26th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium
Muscle Movement & Metabolism: Exercise & Skeletal Muscle as Mediators of Health
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
This event will be held virtually. All are welcome!
Registration for this event is free for all attendees.
The NORCH is pleased to announce the topic for our 2025 symposium, “Muscle Movement & Metabolism: Exercise & Skeletal Muscle as Mediators of Health.” See below for the full list of speakers.
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Introduction
Steven Grinspoon, MD
Director, Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard
The George L. Blackburn Keynote Lecture:
Envisioning a Future of Personalized Exercise and Nutrition
Dr. Michael Snyder, PhD, Standford University
Session 1: Physiological Mechanisms of Exercise
Moderators: Dr. Melanie Haines, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital; Dr. Romit Bhattacharya, MD, Harvard Medical School
Skeletal Muscle, Lipid Metabolism, and Insulin Resistance
Dr. Bret Goodpaster, PhD, AdventHealth Research Institute
Understanding Adaptation to Exercise via Extracellular Vesicle Cross Talk
Dr. Martin Whitham, PhD, University of Birmingham
Session 2: Molecular Mechanisms of Exercise
Moderators: Dr. Melanie Haines, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital; Dr. Romit Bhattacharya, MD, Harvard Medical School
How Does Exercise Protect Against the Progression of Lifestyle Diseases?
Dr. Mark Febbraio, PhD, Monash University
Charting the Molecular Terrain of Exercise – Towards the Goal of Precision Exercise Health
Dr. Malene Lindholm, PhD, Stanford University
Exercise Mimetics: Science or Science Fiction
Dr. John A. Hawley, PhD, Australian Catholic University
Session 3: Applications to Human Health
Moderators: Dr. Lindsay Fourman, MD, Harvard Medical School; Dr. J. Sawalla Guseh, MD, Harvard Medical School
Effects of Exercise on Offspring Health
Dr. Laurie Goodyear, PhD, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School
Maintaining Muscle Mass During Weight Loss: Clinical Consequences and New Strategies on the Horizon
Dr. Steven B. Heymsfield, MD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University
Changes in Muscle Mass with Aging
Dr. Roger A. Fielding, PhD, Tufts University
Exercise and Cognitive Health
Dr. Owen Carmichael, PhD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University
Session 4: Exercise as a Metabolic Therapy
Dr. Lindsay Fourman, MD, Harvard Medical School; Dr. J. Sawalla Guseh, MD, Harvard Medical School
Exercise and Circadian Clocks: Partners in Health
Dr. Karyn Esser, PhD, University of Florida
Prescribing Exercise as Medicine: How Should We Exercise?
Dr. David Bishop, PhD, Victoria University
Exercise as Medicine: Are We Ready?
Dr. Jonathan Long, PhD, Stanford University
