Program
Preliminary Meeting Schedule
Welcome to the SSIB 2025 Preliminary Schedule! Please note the schedule is preliminary and will be updated as the program is finalized.
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025
| 9:00 - 10:00 AM | POSTER SESSION, EXHIBITS & COFFEE BREAK (click to view)
North & South Mezzanines |
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| 10:00 - 11:30 AM | SYMPOSIUM 3: WHAT FOOD SYSTEMS CAN TEACH US ABOUT DRUG USE AND ADDICTION L2 |
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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, USA |
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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, USA. 2Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA |
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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, USA. 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. 3Department of Human Development and Family Studies Penn State University, Happy Valley, PA, USA. 4Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. 5Caron Treatment Center, Wernersville, PA, USA |
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| 10:00 - 11:30 AM | ORAL SESSION 5: HOT TOPICS IN INGESTION AND NUTRITION L1 |
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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, TA, TA, Germany. 3German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), partner site TA, TA, 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 TA, TA, Germany |
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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, USA |
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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 |
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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, USA. 2Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. 3University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA. 4Drexel University, Philidelphia, PA, USA |
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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, USA. 2Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Roanoke, VA, USA. 3Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Roanoke, VA, USA. 4Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Blacksburg, VA, USA |
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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 |
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| 11:30 - 1:00 PM | LUNCH On Own |
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| 11:45 - 12:45 PM | MEET THE SCIENTIST, ORGANIZED BY THE NEW INVESTIGATOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE L2 |
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| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | MARS LECTURE 3 - DANIEL NETTLE, INSTITUT JEAN NICOD L1 |
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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 |
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| 2:00 - 3:00 PM | POSTER SESSION, EXHIBITS & COFFEE BREAK (click to view)
North & South Mezzanines |
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| 3:00 - 4:30 PM | SYMPOSIUM 4: IT IS ALL IN THE BLEND: EFFECTS OF COMBINING MACRONUTRIENTS ON FOOD INTAKE AND REWARD L2 |
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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 |
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3:30 |
All mixed up: a sensory scientist’s view of food formation and eating behavior. JOHN HAYES1, 2. 1Sensory Evaluation Center , USA. 2Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA |
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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, USA. 2Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA |
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| 3:00 - 4:30 PM | ORAL SESSION 6: TREATMENTS & INTERVENTIONS FOR DISREGULATED INGESTIVE BEHAVIORS L1 |
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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 |
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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, USA |
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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 |
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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, USA. 2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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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, USA. 2Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA |
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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 a MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
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