Agenda
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Luncheon and Poster Session Lobby, Smilow Center for Translational Research |
2:00 - 2:15 PM
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Welcome Opening Remarks |
2:15 - 2:45 PM | Benjamin F. Voight, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Genetics “Dissecting Cardiometabolic Disease via Mendelian Randomization” |
2:45 - 3:00 PM | Rexford S. Ahima, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine “Translating Obesity and Metabolic Research” |
3:00 - 3:30 PM | Tracy L. Bale, Ph.D. Professor of Neuroscience “Placental Metabolic Signaling Important in Neurodevelopment” |
3:30 - 3:45 PM | BREAK |
3:45 - 4:00 PM | IDOM Outstanding Research Project Awards Presentation *Basic Science *Patient-Oriented Research |
Panel of Guest Judges: | Andy Johnson, Ph.D., Editor, Cell Metabolism Paula A. Kiberstis, Ph.D., Senior Genetics Editor, Science Randy Levinson, Ph.D., Senior Editor, Nature Medicine Mark A. Magnuson, M.D., Director, Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology; Louise B. McGavock Chair and Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Ushma S. Neill, Ph.D., Editor at Large, Journal of Clinical Investigation Alan R. Saltiel, Ph.D., Director, Life Sciences Institute; Professor of Internal Medicine and Physiology, University of Michigan Iphigenia Effie Tzameli, Ph.D., Editor, Trends in Endocrinology and |
4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Kroc Lecture: Alan R. Saltiel, Ph.D., Director, Life Sciences Institute; Professor of Internal Medicine and Physiology, University of Michigan
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Supported by: Penn Diabetes Research Center (NIH DK 19525), and The Kroc Foundation.
For updates and Information please contact Vesselina Panteva at (215) 898-0198 or panteva@mail.med.upenn.edu