2024 Houston Nutrition & Obesity Research Symposium

Nutritional disorders, including obesity, are on the rise at an alarming rate. Texas ranks among the top ten states in the U.S. for obesity, with the greater Houston area leading the state. As home to over 60 medical institutions, Houston is rapidly becoming a hub for clinical, translational, and basic research in nutrition, obesity, and metabolic disorders.

To foster cross-institutional collaborations and develop multi-center research networks, the Houston Nutrition Obesity Research Center is excited to announce the second annual Houston Nutrition & Obesity Research Symposium. This one-day event will take place on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Levit Green (2505 Greensboro Dr, Houston, TX 77021), generously sponsored by Sino Biological US, Inc.

We are honored to welcome Dr. Holly Ingraham, Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, as our keynote speaker.

Nutrition and obesity researchers are invited to share their recent research through oral and poster presentations.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, collaborate, and advance the field of nutrition and obesity research. Mark your calendars and join us for an insightful and impactful day!

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and coffee/snacks will be provided throughout the day.

Please send poster abstracts to [email protected] by November 1 and note the following:

1. Use the subject line "Abstract-2024 Houston Nutrition & Obesity Research Symposium" in the e-mail, and attach your abstract as a word file.
2. Include the title of the abstract.
3. Include the names and affiliations of authors, and underline the name of the presenter.
4. Limit the technical section of the abstracts to 250 words or less.
5. Organizers will select a few abstracts for short talks and the presenters will be contacted prior to event date.
6. For all abstracts (including those selected for short talks), please prepare a poster with 36" inches WIDE and 40" inches HIGH
7. Cash prizes are available for selected abstracts.

• Holly Ingraham - University of California San Francisco
• Dennis Villareal - Baylor College of Medicine
• Layla Abushamat - Baylor College of Medicine
• Maya Balakrishnan - Baylor College of Medicine
• Rajagopal Viswanath Sekhar - Baylor College of Medicine
• Francesco Versace - MD Anderson Cancer Research Center
• Qiangcheng Zhao - Baylor College of Medicine
• Kristin Eckel-Mahan - University of Texas Health Center at Houston
• Dongyin Guan - Baylor College of Medicine
• Zheng (Jake) Chen - University of Texas Health Center at Houston
• Yu (Aaron) An - University of Texas Health Center at Houston
• Sean Hartig - Baylor College of Medicine
• Kai Sun - University of Texas Health Center at Houston
• Richard (Aaron) Cox - University of Texas Health Center at Houston
• Xinchun Pi - Baylor College of Medicine
• Mahua Choudhury - Texas A&M University

Principal Investigator - $100 - Choose this if you are a principal investigator at your lab. You are able to bring TWO trainees with you with the purchase of your registration.

Individual Trainees - $25 - Choose this if you are attending without your PI or your PI wants to bring more trainees.

Host or Publisher Sino Biological