33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior


Printable Program




August 5 - 9, 2026
Philadelphia, PA






Wednesday, August 5, 2026


1:00 - 3:00 PMLescaze
SSIB Board Meeting (Invitation Only)

3:45 - 5:00 PMMillennium Hall
MARS Lecture 1: Camilla Nord

Chair(s): Grace Shearrer
3:45
Opening Greetings
Kathleen Keller

4:00
Energy Allostasis: Uncovering The Hidden Link Between Metabolic And Mental Health
Camilla L. Nord
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

5:00 - 6:30 PMRegency C & Foyer
Opening Reception & Exhibits



Thursday, August 6, 2026


9:00 - 10:00 AMRegency C & Foyer
Poster Session 1, Exhibits & Coffee Break

Central Relaxin-3/Rxfp3 Signaling Potently Drives Orexigenic Behaviors And Attenuates Cisplatin-Induced Anorexia And Body Weight Loss
Keshav S. Subramanian1, Drew L. Belser1, Oleksandr Orativskyi3, Ashley Lee1, Schuylar Kamich1, Caroline E. Geisler2, Bart C. De Jonghe1, Robert P. Doyle3, Matthew R. Hayes1
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , PA, United States, 2Syracuse University , Syracuse, NY, United States, 3University of Kentucky, Lexington , KY, United States, 4State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States

U-Shaped Relationship Between Exploration-Expolitation Tendencies And Consumption Of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages In Adolescent Girls
Muzayyana Akhmadjonova, Farbod Shafieian, Grace E. Shearrer
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States

Texture-Dependent Variation In Inter-Bite Pauses And Their Relation To Eating Rate And Food Intake
Adeleke J Akinkurolere1, Cody J Arvonen3, Edison Thomaz3, Walls A Theodore2, Kathleen J Melanson1
1Department of Nutrition, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States, 2Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States, 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States

Circadian Analysis Of Food Intake In Rgs7Bp Knockout Mice Prone To Increased Adiposity
Paige C. Bensing1, Shriya Singh1, Kaitlyn Trinh1, Diego E. Cecena1, Kirill A. Martemyanov2,3, Eric P. Zorrilla1
1Scripps Research, SAN DIEGO, CA, United States, 2University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States, 3UF Scripps Institute, Jupiter, FL, United States

Dining Out In Nyc: Investigating The Influence Of Multisensory Urban Design Factors On Eating Behavior With Vr
Christina M Blackmon1, Jose Pinto-Duarte2, Rita Castro1, Kristina Petersen1, Yasmine Abbas3, Travis Masterson1
1Department of Nutrition at Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States, 2Department of Architectural Engineering and Engineering Design at Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States, 3Department of Arts and Architecture at Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States

The Role Of Calcineurin In Increasing Calcium-Permeable Ampa Receptor Recruitment In The Nucleus Accumbens.
Rowan/J Calkins, Carrie Ferrario
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

The Effects Of Amylin On The Antimicrobial Activity Of Amyloid Beta And Its Implications In Ingestive Behaviors And Alzheimer'S Disease
Tameka Clemons1, Jada Dye1, William Huang2, Fernanda Navarro2
1Tilman J Fertitta Family College of Medicine - University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States, 2University of Houston College of Natural Sciences, Houston, TX, United States

Exendin-4-Phe1 Reduces Opioid-Mediated Behaviors And Opioid-Evoked Dopamine Levels In The Nucleus Accumbens Of Rats.
Megan C. Dalalo1,2, Antonia Caffery1,2, Xinming Zhang1,2, Heath D. Schmidt1,2
1Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Effects Of A Long Lasting Gipr Agonist In Models Of Ingestive Behavior And Psychostimulant Reward
Nilay Dalvi1, Anusha Polamarasetty1, Sai Nikhil Reddy1, Ethan L. Thompson1, Aurelio Galli2, Kirk Habegger3, Jeremy Day4, J. Andrew Hardaway1
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, United States, 2Department of Surgery, UAB, Birmingham, AL, United States, 3Department of Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, AL, United States, 4Department of Neurobiology, UAB, Birmingham, AL, United States

Effects Of Calories, Sweetness And Caffeine On Metabolic Responses And Flavour Nutrient Conditioning In Humans
Yasmina Dumiaty1, Jordan Serour1, Martin Yeomans2, Dana M Small1
1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom

High-Fat-Type Gastrointestinal Microbiota Transfer Modulates Fentanyl Seeking In Mice
Santiago Galindo-Gonzalez, Jennifer M Houston, Levi Flom, Tiffini Lovell, Grayce Ross, Jordan Russelavage, Zowi Pogonat-Walters, Ana-Clara Bobadilla, Claire B de La Serre
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Tirzepatide Dampens Motivation For Palatable Food With Minimal Effects On Hedonic Processing
Serena X. Gao1,2, Alexander Bashaw1,2, Sophia L. Fischer1, Olivia Moody1, Nicolas Morano1, Ann Law1, Lindsey A. Schier1, Scott E. Kanoski1, Tito Borner1
1Human and Evolutionary Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Single-Nucleus Transcriptional And Chromatin Accessibility Profiling Of Mouse Hypothalamic Leprb Neurons Reveals Cell Type-Specific Cis-Regulatory Elements Linked To Human Obesity
Frankie/D Heyward1,2
1Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, 2Department of Neuroscience, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

Gradual Sugar Reduction Decreases Sugar Iintake Without Changing Product Liking Or Amount Eaten
Loma B Inamdar, Zata M Vickers
University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, United States

Not All Food Is The Same: Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Associated With Selective Reduction Of Ultraprocessed Food Reward
Jacqueline M. Katz1, Isabelle Perraut1, Ingrid A. Worth1, James Henderson2, Ashley N. Gearhardt1
1Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 2Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Acute Effects Of Glp-1, Amylin Agonists And Their Combination On Phasic Dopamine Signaling
Mack Kroll1, Rachel M. Donka1, Jamie D. Roitman1, Jon Davis2, Mitchell F. Roitman1
1Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States, 2Novonordisk Research Center, Lexington , MA, United States

THerapeutic Potential Of TImE-Restricted Feeding In A Mouse Model Of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Mary Lazzaro, Dulce Minaya, Connie Rogers, Emily Noble
University of Georgia , Athens, GA, United States

Changes In Anxiety-To-Eat Distinguish Responders From Non-Responders To Nutritional Rehabilitation
Anastasiia Malykhina1, Sarah H. Guo1, Yanxi Liu2, Angela Guarda1, Martin A. Lindquist2, Kimberly R. Smith1
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States

Food Availability Elevates Cortisol Stress-Reactivity In Women With High Dietary Restraint
Naomi J McKay1, Taha H Ghadeer1, Cecelia A Redding1, Brittany L Campanella1, Brent P Howes1, Lillyan P Kingsbury1, Tamari-Rose Love1, Kavorn F McKoy1, A. Janet Tomiyama2
1SUNY Buffalo State, Department of Psychology, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2University of California Los Angeles, Department of Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Circadian Gating Of Vagal Signaling Drives Day-Night Differences In Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion
Rebeca Mendez-Hernandez1,2, Gabriel Tofani1,2, Mingxin Yang1,2, Lauren Woodie2,3, Mitchell Lazar2, Guillaume de Lartigue1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States

Blunting Starch Digestion Impairs Metabolic Flexibility In Mice
Edward Moncada1, Woo-Jae Choung1, Clay Swackhamer1,2, Buford L. Nichols3, Anna M. R. Hayes1
1Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, 2Nutrition Program, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, 3Department of Pediatrics, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Children's Nutrition Research Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States

Modulation Of Dopamine Responses To Water During Progressive Rehydration
Samantha Mosher, Maxine K Loh, Mitchell F Roitman
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Cisplatin Induces A Conditioned Taste Aversion In Mice That Is Not Mitigated By Ondansetron, Elaborating On A Behavioral Model To Study Causes And Treatments Of Nausea
Vaibhavi Muranjan1, Andrew Vallero1, Cassandra Nguyen1, Ginger Blonde2, Ken Y. Hui1
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States

Sex Maturation And Bmi Differences In Neuromelanin-Sensitive Mri Among Adolescents
Afroditi Papantoni1, Camille A. Diamond2, Elianna Paninos2, Jessica H. Liu1,2, Elayna R. Seago1, Kyle S. Burger1
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Restrictive Food Parenting Practices Predict Loss-Of-Control Eating In Children With Healthy Weight, But Not In Those With Overweight/Obesity, During A Buffet-Style Test Meal
Megan E. Pierakos1, Audrey Y. Gao2, Hannah E. Kolpack1, Lori A. Hatzinger3, Jennifer L. Temple1,4, Katherine N. Balantekin1,4
1Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 3Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 4Center for Ingestive Behavior Research, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

A Gliotransmitter Target For Metabolic Disease: Octadecaneuropeptide Alters Systemic Nutrient Utilization And Amino Acid Metabolism
Destiny Regalia1, Michaela Murphy1, Matt Morris2, Caroline Geisler1
1University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States, 2University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States

Cognitive Restraint Is Associated With Reduced Energy Intake From Ultra-Processed Foods In An Inpatient Controlled Feeding Study
Hanna N. Salus, Juen Guo, Kevin Hall, Valerie L. Darcey
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States

Sex-Dependent Effects Of Perinatal Bisphenol A Exposure On Body Composition And Metabolic Health In Offspring Mice
CL Sandoval-Caballero1, B Kram1, Z Roemer1, A Ahmed1, CM Kotz1,2
1Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 2Research Service, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, United States

A Microstructural Analysis Of The Control Of Saline Ingestion In Male And Female Rats
Jessica Santollo1, Emalie L. Mullane1, Kennedy L. Lamb1, Derek Daniels2,3, Ann-Marie Torregrossa2,4, Andrea A. Edwards1
1Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States, 2Center for Ingestive Behavior Research, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 3Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 4Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

