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Sean Davies

Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC)
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB)
Department of Medicine; Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Vanderbilt Digestive Diseases Research Center (VDDRC)
Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation (VI4)


Role of endogenous bioactive lipids including N-acyl-ethanolamides and isolevuglandins in physiology and metabolic diseases . Role of lipids derived from gut microbiota in physiology and disease. Diseases of focus include obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Keywords: bioactive lipids , gut microbiota , isolevuglandins , lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease , N-acyl-ethanolamides , obesity and diabetes

Research Area: Drug Design , Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism , Host-Pathogen Interactions , Bacteriology , Chemical Biology