30th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior


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July 11-15, 2023
Portland, Oregon






Monday, July 28, 2025
1:00 - 3:00 PMBoardroom
SSIB BOARD MEETING (INVITATION ONLY)

3:45 - 5:00 PML1
MARS Lecture 1 - Sadaf Farooqi, University of Cambridge

P1
3:45
 Opening Greetings
Mitch Roitman
SSIB President

P2
4:00
 Neural Regulation Of Human Appetite
Sadaf Farooqi
University of Cambridge, , *, United Kingdom

5:00 - 6:30 PMSouth Mezzanine
Opening Reception & Exhibits



Tuesday, July 29, 2025
9:00 - 10:00 AMNorth & South Mezzanines
Poster Session, Exhibits & Coffee Break

10:00 - 12:00 PML1
Presidential Symposium

Chair(s): Mitch Roitman
10:00
 A Gut (Microbiome) Feeling: Brain Body Interactions Regulating Behaviour Across The Lifespan
John Cryan
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

10:30
 From Nutrients To Neurons In The Gourmet Fly: How Brain-Body Interactions Guide Dietary Decisions
Carlos Ribeiro
Champalimaud Foundation, Lisboa, Portugal

11:00
 Food For Thought: Behavioral And Brain Characterization Of Anxiety-To-Eat In Anorexia Nervosa
Kimberly R. Smith
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

11:30
 Social Influences On Eating
Suzanne Higgs
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

12:00 - 1:30 PML1
Oral Session 1: All the feels; interactions between stress, emotion and ingestion

12:00
 An Influence Of Bmi And High Fat Diet On Food Valuation
Justin Sung1, Filip Morys1, Antonietta Canna1, Xue Davis2, Dana M Small1, 2
1McGIll University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States

12:15
 Not Only Gut Feelings: Pancreatic Hormone, Amylin, Controls Emotionality And Sociability, In A Sex Divergent Manner.
Suyeun Byun1,2, Morgan R Sotzen1,2, Doris I Olekanma1,2, Mya A Knappenberger1,2, Karolina P Skibicka1,2
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States, 2Huck Institutes of Life Science, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States

12:30
 Stress Engages The Noradrenergic Brainstem-To-Hypothalamus Circuit To Suppress Appetite.
Myungmo An1,2, Junkoo Park1,2, Sumin Lee3,4, Se-Young Choi3,4, Sung-Yon Kim1,2
1Institute of molecular biology and genetics, Seoul, South Korea, 2Department of chemistry Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 3Department of physiology and neuroscience Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 4Dental research institute, Seoul, South Korea

12:45
 The Role Of The Basolateral Amygdala And The Lateral Hypothalamus In Social Stress-Induced Appetitive Motivation
Megan L. Mcgraw, Cooper C. Christensen, Ai-Jun Li, Emily Qualls-Creekmore
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States

1:00
 Functional Neuroimaging Of Impulsivity, Negative Emotional Reactivity And Monetary Reward Processing In Adults With Obesity And Binge Eating Symptoms
Alisa Musatova1, Navpreet Chhina1, Rioghnach Hannan1, Eleanor Brian1, Moaz Al Lababidi1, Ghadah Aldubaikhi1, Isabelle Franco1, Madhawi Aldhwayan2, Werd Al-Najim3, Aruchuna Ruban4, Michael A Glaysher5, Christina G Prechtl6, James P Byrne5, Julian P Teare4, Anthony P Goldstone1
1PsychoNeuroEndocrinology Research Group, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 2Community Health Sciences Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 3Department of Metabolism, Diabetes and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 4Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 5Division of Surgery, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom, 6Clinical Trials Unit, Department of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

1:15
 Gip Receptor Agonism Modulates Aversive Behaviors And Parabrachial Cgrp Neuron Activity (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Haley Province1, Nathan Leong1, Jessica Xia1, Nikolas Hayes1, Lisa Beutler1
1Northwestern University, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology), Chicago, IL, United States, 2Northwestern University, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology), Chicago, IL, United States, 3Northwestern University, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology), Chicago, IL, United States, 4Northwestern University, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology), Chicago, IL, United States, 5Northwestern University, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology), Chicago, IL, United States

