Name
Session I: Adipose Futile Cycling
Date & Time
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Speakers
Paul Cohen, MD, PhD, Rockefeller University
Shingo Kajimura, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lawrence Kazak, PhD, McGill University
Paul Cohen, MD, PhD Shingo Kajimura, PhD Lawrence Kazak, PhD
Description

9:15 AM 

Physiological Roles of Brown and Beige Fat.
Paul Cohen, MD, PhD, The Rockefeller University

9:45 AM 

Identification of a Molecular Resistor that Controls UCP1-Independent Ca2+ Cycling Thermogenesis in Adipose Tissue
Shingo Kajimura, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

10:15 AM 

Defining the Activation Mechanism of UCP1-Independent Thermogenesis Through the Futile Creatine Cycle and Its Integration as a Parallel Pathway
Lawrence Kazak, PhD, McGill University