Elena Osto, Switzerland

University of Zurich Clinical Chemistry and Cardiology
I am a physician scientist. I obtained my MD, PhD and board certification in Cardiology at the School of Medicine at the University of Padova, Italy. My main area of research is cardiovascular biology. Currently, I am a research group Leader at the University and University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland and I am supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. I am particularly specialized in endothelial metabolism and function in immuno-inflammatory and metabolic disarrangements like obesity, diabetes and aging. Further, I study lipoprotein metabolism and function. My goal is to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the communication between the cardiovascular system, the gut-liver and the adipose tissue in the pathophysiology of diabetes type 2 and obesity. In this context, my special interest is on the role of hormones like glucagon-like peptide-1 and bile acids, and their contributions in maintaining cardiovascular health. Total amount of Grant as PI or Co-Applicant > 4’000’000 EUR. In addition, my clinical specialization is focused on the pathophysiology and sex differences of coronary microvascular dysfunction arising in the context of immune-metabolic disorders (for examples obesity or endocrinology disease like primary hyperparathyroidism, psoriasis and the cardiac allograft vasculopathy).

Presenter of 1 Presentation

G-protein coupled bile acid receptors

Session Type
Track 2 - Metabolism of Lipids and Lipoproteins
Date
06.10.2020, Tuesday
Session Time
10:00 - 11:13
Lecture Time
10:10 - 10:20

Webcast

[session]
[presentation]
[presenter]
Hide