12:00 - 1:30 PML2
Oral Session 2: Coming to your senses; olfaction and gustation in ingestion

12:00
 Oro-Sensory And Post-Ingestive Dopamine Signals Interact To Control Food Reward(New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Tung T. Bui1, Alec E. Hartle1, Bhaskar Ray2, Michael Galligan1, Zachary Moore1, Srijan Sengupta2, Alexandra DiFeliceantonio3, William M. Howe1
1School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 2Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States, 3Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States

12:15
 High Or Low Dietary Sweet Taste Exposure Do Not Affect Sweet Taste Liking Or Body Weight
Eva Cad1, Monica Mars1, Leone Pretorius2, Claudia Tang2, Merel van der Kruijssen1, Hanne de Jong1, Michiel Balvers1, Katherine Appleton2, Kees de Graaf1
1Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands, 2Bournemouth Univrersity, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

12:30
 Olfactory Bulb Glp-1 System Influences Sensory Perception Of Food And Feeding Behaviour
Mireia Montaner1, Jo E Lewis1, Jessica Denom2, Christophe Magnan2, Hirac Gurden2, Fiona Gribble1, Frank Reimann1
1Institute of Metabolic Science & MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK., Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2Universite Paris Cite, Unit of Functional and Adaptive Biology (BFA), UMR 8251 CNRS, F-75013, Paris, France., Paris, France

12:45
 Olfaction And Feeding Behaviour: NEuronal Substrates Underlying Odour Modulation Of Neuronal Circuits Regulating Food Intake
Louise Eygret1, Morgane Martin1, Alexandra Sere1, Farha Bouteldja1, Vincent Simon2, Daniela Cota2, Xavier Fioramonti1, David Jarriault1
1NutriNeuro (INRAE UMR 1286), Bordeaux, France, 2Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux, France

1:00
 Glp-1 Receptor Agonists Significantly Impair Taste Function
Richard Doty1, Rafa Khan1
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, PA, United States

1:15
 Agrp Neurons Distinguish Oral Sugars From Sweeteners
Misgana Y Ghidewon1.2, Laryssa O Coutinho2, Milena S Almeida2, , Sevinch Rakhmonova2, Alisha A Acosta2, Amber L Alhadeff1,2
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States

1:30 - 3:00 PMOn Own
Lunch

3:00 - 4:30 PML2
Symposium 1: Exercise as a Modifier of Feeding

3:00
 Might Energy Expenditure And Physical Exercise Be Implicated In The Control Of Appetite In Adolescents With Obesity?
David Thivel
AME2P Laboratory, CLERMONT-FERRAND, France

3:30
 To Run Or Not To Run That Is The Question
Kevin W Williams
Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

4:00
 Regular Intense Activity Is Associated With Lower Sweet Taste Sensitivity And Increased Sugar Intake
Isabella Kimmeswenger1,2, Marlies Gaider2,3,4, Kevin Doppelmayer1, Jakob Ley5, Barbara Lieder1,3,4
1Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 22 Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 3Christian Doppler Laboratory for Taste Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 4Institute of Clinical Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, 5Symrise AG, Holzminden, Germany

3:00 - 4:30 PML1
Oral Session 3: Oh to be young; early life food perception and eating

3:00
 Measurement Of The Reinforcing Value Of Food In Infancy
Amanda K Crandall1, Ashley N. Gearhardt2, Alison L. Miller3, Katherine L. Rosenblum4, Julie C. Lumeng1
1Departments of Pediatrics University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 2Department of Psychology, University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 3Department of Health Behavior & Health Equity, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 4Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

3:15
 &Ldquo;Cookies Make Me Feel Like Life Is Good&Rdquo;: Food-Related Emotional Expectancies In Children And Adolescents
Jenna R. Cummings1, Maddy Roberts1, Ashlin James1, Mabel S.F. Kouk1, Aimee E. Pink2, Julia M.P. Bittner3, Albert Lee4, Bobby Cheon3, Leah M. Lipsky3, Tonja R. Nansel3
1University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore, 3Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, United States, 4Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

