Host: Tasneem"Taz" Bhatia, MD What are the new clinical insights on inflammatory conditions, and what relevance do they hold in the context of chronic disease states such as metabolic syndrome and obesity? Host Dr. Taz Bhatia welcomes Joan Clària, PhD, faculty member of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, and associate professor at the Barcelona University School of Medicine. Dr. Claria will introduce novel perspectives on the second phase of inflammatory conditions, called the resolution phase, and ways it contributes toward the pathogenesis of chronic disease.