Nutrients Webinar | Nutrition, Adipose Tissue, and Human Health
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20th Nutrients Webinar
Nutrition, Adipose Tissue, and Human Health
Hello everyone!
I am thrilled to invite you to our upcoming MDPI Webinar, “Nutrition, Adipose Tissue, and Human Health.”
Join us for an interactive session exploring nutrition, adipose tissue, and their effects on health, metabolism, and aging. We have gathered a fantastic group of speakers who will share the latest research—from how the brain influences obesity, to the role of nutrition in healthy aging, and how cutting-edge genomics is helping us understand inflammation and metabolism.
This event is designed for researchers, clinicians, students, and anyone interested in the science of health and nutrition. Bring your questions and join the conversation!
I look forward to seeing you there.
Prof. Dimiter Avtanski
Chair of the 20th Nutrients Webinar
Date: 23 May 2025
Time: 3:00 pm CEST | 9:00 am EDT | 9:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 856 9922 1638
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Jitendra Kumar Sinha
GloNeuro, Sector 107, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India;
Dr. Jitendra Kumar Sinha is the Chief Scientific Officer of GloNeuro, India, an organization dedicated to promoting brain awareness among the public and providing neuroscience consultancy for researchers and corporate R&D in brain-related products. With over eighteen years of preclinical research experience, Dr. Sinha has focused on the neurobiology of obesity, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, and neuro-oncology. He has conducted research at leading national and international institutions, including the University of New South Wales (Australia), University of Verona (Italy), the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Bangalore), and the CSIR-Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (Hyderabad). Dr. Sinha serves on the editorial boards of Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience and Matters and is a life member of several professional societies, including the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society, Indian Academy of Neurosciences, Nutrition Society of India, Society for Neurochemistry India, and Society for Biological Chemists India. He has authored over 80 publications in respected international journals such as The Lancet and Neuroscience (with a cumulative impact factor exceeding 650), published 45 international book chapters, and is currently editing four international book titles. Dr. Sinha’s contributions have been recognized with numerous awards and fellowships, including nine from the International Brain Research Organization, as well as honors from the Japan Neuroscience Society, UNESCO, Society for Neuroscience (USA), International Society for Neurochemistry, FAONS, the Government of India, and the Korean Society of Lipid and Atherosclerosis.
Dr. Jee Lee
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA;
Jee Lee, MD, is a clinical physician who graduated from Ewha University Medical School in South Korea. She completed her internal medicine residency at Mount Vernon Hospital, NY, and furthered her expertise with a nutrition fellowship at Columbia University. Recently board-certified in Geriatric Medicine, Dr. Lee currently serves as a research fellow in the Endocrinology Division at Northwell Health, supported by a NY ECRIP grant.
Dr. Antonina Gospodinova
Laboratory of OMICs Technologies, Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Antonina Gospodinova, MD is a biomedical scientist with a robust academic foundation from the Medical University in Sofia, Bulgaria. She began her professional career as a biologist at a start-up, specializing in 3D bio-printing, where she spent two years cultivating her passion for scientific research. Dr. Gospodinova subsequently joined the Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, gaining in-depth experience in experimental biology over the course of a year. Currently, she is a second-year PhD student at the OMICs Technologies Lab within the institute under the supervision of Prof. Krassimira Todorova-Hayrabedyan, PhD, DSc. Her research focuses on the relationship between metabolic health and mitochondrial biology. Dr. Gospodinova is particularly passionate about nutrition, gut health, and metabolic inflammation.
Nutrition, Adipose Tissue, and Human Health
Guest Editor: Dr. Dimiter Avtanski
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025