3:30
 Working Memory Moderates The Relationship Between Attentional Bias And Eating Behavior
Jessica H. Liu1, Afroditi Papantoni2, Kyle S. Burger2
1The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, 2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States

3:45
 Using Machine Learning To Identify Task Fmri Predictors Of Appetite Ratings And Weight Status In Adolescents
Trinity Cheng1, Liuyi Chen1, Afroditi Papantoni2, Susan Carnell1
1Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States

4:00
 Maternal Prebiotic Supplementation Improves Vagal Function And Diet Induced Obesity In Offspring
Jennifer M. Houston1, Jillian M. Allen2, Rachel E. Lippincott2, Eden E. Crain2, Jung H. Byun2, Dulce M. Minaya2, Kellie L. Tamashiro3, Claire B. de La Serre1
1Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, 2University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

4:15
 Effects Of Semaglutide Injections On Weight And Body Composition In An Adolescent Rodent Model.
Austin M. Mills, CJ Petty, Emily E. Noble
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States

4:30 - 5:30 PMNorth & South Mezzanines
Poster Session, Exhibits & Coffee Break

6:30 - 8:00 PMOffsite - The King's Arms Oxford
New Investigator Event, organized by the New Investigator Advisory Committee



Wednesday, July 30, 2025
9:00 - 10:00 AMSouth Mezzanine
Poster Session, Exhibits & Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:30 AML1
Symposium 2: GLP-1R agonists: what can we learn from these drugs? (Sponsored by Novo Nordisk)

10:00
 Effects Of Semaglutide On Wheel Running And Associated Dopamine Dynamics In Mice
E.P. Foscue1, R. TRINKO1, E. KONG1, J. LARA JIMENEZ1, K. STANKEWICH1, S.L. THOMPSON1, A. CORSTENS1, M.J. SERLIE4, J.R. TAYLOR1,2,3, R.J. DILEONE1,2,3
1Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States, 2Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States, 3Wu-Tsai Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States, 4Department of Endocrinology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States

10:30
 Targeting Stress Axes To Enhance The Therapeutic Efficacy Of Glp-1R Agonists.
Jessica M. Sa1,2, Karen A. Scott1,2, Todd E. Golde3, Eric G. Krause1,2, Annette D. de Kloet1,2
11Neuroscience Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, 3Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Department of Neurology, Emory Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

11:00
 Can Weight Loss Drugs Reduce Alcohol Consumption?
Mette Kruse Klausen
Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital Frederiksberg, Frederiksberg, Denmark

10:00 - 11:30 AML2
Oral Session 4: Know thyself; interoception and ingestion

10:00
 Anatomical And Functional Architecture Of Brainstem Interoceptive Pathways
Chen Ran
The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA, United States

10:15
 Vagal Sensory Neurons Selectively Encode Intestinal Protein
Alan de Araujo1,2, Mingxin Yang1,2, Avnika Bali1,2, James McCutcheon4, Christopher Morrison3, Guillaume de Lartigue1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, 4UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway

10:30
 A Dedicated Gut-Brain Pathway For Hypothalamic Fructose Sensing
Aaron D Mcknight1,2, Fang Y Hsu2, Alexandra G Vargas2, Alan Araujo2, Guillaume Lartigue1,2, Amber L Alhadeff1,2
1Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States

10:45
 Sex-Specific Differences In Postprandial Satiety Signaling After A Sugar-Reduced Sucrose Solution While Maintaining Sweetness Level
Marlies Gaider1,3,6, Isabella Kimmeswenger2,3, Jana Medek1, Moritz Gaupp1, Jakob P. Ley4, Gerhard E. Krammer4, Veronika Somoza5, Barbara Lieder1,2,6
1Christian Doppler Laboratory for Taste Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 2Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 3Vienna Doctoral School of Chemistry (DoSChem), Vienna, Austria, 4Symrise AG, Holzminden, Germany, 5Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany, 6Institute of Clinical Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

11:00
 Temporal Control Of Snacking And Body Weight By Ghsr-Expressing Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Neurons
Omprakash Singh1,2, Sepideh Sheybani-Deloui1, Soumya Kulkarni1, Moyu Lyu1, Bingbing Li1, Salil Varshney1, Kripa Shankar1, Deepali Gupta1, Luis Leon Mercado1, Avi W. Burstein1, Corine P. Richard1, Connor Lawrence1, Sherri Osborne-Lawrence1, Jeffrey M. Zigman1,2,3
1Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, 2Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, 3Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center,, Dallas, TX, United States, 4Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center,, Dallas, TX, United States

