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ObesityWeek series

ObesityWeek 2026

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

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39 people across 7 tracks

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Who's talking about Track 1: Metabolism & Integrative Physiology

15 people, from University of Kansas Medical Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan.

26 sessions in Program
Sat, Nov 14 0 people

  1. 10:30 AM

    10:30 AM

    Basic Science Blitz – Session 1

  2. 1:00 PM

    1:00 PM

    Basic Science Blitz – Session 2

  3. 3:00 PM

    3:00 PM

    To Gain or Not to Gain, That Is the Question – Is the Obesity Paradox a Shield or Sword as We Age?

  4. 3:00 PM

    3:00 PM

    Preclinical Obesity Pharmacotherapies and Animal Model Research Oral Session

  5. 4:30 PM

    4:30 PM

    Functional Diversity of Adipose Tissue in Obesity: White, Brown, and Clinical Perspectives

  6. 4:30 PM

    4:30 PM

    Novel Therapeutic Modalities and Drug Development Oral Session

  7. 5:45 PM

    5:45 PM

    Presidential Plenary: From Discovery to Impact, Transforming Lives – Together
Sun, Nov 15 Colin Champ, John Jakicic, Evanna Mills 3 people

  1. 8:30 AM

    8:30 AM

    Evanna Mills, PhD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School Key Lecture – Evanna Mills: The Immune System and Regulation of Adipose Tissue

  2. 10:30 AM

    10:30 AM

    TOS/KSSO Collaborative Symposium: Unpacking Adipose Tissue – From Basic Biology to Precision Obesity Interventions

  3. 10:30 AM

    10:30 AM

    Exercise Training and Physiologic Adaptations Oral Session

  4. 3:30 PM

    3:30 PM

    Colin Champ, MD, CSCS Breast Cancer – We’re Treating It All Wrong

  5. 5:00 PM

    5:00 PM

    Obesity Journal Symposium

  6. 5:00 PM

    5:00 PM

    John Jakicic, PhD, FTOS University of Kansas School of Medicine TOS/NORC Collaborative Symposium: Novel Findings in Nutrition and Obesity Research: Highlighting NORCs Early Career Investigators

  7. 5:00 PM

    5:00 PM

    Women’s Health, Hormones, and Pharmacologic Response to Weight-Loss Interventions Oral Session
Mon, Nov 16 Cheehoon Ahn, Sarah Le Brocq, David Church, and 7 more 10 people

  1. 8:30 AM

    8:30 AM

    Marked Before We Draw Breath: How Parental Obesity Shapes the Brain and Body

  2. 8:30 AM

    8:30 AM

    TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment

  3. 10:00 AM

    10:00 AM

    Early Career Lightning Talks

  4. 1:30 PM

    1:30 PM

    TOS/SSIB Collaborative Symposium: Much Ado About Eating – The Neurobiology of Eating Behavior

  5. 1:30 PM

    1:30 PM

    Early Career Workshop – Beyond Academia: Roadmap to What Comes Next

  6. 1:30 PM

    1:30 PM

    Brain Biology, GLP-1 Response, and Adipose Tissue Function Oral Session

  7. 1:30 PM

    1:30 PM

    Emerging Obesity Therapies and Clinical Outcomes Oral Session

  8. 3:30 PM

    3:30 PM

    Kristy Townsend, PhD The Ohio State University Key Lecture – Kristy Townsend: Menopause and Hormone Therapy: New Therapeutics, New Applications

  9. 5:00 PM

    5:00 PM

    Muscle in the Cross Hairs: IMAT, GLP-1s, and the Battle for Lean Mass
Tue, Nov 17 Roger Cone, Sheela Magge 2 people

  1. 8:30 AM

    8:30 AM

    Lipedema, Genetics, and Energy Balance Oral Session

  2. 10:00 AM

    10:00 AM

    Roger Cone, PhD 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

  3. 10:00 AM

    10:00 AM

    Sheela Magge, MD, MSCE Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Key Lecture – Sheela Magge: Pediatric Obesity – the Effects of Body Composition, Ancestry, and Ectopic Fat on Cardiometabolic Risk

Sheela Magge, MD, MSCE

Professor of Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Dr. Sheela N. Magge received her MD from Yale Medical School, did her Pediatrics residency at Boston Children’s Hospital, and her Pediatric Endocrinology fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is a Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, and the Lawson Wilkins Chair of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Magge is a clinical investigator focused on pediatric obesity, youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D), and insulin resistance, as well as the cardiovascular implications of these conditions.

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  1. Tue, Nov 1710:00 AM

    Key Lecture – Sheela Magge: Pediatric Obesity – the Effects of Body Composition, Ancestry, and Ectopic Fat on Cardiometabolic Risk

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