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Scientific Symposia Series
The Division of Education plans and coordinates
a bi-annual series of consensus conferences, bringing together international
expert scientists in specific fields to present data and develop
conclusions and recommendations for future research.
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Human Variation in Adaptive Thermogenesis
December 7-9, 2008
Co-chairs:
Eric Ravussin, Ph.D.,
Professor, Human Physiology,
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Jean-Pierre Flatt, M.D.,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Claude Bouchard, Ph.D.,
Professor, Human Genetics,
Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
Circadian Mechanisms: Links Between Obesity and Sleep
April 26-28, 2009
Co-chairs:
Jeffrey Gimble, MD., PhD.,
Professor, Stem Cell Biology,
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Molly Bray, PhD.,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Children's Nutrition Research Center,
Baylor College of Medicine
Andrew Young, Ph.D.,
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine |
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NeuroImmune Signaling and Inflammation
December 2-5, 2007
Co-chairs:
Joost J. Oppenheim, M.D.,
Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Immuno-Regulation,
National Cancer Institute,
National Institutes of Health
Janko Nikolic-Zugic, Ph.D.,
Professor,
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology,
Oregon Health & Science University
Vishwa Deep Dixit, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Laboratory of Neuroendocrine-Immunology,
Pennington Biomedical Research Center,
Louisiana State University System |
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Epigenetic Mechanisms in Obesity: Research & Public Health Implications
May 20 - 23, 2007
Co-chairs:
Kenneth Eilertsen, Ph.D., Nuclear Reprogramming & Epigenetics, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
David Barker, Ph.D., M.D., Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University
Rob Waterland, Ph.D., Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular and Human Genetics,
Baylor College of Medicine, Children's Nutrition Research Center |
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Diabetes Complications
January 29-30, 2007
Co-chairs:
Irina Obrosova, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
George King, M.D., Joslin Diabetes Center & Harvard Medical School
George Bray, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
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Botanicals and Cardiometabolic Risk
October 29-31, 2006
Co-chairs:
William Cefalu, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Mike Lefevre, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Larry Rudel, Ph.D., Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine |
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Infection, Inflammation, & Obesity
April 30 - May 2, 2006
Co-chairs:
Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Philipp E. Scherer, Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
David B. Allison, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Nutrition |
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Prevention of Weight Gain and Weight Regain
December 4-6, 2005
Co-chairs:
Phillip J. Brantley, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
William H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control
Donald A. Williamson, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
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Biology of the AgRP-Melanocortin System
May 1-3, 2005
Co-chairs:
George Argyropoulos, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center) and
Gregory S. Barsh, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University |
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The Neurobiology of Exercise
December 5-7, 2004
Co-chairs:
Hans Rudolf Berthoud, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Rod K. Dishman, Ph.D., The University of Georgia
David, A. York, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
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Pathogenesis of the Metabolic Syndrome”, May 2-4, 2004
Co-chaired by Dr. William Cefalu, MD, (Pennington Biomedical Research Center), D. Grahame Hardie, PhD, (University of Dundee), Roger H. Unger, MD, (UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas). |
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Physical Activity: The Thermogenic Regulator of Obesity?
December 2003
Co-chairs:
Leslie P. Kozak, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Marc L. Reitman, M.D., Ph.D., Merck Research Laboratories |
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Mechanisms and Retardation of Aging
May 2003
Co-chairs:
Eric Ravussin, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Robert S. Schwartz, M.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Richard Weindruch, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Conclusions from this symposium were published in the October 2003 edition of Experimental Gerontology. |
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The Role for Polyphenols in Cardiovascular Disease
December 2002
Co-chairs:
Mike Lefevre, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Myron D. Gross, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Carl L. Keen, University of California, Davis |
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