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28th Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology

Nutrition, Genes, and Physical Activity:
Understanding Obesity from Conception and Beyond

 

cube image with diagram

Obesity represents one of the most serious global health issues with over 300 million people presently affected. It develops because of a mismatch between energy intake and expenditure that results from physiology and genetic factors and is influenced by environmental factors and behavior. Although life cycle and genetics cannot be manipulated, obesity can be prevented or treated through altering diet, nutrition, and physical activity or by pharmaceutical intervention.


The model we are putting forward shown in the figure, with obesity being the result of interaction between Life Cycle, Genotype, and Environment. As with the cube, what this means is that there is not one solution for everyone and there are many ways to get to the optimal weight / health. We will explore the intersection of environment (activity, diet, drugs) genetics / physiology, and age in the causation and treatment of this disease.

 

Invited Speakers

(Click on speaker name to access their websites - ** indicates if web site is available.)

Cynthia Bartok, Ph.D., R.D. (The Pennsylvania State University)**

Rebecca L. Corwin, Ph.D., R.D. (The Pennsylvania State University)**

Danielle Symons Downs, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University)**

Daniel Hoffman, Ph.D. (Rutgers University)**

John M. Jakicic, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)**

Gordon Jensen, M.D., Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University)**

Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D. (The Pennsylvania State University)**

Benoît Lamarche, Ph.D. (INAF, Université Laval)**

Joshua D. Lambert, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University)**

Chih-Hao Lee, Ph.D. (Harvard University School of Public Health)**

Richard S. Legro, M.D. (The Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine at Hershey )**

Sarah F. Leibowitz, Ph.D. (The Rockefeller University)**

Barbara Lohse, Ph.D., R.D. (The Pennsylvania State University)**

Christopher J. Lynch, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine at Hershey)**

John A. Milner, Ph.D., (National Cancer Institute)

James M. Ntambi, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin)**

Lu Qi, Ph.D. (Harvard University School of Public Health)

Barbara Rolls, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University)**

Cris Slentz, Ph.D. (Duke University)

Eric Stice, Ph.D. (Oregon Research Institute)

Ben van Ommen, Ph.D. (TNO Quality of Life, European Nutrigenomics Organization)**

Jack P. Vanden Heuvel, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University)**

 

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The 2009 Summer Symposium will be held in the Life Sciences Building at the University Park campus of The Pennsylania State University. For more information on Summer Symposium sessions and events, please send e-mail to symposium@psu.edu or call (814) 863-1918.

 

*Cube image, Fotolia.com, cubo©guiseppe poizani, image color modified