Biophytis Announces New Scientific Advisory Board for its Phase 2 OBA Clinical Study in Obesity - Seite 2
The first two members of Biophytis' new Scientific Advisory Board for the OBA clinical study are:
Prof. Dennis T. Villareal, MD, PhD, a Professor of Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States.He is a physician-scientist with specialty training in geriatrics and endocrinology. He has extensive clinical and research experience
in examining the impact of lifestyle interventions in reversing frailty in older adults with obesity. His clinical and translational laboratories involve hormonal, nutritional, and
behavioral/lifestyle interventions to retard or reverse the metabolic and physical complications of aging, including sarcopenia and type 2 diabetes. He is dedicated to research designed to inform
practice guidelines with respect to optimal treatment strategies for older adults with obesity.
Prof. Francisco Guarner, MD, PhD, a Professor of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona and at the University Clinic of Navarra. He is well known for his research studies on liver cell cytoprotection with prostaglandins. He has been Visiting Scientist and Research Fellow at the Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo (Michigan), the Royal Free Hospital (London), the King's College Hospital (London), and the Wellcome Research Laboratories (Beckenham). He is currently Consultant of Gastroenterology at the Digestive System Research Unit and Head of the Experimental Laboratory in University Hospital Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona). He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Research Institution of University Hospital Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona).
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