Abstract Submission Deadline Approaching!

CALL FOR POSTERS
Abstracts for poster presentation are now invited. Please submit abstracts using the online submission form at www.brainresearch2009.com
Abstract submission deadline: May 22, 2009.

INTRODUCTION
A Brain Research Meeting is pleased to announce an important satellite event to the 2009 Society for Neuroscience meeting, on Neural Mechanisms of Ingestive Behavior and Obesity.

Obesity has become a major health concern both within the US and, more recently, in developing countries throughout the world.  Over the past decade, significant progress has been made in understanding the neural substrates that control both ingestive behavior and energy expenditure.  Specific brain sites and pathways that respond to signals arising from the taste of foods, the presence of nutrients within the gastrointestinal tract and the body's energy stores have been identified and we now have an understanding of how and where these signals are integrated and how the modulated by a variety of factors.

This conference will seek to present the current status of animal and human research on how the brain integrates information from multiple sources to control ingestive behavior and overall energy balance.  Specific sessions will focus on factors that affect the responsivity of these neural substrates to lead to excessive food ingestion and eventual obesity.

The topics for the 2009 conference are:

• Obesity: genetic, neural and physiological substrates
• Developmental and genetic influences on offspring obesity
• Dorsal hindbrain integration in energy balance
• Non-homeostatic mechanism involved in energy homeostasis
• Learning effects on ingestive behavior
• Modulators of energy homeostasis and obesity

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration Fees

Author/Academic US$495
Industry US$795
Students US$225

Registration fee includes:

• Access to conference sessions
• Abstract book available at the conference and conference documentation
• Mid-session refreshments on each conference day

INVITED SPEAKERS

• Steven Benoit, University of Cincinnati School for Medicine, USA
• Kent Berridge, University of Michigan, USA
  
• Hans Rudi Berthoud, Pennington Biomedical Research Centre, USA
  
• Sebastian Bouret, Keck School of Medicine of USC, USA
  
• Debbie Clegg, University of Texas Southwestern, USA
  
• Sadaf Farooqi, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, UK
  
• Harvey Grill, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  
• Kevin Grove, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
  
• Peter Holland, Johns Hopkins University, USA
  
• Barry Levin, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA
  
• Xin Yun Lu, Washington State University, USA
  
• Martin Myers, University of Michigan, USA
  
• Linda Rinaman, University of Pittsburgh, USA
  
• Michael Rosenbaum, Columbia University Medical Center, USA
  
• Jon Roth, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, USA
  
• Michael Schwartz, University of Washington, USA
  
• Steve Woods, University of Cincinnati School for Medicine, USA

LOCATION
The conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, USA.
Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and home to the University of Illinois at Chicago, boasting the nation's largest medical school.
Chicago is easily accessible via O'Hare International Airport, and has the most non-stop domestic and international flights per day among competitive cities. With over 44 million visitors each year Chicago offers a variety of dining, shopping and entertainment experiences.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Charles Billington, University of Minnesota, USA

Sadaf Farooqi, University of Cambridge, UK

Barry Levin, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA

Martin Myers, University of Michigan, USA

Timothy Moran, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Alan Sved, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Stephen Woods, University of Cincinnati, USA

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Richard Hart
Event Logistics Ltd
Lawn Cottage
Owl Street
Stocklinch
Ilminster
Somerset 
TA19 9JW
UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1460 259776
Fax: +44 (0) 1460 258783
Mob: +44 (0) 7939 325025

Email:
richard.hart@event-logistics.co.uk

ORGANISERS
The conference is organized by Elsevier, publisher of the supporting journal, Brain Research.