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Attila A Seyhan

Florida Hospital, USA

Biography

Attila Seyhan was an Assoc. Prof. at the Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Florida Hospital, an Adjunct Prof. at Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Orlando, FL and a Research Affiliate with the Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT.

Previously he was in pharmaceutical (Pfizer, Wyeth) and biotech (OpenBiosystems, Dharmacon, Somagenics) in leading positions. He has 16+ years of experience in drug/target/ biomarker discovery and development, preclinical/clinical Translational Research in metabolic diseases/diabetes, cancer, inflammation & immunology, and viral pathogens (HCV, HIV, Semliki forest virus) in leading positions. He has published 35+ scientific articles and book chapters and is an inventor/co-inventor of more than 9 issued US patents and several pending applications. He has successfully authored/co-authored over 14 grant proposals totaling $6.2 million, including a Biodefense grant from the US Department of Defense, NIH and Pharma. He has earned several awards including a doctoral fellowship from NATO, Pfizer Excellence Award for contributions towards Biomarkers of Lupus Disease Study

Abstract

Abstract : Gastric bypass surgery with exercise alters plasma microRNAs that predict improvements in cardiometabolic risk