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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

Speakers

39 people across 7 tracks

TrackPeople
  1. Track 1: Metabolism & Integrative Physiology 15
  2. Pre-Conference Course: Pediatric Obesity 14
  3. Track 3: Interventional & Clinical Studies 13
  4. Track 5: Clinical & Professional Practice 8
  5. Track 2: Neuroscience 3
  6. Track 4: Population Health 2
  7. Track 6: Policy & Public Health 2

A person in two tracks appears in both. Headliners live in Lineup.

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Who's talking about Track 2: Neuroscience

3 people, from Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan and Mayo Clinic.

8 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. 5:45 PM

    5:45 PM

    Presidential Plenary: From Discovery to Impact, Transforming Lives – Together
Sun, Nov 15 Andres Acosta 1 person

  1. 10:30 AM

    10:30 AM

    Andres Acosta, MD, PhD Mayo Clinic Key Lecture – Andres Acosta: Why One Size Will Never Fit All: Biological Diversity in Obesity and Treatment Response
Mon, Nov 16 0 people

  1. 10:00 AM

    10:00 AM

    Though the Brain Be Noble, the Gut Is Not Silent: Neural Plasticity of the Gut-Brain Axis
Tue, Nov 17 Julio Ayala, Roger Cone 2 people

  1. 8:30 AM

    8:30 AM

    Julio Ayala, PhD How To Measure Energy Balance and Interpret Data in Pre-Clinical Models in a Clinically Translational Way

  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