Genetics of Monogenic and Syndromic Obesity

Dr. Ya-Xiong Tao is currently Professor of Physiology at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, Alabama, USA. He has been working on several G protein-coupled receptors, including gonadotropin receptors regulating reproduction, and melanocortin receptors regulating energy and glucose homeostasis. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed biomedical journals and obtained funding for his research from National Institutes of Health, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association, among others. He has delivered numerous lectures at universities and research institutes in USA, Canada, China, India, and Mexico. He has edited ten volumes, including seven volumes in Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science. He teaches several courses, including Physiology, Receptorology, Genomics and Personalized Medicine, and Molecular Endocrinology, for veterinarian, graduate, and undergraduate Honors students.

• 1. Single Gene and Syndromic Causes of Obesity: Illustrative ExamplesM.G. Butler2. PCSK1 Variants and Human ObesityB. Ramos-Molina, M.G. Martin, and I. Lindberg3. Rare Syndromes and Common Variants of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene in Human ObesityJ.C. Han4. Mutations in Melanocortin-3 Receptor Gene and Human ObesityZ. Yang and Y.-X. Tao5. Ghrelin Receptor Mutations and Human ObesityW. Wang and Y.-X. Tao6. Epigenetics of ObesityA. Lopomo, E. Burgio, and L. Migliore7. From Genome-wide Association Study to Phenome-wide Association Study: New Paradigms in Obesity ResearchY.-P. Zhang, Y. Zhang and D.D. Duan8. Genetics of Adiposity in Large Animal Models for Human Obesity—Studies on Pigs and DogsM. Stachowiak, I. Szczerbal, and M. Switonski