Program:
DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014
7:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Welcome
W. Allan Walker, MD - Harvard Medical School
Steven K. Grinspoon, MD - Harvard Medical School
SESSION 1: Determinants of Energy Expenditure and Balance
Moderator: Hideo Makimura, MD, PhD
- Harvard Medical School
Leptin Signaling in Central Appetite Pathways
Rexford S. Ahima, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
Brown Fat: Critical Determinant of Energy Expenditure
Aaron Cypess, MD, PhD - Harvard Medical School
Metabolic Flexibility and Substrate Partitioning in Energy Balance
Eric Ravussin, PhD - Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Gastric Peptides in Energy Balance
David E. Cummings, MD - University of Washington
The Effect of Sleep on Energy Balance
Eve Van Cauter, PhD - The University of Chicago
SESSION II: Current Therapies for Obesity and Fat Accumulation
Moderator: Scott Butsch, MD, MSc - Massachusetts General Hospital
Recently Approved Therapeutics for Obesity
Caroline M. Apovian, MD, FACP, FACN - Boston University School of Medicine
Targeting of Visceral and Ectopic Adipose Depots
Steven K. Grinspoon, MD - Harvard Medical School
Dietary Strategies for Weight Loss; More than Just Calories
David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD - Harvard Medical School
Behavioral Modification in Weight Loss Therapy
John P. Foreyt, PhD - Baylor College of Medicine
A Perspective on the FDA Approval Process
Abraham Thomas, MD, MPH
- Henry Ford Hospital
DAY 2 - THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014
7:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Welcome
George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD - Harvard Medical School
SESSION III: Novel Therapeutics to Alter Energy Balance
Moderator: Miguel Alonso-Alonso, MD, MPhil - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
A Novel Muscle Protein Regulating Energy Balance: Irisin
Bruce M. Spiegelman, PhD -Harvard Medical School
Effects of Gastric Bypass on Energy Therapeutics
Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD - Massachusetts General Hospital
Novel Effects of Bile Acids on Energy Regulation
Karen K. Ryan, PhD - University of Cincinnati
Potential Effects of Altered Gut Microbiota on Energy Balance
Jonathan Krakoff, MD - National Institutes of Health
Sirtuins in Metabolism and Energy Balance
Marcia C. Haigis, PhD - Harvard Medical School
Closing Remarks
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