| Session | Speaker Affiliation |
Day 1 - Mon 6/3/2019 | ||
8:00-8:45 | Registration | |
9:00-9:45 | Introduction Remarks: A Comedy of Errors | David Allison/Andrew Brown, Indiana University |
10:00-10:45 | Obesity and the Mathematical Sciences; Historical Overview | Steven Heymsfield, Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
11:00-11:45 | Overview of extramural funding at NIH | Mike Lauer, National Institutes of Health |
11:45-12:45 | LUNCH | |
Module 1: Outcomes in Obesity Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) | ||
1:00-1:45 | Design and Interpretation of RCTs in Obesity | Lawrence Cheskin, George Mason University |
2:00-2:45 | Missing Data in Randomized Clinical Trials | Elizabeth Stuart, Johns Hopkins University |
3:00-3:45 | Cluster Randomized Trials | Michael Oakes, University of Minnesota |
4:00-5:30 | Roundtable Session | Moderators TBA |
Day 2 - Tues 6/4/2019 | ||
Module 2: Modeling Weight Change Using Energy Balance | ||
9:00-9:45 | History of Energy Balance Models | Diana Thomas, USMA |
10:00-10:45 | The Energy Balance Paradox | Russell Rising, Columbia University Medical Center |
11:00-11:45 | Control-Theory Models of Body Weight Regulation | Nori Geary, Weill Cornell Medical College (Emeritus) |
11:45-12:45 | LUNCH | |
Module 3: Modeling Effects in Populations | ||
1:00-1:45 | Using Simulation to Estimate Economic Effects: Examples from Cost-Effectiveness of Obesity Programs | Stephen Mennemeyer, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
2:00-2:45 | Causal Inference Approaches in Health Disparities Research: An Overview | John Jackson, Johns Hopkins University |
3:00-3:45 | Population Level Effects of Energy Balance Manipulations | Diana Thomas, USMA |
4:00-5:30 | Roundtable Session | Moderators TBA |
Day 3 – Wed 6/5/2019 | ||
Module 4: Modeling, Timing and Effects of Circadian Rhythms | ||
9:00-9:45 | Introduction to Basic Circadian Rhythm Models | Doron Levy, University of Maryland |
10:00-10:45 | Fractals, Circadian Rhythms and Meal Timing | Maria Emelianenko, George Mason University |
11:00-11:45 | Sleep Cycles, Metabolism, and Exercise | Corey Gerving, USMA |
11:45-12:45 | LUNCH | |
Module 5: Modeling Behavior Responses in Obesity | ||
1:00-1:45 | Application of Technology and Mathematics to Monitor and Intervene on Obesity-related Behaviors | Graham Thomas, Brown University |
2:00-2:45 | Structural Equation Modeling in Obesity | Krista Watts, USMA |
3:00-3:45 | Model Behavior Response in Obesity | Anarina Murillo, Brown University |
4:00-5:30 | Roundtable Session | Moderators TBA |
Day 4 – Thurs 6/6/2019 | ||
Module 6: Sensor and Engineering Models in Obesity | ||
9:00-9:45 | Overview of the Field | Edward Sazonov, University of Alabama |
10:00-10:45 | Bite Measurement Methods and Models | Adam Hoover, Clemson University |
11:00-11:45 | Regulating RMR to Maintain Heat Balance and Body Mass | Kenneth McLeod, Binghamton University |
11:45-12:45 | LUNCH | |
Module 7: Scaling Laws and Obesity | ||
1:00-1:45 | Overview of the Field | Steven Heymsfield, Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
2:00-2:45 | Allometric Scaling & Whole-Animal Energy Balances | David Nelson, University of South Alabama |
3:00-3:45 | Metabolic Rates and Kleiber's Law | Aziz Yakubu, Howard University |
4:00-5:30 | Roundtable Session | Moderators TBA |
Preparation for Student Presentations | ||
Day 5 – Fri 6/7/2019 | ||
Module 8: Aging | ||
9:00-9:45 | The History of the BMI Mortality Controversy | John Sorkin, University of Maryland |
10:00-10:45 | Genomics of Aging | Paola Sebastiani, Boston University |
11:00-11:45 | The Evolution of Aging: Theory and Test | Steve Stearns, Yale University |
11:45-12:45 | LUNCH | |
1:00-5:30 | Student Presentations | TBA |