11:15
 From Stomach To Striatum: Ghrelin Infusions Increase Work For Rewards
Corinna Schulz1,2, Franziska Peglow1, Christian La Fougere3, Benjamin Bender4, Johannes Klaus1, Martin Walter5,6,7, Matthias Reimold3, Nils B Kroemer1,2,8
1Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tuebingen Center for Mental Health, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, 2Section of Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 3Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, 4Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, 5Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany, 6Department of Behavioral Neurology, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany, 7German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), partner site Jena-Magdeburg-Halle, Germany, 8German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), partner site Tuebingen, Germany

11:30 - 1:00 PMOn Own
Lunch

11:30 - 11:45 AML1
Innovation through Collaboration - Novo Nordisk Partnership Models

11:30
 Innovation Through Collaboration - Novo Nordisk Partnership Models
JOERG HOECK
Novo Nordisk A/S

11:45 - 12:55 PML2
Professional Development Event, organized by the New Investigator Advisory Committee

Lunch provided (pre-registration required)


11:45
 Open Science And Open Source Tools Seminar

1:00 - 1:55 PML1
MARS Lecture 2 - John Glendinning, Barnard College

1:00
 Functional Properties Of The Cephalic-Phase Insulin Response In Mice
John Glendinning
Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

2:00 - 4:00 PML1
New Investigator Travel Award (NITA) Symposium

2:00
 Relationships Between Increasing Pre-Load Meal Size, Post-Prandial Plasma Acyl Ghrelin, Appetite, And Food Intake In Adults Without Obesity - Is Ghrelin A Human Satiety Signal? (George H. Collier New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Tasya Parastika1, Jiaxyn Liu1, Raghav Bhargava1, Wai In Ng1, Jialin Guo1, Marcela Rodriguez Flores1, Xinyi Zhang1, Mimoza Emini1, Wanqian Li1, Sandra Luur1, Zoe Barley1, Jeff Brunstrom2, Anthony P Goldstone1
1PsychoNeuroEndocrinology Research Group, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 2School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

P2
2:15
 A Cerebellar Memory Of A Meal (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
A-Hyun Jung1, Aloysius Y.T. Low1, J. Nicholas Betley1,2
1Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

P3
2:30
 Resilience Amidst Adversity: How Adverse Childhood Experiences And Protective Factors Influence Body Weight Status In Latinx/Hispanic Youth (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Victoria Goldman1, Sevan Esaian1, Jonatan Ottino Gonzalez1, Miguel A. Rivas Fernandez1, Nicole R. Karcher2, Jeffrey I. Gold1, Alaina P. Vidmar1, Shana Adise1
1Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States

P4
2:45
 Improved Food Approach Following Weight Restoration With Meal-Based Behavioral Treatment In Inpatients With Anorexia Nervosa. (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Sarah H Guo1, Joseph McGuire1, Jeffrey M Brunstrom2, Timothy H Moran1, Angela Guarda1, Kimberly R Smith1
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

P5
3:00
 From Metabolism To Memory: Exploring Amylin'S Role In The Hippocampus (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Giulia Mazzini1, Irmak Gezginer2,3, Gaia Serra1, Diana Kindler2, Christelle Le Foll1, Daniel Razansky2, 3, Thomas A. Lutz1
1Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 3Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH , Zurich, Switzerland

P6
3:15
 Mapping Energy Metabolism Pathways In The Human Brain (Elsevier Appetite New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Moohebat Pourmajidian1, Justine Y. Hansen1, Golia Shafiei2, Bratislav Misic1, Alain Dagher1
1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 4McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 5McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

P7
3:30
 The Estrous Cycle Moderates The Food And Body Weight Suppressive Effects Of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonism (Randall R. Sakai New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Sarah V Applebey, Allison G Xiao, Matthew R Hayes
Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

