Gut-Brain Axis

Mar 16–19, 2026 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Martin G. Myers, Jr., Darleen A. Sandoval, and Tune H Pers

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Mar 16–19, 2026 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States

Scientific Organizers: Martin G. Myers, Jr., Darleen A. Sandoval, and Tune H Pers

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***Meeting program subject to change.

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Monday, March 16, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
 3rd Floor Foyer
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 3rd Floor Foyer
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Summit Gallery
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Daniel J. Drucker, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Incretins all Over the Place
Future Therapeutics for Diabetes and Obesity (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Alice E. Adriaenssens, AstraZeneca
The Central GIPR Signaling Axis: New Insights, New Questions
Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Novo Nordisk A/S
What GLP-1 Did and Did Not Do For People with Diabetes
Over Cabrera, Eli Lilly and Company
Islet-Targeting Therapies
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 1st Floor Foyer
Meet the Editors (Joint)
11:15–12:15 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
 Peaks 1 - 3
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Peaks 1 - 3
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Technologies
2:30–4:30 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 1st Floor Foyer
Nutrient and Mechanical Sensing in the Gut
5:00–7:00 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Darleen A. Sandoval, University of Colorado
Nutrient Sensing in the Gut
Kara Marshall, Baylor College of Medicine
Defining Force-Sensing Mechanisms in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Melanie M Kaelberer, Duke University
Intestinal Neuropods
Sung-Yon Kim, Seoul National University
Mechanosensory Feedback Circuits Controlling Ingestion
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Summit Gallery
Poster Session 1
7:30–10:00 PM
 Peaks 1 - 3
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Summit Gallery
Women in Science Networking Event, Sponsored by Amgen
7:05–8:00 AM
 Summit Gallery
Inter-Organ Communication (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Madina Sokolov, University of Michigan
Peripheral Innervation in Energy Metabolism
Sarah Stanley, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
CNS Control of Blood Glucose
Hideki Katagiri, Tohoku University
Neural Regulation and Manipulation of Pancreatic Beta Cells
Yu Hsuan Carol Yang, University of Exeter Medical School
Role of Islet Innervation in Zebrafish
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 1st Floor Foyer
Award Recipient Acknowledgement
9:20–9:25 AM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
 Peaks 1 - 3
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Peaks 1 - 3
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
1:30–3:15 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:30–4:30 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 1st Floor Foyer
Probing the Dorsal Vagal Complex
5:00–7:00 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Tune H Pers, University of Copenhagen
Single-Cell Mapping of Anorectic Pathways in the DVC
Nancy A. Thornberry, Kallyope, Inc.
Targeting the Vagus and DVC for Therapeutic Intervention
Henning Fenselau, University of Cologne
Gut-Sensing DVC Circuits
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Summit Gallery
Poster Session 2
7:30–10:00 PM
 Peaks 1 - 3
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Summit Gallery
Behavioral Control
8:00–11:00 AM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Linda Rinaman, Florida State University
Role for GLP1 and PrRP Neurons in Behavior
Anish Konkar, AstraZeneca
Talk Title to be Announced
Martin G. Myers, Jr., University of Michigan
CNS Control of Nausea and Sickness Responses
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 1st Floor Foyer
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Perspectives: Personalized Medicine & Patient-Centered Strategies (Joint)
1:00–2:00 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Symposia Spotlight 3: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 1st Floor Foyer
Transmitting Gut Signals to the Forebrain
5:00–6:45 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Amber L. Alhadeff, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Nutrient Sensing and the Regulation of CNS Function
Christoffer Clemmensen, University of Copenhagen
Engineering Peptides to Target Specific CNS Cell Types
John N. Campbell, University of Virginia
What Happens in Vagus – Unraveling Neural Circuits for Heart and Gut Control
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
 Breckenridge Ballroom
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Summit Gallery
Entertainment
8:00–9:00 PM
 Colorado Ballroom
Cash Bar
8:00–9:00 PM
  Foyer/Peak 1-3
Friday, March 20, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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