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
Rebecca Brown, MD
Edward Melanson, PhD
Brooks Wingo, PhD
Amin Amin, PhD
James Peters, PhD — Chair
Neuroscience – Track 2
Gina Leinninger, PhD — Co-Chair
Neuroscience – Track 2
Amber Alhadeff, PhD
Emily Noble, PhD
Michael Krashes, 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
Michelle Cardel, PhD, FTOS — Chair
Population Health/Policy – Track 4
Sarah Messiah, PhD — Co-Chair
Population Health/Policy – Track 4
Candice A. Myers, PhD
Holly L. Nicastro, PhD
Tanya Agurs-Collins, 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
Rebecca Pearl, PhD
Aviva Musicus, BA
Christina Roberto, PhD
Catherine Kotz, PhD, FTOS — President
Anthony G. Comuzzie, PhD, FTOS — CEO
Anita Wiler, CMP, Sr. Director of Scientific Meetings — Staff Liaison
Darnella Parks, CMP, Manager of Scientific Meetings — Staff Liaison