P&F Symposia
Each year, our P&F Awardees have the opportunity to present their work at the NORCH Annual P&F Symposium. Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, and dedicated staff who make this annual event a great success for the Center.
P&F Symposium 2024
The 2024 P&F symposium brought together almost 100 investigators from institutions around the globe to discuss the topic of “Diabetes, Obesity, and Nutrition Networking.” Four previous NORCH P&F awardees presented their work supported by their P&F awards, and were joined by Dr. Jose Florez as Keynote Speaker.
Jose Florez, MD, PhD
Keynote Speaker
In 2024, our awardees were joined by Dr. Jose Florez, an accomplished physician and researcher who oversees the largest clinical and research department at Mass General. For his Keynote Lecture, Dr. Florez presented “A Vision for Metabolic Research in Boston,” highlighting the innovative spirit cultivated by the NORCH P&F program.
Pilot & Feasibility Awardee Presentations
Alison Wu, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Intervening in food insecurity to reduce and mitigate (InFoRM) childhood obesity
Xia Xiao, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Role of Hepatocyte SMAD1/5/8-mediated wntless in liver fibrosis
Natalia Machado, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
A Brain Circuit for Energy Conservation
Lindsay Fourman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
In Utero Exposure to Maternal Infections and Metabolic Sequelae
Past P&F Symposia
P&F Symposium 2022
In 2022, our awardees were joined by Dr. Miriam Bredella, accomplished radiologist and researcher. She is the Professor of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Director at the MGH Center for Faculty Development.
Miriam Bredella, MD
Keynote Speaker
P&F Symposium 2021
In 2021, our awardees were joined by Dr. Alessio Fasano, accomplished pediatric gastroenterologist and researcher. He is the Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Director of the NORCH Genomics and Cell Biology Core.
P&F Symposium 2020
In 2020, our speakers were accompanied by the acclaimed Dr. JoAnn Manson as Featured Speaker. Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, and dedicated staff for a wonderful event.
2020 Speakers
JoAnn E. Manson, MD, MPH, DrPH
Featured Speaker
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
How VITAL are Vitamin D and Omega-3s for Cardiometabolic Health?
Frankie Heyward, PhD
P&F Awardee 2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rosen Lab in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Determining the Direct Transcriptional Targets of STAT3 in AgRP Neurons
Lindsay Fourman, MD
P&F Awardee 2019
Instructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Metabolic Sequelae of In Utero HIV Exposure: A Pilot Study
Jordi Merino, RD, PhD
P&F Awardee 2019
Instructor in Medicine, Diabetes Unit and Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical and Physiological Characterization of Genetic Variation Influencing Dietary Intake