date:May 18, 2012
other organs.
Dr Asher said his team has discovered that a protein related to ageing and metabolism, called SIRT1, is the missing link between the circadian clocks and metabolism.
Dr Asher believes that he has identified the molecular mechanisms linking the circadian clock and metabolic disorders such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes in the laboratory.
Other speakers included A/Prof Shantha Rajaratnam (Monash University), Prof Paul Zimmet (Baker IDI Institute), Prof Michael Cowley (Monash U