Involvement Of Orexin And Light Environment In The Estrogen-Induced Hypophagia Through Circadian Feeding Regulation In Ovariectomized Rats
Akira Takamata1, Natsumi Kosugi1, Yuri Nishimura1, Ayako Igarashi1, Natsumi Omura1, Keiko Morimoto1,2
1Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan, 2Kyoto Koka Women's University, Kyoto, Japan

Central Amygdala Astrocytes Have Calcium Elevations During Food Consumption But Not In Response To Reward-Predictive Cues
Eeshi Uppalapati, Damien Kerspern, Andrew Lutas
Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Obesity Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States

Role Of The Bed Nucleus Of The Stria Terminalis In Vulnerability And Resilience To Activity-Based Anorexia
Julie D. Zhao1,2, Ekaterina Likhtik1,2, Nesha S. Burghardt1,2
1Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States, 2The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States

10:00 - 12:00 PMMillennium Hall
Presidential Symposium

Chair(s): Kathleen Keller
10:00
Shaping The Next Generation: The Impact Of Barbara Rolls&Rsquo; Mentorship On The Field Of Ingestive Behavior
Paige Cunningham
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States

10:30
From (Controlled) Plate To Paradigm: Honoring A Pioneer Of Portion Size And Energy Density Research
Jennifer O. Fisher
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States

11:00
High Volume, High Impact: The Barbara Rolls Effect
Alexandria B Hast
The Campbell's Company, Camden, NJ, United States

11:30
Translating Science To Improve Health: Using Research To Support Evidence-Based Public Health Nutrition Decision-Making
Julie Obbagy
USDA, Medfield, MA, United States

12:15 - 1:45 PMMillennium Hall
Oral Session 1: Oh Behave! Understanding Ingestive Behavior

Chair(s): Jennifer Temple
12:15
A Double-Blind Study Of Olfactory/Sniff Training With A Randomized Blank Control Group
Richard L. Doty1, Crystal Wylie1,3, Ronald Devere2, Vince Grosso3, Shima Moein3, Marco Fornazieri4
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Taste and Smell Disorders Clinic, Austin, TX, United States, 3Sensonics International, Haddon Heights, NJ, United States, 4Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

12:30
Momentary Withdrawal Symptoms Predict Ultra-Processed Food Intake During Dietary Reduction
Erica LaFata
Oregon Research Institute, Springfield, OR, United States

12:45
Screen Time Predicts Eating In The Absence Of Hunger In Preschoolers: Attentional Bias To Food As A Candidate Mechanism (Elsevier Appetite New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Yashaswini Rajendra Bhat1, John Brand2, Diane Gilbert-Diamond2, Jennifer A. Emond1
1Dept of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States, 2Deptof Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States

1:00
Food Parenting As A Predictor Of Child Energy Intake After An Experimentally Manipulated Restrictive Period
Muhammad Jamal Khan1, Hannah E. Kolpack1, Lori A. Hatzinger2, Jennifer L. Temple1,3, Katherine N. Balantekin1,3
1Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 3Center for Ingestive Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

1:15
Worth The Work: Influence Of Relative Value And Relative Motivation On Sweet Vs. Fruit Intake And Bmi
Jose Jarquin, Olufisayo Atande-Ogunleye, Susan Carnell
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

1:30
Are You A Healthy Eater? Using Brain Responses To Food Cues To Predict Motivation To Consume Healthy Foods
Trinity Cheng, Liuyi Chen, Susan Carnell
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

12:15 - 1:45 PMRegency B
Oral Session 2: Circuit City: Connections in Ingestive Behavior

Chair(s): Will de Lartigue
12:15
Control Of Water Intake By Glp-1 Action In The Anteroventral Third Ventricle Region
Sydney A David1, Johanna L Sirkin2, Destiny J Brakey2, Matthew J Paul1, Derek Daniels2,3
1Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 3Center for Ingestive Behavior Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

12:30
A Psychobioecological Intervention To Address The Food-Insecurity-Obesity Paradox
Nicholas V. Neuwald , McKenna E. Nicholls, Sarah E. Naula, Jennifer L. Temple, Leonard H. Epstein
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

12:45
Discovering Prokineticin Receptor 2 Agonists For The Treatment Of Obesity (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Kate R. Bowman1,2,3, Ayushi Mittal1,2,3, Paul Buscaglia2,3, Julien A. Sebag2,3,4
1Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States, 2Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 3Caswell Diabetes Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 4Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

1:00
Pre-Meal Olfactory Nudging Vs. Habituation: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial In Women With Overweight/Obesity
Surabhi Bhutani1, Yao Zhao 2,3, Emma Johnson1, Victoria Esparza1,2, Valentina Parma2,3
1San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States, 2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

1:15
Effects Of A Restaurant-Based Intervention On Children&Rsquo;S Meal Selection: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
Stephanie Anzman-Frasca1,2, Juliana Goldsmith1, Mackenzie Ferrante3, Leonard Epstein1,2, April Gampp4, Jess Haines5, Lucia Leone2,6, Emily McCray1, Rocco Paluch1, Sara Tauriello1
1Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2Center for Ingestive Behavior Research, Buffalo, NY, United States, 3School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, 4Independent Health Foundation, Buffalo, NY, United States, 5College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, 6School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

1:30
Comparing Associations Between Adiposity And Eating Behavior Traits In Individuals With And Without Spinal Cord Injury
Gary J Farkas1, 2, Paige M Cunningham3, Mark S Nash1, 2, Arthur S Berg4, Barbara J Rolls5
1Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States, 2The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States, 3Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States, 4Department of Public Health Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States, 5Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

1:45 - 3:00 PMOn Own
Lunch on Own

3:00 - 4:30 PMRegency B
Symposium 1: You even eat protein, bro?

Chair(s): Jamie McCuetcheon
3:00
Fgf21 Signals Through Hindbrain Neurons To Alter Food Intake And Energy Expenditure During Dietary Protein Restriction
Redin A. Spann, Sora Q. Kim, Md Shahjalal Khan, Diana A. Albarado, Sun O. Fernandez-Kim, Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, David H. McDougal, Heike Muenzberg, Yanlin He, Sangho Yu, Christopher D. Morrison
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

3:30
To Be Announced
ANDREW WANG

4:00
Acute Prefrontal Cortex Response (By Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy, Fnirs) To Ingestion Of Protein And Protein Preloads In Humans: Effects On Satiation Efficacy Rate And Subsequent Acute Intake Of Ultra-Processed Food.
Jennifer A Nasser
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States

3:00 - 4:30 PMMillennium Hall
Oral Session 3: From Milk to Meals: Early Life & Child Eating Behavior

Chair(s): Paige Cunningham
3:00
Early Ingestive Experience With A High-Fat Diet Alters The Developmental Trajectory Of Vagal Satiation Signaling And Produces Enduring Changes In Appetitive Behavior
Meaghan E. McCoy1,2, Ciorana Roman-Ortiz2, Jason Perez1, Lindsey A. Schier2, Anna K. Kamitakahara1,3
1Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 3Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

3:15
Inflexible Thinking, Inflexible Eating: Poorer Executive Functioning Is Positively Associated With Food Fussiness During Early And Middle Childhood.
Rachel Fan, Kyle Hallisky, Kathleen L. Keller
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

3:30
Variety-Seeking When Eating In The Absence Of Hunger As An Obesogenic Eating Behavior In Children
John W. Long, Barbara J. Rolls, Kathleen L. Keller
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

3:45
Exposure And Access Drive Intake: A School-Based Produce Intervention Increases Fruit Consumption (Supported By The Ssib International Foundational Fund Given In Memory Of Drs. Jacques Le Magnen (France), Anton Steffens (The Netherlands), Jacob Steiner (Israel), Steven Cooper (The United Kingdom))
Smadar Hod-Ovadia1,2, Moran Kilzi1,2, Mona Boaz1, Vered Kaufman-Shriqui1,3
1Department of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel, 2Leket Israel, Ra'anana, Israel, 3The Center for Urban Health Solutions (C-UHS), St., Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

4:00
Food And Game-Time Delay Discounting: Associations With Appetite And Weight In Middle Childhood
Wenxuan Fan1, Rosa Cano Lorente2, Daphne Koinis-Mitchell2, Viren D'Sa2, Keri Rosch1, Susan Carnell1
1Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

4:15
Maternal Prebiotic Supplementation Shapes Offspring Gut Microbiome And Improves Gut-Brain Axis Communication Into Adulthood
Jennifer M. Houston1, Jillian M. Allen2, Julia C. Cook1, Rachel E. Lippincott2, Eden E. Crain2, Jung H. Byun2, Dulce M. Minaya2, Kellie L. Tamashiro3, Claire B. de La Serre1
1Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, 2University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

4:30 - 5:30 PMRegency C & Foyer
Poster Session 2, Exhibits & Coffee Break

Efficacy And Safety Of Semaglutide For Obesity And Hyperphagia In Adults With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Shahd Ahmed1, Nicola Bridges2, Anthony P Goldstone1,3
1PsychoNeuroEndocrinology Research Group, Division of Psychiatry, Dept. of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 3Dept. of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Food Insecurity And Emotional Eating: Distinguishing Behavioral And Psychosocial Pathways In First Generation College Students
Leticia Andrade1, Jennifer L Temple1,2
1Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

Ketamine Sustains Ketogenic Diet&Rsquo;S Effect Of Increased Resilience Against Activity-Based Anorexia Of Adult Mice Through Glutamatergic And Gabaergic Synaptic Plasticity That Reduce Hippocampal Excitability
Chiye Aoki1, 2, Jundi Wang1, Olivia Ge1, Yiru Dong1,3, Emma V Lee1
1CNS, New York University, New York, NY, United States, 2NYU Langone Neuroscience Institute, New York, NY, United States, 3Univ of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Contribution Of Fgf21 And Macronutrient Composition Towards Glp1R Agonist-Induced Weight Loss
Gai-Linn, K Besing, Julio, E Ayala
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

Chronic Daily Treatment With Semaglutide Leads To Tolerance To The Protective Effect Of Semaglutide On Cue-Induced Fentanyl Seeking And On Body Weight Loss In Rats
Christopher G. Brandl1, Nikhil Acharya1, Kendall P. Huddleston1, Elise Shealy1, Cole Moran-Bariso1, Brianna Evans1, Scott C. Bunce2, Christopher S. Freet2, Jennifer E. Nyland1, Patricia S. Grigson1
1Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States, 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States

Sensory And Metabolic Drivers Of Spatial Memory For Food Location
Megan Cheng, Logan Tierno Lauer, Scott E. Kanoski, Lindsey A. Schier
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Salivary Amylase Alters Taste Driven Behaviors.
Emily Demieri1, Verenice Ascencio Gutierrez1, Rachel Fan2, Omer Gokcumen3, Charles Lee4, Ann-Marie Torregrossa1,5
1University at Buffalo (Psychology Dept.), Buffalo, NY, United States, 2Pennsylvania State University (Nutrition Sciences Dept.), University Park, PA, United States, 3University at Buffalo (Biology dept.), Buffalo, NY, United States, 4The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT, United States, 5University at Buffalo (Center for Ingestive Behavior), Buffalo, NY, United States

The Maintenance Gap: Children Maintain Initial Weight Loss More Easily Than Adults
Olivia J. Dobiesz1, Nicholas V. Neuwald 1, Denise E. Wilfley2, Leonard H. Epstein1
1University at Buffalo, BUFFALO, NY, United States, 2Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States

Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus Subset Can Reverse Diet-Induced Obesity And Diabetes Via Catabolic Events In The Adipose Tissue.
Andrew Elmendorf1,2, Britany App3, Mostafa Yousefian4, Connor Mahler3, Betty Lorentz3, Jonathan Flak1,2,3,4
1Pharmacology Graduate Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States, 2Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, & Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine, , Indianapolis, IN, United States, 3Lilly Diabetes Research Center, Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, Indianapolis, IN, United States, 4Medical Neuroscience Graduate Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States, 52Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Large Reductions In Bmi As An Analogue For Weightlessness In Space To Examine Brain Volumetric Changes
Allan Geliebter1, Richard Rosato2, Jay Buckley2, Cara Bohon3
1Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States, 2Geisel School of Medicine , Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, United States, 3Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

The Influence Of Semaglutide On The Intrinsic Excitability Of The Olfactory Bulb
Rimil Guha Roy1, 2, Saptarsi Mitra1, 2, Giorgio Belperio1, 2, Debra A Fadool1, 2, 3
1Program in Neuroscience, Tallahassee, FL, United States, 2Department of Biological Science, Tallahassee, FL, United States, 3Institute of Molecular, Florida State University Biophysics, Tallahassee, FL, United States

Ultra-Processed Foods Elicit Distinct Metabolic And Neural Responses Despite Nutritional Matching
Zach Hutelin1,2, Monica Ahrens3, Mary Elizabeth Baugh2, Delbert L Herald III2, Alexandra L Hanlon3, Alexandra G DiFeliceantonio2,4
1Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 2Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 3Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 4Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States

Parent Encouragement Of Weight Loss Negatively Predicted Child Zbmi Change In Younger Children But Not Older Children
Hannah E. Kolpack1, Lori A. Hatzinger2, Jennifer L. Temple1,3, Katherine N. Balantekin1,3
1Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 3Center for Ingestive Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

Sustained Self-Generated States Of Enhanced Motivation Under Circadian Control
Eloise Kuijer1,2, Qijun Tang3, Joshua Pham1,2, Samer Hattar3, Paule Joseph1, Hugo Tejeda2
1NIAAA, Section on Sensory Science and Metabolism, Bethesda, MD, United States, 2NIMH, Unit on Neuromodulation and Synaptic Integration, Bethesda, MD, United States, 3NIMH, Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms,, Bethesda, MD, United States

EffectS Of NOn-Nutritive SWEETENER Consumption ON Blood Metabolic Response
Han Lee1, Monica Ahrens2, Mary Elizabeth Baugh1, Rhianna Sullivan1, Lara Tablieh3, Delbert Herald1, Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio1,4,5
1Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA, United States, 2Division of Medical Informatics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States, 3Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 4Center for Health Behaviors Research at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA, United States, 5Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States

A Cortical-Serotonin Circuit For Feeding Regulation
Kristine McDermott, Yong Xu
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States

Identification Of Neurovascular Abnormalities In An Obesity-Cognitive Impairment Mouse Model
Gabriela Mercado1, Yuhan Bian2,3, Hannah Fuehrer1, Khuleshwari Kurrey1, Bo Ning1, Chantelle Terrillion1, Siyi Zhou1, Adnan Bibic2,3, Peter C.M. Van Zijl2,3, Timothy H. Moran1, Jun Hua2,3, Wanli Smith1
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute,, Baltimore, MD, United States, 3Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

Perceived Healthfulness And Ingredient Drivers Of Adolescent Beverage Choice
Callie Millward1, Helene Hopfer2, Frank Dardis3, Morgan Failla2, Travis Masterson1
1Department of Nutritional Science Penn State University, State College, PA, United States, 2Department of Food Science Penn State University, State College, PA, United States, 3Bellisario College of Communications Penn State University, State College, PA, United States

Dorsal Vagal Complex Relaxin-3 Signaling- A Novel Target For Glycemic Regulation In An Obesity Model.
Michaela D. Murphy, Rosemary G. Wilson, Destiny H. Regalia, Caroline E. Geisler
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States

Male And Female Mice Use Different Exploration-Exploitation Strategies During Home-Cage Reversal Learning
Chantelle L Murrell1,5, Sebastian Alves Ferreira Dias1, Katie McCullough1,2, Andrew Nwacha1,2, Monsurat Nasiru1,2, Susan E Maloney1,5, Joseph D Dougherty1,2,3,5, Alexxai V Kravitz1,3,4,5
1Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of MedicineWashington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States, 2Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States, 3Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States, 4Department of Anaesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States, 5Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centre, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States

The Effect Of Adding Seaweed To A Meal On Mastication Rate In Young Healthy Males
Xuan Thao N. Nguyen, Tongtong Li, Priya Kathirvel, Bohdan L. Luhovyy
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Modeling Effects Of Early Life Food Insecurity In Rodents On Reward Systems And Metabolic Health
Sema M Patel, Rachel M Donka, Jamie D Roitman
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Mesolimbic Dopamine Signaling Mediates Increased Hedonic Feeding And Food Seeking In Lactating Mice
Tanya Pattnaik1, Vraj Patel1,2, Benjamin Wang1,2, Emma Borrowman1, Qingying Zheng1, Lara Villano1, Patrick Sweeney1,2
1Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States, 2Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States

Associations Between Food Cue Responsivity Measures And Loss-Of-Control Eating Episode Frequency And Binge Eating Severity Among Veterans
Claire K Pinson1, Dawn M Eichen2, David R Strong1, Carol B Peterson3, Niloofar Afari4, 5, Saori Obayashi2, Kerri N Boutelle1, 2, 5
1Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States, 2Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States, 3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 4VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States, 5Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States

Inhibition Of Angiotensin Type-2 Receptor-Expressing Neurons In The Nucleus Of The Solitary Tract Reduces Food Intake And Metabolic Activity.
Alexandra N Rey Aponte1,2, Dominique N Johnson1,2, Jeremiah Isaac1,2, Karen A Scott1,2, Eric G Krause1,2, Annette D de Kloet 1,2
1Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States

Highly Selective Amy1R Agonist Antibodies For Next-Generation Obesity Treatment
Lauren Scwhimmer1, Miles Mellott1, Raghavender Gopireddy1, Jingjing Liu1, Jose Carlos Ponce Rojas1, Swastik Sen1, Monica Wang1, Sameer Soi1, Matthew Hayes2, Toshi Takeuchi1, Richard Yu1
1Abalone Bio, Emeryville, CA, United States, 2Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

A Topography-Based Bmi Predictive Model
Farbod Shafieian, Grace Shearer
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States

Trajectories Of Protein Intake From Infant Formula And Complementary Foods
Alissa D. Smethers1, 2, Jillian C. Trabulsi3, Virginia A. Stallings4, Martin Redanauer2, Julie A. Mennella2
1Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States, 4Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Does Loss Of Neurotensin Expression Within The Lateral Hypothalamic Area Of The Brain Promote Comorbid Obesity And Pain?
Katie Thompson, Ian Render Flores, Anna Reschke, Raluca Bugescu, Geoffroy Laumet, Gina Leinninger
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States

Iba1+ Cells In The Nodose Ganglion Mediate Gut-Brain Axis Disruption In High-Fat Fed Rats
M.L. Tyer1, Carolina Cawthon2, Jennifer Houston1, Guillaume de Lartigue3,4, Claire de La Serre1
1College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, 2Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States, 3Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 4Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Low Protein-Induced Fgf21 Reprograms Developmental, Structural, And Molecular Trafficking Hypothalamic Gene Networks During Aging
Prerana Vaddi, Jose Godoy-Lugo, Khristina Young, Cristal Hill
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Eloralintide, An Amylin Type 1 Receptor Preferential Agonist, Suppresses Food Intake And Reduces Body Weight Without Inducing Illness Behaviors
Maggie Zhou1, Chloe Do2, Morgan Graham3, Caitlin Baumer-Harrison2, Bart C. De Jonghe3, Matthew R. Hayes1,2
1Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, , Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Rethinking Food Parenting Measurement For Adolescents: Parents&Rsquo; Perspectives On The Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (Cfpq)
Amanda M Ziegler, Marissa Camacho, Wendy Pearlman, Meghan Mistretto, Sahil Sudame, Lamisha Ahsan, Laurel Ehrlich
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States



Friday, August 7, 2026


9:00 - 10:00 AMRegency C & Foyer
Poster Session 3, Exhibits & Coffee Break

The Relation Between Milk Selection And Objectively Measured Fruit And Vegetable Waste In School-Aged Children: Analysis Of Arizona Schools Participating In The National School Lunch Program
Amrita Arcot1, Tran Huynh1, Michael Todd2, Tsung-Yen Yu3, Mindy McEntee3, Marc A Adams3, Meg Bruening1
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States, 2Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 3College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Unmasking Mouse Appetite: A Mass&Ndash;Metabolism Approach To Precise Food Intake Quantification
Alexander S. Banks
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

