The mission statement of IFATS is to improve world health through a better understanding of adipose biology.
Objectives: To bring together as members, professionals of the science, medical and industry areas for productive collaborations around the adipose tissue research in all its possible fields.
To create a platform where our members can collaborate actively, discuss, comment and share information which may be directly translated to therapeutic applications.
IFATS is currently the world’s only interdisciplinary fat tissue society. We are committed to serve as the premier global incubator in the field of fat applied technology.
Areas of Interest: IFATS current scientific areas of interest relate to facilitating the development of treatments for excess body fat, the generation of new fat tissue for reconstruction after cancer or birth-related defects and the use of adipose tissue as a source of mesenchymal stem cells that have the potential to regenerate and repair different body tissues.