Obesity Conference: In Depth Coverage
The UI held its first Conference on Obesity on April 8, co-sponsored by the UI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) and the UI Institute for Biomedical Imaging. Designed to stimulate discussion across research disciplines and generate possibilities for clinical and translational science grant proposals, the conference focused on six different topics related to obesity. In breakout sessions following the main presentations, faculty shared their perspectives on issues, then collectively considered areas that might be addressed by a future multi-disciplinary research collaborations.
Organizers hope the conference and subsequent publicity can help create networking opportunities among researchers working on similar or related topics.