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25th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium: “Novel Strategies for Medical Managment of Obesity: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Societal Impacts”
25th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium: Novel Strategies for Medical Management of Obesity: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Societal Impacts Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 8:30 AM – 3:35 PM This event will be held virtually and is free for all attendees. Click here for more information. Register now!
Categories: Featured News Tags: Harvard Medical SchoolUT Southwestern designated one of 12 elite Nutrition Obesity Research Centers in the nation
UT Southwestern designated one of 12 elite Nutrition Obesity Research Centers in the nation “UT Southwestern Medical Center has been selected to be one of 12 NIH Nutrition Obesity Research Centers in the nation – and the only one in Texas – to investigate the causes, prevention, and treatment options for obesity, a chronic disease affecting more than 40% of the U.S. population with medical costs nearing $175 billion.” Read full article here.
Categories: Featured News Tags: UT Southwestern1st Annual UCSF/UC Berkeley Metabolic Biology Graduate Program Retreat
1st Annual UCSF/UC Berkeley Metabolic Biology Graduate Program Retreat This one-day retreat sponsored by UCSF NORC on Monday, October 17th was a great occasion for the first year student (who’s attendance was mandatory) to learn about all the research opportunities in the Metabolic Biology Graduate Program and meet members of their laboratories. It also allowed us to finally get together in person to chat about our science, and celebrate the awarding of the T32. This retreat was held at the beautiful Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA, on October 17, 2022. A copy of the agenda can be found here.
Categories: Featured News Tags: University of California San FranciscoNORCH Annual Pilot & Feasibility Project Symposium
NORCH Annual Pilot & Feasibility Project Symposium Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard Thursday, October 20, 2022 2pm-4:30pm EST Simches 3.120 NORCH P&F awardees will share exciting new research they are conducting in the fields of nutrition, obesity, and metabolism.
Categories: Featured News Tags: NORC at HarvardDiet and Chronic Unresolved Inflammation: Implications for Obesity-Associated Complications: INSS 2022
Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium 2022 Diet and Chronic Unresolved Inflammation: Implications for Obesity-Associated Complications July 21-22, 2022 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Visit the Symposium Website The Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium is an annual translational nutrition science conference. The theme for 2022 is Diet and Chronic Unresolved Inflammation: Implications for Obesity-Associated Complications. This conference will build on the dialogue we began in our first two symposia to develop best practices for translational nutrition science and to generate ideas for proposals and collaborative projects, which will lead public health, therapeutic, and clinical efforts to reduce obesity and its … Read More »
Categories: Featured News Tags: University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe Neurobiology of Eating Behavior in Obesity: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets: 23rd Annual Harvard Nutrition and Obesity Symposium
23rd Annual Harvard Nutrition and Obesity Symposium “The Neurobiology of Eating Behavior in Obesity: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets” Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:30am to 4:30pm EST This event will be held virtually. All are welcome to attend! Registration is free for all attendees. Register now The Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH) is pleased to announce our 23rd Annual Symposium, entitled “The Neurobiology of Eating Behavior in Obesity: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets.” We have an excellent lineup of speakers, who will present new work on a wide range of topics including gut-brain communication, surgical and non-surgical interventions, appetite regulation, … Read More »
Categories: Featured News Tags: NORC at HarvardNORC/CORA Annual Symposium: From Cells to Society: Fostering Communities Involved in Obesity and Nutrition Research
NORC/CORA Annual Symposium: From Cells to Society: Fostering Communities Involved in Obesity and Nutrition Research December 9, 2021, 9:15 am-1:00 pm PST Half-Day Symposium Register at: diabetesmetabseminars.com
Categories: Featured News Tags: University of WashingtonThe Sustaining Behavior Change Conference
The University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center (AHWC) in collaboration with the University of Alabama NORC and the University of Colorado NORC are sponsoring a 2-day multidisciplinary symposium addressing the critical issue of how to help people sustain behavior change on October 15th and 22nd. The symposium will be virtual and free but requires registration. To register, view schedule and speakers, please visit: https://anschutzwellness.com/sbc/
Categories: Featured News, News Tags: University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusBoston NORC Virtual Symposium on Precision Nutrition
Virtual Annual Symposium • Save the Date • Precision Nutrition Friday, December 10, 2021 9:00AM-12:15PM EST Plenary Session Moderators: Andy Greenberg, M.D., Co- PI and Director Valentina Perissi, Ph.D., Co- PI and Director 9:00-9:10AM Welcome 9:15-10:10AM “A diet personalised to your metabolism” Dr. Sarah Berry, Ph.D., Reader in Nutritional Sciences, King’s CollegeLondon 10:15-11:10AM “Personalized nutrition based on gut microbiome and clinical data” Professor Eran Segal, Principal Investigator, Weizmann Institute, Israel 11:15AM-12:10PM José M. Ordovás, Ph.D., Lead Scientist and Senior Scientist, Nutritionand Genomics Team, JM USDA HNRCA, Professor, Nutrition andGenetics, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of NutritionScience and Policy … Read More »
Categories: Featured News, News Tags: Boston NORCNY NORC: 23rd Annual Frontiers in Diabetes Research Conference
23rd Annual Frontiers in Diabetes Research Conference: Neural Control of Metabolic Homeostatis Saturday, November 20, 2021 via Zoom 10:00 AM – 3:15 PM EST Register here Click here to download the Conference Program
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