Location: Healthy Kentucky Research Building Event Category: Symposium Sponsor: UK Diabetes and Obesity Research Priority Area and Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center Speaker: Symposium Keynote Speaker is C. Ronald Kahn, MD
This will be an all-day symposium featuring nationally identified early-career research scholars who have demonstrated scientific achievements in the area of diabetes and obesity-related research. Registration ends on October 14.
Healthy Kentucky Research Building, Room 150
7:30-8:00 am
Doors openCoffee and select breakfast items available
HKRB Atrium
8:00 am
Simon Fisher, MD, PhD – Welcome Diabetes and Obesity Research Priority Area Co-Lead Acting Director, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine
HKRB Seminar Rm 150
8:05-8:15 am
Lisa Cassis, PhD – Research at UKUniversity of Kentucky Vice President for Research Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Science
8:15-8:40am
Maria Moreno-Fernandez, PhDCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Emerging Role of CD4 T Cell Landscapes in NAFLD Pathogenesis
8:40-9:05 am
Arion Kennedy, PhD North Carolina State University Identification of antigens in diet induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
9:05-9:30 am
Loretta Jophlin, MD, PhD Department of Medicine, University of Louisville Calories in, calories out... and other lies I used to tell my patients
9:30-9:55 am
Jose Cordoba-Chacon, PhD Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago Role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in hepatocytes during progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
9:55-10:10 am
BREAK
10:10-10:35 am
Karen Ryan, PhD Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, UC Davis FGF21 controls hepatic lipid metabolism via sex dependent interorgan crosstalk
10:35-11:00 am
Michael Thompson, MD, PhD Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Washington University at St. Louis Developmental programming of offspring microbiome and liver disease by maternal obesity
11am–Noon
C. Ronald Kahn, MD Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Chief Academic Officer, Joslin Diabetes Center Section Head, Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series Insulin - 100 Years of Progress; Insulin Resistance – 100 Remaining Challenges
Noon-1:00 pm
LUNCH
Boxed lunches and beverages provided
HKRB Starbucks
1:00-1:25pm
Alison Holley Affinati, MD, PhD Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan CCKBR-Containing Neurons in the VMH Regulate Lipid and Glucose Metabolism in Mice
1:25-1:50 pm
Yu Kuei (Alex) Lin, MD Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hypoglycemia Awareness to Hypoglycemia Beliefs
1:50-2:15 pm
Viral Shah, MD Colorado University School of Medicine Bone Health in Type 1 Diabetes
2:15-2:40 pm
Chelsea Hepler, PhD Northwestern University Time Restricted Feeding Mitigates Obesity Through Adipocyte Thermogenesis
2:40-2:55 pm
2:55-3:20 pm
Dario F. De Jesus, PhD Joslin Diabetes Center The m6A mRNA Methylation Landscape in Beta-Cells in Type 2 Diabetes
3:20-3:45 pm
Joshua Butcher, PhD Physiological Sciences, Oklahoma State University Targeting Skeletal Muscle as a Therapeutic for Diabetes
3:45-4:10 pm
Margaret Stefater, MD, PhD Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Intestinal Control of Metabolic Homeostasis: Lessons from Bariatric Surgery
4:10 – 5:30 pm Poster Session HKRB Atrium
Poster presentations from students, post-docs, staff, and faculty showcasing diabetes and obesity-related research across the University of Kentucky
Light snacks provided.
C. Ronald Kahn, MD Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Chief Academic Officer, Joslin Diabetes Center Section Head, Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Talk: Insulin – 100 Years of Progress; Insulin Resistance – 100 Remaining Challenges
Michael Thompson, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Washington University at St. Louis Talk title: Developmental programming of offspring microbiome and liver disease by maternal obesity
Margaret Stefater, MD, PhD Instructor; Boston Children's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School Talk title: Intestinal Control of Metabolic Homeostasis: Lessons from Bariatric Surgery
Loretta Jophlin, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville Talk title: Calories in, calories out...and other lies I used to tell my patients
Jose Cordoba-Chacon, PhD Assistant Professor. Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. University of Illinois at Chicago Talk title: Role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in hepatocytes during progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Karen Ryan, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, UC Davis Talk title: FGF21 controls hepatic lipid metabolism via sex dependent interorgan crosstalk
Dario F De Jesus, PhD Joslin Diabetes Center Talk title: The m6A mRNA Methylation Landscape in Beta-Cells in Type 2 Diabetes
Chelsea Hepler, PhD Northwestern University Talk title: Time Restricted Feeding Mitigates Obesity Through Adipocyte Thermogenesis
Arion Kennedy, PhD Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University Talk title: Identification of antigens in diet induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Alison Holley Affinati, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Talk title: CCKBR-Containing Neurons in the VMH Regulate Lipid and Glucose Metabolism in Mice
Yu Kuei (Alex) Lin, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine; University of Michigan Talk title: From Hypoglycemia Awareness to Hypoglycemia Beliefs (Tentative)
Maria Moreno-Fernandez, PhD Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Talk title: Emerging Role of CD4 T Cell Landscapes in NAFLD Pathogenesis
Joshua Butcher, PhD Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University Talk title: Targeting Skeletal Muscle as a Therapeutic for Diabetes
Viral Shah, MD Associate Professor, Colorado University School of Medicine Talk title: Bone Health in Type 1 Diabetes
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