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Agenda

Miami Symposium on Human Metabolism
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
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Coffee and Registration

Session 1: Metabolism in Human Health and Disease

 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcoming remarks

Nima Sharifi, M.D.

 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Mitochondrial Dynamics and Cardiometabolic Disease

Dale Abel, M.D., Ph.D.

 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Insulin Regulation of Bile Acid Physiology

Rebecca Haeusler, Ph.D.

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Metformin Intervention in STAMPEDE

Silke Gillessen, M.D.

11:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Human Steroid Metabolism Phenotypes

Nima Sharifi, M.D.

11:30 PM - 12:00 PM
Muscle Metabolic Alterations with Physical Activity and Disuse

Blake Rasmussen, Ph.D.

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch

Session 2: Dietary Interventions to Combat Metabolic Dysfunction

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Dietary Interventions and Nutrient Availability in Cancer Progression

Evan Lien, Ph.D.

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Nutritional Strategies to Improve Metabolic Health and Potentially Longevity

Eric Ravussin, Ph.D.

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
A ketone shunt generates anti-obesity ketone metabolites

Maria Dolores Moya Garzon, Ph.D.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon Break

Session 3: Approaches for Studying Human Metabolism

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Spatial Imaging of Metabolites Paired with Transcript and Peptide Imaging

Erin Seeley, Ph.D.

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Toward Single Cell Resolution for Mass Spectrometry Metabolite Imaging

Jens Soltwisch, Ph.D.

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Physiomimetic Microsystems for Studying Metabolism

Ashutosh Agarwal, Ph.D.

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Poster Session & Reception

2024 Agenda

Time Session
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Coffee & Registration
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Welcoming Remarks

Nima Sharifi, University of Miami

Session 1: Normal Metabolism and the Diversity of Human Metabolic Phenotypes

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Overarching Perspectives on Metabolism

Ralph DeBerardinis, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UT Southwestern

Opportunities for Studying Diverse Populations in Miami

Brandon Mahal, University of Miami

Prostate Cancer and Genetic Ancestry in Jamaican Men

Chad Ritch, University of Miami

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning Break

Session 2: What Happens When Metabolism Goes Awry?

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Metabolic Adverse Effects of Hormonal Therapy

Alicia Morgans, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School

Metabolic Stress in Men Training for the Special Forces

Harris Lieberman, Department of Defense

Effects of Stress and Hormonal Therapy on Steroid Metabolism

Nima Sharifi, University of Miami

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch

Session 3: How Can We Favorably Modify Human Metabolism?

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Time Restricted Eating as a Method to Optimize Metabolism

Satchidananda Panda, Salk Institute

Mechanistic Consequences of Amino Acid Deprivation on Translation

Alicia Darnell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dietary Interventions with Cancer Therapy

Marcus Goncalves, Weill Cornell Medicine

Regulation of an Exercise-Inducible Appetite Suppressant

Shuke Xiao, Stanford University

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon Break

Session 4: Approaches for the Study of Human Metabolism

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Spatial Resolution of Carbohydrate Metabolism

Ramon Sun, University of Florida

Imaging Metabolic Dependence of the Myc Oncogene

Peter Kreuzaler, University of Cologne

Molecular Mapping at Cellular Resolution with Multimodal Imaging Mass Spectrometry

Jeffrey Spraggins, Vanderbilt University

Emerging Approaches for the Study of Metabolomics in Humans

Gary Patti, Washington University

6:00 PM Closing Remarks and Adjourn
Evening Cocktail Social