IBC 2008 Conference Time Table

Overall Theme: Body Composition & Metabolic Function Across the Lifespan

Morning Lectures:
Body Composition: Advances in Methodology, Measurement, & Modeling

Dympna Gallagher, EdD      
“State-of-the-art measurements in human body composition: A moving frontier of clinical importance”

Tim Nagy, PhD
“State-of-the-art measurements in animal body composition: A moving frontier of clinical importance”

Zimian Wang, PhD
“Computational modeling at the cellular level in growth
and aging”

10:00am-10:30am: 

10:30am-12:00 pm: 

Parallel Oral Abstract Presentation Sessions I & II
Session I: "Body Composition: New Methods"
Session II: "Body Composition: New Directions"

12:00pm-1:00pm: 

1:00pm-2:00pm: 

2:00pm-3:15pm: 

Afternoon Lectures: "Metabolic Functions-Static and Dynamic Measurements"

Antonio Piccoli, MD, DSc
“Vector bioimpedance analysis in dialysis”

Pirjo Nuutila, MD, PhD
“PET imaging of adipose tissue”

James Griffith, MD
“Bone marrow perfusion and fat content: Insights from MR imaging”

3:15pm-3:45pm:

Parallel Oral Abstract Presentation Sessions III & IV

Session III: "Static Studies
(Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis)

Session IV: "Kinetic Studies
(PET, MRI Imaging)

Day 2: Friday July 11th, 2008

8:30am-9:45 am: 

Morning Lectures: "Body Composition: Applications"

Elizabet Forsum, MD
“Maternal body composition in relation to infant growth and fatness”

Ailsa Goulding, PhD
“Bone fractures in children: Impact of fat and lean mass”

Marjolein Visser, PhD
“Changes in skeletal muscle and body fat in old age-results from longitudinal studies”

9:45am-10:15am: 

10:15am-11:45 pm: 

Parallel Oral Abstract Presentation Sessions V & VI

Session V:
"Lifespan I: Childhood/Growth (Sex & Ethnicity)"

Session VI:
"Lifespan II: Adulthood/Aging (Sex & Ethnicity)"

12:00pm-1:00pm: 

1:00pm -2:00pm: 

2:00pm-3:15pm: 

Afternoon Lectures:"Body Composition in Disease"

Marinos Elia, MD
“Bridging the gap between body composition measurements and clinical outcome”

Robert Ross, PhD
“Influence of specific adipose tissue depots on metabolic
risk”

Michael Goran, PhD
“Role of body composition on insulin dynamics in youth”

3:15pm-3:45pm:

4:00pm-5:30pm: 

Day 3: Saturday, July 12, 2008

8:30am-9:35am:

Morning Lectures: "Strategies of Body Composition in Clinical Trials"

Steve Heymsfield, MD
“Rapid detection of weight loss drug-induced body
composition effects”

Ursula G. Kyle, MS
“Choice of body composition techniques in different types RD/LD of clinical trials'”

David Allison, PhD
“Body composition changes that influence mortality rate”

F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD
“Ectopic fat and metabolic risk in clinical trials”

9:35am-1030am:

Oral Abstract Presentation Session IX

Session IX:
"Strategies of Body Composition in Clinical Trials"

11:00am-12:00pm:

The Gilbert Forbes Memorial Lecture

Ken Ellis, PhD CNRC
“Integration of body composition in translational research:  Future directions”

12:00pm-1:00pm: 

1:00pm-2:00pm: 

3:00pm-5:00pm: 

Name/Affiliation

Title of Talk

Day 1 am: Speaker 1

Dympna Gallagher, EdD
Obesity Research Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hosp., Columbia University, New York

Advances in Measurement & Methods
“State-of-the-art measurements in human body composition: A moving frontier of clinical importance”

Day 1 am: Speaker 3

Zimian Wang, PhD
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hosp., Columbia University, New York, NY
 

Advances in Modeling
“Computational modeling at the cellular level in growth and aging”

Day 1 pm: Speaker 4

Antonio Piccoli, MD, DSc
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.  

Application of a static measurement
 “Vector bioimpedance analysis in dialysis”

Day 1 pm: Speaker 6

To Be Determined

Application of dynamic measurements
“fMRI or Spectroscopy or Other”

Session

Name/Affiliation

Title of Talk

Day 2 am: Speaker 1

Elizabet Forsum, MD
Department of Biomedicine and Surgery,
Division of Nutrition, University of Linkoping, SE-581 85 Linkoping, Sweden
 

Body comp in growth/childhood
“Maternal body composition in relation to infant
growth and fatness”

Day 2 am: Speaker 3

Marjolein Visser, PhD
Institute of Health Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
 

Body composition in adulthood/aging
“Changes in skeletal muscle and body fat in old age-results from longitudinal studies”

Day 2 pm: Speaker 4

Marinos Elia, MD
Institute of Human Nutrition
University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
 

Undernutrition
“Bridging the gap between body composition measurements and clinical outcome”

Day 2 pm: Speaker 5

Robert Ross, PhD
School of Physical & Health Education, Dept. Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.

Adult Obesity
“Influence of specific adipose tissue depots on metabolic risk”

Session

Name/Affiliation

Suggested title of talk

Day 3 am: Speaker 1

Steve Heymsfield, MD
MERCK, Rahway, NJ

Strategies of BC in clinical trials
“Rapid detection of weight loss drug-induced body composition effects”

Day 3 am: Speaker 2

Claude Pichard, MD, PhD
Clinical Nutrition, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
 

Strategies of BC in clinical trials
“Choice of body composition techniques in different types of clinical trials'”

Day 3 am: Speaker 3

David Allison, PhD
Dept Statistical Genetics
University of Alabama, Birmingham

Strategies of BC in clinical trials
“Body composition changes that influence mortality rate”

Day 3 am: Speaker 4

F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD
Obesity Research Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hosp., Columbia University, New York
 

Strategies of BC in clinical trials
“Ectopic fat and metabolic risk in clinical trials”

Day 3 am: Speaker 5

Ken Ellis, PhD
CNRC, Depart Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
 

The Gilbert Forbes Memorial Lecture
 “Integration of body composition in translational research: Future directions”

Day 3 am: Speaker 6

Chair of IBC 2011
To be announced at 2008 meeting.

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