Joint with: Islet Biology and Diabetes: Beta Cell Compensation, Failure and Recovery
Gut-Brain Axis

Mar 16–19, 2026 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Martin G. Myers, Jr., Darleen A. Sandoval and Tune H Pers

  In Person
  On Demand

Mar 16–19, 2026 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Martin G. Myers, Jr., Darleen A. Sandoval and Tune H Pers

Supported by the  Directors' Fund
Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, March 16, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
Daniel J. Drucker, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Incretins all Over the Place
Future Therapeutics for Diabetes and Obesity (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
Alice E. Adriaenssens, University College London
The Central GIPR Signaling Axis: New Insights, New Questions
Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Novo Nordisk A/S
What GLP-1 Did and Did Not Do For People with Diabetes
Over Cabrera, Eli Lilly and Company
Islet-Targeting Therapies
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Technologies
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Nutrient and Mechanical Sensing in the Gut
5:00–7:00 PM
Darleen A. Sandoval, University of Colorado
Nutrient Sensing in the Gut
Kara Marshall †, Baylor College of Medicine
Talk Title to be Announced
Melanie M Kaelberer, Duke University
Intestinal Neuropods
Sung-Yon Kim, Seoul National University
Mechanosensory Feedback Circuits Controlling Ingestion
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Inter-Organ Communication (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
Madina Sokolov, University of Michigan
Peripheral Innervation in Energy Metabolism
Sarah Stanley, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
CNS Control of Blood Glucose
Hideki Katagiri, Tohoku University
Neural Regulation and Manipulation of Pancreatic Beta Cells
Yu Hsuan Carol Yang, University of Exeter Medical School
Role of Islet Innervation in Zebrafish
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
1:30–3:15 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:30–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Probing the Dorsal Vagal Complex
5:00–7:00 PM
Tune H Pers, NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Researc
Bioinformatic Analysis of the DVC
Nancy A. Thornberry, Kallyope, Inc.
Targeting the Vagus and DVC for Therapeutic Intervention
Henning Fenselau, University of Cologne
Gut-Sensing DVC Circuits
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Behavioral Control
8:00–11:00 AM
Linda Rinaman, Florida State University
Role for GLP1 and PrRP Neurons in Behavior
Anish Konkar †, Eli Lilly and Company
Talk Title to be Announced
Martin G. Myers, Jr., University of Michigan
CNS Control of Nausea and Sickness Responses
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 3: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Transmitting Gut Signals to the Forebrain
5:00–6:45 PM
Amber L. Alhadeff, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Nutrient Sensing and the Regulation of CNS Function
Christoffer Clemmensen, University of Copenhagen
Engineering Peptides to Target Specific CNS Cell Types
John N. Campbell, University of Virginia
What Happens in Vagus – Unraveling Neural Circuits for Heart and Gut Control
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
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
Friday, March 20, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM