Joint with: MASH Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Approaches
Obesity and Adipose Tissue

February 23-26, 2025 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Paul Cohen, Ruth J.F. Loos, Claudio J. Villanueva and Christian Wolfrum

  In Person
  On Demand

February 23-26, 2025 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Paul Cohen, Ruth J.F. Loos, Claudio J. Villanueva and Christian Wolfrum

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Monday, February 24, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
Jeffrey M. Friedman, Rockefeller University
Talk Title to be Announced
Anna Mae Diehl, Duke University
Morphogens, Metabolism and MASLD (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease)
Genetic Insights into Body Fat Distribution and NAFLD (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
Elizabeth K. Speliotes, University of Michigan
Human Genetic Insights into NAFLD
Ruth J.F. Loos, University of Copenhagen
Genetics of Obesity and Body Fat Distribution
Karen L. Mohlke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Genetics and Genomics of Obesity-Associated Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Workshop 1: Ancestry
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Molecular and Cellular Biology of Adipocytes
5:00–7:00 PM
Christian Wolfrum, ETH Zürich
Subtypes of Adipocytes in Mice and Humans
Bruce M. Spiegelman, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Thermogenic Pathways in Adipocytes
Silvia Corvera, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Mechanistic Insights from Human Adipocytes
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Adipose Tissue Homeostasis
8:00–11:00 AM
Rana K. Gupta, Duke University School of Medicine
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Conductors of Adipose Tissue Remodeling
Patrick Seale, University of Pennsylvania
Adipocyte Progenitor Cells and Adipose Tissue Remodeling
Kendra K. Bence, Pfizer Inc.
Novel Mechanisms and Pathways in Adipose Tissue Dysfunction
Yun-Hee Lee, Seoul National University
Adipose Tissue Remodeling in Health and Disease
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Meet the Editors (Joint)
1:15–2:45 PM
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Role of Adipose Tissue in Organismal Metabolism
5:00–7:00 PM
Claudio J. Villanueva, University of California, Los Angeles
Adipose-Liver Crosstalk
Alexander Pfeifer, University of Bonn
Metabolites that Ignite Brown Fat
Michael P. Czech, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Adipose Dysfunction in Obesity and Associated Diseases
Shingo Kajimura, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Role of Thermogenesis in Whole-Body Metabolism
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
The Biology of Therapeutics for Obesity and NAFLD (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
Luca Lotta, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
CIEDB, GPR75, INHBE in Obesity and NAFLD
Rebecca A. Taub, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
Thyroid Agonist Biology and Human Effects
Ricardo J. Samms, Eli Lilly and Company
Dual Agonist Biology and Human Effects
Short Talk Chosen fro Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Workshop 2: Emerging Mechanisms
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Population Biology in Obesity and Related Diseases
5:00–6:45 PM
Paul Cohen, Rockefeller University
Brown Fat in Human Health and Disease
Camilla Charlotte Schéele, University of Copenhagen
Identifying Novel Endocrine Mediators from Human Adipocytes
Matthias Blüher, University of Leipzig
Identification of Human Obesity Subphenotypes by Adipose Tissue Signatures
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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