Agenda

Beyond BMI: The Next Generation of Weight Loss Therapeutics

Wednesday, May 5, 2027, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Check-In, Breakfast, and Welcome Remarks

8:30 AM

Check-In and Breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome Remarks
Megan Prescott, PhD, The New York Academy of Sciences 

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Session I: Keynote Presentation

9:15 AM

Implications of Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat In The Metabolic Pathogenesis of Obesity and Metabolic Consequences of Weight Loss
Samuel Klein, MD, Washington University in Saint Louis 

10:00 AM - 10:35 AM
Networking Break
10:35 AM - 12:05 PM
Session II

10:35 AM

Depot-Specific Signaling in Human Adipose Tissue and Inter-Organ Crosstalk
Camilla Scheele, PhD, University of Copenhagen

11:05 AM

To Be Announced

11:35 AM

To Be Announced
Tracey McLaughlin, MD, Stanford University

12:05 PM - 12:35 PM
Session III: Short Talks From Selected Abstracts

12:05 PM

Short Talk 1
Speaker, Affiliation

12:15 PM

Short Talk 2
Speaker, Affiliation

12:25 PM

Short Talk 3
Speaker, Affiliation

12:35 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking Lunch and Poster Session
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Session IV

2:00 PM

Incretins for Weight Loss: Skeletal Muscle Effects
Steven B. Heymsfield, MD, Louisiana State University

2:30 PM

Effects of Weight Loss on Skeletal Muscle Mass and Function 
Bret H. Goodpaster, PhD,
AdventHealth Translational Research Institute 

3:00 PM

AI-driven Innovations in Radiology Imaging
Ronald M. Summers, MD, PhD,
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center  

3:30 PM

To Be Announced

4:00 PM - 4:35 PM
Networking Break
4:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Session V: Keynote Presentation

4:35 PM

Adipose Targeting for Improving Fat Distribution and Metabolic Health
Phillip E Scherer, PhD,
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas 

5:20 PM

Closing Remarks
Megan Prescott, PhD, The New York Academy of Sciences

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Deadline: March 13, 2026

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