THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014
1:00 — 5:00 p.m.
Symposium Session I: Leptin Physiology and Pathophysiology
Caspary Auditorium
Phillip Gorden, M.D., Chair
Sadaf Farooqi, M.D., Ph.D.
Jeffrey S. Flier, M.D.
Tamas L. Horvath, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Umut Ozcan, M.D.
Roger Unger, M.D.
5:00 — 6:00 p.m.
Reception
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Lounge
6:00 — 7:30 p.m.
Leptin at 20: Body Weight Regulation and the Hunger Hormone
Public panel discussion
Caspary Auditorium
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D., Host
Jeffrey S. Flier, M.D.
Joseph Goldstein, M.D.
Phillip Gorden, M.D.
Stephen O'Rahilly, M.D.
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2014
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Symposium Session II: Leptin and the Neural Circuit Regulating Appetite
Caspary Auditorium
Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., Chair
Jens C. Brüning, M.D.
Sabrina Diano, Ph.D.
Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Martin Myers, M.D., Ph.D.
Scott M. Sternson, Ph.D.
12:00 — 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Symposium Session III: Leptin as a Therapeutic
Caspary Auditorium
Alexander M. DePaoli, M.D., Chair
Rebecca J. Brown, M.D., M.H.Sc.
Christos S. Mantzoros, M.D., Sc.D.
Elif Oral, M.D.
Matthias H. Tschöp, M.D.
3:15 — 3:45 p.m.
Tea Reception
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Lounge
3:45 — 5:00 p.m.
Friday Lecture Series
Human Metabolic Disease: Lessons from Experiments of Nature
Caspary Auditorium
Stephen O’Rahilly, M.D.
All events listed above will take place at
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue at East 66th Street, New York City
For guests travelling from out of town
Please note that the University is unable to provide on-campus housing for this event. For your convenience, we have made arrangements for a discount rate at the following hotels in the Rockefeller University neighborhood:
The Bentley Hotel
500 East 62nd Street (at York Avenue)
New York, NY 10065
(212) 644-6000
www.bentleyhotelnyc.com
Mention "Leptin Symposium" when making your reservation by May 5, 2014
Affinia Gardens
215 East 64th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
New York, NY 10065
(866) 233-14642 or reservations@affinia.com
https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=10148&Chain=5158&group=ROCKUN
Mention "ROCKUN" when making your reservation by April 23, 2014