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L. Ashley Cowart
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Biography
L. Ashley Cowart obtained her PhD in 2001 from Vanderbilt University and performed postdoctoral studies at the Medical University of South Carolina, where she is now associate professor in Biochemistry . Dr. Cowart has participated heavily in developing the strong research programs in lipid signaling and lipidomics at MUSC. She has published over 40 manuscripts and authored numerous reviews in sphingolipid metabolism and signaling in diabetes.
Abstract
Abstract : Sphingosine-1-Phosphate signaling regulates key metabolic outcomes of obesity