We would like to invite you to our free mid-year seminar (webinar) on 7th June 2022, 11.00am AEST featuring our guest speaker Prof Naji Abumrad MD, FACS.

Professor Abumrad will be presenting on the topic “An attempt at treating sarcopenia. Lessons from the patient to the lab, and back to clinical use.”

This webinar has now passed. Watch the webinar here:

About the speaker

Prof Naji Abumrad MD, FACS is a world-renowned leader in the medical industry with over four decades of experience as a scientist and a surgeon. He is the Professor of Surgery, Chair of Emeritus and Vice Chair for mentoring section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt University.

In 2014, he was elected to the American Association of the Advancement of Science. He is also the Chair of TSI Group LTD’s Scientific Advisory Board.

Dr Abumrad is the co-inventor of HMB (Hydroxy- β-methylbutyrate), a nutraceutical that supports healthy muscle mass and normal muscle function, both of which change with age.

Dr. Abumrad also collaborated with the founders of Hobamine™ focusing on the health benefits they bring related to aging, resulting in several issued patents. 2-HOBA is a compound extracted from Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat that contributes to the protection of DNA from free radical damage. It supports general cell health and acts as a scavenger for reactive carbonyl species that are caused as a secondary process to oxidative stress in human cells.

Prof Naji Abumrad focuses on his experience on treating sarcopenia patients on this seminar.