16th Annual NPOD
Spring Retreat
“Multi-omics Studies in Obesity and Co-morbidities”
April 9, 2025
The Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases (NPOD) hosted its 16th Annual Spring Retreat on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at the Nebraska East Union (1705 Arbor Dr, Lincoln, NE 68503).
The symposium is a free event for faculty, postdocs, students, staff, industry partners, and other interested parties.
Registration is closed.
If you have any questions, please contact Verona Skomski at (vskomski@unl.edu).
confirmed speakers:
- Zhanghua Chen (University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine)
- Joanne Cole (University of Colorado School of Medicine)
- Kari North (University of North Carolina - Gillings School of Global Public Health)
Schedule
| 8:30am | Registration and Continental Breakfast – Nebraska East Union - Arbor Suite |
| 9:10am | Janos Zempleni (NPOD Director) – Introductions (Prairie Suite) |
| 9:20am | Jennifer Nelson (Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation) – Welcome |
| 9:30am | Zhanghua Chen (University of Southern California) "Lifetime Risk of Air pollution Exposure on Children’s Obesity" |
| 10:30am | Break |
| 11:00am | Joanne Cole (University of Colorado School of Medicine) “The Role of Genetics in Eating Behavior and Metabolic Disease” |
| 12:00am | Lunch – Arbor Suite |
| 1:30pm | Kari North (University of North Carolina) “Multi-omics of human obesity and related multi-system diseases” |
| 2:30pm | Poster Session* – Arbor Suite |
| 4:00pm | Awards and Concluding Remarks – Arbor Suite |
*Student/Postdoctoral Associate Poster Competition:
Three winning posters will be recognized with a $150 award and a framed certificate.
The three winners of the Fall Symposium and the three winners of the Spring Retreat will also compete for a $1,500 travel scholarship.
Zhanghua Chen
(University of Southern California)
Joanne Cole
(University of Colorado School of Medicine)
Kari North
(University of North Carolina)
Funding for this symposium has been provided by grant support through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30GM154608.
We also like to thank the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences and the College of Education and Human Sciences for their support.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
316 Leverton Hall
phone: 402-472-3862
https://npod.unl.edu/