Dr. Robert C. & Veronica Atkins Chair in Obesity and Diabetes
Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Genetics
Chief, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
The PCSK9 gene was discovered in 2003, and the first PCSK9 inhibitor may reach the clinic this year, a mere 12 years after PCSK9 was identified. As a researcher who was among the original groups that cloned the PCSK9 gene before anyone realized what its function was, Dr. Jay Horton will provide insight on why PCSK9 inhibitors have developed so rapidly, pointing to the combination of molecular biology and human genetics.
Learn MoreProfessor, Rockefeller University
Senior Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
New York, NY
It was Dr. Jeffrey Friedman's laboratory that originally identified the hormonal signal leptin and its receptors, and discovered that leptin regulates food intake, body weight, and many other physiologic processes.
Learn MoreProfessor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Nutrition Department, Harvard School of Public Health
Professor of Medicine
Channing Division of Network Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Does the type of diet you follow really matter for weight loss? Are there any advantages to such diets as low glycemic, or high or low protein? These are some of the questions Dr. Frank Sacks will address in his keynote presentation that will focus on healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns.
Learn MoreAssociate Professor of Medicin
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Michael Rickels, who has also been Medical Director for the Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplant Program at the University of Pennsylvania since 2008, will present information from his team's ongoing research in type 1 diabetes. Among patients with T1DM who experience recurrent severe hypoglycemia, Dr. Rickels and his team have been evaluating the transplantation of intact islets that have been isolated from the pancreas of deceased donors and then infused into the portal vein of a T1DM recipient.
Learn MoreJoin your colleagues and distinguished faculty in the Exhibit Hall for complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cocktails - the perfect place to meet the Who's Who in the cardiometabolic arena!
Arrive Early for a Chance to Win an Apple Watch or Surface Pro!
Check in at the Registration Desk by 11:00am on Wednesday, October 21 to be entered to win.