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The Columbia Invents podcast by Columbia Technology Ventures is a series of interviews with faculty researchers at Columbia University. Hosted by Orin Herskowitz, Executive Director of Columbia Technology Ventures, the series explores breakthrough innovations being developed in Columbia’s scientific laboratories, the process of spinning these technologies out of the lab and into the market via industry or startups, and the challenges early stage technologies must overcome in order to realize their full potential.
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Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Dr. Rudy Leibel is the Christopher J. Murphy Memorial Professor of Diabetes Research, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and an expert in the genetics of obesity. He explains why humans have adipose tissue, how fat engages in dialog with the brain, and the role genes play in how hungry a person feels and in the ability to resist the temptation of junk food. He also tells the story of how a patient encounter sent him down a path towards discovering and cloning leptin, an adipose-derived hormone responsible for regulating body weight.
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