Modeling Reward-Based Overeating: Characterizing Neural Circuitry Contributing To An &Ldquo;Overconsumption Prone&Rdquo; Phenotype
Mattingly K Bartole1, Miriam E Bocarsly 1,2
1Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States, 2Rutgers Brain Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Sbi-553 Suppresses Food Intake And Weight Gain In Hungry Mice
Katherine Black1, Jariel Ramirez-Virella1, Sydney Milcarek2, Netanya Dennis2, Raluca Bugescu2, Steven Olson3, Zoe McElligott4, Lauren Slosky5, Gina Leinninger2
1Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States, 2Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States, 3Sanford Burnham Presbys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States, 4Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, 5Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Do Problematic Mealtime Behaviors Mediate The Association Of The Obesogenic Home Food Environment With Diet Quality?
Amara J Channell Doig, Leah M Lipksy, Tonja R Nansel
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, United States

Neuronal Hypothalamic Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 Signaling Is Required For Normal Energy And Glucose Homeostasis And For Protection Against Diet-Induced Obesity.
Pique P. Choi1, Kelly Kadlec1, Caeley Bryan1, Bao A. Phan1, Rohan Hendrickson1, Vince Damian1, Gregory J. Morton1, Michael W. Schwartz1, Jarrad M. Scarlett1,2
1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, 2Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, United States

Post-Covid Condition, Not Chemosensory Impairment, Predicts Weight Change Through Dietary Behavior Mediators.
Emily Dhurandhar1, Sherri Pals2, Martin Binks3, Kevin Maki4, Molly Rosenberg5, David Allison6
1Obthera, Lubbock, TX, United States, 2Independent Consultant, Atlanta, GA, United States, 3George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States, 4Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States, 5Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States, 6Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States

Characterization Of Eating Behaviors In Response To Visual Food Cues In Adolescents With Restrictive Eating Disorders
Anna S. Eidenberger1, Angela S. Guarda2, Kimberly R. Smith2, Sarah S. Sobalvarro1
1Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, United States, 2Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, United States

Insulin Regulation Of Alcohol Intake
Alexandra Evans, Yuval Silberman
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States

Role Of Mechanosensation In Modulating Energy Homeostasis
Britya Ghosh1,2, Cici Calhoun5, Kara Marshall1,3,4,6
1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States, 2American Heart Association, Dallas, TX, United States, 3Jan and Duncan Neurological Center, Houston, TX, United States, 4Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX, United States, 5Rice University, Houston, TX, United States, 6Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, United States

Validation Of A Context-Specific Fullness Questionnaire As A Predictor Of Eating-To-Capacity And Portion-Based Fullness Judgments
Jeon D. Hamm1, Jeffrey M. Brunstrom2, Jeanine B. Albu3, Blandine Laferrère4, Subhash Kini5, Harry R. Kissileff1
1Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,, New York, NY, United States, 2School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, New York, NY, United States, 3Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, New York, NY, United States, 4New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States, 5Department of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States

Evidence Of Persistent Hunger Following Dietary Weight Loss In Mice
Frankie/D Heyward1,2,3,4,5, Evan/D Rosen3,4,5
1Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, 2 Department of Neuroscience, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, 3Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States, 4 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States, 5Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Boston, MA, United States

Npy And Opioids Inhibit Vagal Afferent Activation Of Nts-Npy Neurons (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Josefina I Jara, Luciano Fernandes, Suzanne M Appleyard
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States

Validity Of Recalled Appetite-Related Ratings Across Eating-Related Contexts
Harry R. Kissileff1, Jeon D Hamm1, Jeffrey M Brunstrom2, Jeanine B Albu3, Blandine Laferrère4, Subhash Kini5
1Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States, 2School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, Bristol, United Kingdom, 3Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, New York, NY, United States, 4New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States, 5Department of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States

Psychosocial Correlates Of Dietary Intake And Cooking Behavior Among Adults: Results From A Pilot Community Cooking Intervention
Siobhan M. Lawler1, Danetta Hooks1, Li Yang1, Hannah Lee2, Manu Platt2, Nicole Farmer1
1National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, United States, 2National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States

A High-Fat High-Sucrose Diet Promotes Hippocampal Neuroinflammation In Male, But Not Female Tgf344-Ad Rats
Caleb M Levine1, Cameron Caggiano1, Georgia E. Hodes2, Debra A. Bangasser1,3, Marise B. Parent1,4
1Georgia State University Neuroscience Institute, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 3Georgia State University Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA, United States, 4Georgia State University Department of Psychology, Atlanta, GA, United States

Contribution Of Cephalic Phase Insulin Release To Glucose Regulation In Humans
Juyun Lim, Alexa J Pullicin, Yixin Jia
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States

A Neurotensin Brake On Exploratory Drive Under Persistent Threat
Molly McDougle, Victoria Glass, Estefania Azevedo
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States

Adiposity And Sex Modulate Asprosin Expression In Hypothalamic Regions Of Long Evans Rats.
Erisa Met Hoxha1, Gabrielle Bonanno1, Claire Miller1, Kimberly P. Kinzig1,2
1Purdue University Department of Psychological Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, United States, 2Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, West Lafayette, IN, United States

Acute Semaglutide Administration Disrupts Performance In A Sweet Caloric/Non-Caloric Discrimination Test And A Water-Glucose Categorization Psychophysical Task Via Its Anorexigenic Effects
Omar Molina1,2, Gustavo Hernandez3, Alberto Caballero-Ruiz3, Ranier Gutierrez1,2
1Departamento de Farmacologia del Centro de investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico, Mexico, 2Centro de Investigaciones sobre el Envejecimiento del Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico, Mexico, 3Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnologia Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, Mexico

Thirty Years Later: Reexamining Rozin&Rsquo;S Desert Island Nutrition Question In A Contemporary U.S. Sample
Carla J. Moore1, Kim R. Love2
1Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2K.R. Love Quantitative Consulting and Collaboration, Athens, GA, United States

Does Energy Density Affect Flavor Recognition Memory?
Kevin P. Myers1, Annika Flynn2, Jeffrey Brunstrom2, Jon Holtzman3
1Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, United States, 2University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, 3Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Lithium Orotate Is More Potent Than Lithium Chloride In Conditioned Taste Aversion Learning
Soheila Nabi, Thomas A. Houpt
Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States

Circadian Alignment And Feeding Predictability Mediate The Metabolic Efficacy Of Calorie Restriction
Heidi Pak, Joseph Takahashi
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

Uncovering The Behavioral And Neural Mechanisms Of Food Preference In Diverse Dietary Environments
Emma Riley, Taylor A. McCorkle, Keydy Mendez, Ashlynn Daniel, Madonna Samaan, Sushma Hegde, Arrington Polman, Ames K. Sutton Hickey
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Considering Flavor-Flavor Learning In Flavor-Nutrient Learning Paradigms
Mario Rodriguez1, 2, Mary Elizabeth Baugh2, Han Lee2, Rhianna M. Sullivan2, Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio2, 3
1Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 2Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 3Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Blacksburg, VA, United States

Characterization Of Signaling Pathway-Selective Ghrelin Receptor (Ghsr) Mouse Models To Guide Drug Development
Jade A Sency 1, M.A. Hassan Talukder 1, Lawrence S Barak2, Joshua D Gross1
1Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States, 2Duke University , Durham, NC, United States

Inulin-Responsive Vagal Afferent Neurons Are Necessary For The Anorectic Effects Of Inulin Supplementation.
Jasmine Shakir1,2,3, Alan M De Araujo1,2, Guillaume De Lartigue1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Neuroscience Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Nausea Atlas: Identifying And Characterizing Nausea Subtypes Using Patient-Reported Information
Sneh Sonaiya1, Ken Y. Hui2
1University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

Hippocampal Encoding Of Meal-Related Cues And Satiety Signals
Logan Tierno Lauer, Scott E. Kanoski
University of Southern California Human and Evolutionary Biology Sectionornia, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Body Fat Associates With Nocturnal Sleep Macro-Architecture In Young Adults
Daphne I Valencia1, Daniel A R Cabral1, Caroline Chovanes1, Sue A Shapses2, Andrea M Spaeth1
1Department of Kinesiology and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, 2Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

From Motivation To Metabolism: A Neural Circuit Modulating Feeding Behavior
Valentina Vargas1, Miriam E Bocarsly1,2
1Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience, 2New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States, 3Rutgers Brain Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

10:00 - 11:30 AMRegency B
Symposium 2: Boldly Going: The next generation in testing neuromodulators

Chair(s): Kyle Burger
10:00
Monoamine Release Dynamics In The Human Amygdala Dissociate Components Of Food Reward
Matt Howe1,2, Seth Batten1, Leonardo Barbosa1, Monica Ahrens3, Terry Lohrenz1, Jason White1, Robert Bina4, Mark Witcher1,5, Read Montague1,6, Alexandra DiFeliceantonio1,7
1Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 2School of Neuroscience, Virgi, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 3University of Kentucky Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States, 4Department of Neurosurgery, Banner University Medical Center , Phoenix, AZ, United States, 5Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, United States, 6Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 7Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States

10:30
Control Of Ingestion By The Caudal Brainstem
Zachary Knight
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

11:00
To Be Determined
Read Montague

10:00 - 11:30 AMMillennium Hall
Oral Session 4: K-Pop Diet Hunters: Diet Quality & Health

Chair(s): Emily Noble
10:00
Genetic Architecture Of Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Links Neurodevelopmental And Metabolic Pathways To Habitual Diet
Filip Morys1,2, Daiva E. Nielsen3, Lang Liu1,4, Arsene Kanyamibwa5, Atheer Attar3, Tongzhu Meng3, Mari Shishikura1, Annette Horstmann5, Alain Dagher1
1Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Modern Diet and Physiology Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 4Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 5Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

