Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome will be the first in a series of symposia held by Weizmann Australia, and will be held Melbourne on 14–15 May.

The symposium will feature researchers from the Weizmann Institute in Israel, Monash University and other Australian Universities and research institutes.

Plenary lectures will cover the epidemiology, causes (genetic, environmental and cultural), prevention and management of obesity.

Symposia sessions will address the latest systems and molecular research in obesity and the metabolic syndrome, with a focus on CNS control and the pathogenesis of type II diabetes, myocardial infarction, stroke, vascular, renal and other obesity-related disorders.

“The Weizmann Institute is well known for its multi-disciplinary approach to science,” said Emeritus Professor Paul Zimmet, Director of International Research at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, who was recently appointed to the Scientific Advisory Committee of Weizmann Australia, an arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

“Collaboration and the interchange of ideas between leading scientific groups is key to addressing the problems we face with diabetes and obesity,” said Zimmet.

Opportunities for funding research collaborations between Israel and Australia will be made available in the near future.

You can register for the workshop here.