Adipose Tissue: From Cellular Mechanisms to Systemic Health (Z3)
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 Adaptation after Pharmacological Weight Loss |
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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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C. Ronald Kahn †, Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School Extracellular miRNAs as Mediators of Obesity-Associated Disease |
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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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Jonathan R. Brestoff †, Washington University in St. Louis Mitochondria Transfer and Adipose Immunometabolism |
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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 Macrophages Derived Factors Drive Neurovascular Expansion and Thermogenesis in Brown Adipose Tissue? |
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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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Shingo Kajimura †, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Alternative Evolutionary Paths of Adipose Tissue in Fish |
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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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