Chenxuan Wang

PhD
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Chenxuan (Kira) Wang is a PhD Candidate in Nutritional Sciences at University of Guelph in Canada. Her research interests include the mechanistic investigations regarding lipid regulations in the body that associated with obesity and metabolic disorders, with a primary focus on diet-gene interactions. Her doctoral research uses cell and rodent models to explore how reduced delta-6 desaturase activity influences lipid metabolism in adipose and liver tissues, which could provide insights into novel therapeutics or diet interventions that target people with genetic variations in the FADS2 gene (~30% of the general population).

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Presentation(s):

• Delta-6 desaturase conversion of ALA into EPA/DHA has comparable effects on adipocyte size as the direct consumption of EPA/DHA in a model of diet-induced obesity

  Monday, April 29, 2024
  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

• Menhaden oil but not flaxseed oil reduces hepatic lipogenic gene expression independent of delta-6 desaturase activity

  Monday, April 29, 2024
  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

• Delta-6 desaturase conversion of ALA into EPA/DHA has comparable effects on adipocyte size as the direct consumption of EPA/DHA in a model of diet-induced obesity

  Tuesday, April 30, 2024
  2:09 PM – 2:26 PM EDT

• Menhaden oil but not flaxseed oil reduces hepatic lipogenic gene expression independent of delta-6 desaturase activity

  Tuesday, April 30, 2024
  2:26 PM – 2:43 PM EDT