The Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases (NPOD) hosted his 17th Annual Spring Retreat on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at the Nebraska East Union.
The symposium was attended by over 70 participants.
Featured speakers were experts on the topics of “Dietary signals in obesity and metabolic reprogramming”:
- Katrin Svensson (Stanford School of Medicine)
- Federico Rey (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
- Christopher Newgard (Duke University School of Medicine)
Here are the winners of the best poster award:
Abby Bopp - Gradstudent (UNL - Biochemistry), Ed Harris lab
"Stabilin-1 Cellular Signaling in Immunosuppressive Macrophages and Monocytes"
Kelly Otakhor - Gradstudent (UNMC - Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology), Micah Schott lab
"Rab5C-Dependent Lipid Catabolism Supports Oxidative Metabolism to Fuel HCC Growth"
David Gomez Quintero -Gradstudent (UNL - Food Science and Technology), Amanda Ramer-Tait lab
"Combining Lactobacillus taiwanensis and Gordonibacter urolithinfaciens decreases body weight gain and increases lean mass in mice"
Congratulations!
Congratulations to instructor Mohammad Ali Abbas Zaidi to be a Poster Competition Finalist.
