19th Annual Conference Frontiers in Diabetes Research: Advances and Challenges in the Neuroscience of Ingestive Behaviors

19th Annual Conference Frontiers in Diabetes Research: Advances and Challenges in the Neuroscience of Ingestive Behaviors is organized by Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and will be held on Nov 18, 2017 at Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion, New York, United States of America.This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description :
This one-day program at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia University is designed for research scientists, clinicians and students with an interest in the latest insights with regard to the neurobiology of ingestive behaviors. These behaviors are clearly influenced by systemic and brain energy needs, but also by the hedonic qualities of available foods and by the environments in which food intake takes place. The neural circuits and genes that mediate these complex behaviors are just beginning to be understood. They play important roles in the pathogenesis of human obesity and eating disorders, and their elucidation is likely to lead to more effective interventions.

Course Objective are :
• Identify brain regions critical in the control of the amounts and types of food ingested.
• Recognize the molecular physiological relationships among these brain regions.
• Identify current and oncoming technical strategies for deeper understanding of these processes.
• Discuss how human molecular genetics relates to understanding of this neurobiology.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.