10:15
High-Fat Diet Remodels Vagal Sensory Pathways Through Inflammation To Promote Hyperphagia
Isadora Braga1,2, Laryssa Oliveira Coutinho1, Alan de Araujo1,2, Rebeca Mendez1,2, Claire de La Serre3, Dan Brierley4, Guillaume de Lartigue1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO, United States, 4University College London, London, United Kingdom

10:30
Methods Of Coding Food Into Nova Food Classes: Interrater Reliability Between A Reproduced Machine Learning Algorithm With Manual Coding
Laura Claire Walker1,2, Amelia Blumberg1,3, Eunice Chen1
1Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Winston Center on Technology and Brain Development, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, 3Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, United States

10:45
Effects Of Controlled Diets High In And Free Of ULtraprocessed Food On The Brain Of Emerging Adults
Emma Leslie1, Maria Rego2, Monica Ahrens3, Wenjing Yu2, Mary Elizabth Baugh1, Anastasia Groccia4, Rhianna Sullivan1, Han Lee1, Ryann Kolb1, Delbert Herald1, Valisa Hedrick2, Kevin Davy2, Benjamin Katz5, Brenda Davy2, Alexandra DiFeliceantonio1
1Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 2Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Informatics, Kansas City, KS, United States, 4School of Neuroscience at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 5Department of Human Development and Family Science at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States

11:00
A Western Diet Alters The Mitochondrial-Associated Transcriptome And Impairs Mitochondrial Bioenergetics In The Hippocampus Of Cognitively Impaired Mice (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Ana L Loera-Lopez1,2, Junwon Heo3, Magen N Lord2, David L Miller3,4, Jessica R Hoffman2, Anson D Sing5, Tianyi Zhang6, Alexia King5, Eugene F Douglass7, Luke J Mortensen4,6, Steven A Sloan5, Jarrod A Call1,3,4, Emily E Noble1,2
1Neuroscience Graduate Program, Athens, GA, United States, 2Department of Nutritional Sciences, Athens, GA, United States, 3Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Athens, GA, United States, 4Regenerative Bioscience Center, Athens, GA, United States, 5Department of Human Genetics, Emory, GA, United States, 6School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, Athens, GA, United States, 7Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Athens, GA, United States

11:15
Prebiotic Supplementation Mitigates High-Fat Diet-Induced Disruption Of Estrous Cyclicity And Alters The Vaginal Microbiome.
Julia Cook1, Jennifer Houston1, Zowi Pogonat-Walters1, Maja Legatt1, Kellie Tamashiro2, Claire de La Serre1
1Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

11:30 - 1:00 PMOn Own
Lunch on Own

11:30 - 1:00 PMLescaze
Elsevier Meeting (Invitation Only)

11:45 - 12:45 PMRegency B
New Investigator Event

1:00 - 2:00 PMMillennium Hall
Mars Lecture 2: Randy Seeley

Chair(s): Amber Alhadeff
1:00
To Be Gip Or Not To Be Gip, That Is The Question
Randy Seeley
University of Michigan

2:00 - 4:00 PMMillennium Hall
NITA Symposium

Chair(s): Matt Hayes
2:00
Experimental Induction Of Uncertainty About Food Availability Over Two Weeks Impacts Brain, Behaviour, And Cognition In Humans. (Elsevier Physiology & Behavior New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Justin J Sung1, Natasha Mattar1, Noemie Saulnier1, Laure Chaboussant1, Filip Morys2, Dana M Small1, 2, 3
1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2The Neuro, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States

2:15
Early-Phase Ingestive Microstructure As A Behavioural Marker Of Semaglutide Response In Obesity: An Interim Analysis Of The Digrat Study (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Michele Serra1,3, Ahmed Al-Humadi2, Werd Al-Najim2, Daniela Alceste3, Nicole Jucker1,3, Marco Bueter3, Carel le Roux2
1Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2Diabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 3Department of Visceral Surgery, Hospital Maennedorf, Maennedorf, Switzerland

2:30
Integrating Internal And External Signals To Optimize Food Decision Making (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Yige Sun, Ahmed Bouteldja, Justin Sung, Zheyi Li, Filip Morys, Dana Small
Mcgill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

2:45
Caloric Value Is Transferred To Anticipatory Cues As Interoceptive Predictions In Humans (George H.Collier New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Elayna Seago1, Afroditi Papantoni1, Jessica Liu1,2, Kyle Burger1
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

3:00
Translating The Gliotransmitter Octadecaneuropeptide Into A Once-Weekly Injectable Therapeutic, Dg-260, For The Treatment Of Obesity And T2Dm Without Adverse Events (Randall R. Sakai New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Keshav/S Subramanian1, Oleksandra Orativskyi2, Haley Maury2, Drew Belser1, Brandon Alonso1, Ashley Lee1, Chloe Do1, Quindy Pan1, Bart/C De Jonghe1, Caroline/E Geisler3, Robert/P Doyle2,4, Matthew/R Hayes1
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States, 3University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States, 4Updstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States

3:15
Stress Engages The Noradrenergic Brainstem-Hypothalamus Loop That Suppresses Appetite Persistently (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Myungmo An, Junkoo Park, Sumin Lee, Se-Young Choi, Sung-Yon Kim
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

3:30
Single Nutrient Overconsumption Induces Nausea And Increases Gdf15 Levels In Rats, Effects Attenuated By Chronic Exposure To A Western Diet (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Allison M. Pataro1,2, Sophia L. Fischer1,2, Serena X. Gao1,3, Ann Law1, Fatma Cicek1, Madeline Medina1,4, Tito Borner1
1Human and Evolutionary Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2 Integrative and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 3Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 4Bridging the Gaps Summer Research Program, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, United States

3:45
In A World Of Protein Shakes And Glp-1S: Sex Divergent Effects Of Semaglutide On Muscle Composition And Protein Intake In Rats (Dorothy W. Gietzen New Investigator Awardee)
Mya A. Knappenberger1, Madison T. Bento 2, Morgan R. Sotzen2, Suyeun Byun 1, Annalise M. Kuhns 1, Doris Olekanma1, Karolina P. Skibicka2
1The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States, 2 The University of Calgary, Calgary , AB, Canada

6:45 - 8:45 PMOffsite
New Investigator Event

Located at SPIN PHILADELPHIA




Saturday, August 8, 2026


9:00 - 10:00 AMRegency C & Foyer
Poster Session 4, Exhibits & Coffee Break

Consumer Visual Attention To Food Packaging Information: An Eye-Tracking Study Considering Health Status
Pablo Arrona Cardoza, Daiva E Nielsen
School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Hippocampus Dopamine Meal Responses Require Nutrients And Modulate Episodic Meal Related Memory And Satiety Via D2 Receptors
Alexander G Bashaw1,2, Logan Tierno-Lauer1, Sagar Parikh1,2, Hailey Park1, Scott E Kanoski1,2
1Human and Evolutionary Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Exercise-Induced Gut Microbiome And Metabolite Changes Reduce Sugar Consumption And Reinforcement
Lavinia Boccia1, Giulia Uhr1, Matthew M. Carter2, Christoph A. Thaiss2, J. Nicholas Betley1
1Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

Soluble Human Amyloid Beta In The Hypothalamus May Potentiate Peripheral Metabolic Impairments In Tgf344-Ad Rats In A Sex-Dependent Manner
Cameron Caggiano1, Caleb M Levine1, Thea Anderson1, Michael A Kelberman2, David Weinshenker2, Hannah L Lail1, Desiree Wanders1, Debra A Bangasser1, Scott E Kanoski3, Marise B Parent1
1Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States, 3University of Sourthern California, Los angeles , CA, United States

Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine Tracks Individual Differences In Operant Food-Seeking Engagement
Lei-Chieh Chao, Bridget Matikainen-Ankney
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, new brunswick, NJ, United States

Sex Differences In Macronutrient Preference And Dopamine Signaling Following Post-Ingestive Nutrient Sensing
Asia Dofat1, Rachelle Jacob1, Keyrstin Jacobs1, Monica Ahrens3, William Howe1,2
1School of Neuroscience, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 2Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 3University of Kentucky Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States

Optogenetic Activation Of Npy Terminals Suppresses Vagal Afferent Transmission In The Nucleus Tractus Solitarius
Luciano G Fernandes, Josefina I Jara, Suzanne M Appleyard
Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience Department. Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States

Examining Early Dietary Influences On Toddlers&Rsquo; Food Acceptance: Evidence From The Mint Study
Catherine A. Forestell1, Kameron J. Moding2, Gabrielle N.E. Glime3, Susan L. Johnson3, Nancy F. Krebs3, Minghua Tang4
1William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States, 2Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, 3University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO, United States, 4Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Endogenous Glp-1R Signaling Encodes Responses To Rewarding And Aversive Food Stimuli
Chloe X. Guo1, Gulsun Memi1,2, Taha B. Gungul1, Ali D. Guler1
1Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States, 2Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey

Soluble Fiber Supplementation Prevents Perinatal High-Fat Diet-Associated Weight Gain But Not Impaired Glucose Tolerance In Rat Offspring
Samuel H Irwin1, Lindsey K Macias1, Brianna C Bullock1, Lindsay D Strehle1, Jackson H Freiman1, Claire B de la Serre2, Timothy H Moran1, Kellie L K Tamashiro1
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Repeated Chemogenetic Excitation Of Vagal Afferents Expressing Oxytocin Receptors Promotes Negative Energy Balance In Obese Mice
Dominique N. Johnson1,2, Jeremiah Isaac1,2, Guillaume de Lartigue3, Karen A. Scott1,2, Annette D. de Kloet1,2, Eric G. Krause1,2
1Neuroscience Institute, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Atlanta, GA, United States, 3Monell Chemical Senses, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Satiety And Food Liking Drive Meal Cessation In Minimally And Ultra-Processed Breakfast Meals
Alexandra B. Larcom, Kathleen J. Melanson
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States

