Research for all of us! The Georgia Tech Library sponsors a lecture series featuring research by Georgia Tech faculty presented for the rest of us.
Lecturers will discuss their research in laymen’s terms. The aim of the series is to make research understandable to all of us in the Georgia Tech community.
February 3, 2009
Wilby Room (GT Library – Ground Floor)
12 – 1:30 pm
Speaker: Asst. Professor Melissa Kemp – Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Title: Cellular Oxidation and its Role in Disease
Many foods and supplements are advertised as having antioxidant properties, under the presumption that this is beneficial to your health. But what does that mean? Are they good for you? Dietary antioxidants have been investigated for the treatment of a number of diseases – such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, cardiovascular disease, and cancer prevention – with very mixed results. I’ll discuss why, at a cellular level, the story on antioxidants is so complicated and how engineering approaches to studying cellular oxidation may ultimately shed light on how to better treat diseases with antioxidants.
This presentation is free and open to all! No pre-registration is needed.
Questions? Contact: Lori Critz, Information Services Department
Lori.critz@library.gatech.edu
404-385-4392
