Sui-Seng Tee received his undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of Cambridge, UK. He then transitioned to Stanford University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for his postdoctoral training, before taking a faculty position at the University of Maryland. His lab currently investigates the biochemical processes governing how different tissues utilize extracellular nutrients. To do this, a combination of different approaches is used to measure metabolism, from destructive mass spectrometric techniques to non-invasive MRI scans. Current areas of focus in the lab include the role of fructose metabolism in liver inflammation and the ability to detect these changes using minimally invasive strategies.

In this webinar, Dr. Tee will:

  • Discuss strategies different cells and tissues use to ensure metabolic homeostasis
  • Introduce methods to detect and quantify metabolism
  • Describe metabolic signatures of disease, in vitro, in vivo and in human patients