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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

All tracks

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