A Loss Of Palatable Reward Processing In An Alzheimer'S Disease Rat Model
Brianna E Linneman1,2, Leighelle A Adrian1, Mark Niedringhaus1,2, Elizabeth A West1,2
1Department of Neuroscience, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, United States, 2Rowan University School of Translational Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Stratford, NJ, United States

Dopamine D2 Modulation Decreases Striatal Response To Gustatory Reward And Energy-Dense Food Intake Humans
Jessica Liu1,2, Grace E. Shearrrer3, Afroditi Papantoni2, Elayna Seago2, Kyle S. Burger2,4
1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, 2University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States, 3Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 4University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Chewr: An Open-Source R Package For Quantifying Chewing Efficiency
John W. Long, Elsbeth A. Akanzinge, John E. Hayes
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

Sex-Specific Recruitment Of Basolateral Amygdala Subpopulations Reflects Divergent Effects Of Stress On Motivation
Megan McGraw, Emma Rose, Ai-Jun Li, Emily Qualls-Creekmore
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States

Effects Of Adolescent Semaglutide On Body Composition And Amygdala Function In Female Rats.
Austin M. Mills, Emily E. Noble
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States

Early-Life Food Insecurity Impacts Body Weight Later In Life In Female Rats.
Olivia P. Moody1, Elena V. Kozlova1, Sagar J. Parikh1,2, Scott E. Kanoski1,2
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Activation Of Prefrontal Cortex Subregions Differentially Alters Palatable Food Consumption In Obesity-Prone Rats: Implications For Translational Human Studies
Christina M Nelson, Destinee L Monasterio, Malcolm C Jennings, Annie Hawks, Brody A Carpenter, Michelle Lin, Jennifer A Nasser, Jessica R Barson
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Beyond Liking: Mapping Behavioral Drivers Of Snack Intake From Natural Consumer Language
Michelle Niedziela1, Tian Yu2
1Nerdoscientist, LLC, Chalfont, PA, United States, 2Amai, Denver, CO, United States

Nmur2A-Based Poly-Agonists To Match High Efficacy With Unmatched Tolerability
Anton Pekcec1, Bekir Altas1, Katherin Bleymehl1, Guiseppe Bruschetta2, Anna Buzzanca2, Bettina Gerner3, Jonas Doerr4, Andreas Kahrs4, Daniel Lam5, Maximilian Lassi1, Kathleen Lincoln2, Holger Wagner6, Frank Wesche4, Volker Mack1
1Department of Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Disease Discovery Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany, 2Department of Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Disease Discovery Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Ridgefield, CT, United States, 3Department of Global Drug Discovery Sciences, , Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach , Germany, 4Department of Target Discovery Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach , Germany, 5Department of Global Computational Innovation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach , Germany, 6Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach , Germany

Isl1+ Neurons In The Central Nucleus Of The Amygdala Are Involved In The Generation Of High Bite Force, And Coordinate The Actions Of The Jaw And Stomach During Ingestion.
Matthew Perkins1, Wenfei Han2, Ivan de Araujo2
1Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, NY, United States, 2Max Plank Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tubingen, Germany, 3Max Plank Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tubingen, Germany

Mapping And Characterization Of Discrete Medullary Innervation To The Ventral Tegmental Area (Vta).
Caitlin R. Ritchey, James H. Peters
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States

Glp-1 Receptor Agonist Semaglutide Promotes Non-Rem Sleep And Suppresses Food/Water Intake In NaÏVe Rats
Elise Shealy, Patricia Sue Grigson, Jidong Fang
Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States

Single-Cell Profiling Of Sympathetic Control Of Ghrelin Secretion
Sepideh Sheybani-Deloui, Omprakash Singh, Jeffrey M Zigman
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

Effect Of Forced-Choice Format On Gustatory Performance And Response Validity In The Waterless Empirical Taste Test (Wett)
Shima T. Moein1, Ryan Sharetts1, Ricahrd L. Doty1,2
1Research & Development Division, Sensonics International, Haddon Heights, NJ, United States, 2Smell & Taste Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

It Doesn'T Feel Like Charity; It Feels Like A Privilege (Supported By The Ssib International Foundational Fund Given In Memory Of Drs. Jacques Le Magnen (France), Anton Steffens (The Netherlands), Jacob Steiner (Israel), Steven Cooper (The United Kingdom))
Natalie Taylor1, Emma Boyland1, Alan Southern2, Charlotte A. Hardman1
1Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2Management School, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

A Gut-Olfactory Circuit Integrates Post-Ingestive Nutrient Signals To Support Odor Learning
Lucas J. Tittle-Acosta1,2, Molly McDougle3, Rebeca Mendez-Hernandez1,2, Ian Chapman1, 2, Kevin Bolding1, 2
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States

PkcΔ Mediates High-Fat Diet-Induced Increased Tonic GabaA Receptor Current In Cardiac Vagal Motor Neurons In The Dmv
Yoko B. Wang1,2, Victor Q. Chen1,2, Christopher D. Romero1,2, Maira Jalil3, Matthew McDonald3, John N. Campbell4, Carie R. Boychuk1,2
1Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States, 2Department of Pathobiology and Integrative Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States, 3Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States, 4Division of Food, Nutrition, and Exercise Physiology, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Columbia, MO, United States

An Amygdalopontine Pathway Promotes Motor Programs Of Ingestion
Joelyz S. Wolcott, Danielle S. Lafferty, Jeremiah Isaac, Amy Phan, Lily Reck, Andrew Lutas
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States

10:00 - 11:30 AMMillennium Hall
Oral Session 5: Pour Some Sugar on Me: Carbohydrates & Sugar

Chair(s): Lex Kravitz
10:00
Lateralized Vagal Circuits Control Feeding
Alan de Araujo1, Isadora Braga1,2, Gabriel Tofani1,2, Laryssa Coutinho1, Mingxin Yang1,2, Guillaume de Lartigue1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

10:15
Molecular Mechanisms For Sensing Stomach Distension
Avnika Bali1,2, Isadora Braga1,2, Guillaume de Lartigue1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

10:30
Encoding Of Interoceptive State By Paraventricular Thalamic Ensembles
Jared Butts1, Samuel Congdon1,2, Vraj Patel1, Qingyin Zheng2, Patrick Sweeney1,2
1Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States, 2Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States

10:45
Urocortin-3 Suppresses Food Intake And Intestinal Inflammation Via An Enteroendocrine Gut-Brain Circuit
Giulia T. Uhr1,2,3, Lavinia Boccia2,3, Niklas Blank4,5, Timothy O. Cox1, Lenka Dohnalová1, Haohan Karen Wei1, Kaitlyn Mcelhern2,3, Carol Rau2,3, Stephen Wisser1, Leonel Joannas6,7, Jorge Henao-Mejia6,7, Maayan Levy4,5, J. Nicholas Betley2,3, Christoph A. Thaiss4,5
1Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 4Arc Institute, 3181 Porter Dr, Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 5Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 6Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 7Institute for Immunology and Immune Health (I3H), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

11:00
Associations Between Interoceptive Awareness And Appetitive Traits In Children With Overweight Or Obesity (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
Allison M. Boyar1,2, David R. Strong3, Kyung E. Rhee4, Kerri N. Boutelle2,3,4
1San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, United States, 2Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States, 3Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States, 4Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States

11:15
Evaluation Of A Two-Stage Water Loading Test To Measure Gastric Interoception In Children
Emily Hohman, Orfeu Buxton, Kathleen Keller
Penn State University, University Park, PA, United States

10:00 - 11:30 AMRegency B
Oral Session 6: Molecules that Matter: Neuropeptides & Feeding

Chair(s): Christelle. LeFoll
10:00
Central Amygdala Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Neurons Integrate Endogenous Glp-1 And Encode Consummatory Valence Through Diverse Outputs
Miguel Duran1, Jennifer Willis1, Sai Pochana1, Nilay Dalvi1, Anusha Polamarasetty1, Melissa Rodriguez1, Kirk Habegger2, J. Andrew Hardaway1
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States, 2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

10:15
Top Down Regulation Of Feeding And Body Weight By Mc4R In The Mpfc
Michaela Cooke1, Priyanka Das1, Maddy Smith1, Rachel Ross1,2
1Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States, 2Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States

10:30
Glp-1R Agonism Modulates Lipid-Induced Neutrophilia Via An Area Postrema-Independent Mechanism
Anna Parolini1, Sophia Fischer2, Tito Borner2, Giuseppe Danilo Norata1, Andrea Baragetti1
1Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

10:45
Effects Of Gcg-Derived Peptide Signaling On Body Composition And Caloric Intake
Inge E Guerrero, Michelle B Bales, Eva H Rucinski, Mary A Raker, Linda Rinaman
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States

11:00
Primary Cilia Adcy3 Is Necessary For Dmvmh Leptin Effects On Feeding
Christopher Petty1, Austin Mills2, Magen Lord2, Ruth Harris3, Emily Noble1,2
1Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, 2Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, 3Department of Physiology, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA, United States

11:15
Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor-Expressing Neurons In The Paraventricular Hypothalamus Link Hunger And Reward Circuits To Drive Feeding
Sam Z Bacharach1, Katie A Zappetti1, 2, Laryssa O Coutinho1, Zhongwu Liu3, Marcelo O Dietrich3, Amber L Alhadefff1, 2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States

11:30 - 1:00 PMOn Own
Lunch on Own

11:45 - 12:45 PMRegency B
New Investigator Event

1:00 - 2:00 PMMillennium Hall
Mars Lecture 3: Daniella Cota

Chair(s): Thomas Lutz
1:00
Understanding Pomc Neurons Heterogeneity In Energy Balance And Beyond
Daniela Cota
INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, U1215, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

2:00 - 3:00 PMRegency C & Foyer
Poster Session 5, Exhibits & Coffee Break

Non-Linear Estimates Of Nutritional Properties, Driven By Health Biases, Lead To Systematic Errors In Caloric Food Choice
Jason A Avery1,2, Caroline Candy1, Alex Martin1
1National Institute for Mental Heatlh, Bethesda, MD, United States, 2Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, United States

