Content area
This year's Deuel Conference on Lipids focused on the seminal contribution of human genetics to lipid biology and disease. Named in honor of Harry J Deuel Jr, famous single author of the three-volume textbook The Lipids (Interscience Publishers Inc., NY, USA) and established in 1955, the Deuel Conference is considered the longest-standing annual meeting on lipid metabolism in the USA. The 2013 meeting took place at the Silverado Resort of Napa Valley (CA, USA) and was characterized by first-rank scientific contributions and discussions in a friendly and informal setting. Four scientific sessions over 2 and a half days, a poster session and generous breaks allowed for stimulating scientific, as well as social interactions of scientists from academia and industry alike.