Adipose Tissue Biology

Michael Symonds is Deputy Head of The School of Medicine. He has previously worked as Head of Academic Child Health. His research interest is primarily in adipose tissue biology. He has published ~250 papers and 100 reviews. He serves as Speciality Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers in Genetics - Epigenomics and Epigenetics.

1. The evolution of mammalian adipose tissue by CM Pond2. Adipocyte precursors: Developmental origins, self-renewal and plasticity by C Dani and N Billon3. Adipocyte differentiation by JM Moreno-Navarrete and JM Fernadez-RealGraff - NO CHANGE4. Brown adipose tissue by M Klingespore and T Fromme5. White adipose tissue by S Gesta and CR Khan - NO CHANGE6. Browning of white adipose tissue in humans: functional/clinical relevance by L Sidossis7. Macrophages and inflammation by E Dalmas, J Tordjman, M Guerre-Millo and K Clement - NO CHANGE8. Gender differences in adiposity by A Veileux and A Tchernof9. Brown adipose tissue as a therapeutic target by WD van Marken Lichtenbelt10. Dietary determinants of fat mass and body composition by MA Zulet, MJ Moreno-Aliaga and JA Martinez11. Genetic determinants of excess adiposity by RJF Loos12. Early origins of obesity and developmental regulation of adiposity by S Ojha and H Budge