A Novel Approach To Target The Tongue For Drug Delivery Of Obesity Therapeutics
Caitlin Baumer-Harrison1, Morgan Graham2, Danya Aldaghma2, Allison Pataro3, Allaha Mohiby2, Eddy Ntwali2, Bart C. De Jonghe2, Matthew R. Hayes1
1Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Semaglutide-Associated Restructuring Of The Gut Microbiome In Rats.
Suyeun Byun1, Morgan R Sotzen2, Mya A Knappenberger1, Madison T Bento2, Mohammed Asker3, Karolina P Skibicka2
1Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States, 2University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 3University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Hypothalamic Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Neurons Enhance Meal Size And Sucrose Seeking
Jingyang Cai, Bo Sortman, Scott Kanoski
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Satiety Insecurity Is Associated With Diet Quality Of Foods Selected By Women From An Online Grocery Store Task
Bobby K. Cheon, Matt B. Siroty, Yangyang Deng, Juila M.P. Bittner
Euncie Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, United States

Oxytocin Conditions Flavor Preference And Drives Accumbal Dopamine Release
Laryssa O Coutinho1, Iboro Umana2, Hillary Ellis1, Sam Z Bacharach1, Rebeca Mendez-Hernandez1, Guillaume de Lartigue1, 3
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Gastroenterology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States, 3Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Alzheimer&Rsquo;S Disease Rat Model Shows Increased Body Weight With Reduced Sweet Reward Consumption
Christopher J. E. Denning, T. Joseph Sloan, Mark Niedringhaus, Elizabeth A. West
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, School of Translational Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, United States

Adolescent Morphine Exposure Amplifies Rewarding And Withdrawal Effects On Dopamine Signaling During Adulthood Re-Exposure
Rachel M Donka, Deaglan A McAndrew, Jamie D Roitman
University of Illinois Chicago , Chicago, IL, United States

Neurobehavioral Mechanisms Underlying The Efficacy And Tolerability Of The Amylin Analog Cagrilintide In Rats
Sophia L Fischer1,2, Allison M Pataro1,2, Serena X Gao1,3, Ann Law1, Fatma Cicek1, Rebecca Pan1, Claire Katen1, Tito Borner1
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Integrative and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 3Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Moderate To Vigorous Physical Activity As A Cause Of Reduced Relative Energy Intake In Women With Loss Of Control Eating
K. Jean Forney1, Angela Hillman1, Lindsay Bodell2
1Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States, 2University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

From Ads To Appetite: Food Commercials Increase Reward-Related Brain Activation To High Energy-Dense Foods
Kyle Hallisky1, Bari Fuchs1, Alaina L Pearce1, Mya A Knappenberger1, Stephen J Wilson1, Travis Masterson1, Emma J Rose1, Frank G Hillary1, Amanda Bruce2, Seung-Lark Lim3, Kathleen L Keller1
1The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States, 2University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States, 3The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

A Cerebellar Node For Gut-Derived Satiety Signaling
A-Hyun Jung1, Aloysius Y.T. Low1, Dillon Nittoli1, Albert T.M. Yeung1, Brook Weller1, Emily Song1, Amber Alhadeff2,3, J. Nicholas Betley1,3
1Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Involvement Of The Nucleus Accumbens And The Paraventricular Nucleus Of Thalamus In The Estrogen-Induced Enhancement Of Sweet Taste Preference In Rats
Natsumi Kosugi1, Mana Uchida1, Fuka Nishino1, Keiko Morimoto1,2, Akira Takamata1
1Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan, 2Kyoto Koka Women's University, Kyoto, Japan

Factors Associated With Weight Loss Success: An Umbrella Review And The Delta Grid Taxonomy
Kari Kuulman1, Kadri Arumäe2,1, Senta Karus1, Uku Vainik1,3
1Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, 2Royal Holloway, University of London,, Egham, United Kingdom, 3Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

Beta Glucan Supplementation Reduces Meal Size And Preserves Glp-1 Agonist Response On A High-Fat Diet
Sarah E Loper, Isabel DiLandro, Saman Alikhani, Jordan Arroyo Cruz, Sanaya Mundra, Alejandro Bedoya Norena, Diana L Williams
Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, United States

Different Psychological And Cognitive Processes Are Implicated In The Motivation To Work For Food Compared To Monetary And Game Play Rewards. (Supported By The Ssib International Foundational Fund Given In Memory Of Drs. Jacques Le Magnen (France), Anton Steffens (The Netherlands), Jacob Steiner (Israel), Steven Cooper (The United Kingdom))
Cassandra J. Lowe
University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

Nmur2-Selective Agonists Provide A Well-Tolerated Therapeutic Opportunity For Obesity
Volker Mack1, Bekir Altas1, Emmanuelle Balme1, Katherin Bleymehl1, Giuseppe Bruschetta2, Jonas Doerr1, Bettina Gerner1, Daniel Lam1, Damian Matera2, Felix Schiele1, Aaron Teitelbaum2, Holger Wagner1, Tina Zimmermann1, Anton Pekcec1
1Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG, Biberach, Germany, 2Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG, Ridgefield, CT, United States

Differential Gut-Brain Signaling Mechanisms For Fructose And Glucose
Aaron D McKnight1,2, Fang Y Hsu1, Alan Araujo1, Alexander G Vargas1, Guillaume Lartigue1,2, Amber L Alhadeff1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Hindbrain Glp-1R Signaling Reduces Instrumental Responding For Food And Drugs
Ileana Morales1, Alexandra G Vargas1, Ryan A Burns1, Kuei-Pin Huang1, Mamycoumba Diagne1,2, Amber A Alhadeff1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Enhancing Dietary Intake With A Flower-On-The-Tray: Evidence From Hospitalized Patients (Supported By The Ssib International Foundational Fund Given In Memory Of Drs. Jacques Le Magnen (France), Anton Steffens (The Netherlands), Jacob Steiner (Israel), Steven Cooper (The United Kingdom))
Daniela Abigail Navarro1, Naama Yaroslavis1, Enav Horowitz1, Pierre Singer2, Vered Kaufman-Shriqui1
1Ariel University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition Department, Ariel, Israel, 2Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Comparing Habituation Responses To Hyperpalatable Foods In Children
Gloria Opuni1, Leonard H Epstein1, Tera L Fazzino2, Katelyn Carr1
1University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2University of Kansas, Lawerence, KS, United States

Differences In Basal And Diet&Ndash;Induced Changes In Nucleus Accumbens Inhibitory Transmission In Obesity-Prone And Obesity-Resistant Rats.
Maria Ortego-Dominguez1, Rowan J. Calkins1, Carrie R. Ferrario1,2
1: Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 2Psychology Department (Brain and Behavior Area), University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Early-Life Diet Primes Long-Term Responsivity To Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists (Glp1Ras) In Rats
Abigail Randolph, Linda Rinaman
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States

The Effects Of A High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet On Delay Discounting And Sensitivity To Haloperidol In Male And Female Rats Exposed During Adolescence Vs. Adulthood
Stephen H Robertson, Tristan Hughes, Paige Lomas
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, United States

Energy State-Dependent Regulation Of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1-Releasing Neurons In The Nucleus Of The Solitary Tract
Melissa Rodriguez, Kylie McMichen, Eshita Yadav, Joti Singh, Sonja A. Virkus, J. Andrew Hardaway
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

Control Of Consummatory Behavior By Lateral Hypothalamic D1R Neurons Projecting To The Anterior Thalamus
Kuldeep Shrivastava1, Benjamin Kilgore1, Jorge Luis Islas1, Vibha Kandpal1, YI Lu1, Mark Rossi1,2
1Center for NeuroMetabolism, Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, 2Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Weight LOss SUrgeries DIvergently REgulate ALcohol INtake: Roles Of GHrelin And The VAgus NErve
Jonathan Snyder, Elise Orellana, Yuval Silberman, Andras Hajnal
Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Penn State University, Hershey, PA, United States

High-Fat Diet Disrupts Circadian Eating Via Microbiota&Ndash;Vagal Signaling
Gabriel Tofani1,2, Rebeca Mendez-Hernandez1,2, Guillaume de Lartigue1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Comparison Of Food Nova Scores With And Without Contextual Data.
Christy N Vilcas1,2, Monica Ahrens3, Mary Elizabeth Baugh2, Zach Hutelin1,2, Araceli Suarez Madrigal4, Han Lee2, Rhianna Sullivan2, Lara Tablieh5, Delbert L. Herald2, Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio2,6
1Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 2Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 3Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 4Faculty of Pharmacy, University of La Laguna, Tenerife , Spain, 5Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 6Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech , Blacksburg, VA, United States

Sensory Processing In Children With And Without Feeding Problems: Examination Of Subgroups Differences
Keith E. Williams1, Deyu J. Pan2
1Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States, 2Penn State Wilkes Barre, Wilkes Barre, PA, United States

Macronutrient-Specific Responses To Protein Restriction Are Linked To Peripheral Taste Signaling
Dongpeng Yang1, Ciorana Roman Ortiz1, Sora Kim2, Christopher D. Morrison2, Lindsey A. Schier1
1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Gut Vagal Sensing Links Ethanol Ingestion To Reward And Binge Drinking
Mingxin Yang1,2, Alan de Araujo1,2, Arashdeep Singh1,2, Joanna Peris3, Guillaume de Lartigue1,2
1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

3:00 - 4:30 PMRegency B
Symposium 3: Gut Check: Mechanosensory signals in satiation

Chair(s): Claire de la Serre
3:00
Dietary Substitute Sugars&Rsquo; Osmotic Signaling Engages An Ileal Brake To Control Gut Motility And Feeding Via Glp-1
Arthur Beyder
Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Departments of Medicine and Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

3:30
The Role Of Gastrointestinal Mechanosensation In Regulating
Britya Ghosh1, Catherine Calhoun2, Kara Marshall1,3,4
1Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2Rice University, Houston, TX, 3Department of Neuroscience, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4Jan and Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children�s Hospital, Houston, TX

