Adipose Tissue: From Cellular Mechanisms to Systemic Health (L7)
March 21-24, 2027
| Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Kirsty L. Spalding, Camilla C Schéele and Clair Crewe
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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| 8:00–9:30 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint) |
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Daniel J. Drucker, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Incretin Overview; MoA to Weight Control and Benefits to Other Common Associated Diseases |
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Philipp E. Scherer, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Role of Adipose Tissue in Incretin-Based Therapeutics |
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 9:30–11:15 AM |
Incretins and Adipose Tissue Biology (Joint) |
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Jeffrey M. Friedman †, Rockefeller University
Integration of Hedonic and Homeostatic Weight Control |
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Samuel Klein, Washington University School of Medicine
Metabolic Adaptations to Weight Loss and Regain |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Meet the Editors (Joint) |
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| 12:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 12:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-Breaking Adipocyte Biology Research |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Adipose Tissue Extracellular Vesicles as a Novel Therapeutic Target |
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Clair Crewe, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Adipocyte Extracellular Vesicles in Cardiometabolic Disease |
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Yan Bi †, Nanjing University
Adipocyte Extracellular Vesicles in the Central Regulation of Obesity |
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Barbara Zavan †, Ferrara University
Decoding Pain Relief by Adipose Extracellular Vesicles |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Emerging Insights into Adipose Tissue and Incretin Pharmacology (Joint) |
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Ruth E. Gimeno †, Eli Lilly and Company
Incretin Therapies for Combating Neurodegeneration and Addiction |
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Matthias Blüher, University of Leipzig
Novel Horizons for Liver and Kidney Health: Translating Incretin Research into Organ-Specific Therapies |
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Silvia Corvera, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Therapeutic Targeting of Adipose Depots |
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Tore Bengtsson †, Stockholm University
Using Highly Selective β2-Agonists for the Treatment of Obesity, Diabetes and Age-Related Muscle Loss |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–12:00 PM |
Panel Discussion: The Future of Incretin Therapeutics: Scientific Impact, Clinical Challenges, and Shaping Public Understanding of Obesity (Joint) |
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Adipose Tissue and Cancer |
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Kirsty L. Spalding, Karolinska Institute
Adipocyte Senescence and Breast Cancer in Humans |
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Catherine Muller, University of Toulouse
The Contribution of Cancer-Associated Adipocytes in Breast Cancer |
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Nadav Ahituv, University of California, San Francisco
Starving Tumors with Fat |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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Wednesday, March 24, 2027
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Brown and White Adipose Tissue Interactions with the Immune System |
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Willa A. Hsueh †, The Ohio State University
Cellular Crosstalk between Adipocytes, Immune Cells and Stem Cells |
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Camilla C Schéele, University of Copenhagen
Transcriptional Rewiring of Brown Adipose Progenitors from Adipogenic to Inflammatory States |
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Farnaz Shamsi, New York University
Mechanisms of Inflammaging and Immune Resilience in Aging Brown Fat |
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Gökhan S. Hotamisligil †, Harvard School of Public Health
Interactions between Adipose Innate Immune Defense and Infection |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Emerging Technologies in Adipose Tissue Modelling |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Evolutionary Perspectives on Adipose Function |
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Soren Nielsen, Rigshospitalet
Adipose Tissue Capacity and Adaptation in Hibernating Brown Bears |
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Martin Jastroch, Stockholm University
Evolution of Mammalian Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis |
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John Speakman, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS
An Evolutionary Perspective of Adipose Biology - The Dual Intervention Point Model |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:00–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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