VINCENZA CIFARELLI
Dr. Vincenza Cifarelli received her Ph.D. in Human Genetics from the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center and completed postdoctoral training at Washington University
School of Medicine before joining the faculty at SLU School of Medicine in the
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology. The Cifarelli lab addresses the role of
vascular and lymphatic endothelium in metabolic health, tissue remodeling and
inflammation in people with obesity, in women with lipedema and using rodent models
of disease.
Pittsburgh Medical Center and completed postdoctoral training at Washington University
School of Medicine before joining the faculty at SLU School of Medicine in the
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology. The Cifarelli lab addresses the role of
vascular and lymphatic endothelium in metabolic health, tissue remodeling and
inflammation in people with obesity, in women with lipedema and using rodent models
of disease.
Check the activity agenda
Friday, June 28, 2024
• Room 1 - Alfredo Halpern
14:00-16:00
SESSION: LIPEDEMA: AN UNKNOWN DISEASE
*Partnership with Lipedema Foundation
Lipedema: understanding the clinical diagnosis and the research landscape
Physiopathology of lipedema
Effect of weight loss in adipose tissue remodeling and metabolic function in women with Lipedema
Diagnosis and clinical treatment options
Surgical treatment
Patient´s voice – living with lipedema
Discussion
*Partnership with Lipedema Foundation
Coordinator: Cristiano Roberto Grimaldi Barcellos (SP)
Lipedema: understanding the clinical diagnosis and the research landscape
Speaker: Jonathan Kartt (United States)
Physiopathology of lipedema
Speaker: Philipp Scherer (United States)
Effect of weight loss in adipose tissue remodeling and metabolic function in women with Lipedema
Speaker: Vincenza Cifarelli (United States)
Diagnosis and clinical treatment options
Speaker: André Murad Faria (SP)
Surgical treatment
Speaker: Fabio Masato Kamamoto (SP)
Patient´s voice – living with lipedema
Speaker: Tamiris Sá (RJ)
Discussion
Saturday, June 29, 2024
• Room 3 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
08:00-09:30
SESSION: OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES
Role of the lymphatic system in visceral obesity and the metabolic syndrome
Effects of obesity on beta-cells
Weight dependent effects on diabetic kidney disease
Discussion
Coordinator: João Eduardo Nunes Salles (SP)
Role of the lymphatic system in visceral obesity and the metabolic syndrome
Speaker: Vincenza Cifarelli (United States)
Effects of obesity on beta-cells
Speaker: Franco Folli (Italy)
Weight dependent effects on diabetic kidney disease
Speaker: Cristiane Bauermann Leitão (RS)
Discussion
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