Feng Dong Receives Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2006

Dr. Feng Dong

Dr. Feng Dong conducting research on the "Role of Leptin in Obesity-Associated Cardiac Dysfunction."

Feng Dong received the Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2006 at the recent Graduate Symposium at the University of Wyoming.   The title of his dissertation was "Role of Leptin in Obesity-Associated Cardiac Dysfunction," directed by Jun Ren.

Dr. Dong's abstract states "The level of the obese gene product leptin is often positively correlated with body weight, supporting the notion that hyperleptinemia contributes to obesity associated cardiac dysfunction. However, a link between leptin levels and cardiac function has not been elucidated. This study was designed to examine the role of leptin deficiency (resulting from a point mutation of the leptin gene) in cardiomyocyte contractile function."

Dr. Dong received the Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine (CRAM) Research Award in 2005.
 

Posted on Wednesday, May 09, 2007