AGENDA
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| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration, Poster Setup, Light Refreshments |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Morning Session |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Type 1 Diabetes Is a Predictable Disease: From Dense Core Vesicles to Neurobiology Abner Notkins |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Short Talk: GATA4, a Regulator of Pancreatic Beta Cell Survival Daniel Sartori |
| 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | The Role of Lipid Droplets in Islet Function Yumi Imai |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Short Talk: Calcineurin Regulates Human Islet Beta Cell Survival Scott Soleimanpour |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Brain Metabolic Pathways and Their Modulation for Obesity and Diabetes Therapies Gabriele Ronnett |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Short Talk: Retinal Reactivity in Type 2 Diabetes Mary Lott |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Reciprocal Relationships Between Insulin Resistance and Endothelial Dysfunction Michael Quon |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Short Talk: Membrane Repair Deficiency in Diabetes Amber Howard |
| 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch and Poster Session |
| 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Afternoon Session Chair: Lester Salans |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Genetics of the Metabolic Syndrome: Lessons From a Founder Population Alan Shuldiner |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Short Talk: Weight Loss via Intensive Lifestyle Modification versus Bariatric Surgery: Does Preservation of Fat-Free Mass Prevent Metabolic Adaptation? Nick Knuth |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Short Talk: mTOR-mediated Inhibition of Autophagy Selectively Regulates Tissue Adiposity Julie Wu |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Short Talk: Effects of Hypoxia on Lipin 1 Expression and Activity Thurl Harris |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Short Talk: The Rab GAP AS160 Is a Key Player in the Regulation of Glucose Transporter GLUT4 Translocation in Primary Adipocytes Melissa Lansey |
| 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Brown and Beige Fat Cells in Protection Against Obesity and Diabetes Patrick Seale |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjournment, Poster Removal |








