2011 Mid-Atlantic Diabetes Research Symposium

Event Details

Meeting Objectives

The purposes of the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Diabetes Research Symposium are to encourage collaborations and enhance interactions at the regional level through the sharing of both reagents and expertise. This year's format will comprise seven 30-minute invited talks; eight short, hot-topic talks (both invited and selected from the abstracts); and as many posters as investigators wish to put up. Invited speaker titles will be available shortly. Coffee breaks will be long enough to view posters and renew acquaintances, and a 2-hour lunch break will feature good food at a reasonable price and a comprehensive poster session. Early registration is encouraged.

Agenda

Friday, September 23, 2011

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Registration, Poster Setup, Light Refreshments

Morning Session

Chair: Lester Salans

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Knockdown of NPY Expression in the Dorsomedial Hypothalamus Promotes Brown Adipogenesis and Prevents Obesity
Sheng Bi

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Short Talk: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of MK-5046, a Bombesin Receptor Subtype-3 (BRS-3) Agonist, in Healthy Subjects
Marc Reitman, Victor Dishy, Allison Moreau, William S. Denney, Chengcheng Liu, Walter K. Kraft, Alex V. Mejia, Mark A. Matson, S. Aubrey Stoch, John A. Wagner, and Eseng Lai

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Bariatric Surgery: A Cure for Type 2 Diabetes?
David Lieb

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Short Talk: Low-cost Metabolomic Profiling for Point-of-care Diabetes Diagnostics
Leah Tolosa, Xudong Ge, Yordan Kostov, Hung Lam, and Govind Rao

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Understanding Human Vagal Physiology: Insight Into Food and Drug Effects on Metabolism
Karen Teff

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Short Talk: Perilipin Family Members Preferentially Sequester to Triacylglycerol- or Cholesteryl Ester-specific Intracellular Lipid Storage Droplets
Kai Hsieh, Knut Tomas Dalen, Yun Kyung Lee, Constantine Londos, Bruce M. Raaka, and Alan R. Kimmel

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

The Role of Dendritic Cells in Autoimmune Diabetes
Kristin Tarbell

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Short Talk: Hippo Signaling Pathway Regulates Mouse Pancreas Development
Yuanyuan Li, Woo-Jim Song, Prosenjit Mondal, Madhav Seshadri, and Mehboob Hussain

12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch and Poster Session

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Virtual Poster Tour (Auditorium): Posters #s 3, 9, 11, 21, 26, 32
Chair: Simeon Taylor

Afternoon Session

Chair: Jesse Roth

1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Hypoglycemia and In Vivo Vascular Biology
Steve Davis

2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Short Talk: Chiro-Inositol Glycans in Insulin Resistance
Joseph Larner, David L. Brautigan, and Michael O. Thorner

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Crosstalk Between O-GlcNAcylation and Phosphorylation: Roles in Diabetes and Mechanisms of Glucose Toxicity
Jerry Hart

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Short Talk: T1r3 Is Required for Normal Glucose Homeostasis and Gut Hormonal Response
Maartje C.P. Geraedts, Tatsuyuki Takahashi, Shawn C. Dotson, and Steven D. Munger

3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Short Talk: Identification of Novel Anti-diabetic Flavonoids
Dongmin Liu, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Zhuo Fu

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Genetic Contributions to Type 2 Diabetes in African Americans From SIGNET: The Sea Islands Genetic Network
Michele Sale

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment and Poster Removal

Abstracts

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Submission Deadline: Monday, August 29, 2011

Participants in the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Diabetes Research Symposium, sponsored by the Diabetes Branch at NIDDK, are encouraged to submit abstracts of their research activities.  In addition to an opportunity to present their research in a poster session, conference attendees will find additional career development and networking opportunities with other researchers.

All abstracts must be submitted via email to John Hare of The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc. at jhare@scgcorp.com with "Mid-Atlantic Abstract" in the subject line. Abstract submissions should be no longer than 250 words (not including name and affiliation).

Please follow the instructions below to submit an abstract for consideration:

1. The abstract should be an MS Word document typed single-spaced using type no smaller than 10 point (12 cpi). The abstract's title should be typed in CAPITAL LETTERS and should clearly represent the nature of the investigation. The title should be followed in lowercase letters by the author's first and last names, degree, and affiliation (if applicable), city, state, and country. Underline the primary author's name (one primary author per abstract). Do not leave spaces between the title and the body of the abstract, or between paragraphs. The abstract file should be saved as: primary authors' last name_first word in the title (e.g., Zucker_Effects).
2. Please ensure that your abstract is the correct length and use 1^1/2 margins.
3. Use of standard abbreviations is desirable (e.g., RBC) as well as standard symbols for units of measure (e.g., kg, gm, mg, mL, L, and %). Place a special or unusual abbreviation in parentheses after the full word the first time that it appears. Use numerals to indicate numbers except to begin sentences. Do not use subtitles (e.g., Methods, Results).
4. Simple tables or graphs may be included; however, they must fit within the designated abstract space.
5. Please use a common font such as Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Arial.

Body of the Abstract

1. Organize the body of the abstract as follows:
   • Statement of the purpose of the study/program/project;
   • Statement of the methods used;
   • Summary of the results presented in sufficient detail to support the conclusion;
   • Statement of the conclusions reached.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Poster presentations will be displayed on 4-foot-high by 6-foot-wide poster boards. Pushpins and Velcro will be provided onsite.

All presenters must preregister for the conference.