Academic Enrichment Activities

Morrie Birnbaum - 2022 Kroc Lecturer

2022 Spring Symposium and Kroc Lecture
March 15, 2022
Morris J. Birnbaum, M.D., Ph.D.,
Senior Vice President, Pfizer, Inc.
"Discovery and Development of Anti-Obesity Medicines:
Journey of a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist"

Lori Sussel - 2021 Kroc Lecturer

2021 Spring Symposium and Kroc Lecture
April 6, 2021
Lori Sussel, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Anschultz Medical Campus
"Novel Insights into RNA Regulation of Pancreatic Islet Functions"

2019 ADA Step Out Walk

2019 ADA Step Out Walk
November 2, 2019
2019 ADA Step Out Walk
Penn Diabetes participated in Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes to raise funds for diabetes research and awareness,

22nd Annual John G. Haddad Lecture

22nd Annual John G. Haddad Lecture
October 31, 2019
Brenden Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
"Rare Disease: Transforming the Genetics and Therapy of Low Bone Mass"

2019 Spring Symposium and Kroc Lecture

2019 Spring Symposium and Kroc Lecture
March 19, 2019
Franz Matschinsky, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
“Hitch Your Wagon to a Star: A 50 Year Perspective on the Central Role of Glucokinase in Glucose Homeostasis”

2018 Spring Symposium & Kroc Lecture

11th Annual Levi J. Hammond Lecture
April 29, 2018
Daniel J. Drucker, MD
Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
"Mechanism of Incretin Action - When and How"

2018 Spring Symposium and Kroc Lecture

2018 Spring Symposium and Kroc Lecture
March 13, 2018
Michael P. Czech, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts Medical School
"Adipose Signaling Circuits Controlling Thermogenesis”


Hammond Lecture 2017

10th Annual Levi J. Hammond Lecture
April 28, 2017
Roger D. Cone, Ph.D.
University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute
“Melanocortin Signaling: From Pharmacology to Pharmacotherapy"

20th Annual John G. Haddad Memorial Lecture

20th Annual John G. Haddad Memorial Lecture
Nov 16, 2017
Matthew Warmen, M.D.
Boston Children's Hospital
“WNT Signaling Effects on Skeletal Patterning, Growth, and Homeostasis”

2017 Welsh Lecture

4th Annual Joanne & Raymond Welsh Lecture
May 31, 2017
Margaret Weirman, M.D.
University of Colorado
"Mechanisms of Pituitary Tumorigenesis: Identifying New Therapeutic Targets"

The 19th Annual John G. Haddad Memorial Lecture

19th Annual John G. Haddad Memorial Lecture
Nov 3, 2016
Clifford J. Rosen, M.D.
Maine Medical Center Researh Institute
"When Bone Meets Fat: Does Obesity Cause Fractures"