NPOD 11th Annual Research Symposium
“Obesity prevention and control”
September 30, 2025
Registration will open end August.
(deadline for registration: September 19, 2025)
If you have any questions, please contact Verona (vskomski@unl.edu) for any questions.
The Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases (NPOD) will host his 11th Annual Research Symposium on Tuesday, September 30, 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.
Schedule
| 8:30 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast – Nebraska East Union - Arbor Suite |
| 9:10 am | Janos Zempleni (NPOD Director) – Introductions - Prairie Suite |
| 9:20 am | Jeff Reese (Dean College of Education and Humans Sciences) – Welcome |
| 9:30 am | Danielle Wadsworth (Auburn University) "TBA" |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 11:00 am | Denise Wilfley (Washington University in St. Louis) "TBA" |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch – Arbor Suite |
| 1:30 pm | Russell Dahl (CEO - Neurodon Corporation) “TBA” |
| 2:30 pm | Poster Session* – Arbor Suite |
| 4:00 pm | 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.
If you have any questions, please contact Verona Skomski at (vskomski@unl.edu).
Danielle Wadsworth
(Auburn University)
Denise Wilfley
(Washington University in St. Louis)
Russell Dahl
(Neurodon Corporation)
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 1P30GM154608.
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/