NIH Obesity-Related Meetings & Workshops Archive

2024

1. A Life Course Approach to Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health Research: Critical Challenges, Innovations, and Opportunities

   Dec. 3 - 4, 2024 Virtual

2. 2024 Annual Mid-Atlantic Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium

   Sept. 27, 2024 Bethesda, Maryland and Webinar (hybrid)

3. NIH Obesity Research Task Force Symposium: Obesity and Heart Disease

   Sept. 13, 2024 Webinar

4. NIH Obesity Research Task Force Seminar: Environmental Pollution, Climate, Respiratory Disease, and Obesity – The Association between Childhood Obesity and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals

   June 21, 2024 Webinar

5. Gut Feelings: Interoceptive Contributions to Obesity and Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction

   April 30 - May 1, 2024 North Bethesda, Maryland and Webinar (hybrid)

2023

1. Pharmacotherapy for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: State of the Science, Research Gaps and Opportunities

   Nov. 28 - 29, 2023 Bethesda, MD

2. Microphysiological Systems (MPS) for Studying T2D, Obesity, and Their Complications

   Sept. 28 - 29, 2023 Bethesda, Maryland and webinar (hybrid)

3. NIH Obesity Research Task Force Symposium: Medications to Treat Obesity: Past, Present, and Future

   Sept. 8, 2023 Bethesda, Maryland and Webinar (hybrid)

4. Neural Plasticity in Energy Homeostasis and Obesity

   April 13 - 14, 2023 virtual (webinar)

2022

1. Workshop on Housing and Obesity: Gaps, Opportunities, and Future Directions for Advancing Health Equity

   Nov. 14 - 15, 2022 Webinar

2. Obesity Research Task Force Symposium: The Global Impact of Obesity

   Sept. 9, 2022 Virtual

   Meeting Outcomes

   This seminar explores the global impact of obesity and what lessons the United States and international communities can learn from each other. Watch the seminar video

3. Pathways to Prevention (P2P) Program: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes

   July 26 - 28, 2022 Virtual

4. The Social Component of Diabetes Health Disparities: New Directions in Analyses and Interventions Through Social Networks and Structures

   May 19 - 20, 2022 Bethesda, MD

5. Webinar - Moving beyond BMI: Exploring the Heterogeneity of Obesity

   May 5, 2022 Virtual (videocast)

2021

1. Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities: State of the Science

   Sept. 21 - 23, 2021 Virtual

2. Preconceptional Origins of Child Health Outcomes - Workshop

   June 17 - 18, 2021

3. Understanding Risk and Causal Mechanisms for Developing Obesity in Infants and Young Children

   April 29 - 30, 2021 Webinar

4. Precision Nutrition: Research Gaps and Opportunities Workshop

   Jan. 11 - 12, 2021 Webinar

2019

1. Sensory Nutrition and Disease Workshop

   Nov. 12 - 13, 2019 Bethesda, Maryland

2. 2019 Mid-Atlantic Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium 

   Sept. 27, 2019 Bethesda, Maryland

3. Pathways to Prevention (P2P) Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services 

   June 19 - 20, 2019 Bethesda, Maryland 

4. The Physiology of the Weight Reduced State 

   June 3 - 4, 2019 Bethesda, Maryland

5. Body Composition Measurements from Birth through 5 Years: Challenges, Gaps, and Existing & Emerging Technologies 

   May 30 - 31, 2019 Bethesda, Maryland

   Meeting Outcomes:

   Publication:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32314544/

6. Neuroimaging and Modulation in Obesity and Diabetes Research 10th Anniversary Meeting 

   April 16 - 17, 2019 Bethesda, Maryland

2018

1. Autonomic Nervous System: Role in the Regulation of Peripheral Metabolism and Pathophysiology of Metabolic Disease 

   Sept. 20 - 21, 2018 Rockville, Maryland

2. Obesity and Fat Metabolism in HIV Infected Individuals 

   May 22 - 23, 2018 Rockville, Maryland

2017

1. Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity 

   Dec. 5 - 6, 2017 Bethesda, Maryland

2. Workshop on Enhancing Opportunities in Addressing Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Disparities 

   Oct. 24 - 25, 2017 Bethesda, Maryland

   Meeting Outcomes:

   Publication:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31793006/

3. The Interface of Pancreatic Cancer With Diabetes, Obesity and Inflammation: Research Gaps and Opportunities 

   Oct. 12, 2017 Bethesda, Maryland 

4. Workshop on Developing Precision Medicine Approaches to the Treatment of Severe Obesity in Adolescents: Research Gaps and Opportunities 

   Sept. 18 - 19, 2017 Rockville, Maryland 

5. Workshop on Best Practices for Studies of Diet and the Intestinal Microbiome 

   June 13 - 14, 2017 Bethesda, Maryland 

6. Emerging Role of Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Human Diseases 

   May 25 - 26, 2017 Bethesda, Maryland 

2016

1. The Adipose Tissue Niche: Role in Health and Diseases 

   Nov. 29 - 30, 2016 Bethesda, Maryland 

2. NIEHS Obesity Grantee Meeting: 25 Years of Endocrine Disruption: Past Lessons and Future Directions 

   Sept. 21 - 22, 2016 Bethesda, Maryland 

2015

1. Functional Role of Microbiome in Obesity 

   Dec. 14 - 15, 2015 Bethesda, Maryland 

2. Behavioral Phenotyping of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior 

   Dec. 1 - 2, 2015 Bethesda, Maryland 

3. Impacts of Sleep and Circadian Disruption on Energy Balance and Diabetes 

   Feb. 19 - 20, 2015 Bethesda, Maryland 

2014

1. Exploring the Role of Brown Fat in Humans 

   Feb. 25 - 26, 2014 Bethesda, Maryland 

2013

1. Workshop on the Prevention of Obesity in Infancy and Early Childhood 

   Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 2013 Bethesda, Maryland 

2. Long Term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery 

   May 22 - 23, 2013 Bethesda, MD 

3. Basic Behavioral Science Research in Obesity Meeting 

   April 24 - 25, 2013 Bethesda, Maryland

2012

1. Clinical Research Strategies for Fructose Metabolism 

   Nov. 13 - 14, 2012 Bethesda, Maryland

2. Workshop on Rare Syndromic Body Fat Disorders: What Can They Teach Us? 

   March 1 - 2, 2012 Bethesda, Maryland