P8
3:45
 Dietary Protein Intake Is Negatively Associated With Energy Intake But Not With Body Mass Index In A Population-Based Norwegian Sample: The Tromsø Study 2015-2016 (Dorothy W. Gietzen New Investigator Awardee)
Rikke Eriksen1, Kamilla Rognmo1, Laila A. Hopstock2, James E. McCutcheon1
1Department of Psychology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway, 2Department of Health and Care Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway



Thursday, July 31, 2025
9:00 - 10:00 AMNorth & South Mezzanines
Poster Session, Exhibits & Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:30 AML2
Symposium 3: What food systems can teach us about drug use and addiction

10:00
 High-Fat Diets Attenuate Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine Release And Enhance Nicotine Reinforcement-Related Behavior In Mice
Samuel Tetteh-Quarshie, Lauren E Young, Brandon J Henderson
Joan C Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States

10:30
 Eating A High Fat/High Carbohydrate Or Ketogenic Diet Impacts Sensitivity Of Rats To The Effects Of Morphine
Katherine M Serafine1, Nina M Beltran1, Vanessa Minervini2
1University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States, 2Creighton University, Omaha, NE, United States

11:00
 Responding For Opioids Is Reduced In Rats And Humans By Treatment With A Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist
Patricia Sue Grigson1, Scott Bunce2, Timothy Brick3, Christopher Freet2, Erin Deneke4, Jennifer Nyland1, H. Harrington Cleveland3, Sarah Ballard1, Dean Stankoski4, Adam Scioli4, Joaquin Douton1, Luke Urbanik1, Brianna Evans1, Christopher Brandl1, Caleb Whitfield1, Elise Shealy1
1Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States, 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States, 3Department of Human Development and Family Studies Penn State University, Happy Valley, PA, United States, 4Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States, 5Caron Treatment Center, Wernersville, PA, United States

10:00 - 11:30 AML1
Oral Session 5: Hot topics in ingestion and nutrition

10:00
 Subcortical Brain Function Preferentially Aligns With An Internal Gastric Rhythm During A Food Bidding Task
Nils B. Kroemer1-4, Vanessa Teckentrup2, Ignacio Rebollo5, Manfred Hallschmid3,4,6, Sophie J. Mueller2
1Section of Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen Center for Mental Health, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, 3German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), partner site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, 4German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany, 5Department of Decision Neuroscience and Nutrition, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany, 6Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

10:15
 Amygdala Projections To The Pons Promote Motor Programs Of Ingestion
Danielle Lafferty, Jeremiah Isaac, Joelyz Wolcott, Amy Phan, Andrew Lutas
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States

10:30
 Multilevel Encoding Of Nutrient-Based Food Valuation In The Primate Amygdala
Fei-Yang Huang, Fabian Grabenhorst
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

10:45
 The Addictive Potential Of Ultra-Processed Foods: Identifying Key Nutritional Predictors
Ashley N Gearhardt1, Zach Hutelin2, Emmanuel Nartey2, Monica Ahrens2, Mary E Baugh2, Tera L. Fazznio3, Erica M LaFata4, Kendrin R Sonneville1, Alexandra G DiFeliceantonio2
1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 2Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 3University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States, 4Drexel University, Philidelphia, PA, United States

11:00
 Contrasting Metabolic And Neural Responses To Ultra- And Minimally Processed Foods.
Zach Hutelin1,2, Monica Ahrens3, Mary Elizabeth Baugh2, Bert Herald2, Alexandra L. Hanlon3, Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio2,4
1Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 2Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Roanoke, VA, United States, 3Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Roanoke, VA, United States, 4Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Blacksburg, VA, United States

11:15
 Ultraprocessed Food Consumption Affects Structural Integrity Of Feeding-Related Brain Regions Independent Of And Via Adiposity
Arsene Kanyamibwa1, Filip Morys2, Daniel Fangstrom1, Max Tweedale2, Alexandre Pastor-Bernier2, Houman Azizi2, Lang Liu2, Annette Horstmann1, Alain Dagher2
1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 2Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, , Montreal, QC, Canada

11:30 - 1:00 PMOn Own
Lunch

11:45 - 12:45 PML2
Meet the Scientist, organized by the New Investigator Advisory Committee

