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ObesityWeek 2026

Sat, Nov 14 · Day 1 of 4 · Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center · Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD

Speakers

39 people, 1 to 20

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Pre-Conference Course: Pediatric Obesity 7
Sarah Armstrong, MD Professor of Pediatrics Duke University Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Treatment in Primary Care Settings Sat 9:30 AM
Sarah Barlow, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Medical Assessment of Obesity Fri 2:00 PM
E. Thomaseo Burton, PhD, MPH Psychologist / Assistant Professor Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Family and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Fri 2:45 PM
Suzanne Cuda, MD Medical Director Alamo City Health Kids and Families Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Office Management and Practice Operations Sat 10:15 AM
Claudia Fox, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Minnesota Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Pharmacotherapy Fri 4:30 PM
Sarah Hampl, MD, FAAP Pediatrician Children’s Mercy Hospital Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Principles of Childhood Obesity Treatment Fri 1:15 PM
Joan Han, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Genetic and Endocrinologic Conditions in Pediatric Obesity Sat 8:00 AM
Track 1: Metabolism & Integrative Physiology 7
Cheehoon Ahn, PhD Muscle in the Cross Hairs: IMAT, GLP-1s, and the Battle for Lean Mass Mon 5:00 PM
Sarah Le Brocq, BSc (Hons) TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment Mon 8:30 AM
Colin Champ, MD, CSCS Breast Cancer – We’re Treating It All Wrong Sun 3:30 PM
David Church, PhD Muscle in the Cross Hairs: IMAT, GLP-1s, and the Battle for Lean Mass Mon 5:00 PM
Tim Church, MD, PhD TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment Mon 8:30 AM
Roger Cone, PhD Director Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan Key Lecture – Roger Cone: A Receptor by Any Other Name Would Signal as Sweet – How Melanocortin Receptors Reshaped the Genetics of Obesity Tue 10:00 AM
Michael Donnelly-Boylen, MS TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment Mon 8:30 AM
Track 2: Neuroscience 3
Andres Acosta, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic Key Lecture – Andres Acosta: Why One Size Will Never Fit All: Biological Diversity in Obesity and Treatment Response Sun 10:30 AM
Julio Ayala, PhD Track 2 (Neuroscience) Co-Chair How To Measure Energy Balance and Interpret Data in Pre-Clinical Models in a Clinically Translational Way Tue 8:30 AM
Roger Cone, PhD Director Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan Key Lecture – Roger Cone: A Receptor by Any Other Name Would Signal as Sweet – How Melanocortin Receptors Reshaped the Genetics of Obesity Tue 10:00 AM
Track 3: Interventional & Clinical Studies 9
Andres Acosta, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic Key Lecture – Andres Acosta: Why One Size Will Never Fit All: Biological Diversity in Obesity and Treatment Response Sun 10:30 AM
Julio Ayala, PhD Track 2 (Neuroscience) Co-Chair How To Measure Energy Balance and Interpret Data in Pre-Clinical Models in a Clinically Translational Way Tue 8:30 AM
Sarah Le Brocq, BSc (Hons) TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment Mon 8:30 AM
Colin Champ, MD, CSCS Breast Cancer – We’re Treating It All Wrong Sun 3:30 PM
Tim Church, MD, PhD TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment Mon 8:30 AM
Roger Cone, PhD Director Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan Key Lecture – Roger Cone: A Receptor by Any Other Name Would Signal as Sweet – How Melanocortin Receptors Reshaped the Genetics of Obesity Tue 10:00 AM
Gail Daumit, MD, MHS Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Key Lecture – Gail Daumit: Translating and Disseminating a Behavioral Obesity Treatment Intervention for Adults with Serious Mental Illness Tue 10:00 AM
Michael Donnelly-Boylen, MS TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment Mon 8:30 AM
Michael Goran, PhD Professor University of Southern California Key Lecture – Michael Goran: Ultra-Processed Foods and the Developing Brain – A Neurodevelopmental Model of Obesity and Chronic Disease Risk Sat 3:00 PM
Track 4: Population Health 1
Matthew Buman, PhD Director and Professor, College of Health Solutions Arizona State University Key Lecture – Matthew Buman: Beyond Counting Steps: Wearables as Engines of Metabolic Change Mon 8:30 AM
Track 5: Clinical & Professional Practice 5
Andres Acosta, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic Key Lecture – Andres Acosta: Why One Size Will Never Fit All: Biological Diversity in Obesity and Treatment Response Sun 10:30 AM
Julio Ayala, PhD Track 2 (Neuroscience) Co-Chair How To Measure Energy Balance and Interpret Data in Pre-Clinical Models in a Clinically Translational Way Tue 8:30 AM
Roger Cone, PhD Director Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan Key Lecture – Roger Cone: A Receptor by Any Other Name Would Signal as Sweet – How Melanocortin Receptors Reshaped the Genetics of Obesity Tue 10:00 AM
Gail Daumit, MD, MHS Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Key Lecture – Gail Daumit: Translating and Disseminating a Behavioral Obesity Treatment Intervention for Adults with Serious Mental Illness Tue 10:00 AM
Joy DeBellis, DNP, FNP-C, DipACLM, PNAP Associate Clinical Professor Auburn University, American College of Lifestyle Medicine Key Lecture – Joy DeBellis: The Missing Link in Obesity Care – Building Resilient Habits for a Chaotic World Sun 10:30 AM
Track 6: Policy & Public Health 1
Gail Daumit, MD, MHS Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Key Lecture – Gail Daumit: Translating and Disseminating a Behavioral Obesity Treatment Intervention for Adults with Serious Mental Illness Tue 10:00 AM
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Michael Goran, PhD

Professor, University of Southern California

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Michael is Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Program Director for Nutrition and Obesity at The Saban Research Institute. He holds the Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins Endowed Chair in Childhood Obesity and Diabetes, He is a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester, UK. His research on infant and childhood nutrition has been continuously funded by the NIH for the past 35 years, raising $80m in funding, and publishing over 450 peer-reviewed articles.

This event

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  1. Sat, Nov 143:00 PM

    Key Lecture – Michael Goran: Ultra-Processed Foods and the Developing Brain – A Neurodevelopmental Model of Obesity and Chronic Disease Risk

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