Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism
Clinical and Translational Nutrition
David Allison, PhD
Dean & Distinguished Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Disclosure(s): Alliance for Potato Research and Education: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Eli Lilly and Co.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Linus Technology: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
National Cattleman's Beef Association: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Novo Nordisk Foundation: Speaker/Speaker's Bureau (Ongoing)
Pfizer: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Ro: Consultant (Ongoing)
Weight Watchers: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Zero Longevity Science: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing)
Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc
Professor / Senior Vice President - Obesity and Nutrition Sciences
Healthy Weight Center
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Disclosure(s): Ferrero: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
Nutrify Me: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
RNPC, France: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Terminated)
Katie Ellison, MS, RD
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and PhD Candidate
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Laura Lara Castor, PhD, MS (she/her/hers)
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
The George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award in Obesity Research is presented to a physician, clinician or investigator who has made a significant lifetime contribution to the field of obesity research. This award is designed to recognize an individual whose lifetime body of work includes meaningful contributions and/or demonstration of highly original, sustained, and reproducible scholarship that has made major contributions to the understanding of the causes, treatment and/or prevention of obesity. This award is endowed by Dr. George A. Bray and his wife, Marilyn M. Bray. Additionally, the George Bray Obesity Research Student Awards recipients will present bout their research during this session.
Chair: David B. Allison, PhD – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Speaker: Arne Vernon Astrup, MD, DMSc – Novo Nordisk Foundation
Presenting Author: Katie M. Ellison, MS, RD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Author: Navneet Kaur Baidwan, PhD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Author: Aseel El Zein, PhD, RDN – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Author: Christine Ferguson – The University of Alabama
Co-Author: David R. Bryan, MA, ACSM, CPT, CCET – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Author: Chelsi Reynolds, PhD Student – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Author: Dalton Hermanson, MS-V – University of Missouri-Kansas City
Co-Author: Tapen S. Mehta, PhD – The University of Alabama
Co-Author: James O. Hill, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Author: Holly R. Wyatt, MD – The University of Alabama
Co-Author: Drew Sayer, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenting Author: Laura Lara Castor, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
Co-Author: Meghan O'Hearn – Food Systems for the Future
Co-Author: Fredrick Cudhea, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Co-Author: Victoria Miller, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Co-Author: Peilin Shi, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Co-Author: Jianyi Zhang – Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Co-Author: Julia E. Reedy, MS – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Co-Author: Sean B. Cash, PhD, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Co-Author: Simon Barquera, MD, PhD – National Institute of Public Health, Mexico
Co-Author: Renata Micha, PhD, RD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Co-Author: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University