MSc Student
University of Guelph
Fergus, ON, Canada
Blair MacLeod is a MSc Student in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. His research interests include the regulation of fatty acid metabolism and whole-body lipid handling, with a focus on the impact of omega-3 fatty acids on these processes. His research uses murine models to explore how reductions in delta-6 desaturase activity influences lipid metabolism in hepatic tissue, providing insights into novel therapeutics and dietary interventions to target people with genetic variations in the Fads2 gene (~30% of the general population).
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Monday, April 29, 2024
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
2:26 PM – 2:43 PM EDT