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| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am |
Opening Remarks:
Mitchell A. Lazar, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Institute
for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism |
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Penn’s Mission on the Obesity Epidemic
Ronald Daniels, LL.M.
Provost |
| 9:30 -11:30 am |
Panel Discussion: Penn’s Perspectives and Programs on Obesity
Moderators:
Mitchell A. Lazar, M.D., Ph.D.
Rexford S. Ahima, M.D., Ph.D. |
- Eugenie L. Birch, Ph.D. - City and Regional Planning/PennDesign
- Virginia W. Chang, M.D., Ph.D. - Medicine/School of Medicine
- Steven J. Fluharty, Ph.D. -
Vice Provost for Research School of Veterinary Medicine
- Harvey J. Grill, Ph.D. -
Psychology/School of Arts and Sciences
- Shiriki Kumanyika, Ph.D., M.P.H. -
Epidemiology/School of Medicine
- Daniel J, Rader, M.D. -
IDOM Associate Director,
Cardiology/School of Medicine
- Virginia A. Stallings, M.D. -
Nutrition/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Karen Teff, Ph.D. -
IDOM Associate Director,
Monell Chemical Senses Center
- Stella Volpe, Ph.D. -
IDOM Assistant Director,
Nutrition/School of Nursing
- Thomas A. Wadden, Ph.D. - Psychiatry/School of Medicine
- Noel N. Williams, M.D. -
Bariatric Surgery/School of Medicine
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| 11:30am - 1:30pm |
Lunch & Group Discussions |
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- How to improve interactions among schools and departments to enhance obesity
research, care and community programs at Penn
- Funding opportunities
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Contact: Kishani Martin
kishanis@mail.med.upenn.edu
(215) 898-6540
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