Thank you to all who attended the 2025 Miami Symposium on Human Metabolism. We hope you found the sessions informative and inspiring. The agenda for the 2026 symposium is in development and will be shared as details become available.
Past Agendas
2025
Time | Session |
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Coffee and Registration |
Session 1: Metabolism in Human Health and Disease |
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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM |
Welcoming remarksNima Sharifi, M.D. |
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM |
Mitochondrial Dynamics and Cardiometabolic DiseaseDale Abel, M.D., Ph.D. |
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Insulin Regulation of Bile Acid PhysiologyRebecca Haeusler, Ph.D. |
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Morning Break |
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Metformin Intervention in STAMPEDESilke Gillessen, M.D. |
11:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
Human Steroid Metabolism PhenotypesNima Sharifi, M.D. |
11:30 PM - 12:00 PM |
Muscle Metabolic Alterations with Physical Activity and DisuseBlake Rasmussen, Ph.D. |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch |
Session 2: Dietary Interventions to Combat Metabolic Dysfunction |
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Dietary Interventions and Nutrient Availability in Cancer ProgressionEvan Lien, Ph.D. |
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Nutritional Strategies to Improve Metabolic Health and Potentially LongevityEric Ravussin, Ph.D. |
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
A ketone shunt generates anti-obesity ketone metabolitesMaria Dolores Moya Garzon, Ph.D. |
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon Break |
Session 3: Approaches for Studying Human Metabolism |
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Spatial Imaging of Metabolites Paired with Transcript and Peptide ImagingErin Seeley, Ph.D. |
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Toward Single Cell Resolution for Mass Spectrometry Metabolite ImagingJens Soltwisch, Ph.D. |
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Physiomimetic Microsystems for Studying MetabolismAshutosh Agarwal, Ph.D. |
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Poster Session & Reception |
2024 Agenda
Time | Session |
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7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Coffee & Registration |
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
Welcoming RemarksNima Sharifi, University of Miami |
Session 1: Normal Metabolism and the Diversity of Human Metabolic Phenotypes |
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8:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
Overarching Perspectives on MetabolismRalph DeBerardinis, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UT Southwestern Opportunities for Studying Diverse Populations in MiamiBrandon Mahal, University of Miami Prostate Cancer and Genetic Ancestry in Jamaican MenChad Ritch, University of Miami |
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Morning Break |
Session 2: What Happens When Metabolism Goes Awry? |
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10:45 AM - 12:30 PM |
Metabolic Adverse Effects of Hormonal TherapyAlicia Morgans, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School Metabolic Stress in Men Training for the Special ForcesHarris Lieberman, Department of Defense Effects of Stress and Hormonal Therapy on Steroid MetabolismNima Sharifi, University of Miami |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch |
Session 3: How Can We Favorably Modify Human Metabolism? |
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Time Restricted Eating as a Method to Optimize MetabolismSatchidananda Panda, Salk Institute Mechanistic Consequences of Amino Acid Deprivation on TranslationAlicia Darnell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dietary Interventions with Cancer TherapyMarcus Goncalves, Weill Cornell Medicine Regulation of an Exercise-Inducible Appetite SuppressantShuke Xiao, Stanford University |
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Afternoon Break |
Session 4: Approaches for the Study of Human Metabolism |
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Spatial Resolution of Carbohydrate MetabolismRamon Sun, University of Florida Imaging Metabolic Dependence of the Myc OncogenePeter Kreuzaler, University of Cologne Molecular Mapping at Cellular Resolution with Multimodal Imaging Mass SpectrometryJeffrey Spraggins, Vanderbilt University Emerging Approaches for the Study of Metabolomics in HumansGary Patti, Washington University |
6:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Adjourn |
Evening | Cocktail Social |