UT Health San Antonio is hosting the 2024 Bi-National Obesity and Metabolic Symposium, which will bring transformative dialogue and collaborative action on the pressing issue of obesity and metabolic disease across borders. It will foster a dynamic platform where leading experts and researchers will unite to share knowledge, innovative research and propose pioneering therapeutic approaches.

The symposium aims to drive impactful change in preventing and treating obesity and related metabolic diseases by promoting cross-border partnerships.

There will be free lunch for all attendees, many giveaways, dietitians on site and plenty of helpful information to the community about obesity, diabetes and their complications.

Event open to the general public through 1 p.m. and lunch. Afterward, paired discussions reserved for faculty, staff and post-doctoral trainees.

8-9 a.m. – Registration, coffee and poster setup
9-9:30 a.m. – Opening remarks
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. – 10-minute oral presentations and Q&A
1-2:30 p.m. – Networking lunch, vendor stations and posters
2:30-5 p.m. – Focus area hosted paired-discussion workshops

Who:
Dr. Carolina Solis-Herrera, associate professor of medicine and chief of the Endocrinology Division, UT Health San Antonio

Dr. Robert Hromas, acting president, UT Health San Antonio

State Sen. Jose Menendez, district 26

Dr. Ruben Minutti Zanatta, consul general of Mexico, San Antonio

Dr. Marco Antonio Rito, director, Institute for Obesity Research (IOR), Tecnologico de Monterrey

Dr. Jennifer Sharpe Potter, vice president for research, UT Health San Antonio

Dr. Jose Cavazos, associate dean and professor, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio

Others from UT Health San Antonio: Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Dr. Elena Volpi, Dr. Kumar Sharma, Dr. Blake Rasmussen, Dr. Madesh Muniswamy, Dr. Vasan Ramachandran (dean, University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio).

Others from IOR: Dr. Leonardo Mancillas Adame, Dr. Omar Lozano Garcia, Dr. Gerardo de Jesus Garcia Rivas, Dr. Braulio Alejandro Marfil Garza, Dr. Servando Cardona-Huerta, Dr. Rocio Diaz de la Garza, Dr. Victor Manuel Trevino Alvarado, Dr. Diego A. Luna Vital, Dr. Ana Carla Cepeda Lopez, Dr. Linda A. Morales Juarez

Presentation topics: Clinical Outlook of Metabolic Disease; Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease; Obesity, Beta Cells and Transplant; Obesity Associated Cancers; Brain Health and Aging in Metabolic Diseases; Molecular and Epidemiological Mapping of Physical Activity and Metabolic Health; Muti-Omic Approaches in Metabolic Disease Research; Bioenergetics: From Food Intake to Mitochondria; Engineering Projects Aimed Towards Metabolic Disease; Public Health Initiatives to Target Metabolic Challenges