Gut-Brain Axis (L6)
March 16-19, 2026
| Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Martin G. Myers, Jr., Darleen A. Sandoval and Tune H Pers
Scholarship Deadline: Dec. 10, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Feb. 25, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026
| 12:00–3:00 PM |
CU Anschutz Pre-Conference Workshop: Networking & Communication Skills (separate registration required) Learn more at: https://keysym.us/CUAnschutz26 |
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| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
3rd Floor Foyer |
| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
3rd Floor Foyer |
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Summit Gallery |
| 8:00–8:10 AM |
Welcome Remarks (Joint) |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
| 8:10–9:00 AM |
Keynote Address (Joint) |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Daniel J. Drucker, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Incretins all Over the Place |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Future Therapeutics for Diabetes and Obesity (Joint) |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Alice E Adriaenssens, AstraZeneca
The Central GIPR Signaling Axis: New Insights, New Questions |
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Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Novo Nordisk A/S
What GLP-1 Did and Did Not Do For People with Diabetes |
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Over Cabrera, Eli Lilly and Company
Islet-Targeting Therapies |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
1st Floor Foyer |
| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Meet the Editors (Joint) |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Peaks 1 - 3 |
| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Peaks 1 - 3 |
| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Technologies |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
1st Floor Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Nutrient and Mechanical Sensing in the Gut |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Darleen A. Sandoval, University of Colorado
Nutrient Sensing in the Gut |
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Kara Marshall, Baylor College of Medicine
Defining Force-Sensing Mechanisms in the Gastrointestinal Tract |
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Melanie M Kaelberer, Duke University
Intestinal Neuropods |
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Sung-Yon Kim, Seoul National University
Mechanosensory Feedback Circuits Controlling Ingestion |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Summit Gallery |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
Peaks 1 - 3 |
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Summit Gallery |
| 7:05–8:00 AM |
Women in Science Networking Event, Sponsored by Amgen |
Summit Gallery |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Inter-Organ Communication (Joint) |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Madina Sokolov, University of Miami
Peripheral Innervation in Energy Metabolism |
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Sarah Stanley, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
CNS Control of Blood Glucose |
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Hideki Katagiri, Tohoku University
Neural Regulation and Manipulation of Pancreatic Beta Cells |
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Yu Hsuan Carol Yang, University of Exeter Medical School
Role of Islet Innervation in Zebrafish |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
1st Floor Foyer |
| 9:20–9:25 AM |
Award Recipient Acknowledgement |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Peaks 1 - 3 |
| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Peaks 1 - 3 |
| 1:30–3:15 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 3:30–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable (Joint) |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
1st Floor Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Probing the Dorsal Vagal Complex |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Tune H Pers, University of Copenhagen
Single-Cell Mapping of Anorectic Pathways in the DVC |
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Nancy A. Thornberry, Kallyope, Inc.
Targeting the Vagus and DVC for Therapeutic Intervention |
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Henning Fenselau, University of Cologne
Gut-Sensing DVC Circuits |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Summit Gallery |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
Peaks 1 - 3 |
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Summit Gallery |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Behavioral Control |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Linda Rinaman, Florida State University
Role for GLP1 and PrRP Neurons in Behavior |
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Anish Konkar, AstraZeneca
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Martin G. Myers, Jr., University of Michigan
CNS Control of Nausea and Sickness Responses |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
1st Floor Foyer |
| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–2:00 PM |
Perspectives: Personalized Medicine & Patient-Centered Strategies (Joint) |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 3: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
1st Floor Foyer |
| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Transmitting Gut Signals to the Forebrain |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
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Amber L. Alhadeff, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Nutrient Sensing and the Regulation of CNS Function |
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Christoffer Clemmensen, University of Copenhagen
Engineering Peptides to Target Specific CNS Cell Types |
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John N. Campbell, University of Virginia
What Happens in Vagus – Unraveling Neural Circuits for Heart and Gut Control |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
Breckenridge Ballroom |
| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Summit Gallery |
| 8:00–9:00 PM |
Entertainment |
Colorado Ballroom |
| 8:00–9:00 PM |
Cash Bar |
Foyer/Peak 1-3 |
