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Molecular Control of Adipogenesis and Obesity

 
  October 24, 2003  
     
 
Keystone Symposia, Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta, Canada
March 4 - 10, 2004


Thursday, March 4
3:00 - 7:00 PM Registration Van Horne Foyer
6:15 - 7:15 PM Welcome Van Horne Foyer
7:15 - 7:30 PM Orientation Van Horne Ballroom
7:30 - 9:30 PM Keynote Addresses (Joint) Van Horne Ballroom
* Michael P. Czech, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Allen M. Spiegel, National Institutes of Health
The NIDDK Agenda for Supprot of Diabetes and Obesity Research
Stephen W. Fesik, Abbott Laboratories
RNAi for Target Identification and Validation


Friday, March 5
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
8:00 - 11:00 AM The Adipocyte as an Endocrine Cell: Regulation of Regulation of Energy Metabolism, Brain, Muscle, and Liver and Beta Cells (Joint) Van Horne Ballroom
Jeffrey M. Friedman, Rockefeller University
Leptin and the Neuro Circuit Regulating Weight and Adaptive Response to Starvation
Barbara B. Kahn, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Regulation of Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity by Adipocyte - Secreted Molecules
Takashi Kadowaki, University of Tokyo
Adiponectin Receptors: Structure, Function and Signal Transduction Mechanism
Jeffrey S. Flier, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Title to be Determined
Short Talk Speaker(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Van Horne Foyer
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
2:00 - 4:00 PM Hot Topics Van Horne C
Short Talk Speaker(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee & Snacks Available Van Horne Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Adipogenesis I: Signaling and Transcription Factors Van Horne C
Stephen R. Farmer, Boston University School of Medicine
Title to be Determined
Ormond A. MacDougald, University of Michigan
Role of Wnt Signaling in Adipose Tissue Development
Jacqueline M. Stephens, Louisiana State University
Role of Stats and PPARgamma in Adipocytes
Evan D. Rosen, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Transcriptional Pathways in Adipose-Specific Gene Expression
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 1 Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick


Saturday, March 6
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
8:00 - 11:00 AM Stem Cells and Development of Insulin Responsive Tissues (Joint) Van Horne Ballroom
* Douglas A. Melton, Harvard University
Christopher V.E. Wright, Vanderbilt University
Gene Knockout and Lineage Studies of Pancreas Transcription Factors
Speakers to be Announced,
Short Talk Speaker(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Van Horne Foyer
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
2:00 - 4:00 PM Hot Topics Van Horne C
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee & Snacks Available Van Horne Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Adipogenesis II: Chromatin and Coregulators Van Horne C
Robert G. Roeder, Rockefeller University
Function of Diverse PPARgamma Coactivators in Adipogenesis
Anthony N. Imbalzano, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Activation of PPARgamma2 Expression during Adipogenesis
Johan H. Auwerx, Institut de Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire
Cofactors and Nuclear Receptors in the Control of Adipogenesis
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 2 Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick


Sunday, March 7
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
8:00 - 11:00 AM PPARs, Orphan Receptors and Metabolism Van Horne C
Ronald M. Evans, Salk Institute
Title to be Determined
Jerrold M. Olefsky, University of California-San Diego
Role of Skeletal Muscle and Adipocyte PPARg Receptors in Insulin Sensitivity in Thiazoladinedione Action
Barbara C. Hansen, University of Maryland School of Medicine
PPAR's and their Calorie-Restriction Mimetic Effects in Non Human Primates
Speaker to be Announced,
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Van Horne Foyer
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee & Snacks Available Van Horne Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Signaling, Nuclear Factors and Glucose Homeostasis (Joint) Van Horne Ballroom
* Richard W. Hanson, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Bruce M. Spiegelman, Harvard Medical School
Regulation of Glucose and Energy Metabolism by PPAR-gamma and Coactivators
Domenico Accili, Columbia University
Forkhead Proteins in Insulin Action
Gary B. Ruvkun, Massachusetts General Hospital
Title to be Determined
Short Talk Speaker(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 3 Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick


Monday, March 8
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
8:00 - 11:00 AM Genes and Signals Controlling White and Brown Adipocyte Function Van Horne C
Sheila Collins, Duke University Medical Center
Title to be Determined
Leslie P. Kozak, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Genetic Variation in Regulatory Pathways Associated with Brown Adipocyte Induction
Iichiro Shimomura, Osaka University
Factors Associated with Adipocyte Hypertrophy
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Van Horne Foyer
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee & Snacks Available Van Horne Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Diabetes and Obesity Genes (Joint) Van Horne Ballroom
* Masato Kasuga, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
C. Ronald Kahn, Joslin Diabetes Center
Insulin versus Diabetes Regulated Gene Expression: A Genetic Analysis
David M. Altshuler, Massachusetts General Hospital
Genomic Approaches to Identifying Genes Influencing Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Stephen O'Rahilly, University of Cambridge
Human Genetics of Extreme Genotypes
Philippe Froguel, Institut Pasteur de Lille
Genetic Approaches of Diabesity
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 4 Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick


Tuesday, March 9
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Alberta/Cascade/Conservatory/New Brunswick
8:00 - 11:00 AM Control of Lipid Metabolism Van Horne C
Dawn L. Brasaemle, Rutgers University
Perilipon and the Control of Lipolysis in Adipocytes
Rosalind A. Coleman, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Regeneration of Triacylglycerol Synthesis
Karen Reue, University of California-Los Angeles
Lipin, A Modulator of Adiposity
Speaker to be Announced,
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Van Horne Foyer
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee & Snacks Available Van Horne Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Metabolic Cross Talk (Joint) Van Horne Ballroom
* Eric Newsholme†, University of Oxford
Gerald I. Shulman, Yale University School of Medicine
Potential Role of Mitochondria in the Pathogenis of Insulin Resistance in Man
Luciano Rossetti, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hypothalamic "Lipid Sensing" in Diet-Induced Obestity
Mitchell A. Lazar, University of Pennsylvania
Adipose Modulation of Glucose Homeostesis
Short Talk Speaker(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour Alberta/New Brunswick/Riverview
8:00 - 11:00 PM Entertainment Alberta/New Brunswick/Riverview

Wednesday, March 10
Departure

 
 
Organized by: Stephen R. Farmer and Sheila Collins
Invited Speakers: Michael P. Czech, Allen M. Spiegel, Stephen W. Fesik, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Barbara B. Kahn, Takashi Kadowaki, Jeffrey S. Flier, Stephen R. Farmer, Ormond A. MacDougald, Jacqueline M. Stephens, Evan D. Rosen, Douglas A. Melton, Christopher V.E. Wright, Robert G. Roeder, Anthony N. Imbalzano, Johan H. Auwerx, Ronald M. Evans, Jerrold M. Olefsky, Barbara C. Hansen, Richard W. Hanson, Bruce M. Spiegelman, Domenico Accili, Gary B. Ruvkun, Sheila Collins, Leslie P. Kozak, Iichiro Shimomura, Masato Kasuga, C. Ronald Kahn, David M. Altshuler, Stephen O'Rahilly, Philippe Froguel, Dawn L. Brasaemle, Rosalind A. Coleman, Karen Reue, Gerald I. Shulman, Luciano Rossetti, Mitchell A. Lazar
 
Deadline for Abstracts: Late Breaking Abstracts: Email for Information on Submission
 
Registration: Early Registration Deadline: January 5, 2004
E-mail: info@keystonesymposia.org
 
   
 
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