This document summarizes a study examining the role of the ADH1B protein in adipocytes and its potential involvement in obesity. The study performed western blot analysis, glucose uptake assays, RNA interference, and qPCR on human pre-adipocyte cell lines. The results showed that ADH1B expression is inversely correlated with BMI and increases with insulin concentration. Knockdown of ADH1B decreased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in adipocytes. The conclusions are that ADH1B expression decreases as BMI increases and plays a role in the cellular response to insulin and glucose uptake.