2026 Spring Symposium & Kroc Lecture

Overview

The 2026 Penn Diabetes Spring Symposium & Kroc Lecture will be in person!

We will have live and in person poster sessions, and we would love a great showing. There will be well known poster judges and poster prizes.

Panel of Guest Judges

• E. Dale Abel, M.D., Ph.D., David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health
• Krista Bledsoe, Ph.D., Scientific Editor, Molecular Cell
• Samantha Cyrill, Ph.D., Associate Editor, Genes & Development
• Jose Florez, M.D., Ph.D., Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• Amber Mueller, Ph.D. Scientific Editor, Cell
• Beste Mutlu,Ph.D., Scientific Editor, Cell Metabolism
• Martin Myers, M.D., Ph.D., Michigan Diabetes Research Center & Caswell Diabetes Institute
• Lori Sussel, Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschultz Medical Campus,
• Karen Teff, Ph.D., Former NIDDK Program Director
• Yevgeniya Nusinovich, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Editor, Science

Kroc Lecture

The day will culminate with the Kroc Lecture which will be delivered by Jose Florez, M.D., Ph.D.,
Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Topic: "Will Complex Genetics Ever Advance Clinical Practice in Diabetes?"

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm