Introductory Remarks and Overview of Initiatives
Keynote Speaker: Bessie Young, MD, MPH Professor, Medical Director and Associate Dean for Healthcare Equity, University of Washington.
Lessons from the Jackson Heart Study.

Featuring Talks by DRC/NORC/UWMDI-supported P&F Awardees and Trainees
Keynote Speaker: Kevin Hall, Ph.D. Chief, Integrative Physiology Section, NIDDK

Featuring speakers from the local Washington area to foster links between different communities involved in research on obesity and nutrition.