Conference Program

Welcome to the SSIB 2019 Program! Note that you may access the program in a variety of different formats using the tabs below.


  Tue - Jul 09      Wed - Jul 10      Thu - Jul 11      Fri - Jul 12      Sat - Jul 13   

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019

8:30 - 10:30 AM SYMPOSIUM 5: COUNTERACTING DESIRE IN THE OBESOGENIC ENVIRONMENT
Chair/Organizer: Ciaran Forde and Laurence Nolan
Progress
8:30 - 10:30 AM ORAL SESSION 5: NUTRIENT EFFECTS ON BRAIN
Chair/Organizer: Clemence Blouet and James McCutcheon
Mission 1
10:30 - 11:00 AM COFFEE BREAK
Transit Zone
11:00 - 12:00 PM MARS LECTURE 3
Chair/Organizer: Suzanne Higgs
Progress
12:00 - 4:00 PM LUNCH
Lunch On Own
1:00 - 3:30 PM MOCK STUDY SECTION
Chair/Organizer: Ruth Harris and Tim Moran
Mission 1

This session is intended to provide insight into the NIH grant review process for both new and experienced investigators.Dr.Raul Rojas, Scientific Review Officer for IPOD, will describe the study section process and will run a study section, Chaired by Dr.Tim Moran, in which three grants will be reviewed and scored.Subsequently Dr.Patrick Tso, will explain how grants are handled by council and Dr.Susan Yanovski, Program Director of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition at NIH, will summarize recent changes in requirements for grants that include human subjects.There will be an opportunity for questions regarding each stage of the review process.

4:00 - 6:00 PM SYMPOSIUM 6: WORKING OUT THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
Chair/Organizer: John Blundell and Nu-Chu Liang
Progress
4:00 - 6:00 PM ORAL SESSION 6: HOT TOPICS IN INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR
Chair/Organizer: Alexandra DiFeliceantonio and Carrie Ferrario
Mission 1
6:00 - 8:00 PM POSTER SESSION III
Transit Zone