Feb 23–26, 2025 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers:
Paul Cohen, Ruth J Loos, Claudio J Villanueva, and Christian Wolfrum

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Scientific Organizers: Paul Cohen, Ruth J Loos, Claudio J Villanueva, and Christian Wolfrum
Paul Cohen
Ruth J Loos
Claudio J Villanueva
Christian Wolfrum
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Sunday, February 23, 2025
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Monday, February 24, 2025
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Obesity Causes and Treatment: The End of the Beginning
Morphogens, Metabolism and MASLD (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease)
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Human Genetic Insights into NAFLD
Genetics of Obesity and Body Fat Distribution
Genetics and Genomics of Obesity-Associated Diseases
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Lean Adipocytes Secrete an Oxylipin That Protects Against Obesity-Accelerated Breast Cancer
Unraveling the Impact of White Adipose Tissue on Breast Cancer Metabolism And Therapy Resistance Using a Breast Cancer-On-Chip Model
Single-Nuclei Analysis Reveals Depot- And Disease-Specific Cell Types In Adipose Tissue Of Women With Gestational Diabetes
Unmasking Early Cardiometabolic Risk In A High Risk Population
Deletion of Hepatocyte NRF2 Accelerates MASH Progression Through Similar Mechanisms in Male and Female Mice
Genetic Variants Influence Chronic Liver Disease Progression through Distinct Pathways
The Role of FOG2S657G in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
The Role of MALRD1 on MASH Pathogenesis
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Subtypes of Adipocytes in Mice and Humans
Thermogenic Pathways in Adipocytes
Mechanistic Insights from Human Adipocytes
Short Talk: Inhibition of Activin Type 2 Receptor Signaling Blocks ACVR1C Signaling and Increases Adipose Lipolysis
Short Talk: Fatty Acids Promote Uncoupled Respiration Via the Atp/Adp Carrier in White Adipocytes
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
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Establishing memory in adipose tissue influences future metabolic outcomes in obesity
Adipocyte Progenitor Cells and Adipose Tissue Remodeling
An Activation Mechanism of Ucp1-Independent Thermogenesis
Adipose Tissue Remodeling in Health and Disease
Short Talk: Single-Nucleus Analysis Of Human White Adipose Tissue Reveals Adipocyte Subsets With Distinct Metabolic Profiles And Tshz3 As A Novel Adipogenesis Regulator
Short Talk: Single Nuclear RNA-Sequencing Reveals Weight Loss-Induced Pathways for Adipose Tissue Remodeling
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Adipose-Liver Crosstalk
Metabolites that Ignite Brown Fat
Adipose Dysfunction in Obesity and Associated Diseases
Role of Thermogenesis in Whole-Body Metabolism
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
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CIEDB, GPR75, INHBE in Obesity and NAFLD
Thyroid Agonist Biology and Human Effects
Dual Agonist Biology and Human Effects
Short Talk: Clearance of Postprandial Lipid Levels into Adipose Tissue with the Help of Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide
Short Talk: Adipose Tissue as A First Responder: Early Effects of Survodutide on Systemic Insulin Sensitivity
Short Talk: Interrogating The Directionality And Mechanisms Of Genetic Associations As Part Of High-Throughput In Vivo Pooled Screening To Discover Novel Therapies For MASH
Short Talk: CRISPR Whole Genome Knock-Out Screen Identifies Potential New Targets For Treatment of MASLD.
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Thermogenic and Dietary Control Of Adipose Plasticity Through A Cassette Of Repressive Metabolite GPCRs
BCAA Catabolism Regulates Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis Via Heme Biosynthesis
The Innate Thermogenic Capacity of Brown Adipose Tissue Develops Independently of Sympathetic Signaling
Circulating Signature of Acute Cold Exposure and Brown Fat Activation in Humans
Selective, Acute Stimulation of Vasculature-Projecting Sympathetic Neurons in Brown Adipose Tissue Improves Glycemic Profile in Mice
Defining the Role of Igf2 In Regulating Adipocyte Progenitor Proliferation and Adipogenesis
Negative Regulators of Natriuretic Peptides as Targets to Promote Adipocyte Browning
Genetic Loci Associated with Higher Adiposity and Reduced Cardiometabolic Risk Point to Distinct Subtypes and Diverse Mechanisms
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Brown Fat in Human Health and Disease
Identifying Novel Neuropeptides from Human Brown and White Adipocytes
Identification of Human Obesity Subphenotypes by Adipose Tissue Signatures
Thursday, February 27, 2025
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