2016 – The Adipocyte in Energy Regulation
Harvard Medical School Division of Nutrition
17th Annual Postgraduate Nutrition Symposium
(when available, video recordings can be accessed by clicking on the lecture title)
Wednesday, July 13th, 2016
Keynote
Diabetes, Obesity, and the Central Role of the Adipocyte in Maintaining Systemic Homeostasis
Philipp Scherer, PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Session 1: Molecular Regulation of Adipose Tissue
Moderator: Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD
Adipose Tissue MicroRNAs Constitute a Major Fraction of Circulating Exosomal microRNAs and Modulate Hepatic mRNA Expression
C. Ronald Kahn, MD, Joslin Diabetes Center
Physiological Signaling by Adipose Tissue in Hunger and Energy Homeostasis
Sadaf Farooqi, PhD, University of Cambridge
Barbara B. Kahn, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Session 2: Adipocytes in Energy Homeostasis – Lessons from Evolutionary Biology
Moderator: Alexander A. Soukas, MD, PhD
Cavefish Evolution as a Natural Model for Metabolic Diseases
Nicolas Rohner, PhD, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Opposing Proteostasis Pathways Drive Thrifty Metabolism and Survival During Nutrient Deprivation
Alexander A. Soukas, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Circadian Rhythms in Adipose Tissue
Jeffrey M. Gimble, MD, PhD, Tulane University School of Medicine
The Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter: A Key Integrator of Cellular Metabolism
Yasemin Sancak, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
Session 3: Novel Adipocyte Phenotyping
Moderator: Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, MD, PhD
White, Brown, Beige Fat: Basic Biology and Novel Thermogenic Pathways
Bruce Spiegelman, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Therapeutic Activators of Brown Fat
Aaron M. Cypess, MD, PhD, MMSc, National Institutes of Health
Adipose Tissue and Lipid Imaging
Martin P. Torriani, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Insights from Lipidomics
Robert E. Gerszten, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Metaflammation, Immunometabolism and Metabolic Diseases
Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, MD, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health
This program was supported by unrestricted educational grants from:
Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard
Harvard Medical School Division of Nutrition
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Conrad Taff Teaching Fund and Taff Family
Mead Johnson Nutrition