1:00 - 2:00 PML1
MARS Lecture 3 - Daniel Nettle, Institut Jean Nicod

1:00
 Food Insecurity: What Is It, Who Experiences It, And Why Is It So Strongly Associated With Health Outcomes?
Daniel Nettle
Institut Jean Nicod, Paris, France

2:00 - 3:00 PMNorth & South Mezzanines
Poster Session, Exhibits & Coffee Break

3:00 - 4:30 PML2
Symposium 4: It is all in the blend: Effects of combining macronutrients on food intake and reward

3:00
 Why Do Humans Blend Macronutrients?
Annika N. Flynn1, Peter J. Rogers1, Mark Schatzker2, Jeffrey M. Brunstrom1
1Nutrition and Behaviour Unit, School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, 2McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

3:30
 All Mixed Up: A Sensory Scientist&Rsquo;S View Of Food Formation And Eating Behavior.
John Hayes1,2
1Sensory Evaluation Center United States, 2Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

4:00
 Reinforcing Properties Of Hyper-Palatable Foods And Within-Meal Energy Intake
Tera Fazzino1,2, Joseph Bellitti1,2, Daiil Jun1,2
1Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States, 2Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States

3:00 - 4:30 PML1
Oral Session 6: Treatments & Interventions for Disregulated Ingestive Behaviors

3:00
 Reduced Subjective Valuation Of High-Caloric Density Foods After Bariatric Surgery: Associations With Appetite Regulating Hormones (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Patrick Gagnon1,2,3, Justine Daoust1,2,3, Melissa Pelletier1, Amelie Lachance1,2,3, Yashar Zeighami4, Sylvain Iceta1,5, Laurent Biertho6, Alain Dagher7, Andre Carpentier8, Andre Tchernof1,2, Andreanne Michaud1,2,3
1Institut de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Quebec, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, 2Ecole de nutrition, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, 3Centre Nutrition, sante et societe (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels, Quebec, QC, Canada, 4Douglas Research Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 5Departement de psychiatrie et de neurosciences, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, 6Departement de chirurgie generale, Institut de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Quebec, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, 7Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 8Division endocrinologie, Departement de medecine, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

3:15
 Parental Feeding Practices Protect Children With Low Inhibitory Control From Excess Gains In Body Fat
Kyle Hallisky, Alaina L. Pearce, Kathleen L. Keller
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

3:30
 Multi-Dimensional Architecture-Based Personalized Digital Therapeutic: Development And Initial Clinical Validation For Eating Behavior Intervention In Obese Women
Seolha Lee1, Juyoung Shin2, Miyoun Choi3, Hyunhyung Kim2, Jimin Choi4, Soomin Kim5, Yerin Park6, Seongmin Hwang2, Taesung Lee1, Saningun Lee3, Dong Jae Lee3, Hyung Jin Choi1,2
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, seoul, Korea, 2Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University, seoul, Korea, 3Healthcare Research Institute, Drdiary, seoul, Korea, 4Department of Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, seoul, Korea, 5Department of Medicine, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, seoul, Korea, 6Department of Biosystems and Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Health Science, seoul, Korea

3:45
 Tirzepatide Dampens Food Motivation And Food Cue-Induced Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine ReleaseIn Rats
Serena X. Gao1,2, Alexander Bashaw1,2, Sophia L. Fischer1, Olivia Moody1, Nicolas Morano1, Ann Law1, Scott E. Kanoski1, Tito Borner1
1Human and Evolutionary Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

4:00
 Semaglutide-Induced Conditioned Taste Aversion Suppresses Dopamine Signaling To Sucrose
Maxine Loh1, Cesia Llort1, Jordan Opoka1, Mitchell Roitman1,2
1Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States, 2Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

4:15
 A Role For Glp-1R Positive Neurons In The Parasubthalamic Nucleus In Appetite Suppression
Jo Edward Lewis, Danae Nuzzaci, Mireia Montaner, Paula-Peace James-Okoro, Fiona Mary Gribble, Frank Reimann
Institute of Metabolic Science Metabolic Research Laboratories & MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom



Friday, August 1, 2025
9:00 - 10:00 AMSouth Mezzanine
Poster Session, Exhibits & Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:30 AML2
Symposium 5: The Competition is On! Balancing ingestive and competing behaviors

(Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of NIDDK)

10:00
 Simple Pleasures: Regulation Of Feeding And Social Interactions By The Lateral Hypothalamus
Anne Petzold, Rebecca Figge, Hanna van den Munkhof, Tatiana Korotkova
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

10:30
 Threat Modulation Of Appetite: Hypothalamic Neuronal Mechanisms At Play
CELINE RIERA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

10:45
 A Hypothalamic Circuit That Modulates Feeding And Parenting Behaviors
Michael J Krashes1, Ivan C Alcantara1,2
1NIDDK/NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States, 2Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

10:00 - 11:30 AML1
Oral Session 7: Beyond Homeostasis; how reward and learning influence eating

10:00
 Hypothalamic Circuits Shape Accumbal Dopamine Release To Drive Feeding (Elsevier Physiology & Behavior New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Sam Z. Bacharach1, Laryssa O. Coutinho1, Katie A. Zappetti1,2, Amber L. Alhadeff1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

10:15
 Metabolic Signals Shape Learning And Decision-Making (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Anne Kuehnel1, Alica L Guzman2, Sahiti Chebolu3, Melina Ghralow2, Kristin Kaduk2, Peter Dayan3,6, Birgit Derntl2,4, Nils B Kroemer1,2,4,5
1Section of Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen Center of Mental Health, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, 3Department of Computational Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, 4German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Tübingen, Germany, 5German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany, 6Department of Computer Science, Tübingen, Germany

10:30
 A Subset Of Pedunculopontine Nucleus Neurons Promote Food Reward
Nicholas K. Smith, James Bianchi, Ruoxi Wu, Albert, T Yeung, Michelle Awh, Sukya Williams, J. Nicholas Betley
Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

10:45
 Amylin Receptor Signaling In The Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus (Ldtg) Controls Food Intake Through A Neurotensin Projection To The Ventral Tegmental Area (Vta)
Marcos J. Sanchez-Navarro, Carlie Zhang, Samantha Fortin, Halcyon Hu, Matthew R. Hayes
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

11:00
 A Reward-Related Signature Of Sleeve Gastrectomy In The Ventral Striatum: A Proteomics Study
E Guerrero-Hreins1, R Papaluca1, NJ Caruana1, DA Stroud1,2,3, MP Menden1,4, A Stefanidis5, BJ Oldfield6,7, CJ Foldi6,7, AJ Lawrence8, P Sumithran9,10, RM Brown1
1Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia, 2Murdoch Children, Research Institute, Royal Children Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia, 3Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Royal Children Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia, 4Institute of Computational Biology, Computational Health Center, Helmholtz, Munich, Germany, 5Deakin University, Burwood Campus, Geelong, Australia, 6Department of Physiology, Monash University, 26 Innovation Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia, 7Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, 23 Innovation Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia, 8Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia, 9Department of Surgery, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 10Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia

11:15
 Divergent Patterns Of Dopamine Signaling Responses Between The Hippocampus And The Nucleus Accumbens In Response To Meal Consumption
Alexander G Bashaw1,2, Lea Decarie-Spain1, Logan Tierno-Lauer1, Alicia Kao1, Cindy Gu1, Scott E Kanoski1,2
1Human and Evolutionary Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

11:30 - 1:00 PMOn Own
Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 PML1
MARS Lecture 4 - Marion Hetherington, University of Leeds

1:00
 Playing With Food &Ndash; Cultivating Acceptance For Vegetables In Children Using Learning Theory.
Marion Hetherington
University of Leeds, LEEDS, United Kingdom

2:00 - 2:50 PML1
Business Meeting

All are welcome and encouraged to attend.


3:00 - 4:30 PML1
Awards Session

P1
 Introduction
Mitch Roitman
SSIB President

P2
 Kevin Myers - Hoebel Prize For Creativity
Kevin Myers

P3
 Lindsey Schier - Alan N. Epstein Research Award
Lindsey Schier

P4
 Margaret Morris - Distinguished Career Award
Margaret Morris

7:00 - 11:00 PMOffsite - Museum of Natural History
AWARDS CEREMONY & CLOSING BANQUET (FULL REGISTRATION REQUIRED)