The Annual Program Committee is charged with the development and programming of TOS’s annual meeting. The committee is responsible for identifying critical emerging topics and issues in obesity research and treatment and to develop symposia and other programming that effectively provides cutting edge information on these important topics to meeting participants.
Jaime Almandoz, MD – Chair
Kelly Allison, PhD – Co-Chair
Ursula White, PhD – Chair – Metabolism/Integrative Physiology – Track 1
Kong Chen, PhD, FTOS – Co-Chair – Metabolism/Integrative Physiology – Track 1
Amin Amin, PhD
Rebecca Brown, MD
Edward Melanson, PhD
Brooks Wingo, PhD
James Peters, PhD – Chair – Neuroscience – Track 2
Gina Leinninger, PhD – Co-Chair – Neuroscience – Track 2
Amber Alhadeff, PhD
Michael Krashes, PhD
Emily Noble, PhD
Leon Igel, MD, FTOS – Chair – Intervention/Clinical Studies – Track 3
Michael Lowe, PhD – Co-Chair – Intervention/Clinical Studies – Track 3
Elissa Jelalian, PhD, FTOS
Victoria Catenacci, MD
Hollie Raynor, PhD
Sarah Messiah, PhD – Chair – Population Health/Policy – Track 4
Vacant – Co-Chair – Population Health/Policy – Track 4
Tanya Agurs-Collins, PhD
Candice A. Myers, PhD
Holly L. Nicastro, PhD
Karen Grothe, PhD – Chair – Clinical/Prof. Practice – Track 5
W. Scott Butsch, MD, FTOS – Co-Chair – Clinical/Prof. Practice – Track 5
Lanese Ogunkua, MSN, APRN
Rachel Goldman, PhD
Beverly Tchang, MD
Kristina Lewis, MD – Chair – Policy-Track 6
Alyssa Moran, ScD – Co-Chair – Policy-Track 6
Aviva Musicus, BA
Rebecca Pearl, PhD
Christina Roberto, PhD
Catherine Kotz, PhD, FTOS – President
Anthony G. Comuzzie, PhD, FTOS – CEO
Anita Wiler, CMP – Senior Director of Education and Meetings – Staff Liaison
Darnella Parks, CMP, Manager of Scientific Meetings – Staff Liaison