October 21, 2022 8:00am Rising Stars Symposium

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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.

Agenda

Healthy Kentucky Research Building, Room 150

 

7:30-8:00 am

Doors open
Coffee 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 UK
University of Kentucky Vice President for Research
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Science

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

8:15-8:40am

 

Maria Moreno-Fernandez, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Emerging Role of CD4 T Cell Landscapes in NAFLD Pathogenesis

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

8:40-9:05 am

 

Arion Kennedy, PhD
North Carolina State University
Identification of antigens in diet induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

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

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

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

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

 

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

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

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

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

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

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

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

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

1:25-1:50 pm

 

Yu Kuei (Alex) Lin, MD 
Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Hypoglycemia Awareness to Hypoglycemia Beliefs

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

1:50-2:15 pm

 

Viral Shah, MD
Colorado University School of Medicine
Bone Health in Type 1 Diabetes

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

2:15-2:40 pm

 

Chelsea Hepler, PhD
Northwestern University
Time Restricted Feeding Mitigates Obesity Through Adipocyte Thermogenesis

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

 

2:40-2:55 pm

 

BREAK

 

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

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

3:20-3:45 pm

 

Joshua Butcher, PhD
Physiological Sciences, Oklahoma State University
Targeting Skeletal Muscle as a Therapeutic for Diabetes

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

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

HKRB Seminar Rm 150

 

Poster Session

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.

 

Speakers

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