4:00
Pharyngeal Mechanosensation Drives Rapid Thirst Satiation
Sung-Yon Kim
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

3:00 - 4:30 PMMillennium Hall
Oral Session 7: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: Interventions & Therapeutics

Chair(s): Carolina Cawthon
3:00
High-Fat Diet Exposure Alters Sucrose Consumption Behaviors And Dopamine Signaling In The Nucleus Accumbens
Claire M. Corbett1, Leighelle Adrian1, Brianna E. Linneman1,2, Samantha L. Bozarth1,2, Mark Niedringhaus1,2, Elizabeth A. West1,2
1Rowan-Virtua University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, United States, 2Rowan-Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Stratford, NJ, United States

3:15
Amygdala&Ndash;Liver Signaling Orchestrates Glycemic Responses To Stress
Jamie RE Carty1, Kavya Devarakonda1, Richard M Connor2, Sarah A Stanley1
1Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States, 2Nash Family Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States

3:30
Branched-Chain Amino Acids Modulate Sweet Reward Independently Of Neuronal Fgf21 Signaling
Fereshteh Dehghani, Danial Fotros, Zobayda Farzana Haque, Garrett Scott, Maura McKenna, Andrew C Shin
Neurobiology of Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health & Human Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States

3:45
Sweet Taste Phenotypes Are Poor Predictors Of Sugar Intake In Healthy Adults
Alissa Nolden, James Makame
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States

4:00
Sglt1 Mediates Oral Glucose Sensitivity During Fasting In Humans
Alexa Pullicin, Yixin Jia, Juyun Lim
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States

4:15
Brain Response Is Influenced By Varying Rates Of Metabolic Response To Carbohydrate Consumption In A Flavor-Nutrient Conditioning Paradigm
Mary E Baugh1, Monica Ahrens2, Han Lee1, Rhianna Sullivan1, Zach Hutelin1,3, Alexandra DiFeliceantonio1,4
1Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, United States, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Informatics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States, 3Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 4Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States



Sunday, August 9, 2026


9:00 - 10:00 AMRegency C & Foyer
Poster Session 6, Exhibits & Coffee Break

The Effects Of A Transmembrane Mutation Of Adenylyl Cyclase 3 On Food Intake In A Rodent Model
Leighelle A. Adrian, Osborne Seshie, Lacey L. Sexton, Mark J. Ferris, Leah C. Solberg Woods
Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, United States

Behavioral Factors Contributing To High Fat Diet Induced Obesity In Mice
Mason Barrett, Alexxai Kravitz
Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, United States

A Rapid Decrease In Phasic Dopamine Precedes The Rapid Change In Salt&Rsquo;S Valence During Satiation Of Sodium Appetite
Paula Bazzino1, Dionne C. R. Russchen2, Alexandra T. Keinath1, Mitchell F. Roitman1, James E. McCutcheon2
1University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States, 2UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Heterogeneous Gip Receptor Signaling In Mouse Hindbrain Neurons
Ainsley Caldwell 1, James Dell'Orco1, Thelonius McGovern1, Frank Reimann2, Goforth Paulette1
1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 2Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge , United Kingdom

Dio Rats Chronically Treated With Semaglutide Overconsume Sucrose And A Cafeteria Diet
Carolina R. Cawthon1, 2, A. Valentina Nisi1,3, Ginger D. Blonde3, Carel W. le Roux4, Alan C. Spector1,3
1Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, 2Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States, 3Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, 4Diabetes Complications Research Center, Conway Institute, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Impact Of Hemp Seed Consumption, In The Context Of Western-Style Vs. Low-Fat Diets, On Energy Balance And Memory Function In Rats
Woo-Jae Choung, Edward Moncada, Anna M. R. Hayes
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States

Transcriptomic And Functional Evidence Of Glp-1R Expression In Non-Dopaminergic Vta Neurons
Jordyn Czarny, Alexxai Kravitz
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States

The Effects Of Long-Term Semaglutide Treatment On Accumbal Dopamine Activity.
Frannie Drake, Bridget Matikainen-Ankney
Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Semaglutide Drives Weight Loss Through Camp-Dependent Mechanisms In Glp1R-Expressing Hindbrain Neurons
Claire Gao, Isabelle C. Geneve, Shakira Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Chia Li, Kaitlyn McElhern, Marc L. Reitman, Andrew Lutas, Michael J. Krashes
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders, Bethesda, MD, United States

Improving Reproducibility In Mouse Sodium Appetite Research
Silvia Gasparini1 , Joel Geerling1,2
1Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States, 2Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States

Sex-Specific Differences In Baseline Running And Food Intake Predict Susceptibility To Activity-Based Anorexia
Sushma Hegde1, Ava Bellino1,2, Matthew McGill1, Keydy Mendez1,2, Taylor A. McCorkle1, Arrington Polman1, Ames Sutton Hickey1
1Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Mid-Atlantic Neuroscience Developing Scholars (MiNDS) program, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Why &Ldquo;Eat Fewer Ultra-Processed Foods&Rdquo; Is Hard: Evidence For Rapid Food Devaluation In Humans
Diana G. Hume Rivera, Michael J. Krashes, Juen Guo, Kevin D. Hall, Valerie L. Darcey
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States

Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonism Enhances Excitatory Drive In The Olfactory Bulb And Piriform Cortex
Vaibhav Konanur, Zach Fyke, Lindsay Vivona, Joseph Zak
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Vitamin B1 Supplementation Attenuates Exercise Fatigue And Central Metabolic Alterations In A Hfd-Induced Thiamine Deficiency Mouse Model
Elena Kozlova1, Crystal Luna1, John Leano1, Gayatri Raut1, Jose Martinez-Lomeli1, Patrick Degnan2, Poonamjot Deol1, Frances Sladek1, Margarita Curras-Collazo1
1Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States, 2Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States

Lateral Hypothalamic Circuits To The Paraventricular Thalamus And Medial Septum Differentially Control Consumption And Food Seeking
Jorge Luis Islas1, Vibha Kandpal1, Jenyvib Tenorio1, Yuko Ambo1, Yi Lu1, Chloe Lin1, Aiden Dartley1, Ashley Han1, Kuldeep Shrivastava1, Mark A. Rossi1,2,3,4,5
1Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, 2Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, 3Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, 4Rutgers Brain Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, 5Center for NeuroMetabolism, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Key Drivers Of Energy Drink Appeal Among Adolescents
Travis Masterson1, Helene Hopfer2, Frank Dardis 3, Morgan Failla2, Callie Millward1
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State , State College, PA, United States, 2Department of Food Science, Penn State, State College, PA, United States, 3Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State, State College, PA, United States

NEurAl Networks UnderlyiNg DIminished Food Motivation Following Variable Food Access In Mice.
Keydy Mendez, Sushma Hedge, Arrington Polman, Shardul Garg, Emma Riley, Ames K. Sutton Hickey
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Establishing The New Zealand Obese Mouse As A Model For Weight-Cycling In Polygenic Obesity
Lauren G. Michels1, Carolina L. Sandoval Caballero2, Vijay Mavanji2,3, Catherine M Kotz1,2,3
1University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 2University of Minnesota Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 3Research Service Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Altered Sensitivity To Cholecystokinin&Rsquo;S Satiating Effects In The Tgf344 Alzheimer&Rsquo;S Rat Model
Nicolas Morano, Serena Gao, Alexander Bashaw, Scott Kanoski
1Department of Biological Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Built Environment Risk Is Associated With Reinforcing Value Of Food And Sensitization In Youth
Laura B Mueller1, Liyue Zhang2, Jiyeon Kim2, Yingjie Hu2, Jennifer L Temple1
1 Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2Department of Geography, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

The Association Between Experiences Of Discrimination And Disordered Eating Is Mediated By Impulsiveness
Laurence J. Nolan, Kaitlyn Miranda, Amy Eshleman
Department of Psychology, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY, United States

Dopamine Dynamics In An Associative Learning Paradigm Are Modulated By Morphine Through Intoxication And Withdrawal.
Alison J. Page1,2, Mack Kroll1, Mitchell F. Roitman1,2, Jamie D. Roitman1,2
1University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Psychology, Chicago, IL, United States, 2University of Illinois Chicago, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, United States

Shaping How We Eat: The Barbara J. Rolls Collection Of Human Feeding Studies (1988&Ndash;2025)
Alaina L. Pearce1,2, Barbara J. Rolls2
1Research Data Stewardship Department, Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park, PA, United States, 2Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

Positive Allosteric Modulation Of Mglur1 Reduces Cue-Induced Food-Seeking In Obesity Prone Rats
Lauren M Raycraft, Elsie M Norton, Carrie R Ferrario
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Ventral Hippocampus ↠ Accumbens Grin3A Knock-Down Elicits Excessive Inhibitory Control And Increases Susceptibility To Activity-Based Anorexia.
Jacob Roeglin, Katherine Czerpaniak, Mao Nozaki, Elliot Phillips, Aleesha Shi, Lilah Faron, Federica Lucantonio, Marco Pignatelli
Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Psychiatry, St. Louis, MO, United States

Semaglutide Alters Sugar Preference Dynamics Without Compromising Glycemia And Weight Maintenance
Ciorana Roman Ortiz1, Aracely Simental-Ramos2, Katherine Merkling1, Tito Borner1,2, Scott Kanoski1,2, Lindsey Schier1,2
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A Ventral Hippocampal To Prelimbic Cortex Circuit Modulates Impulsive Action But Not General Consummatory Behavior In Male Rats.
Bo W. Sortman, Sagar J. Parikh, Scott E. Kanoski
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Glp-1 Analogue, Semaglutide, Affects Male And Female Reproductive Systems In Rats.
Morgan R. Sotzen1, Suyeun Byun2, Ngozi O. Ibadin2, Mya A. Knappenberger2, Madison T. Bento1, Mohammed Asker3, Doris I. Olekanma2, Francisco J. Diaz2, Karolina P. Skibicka1
1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 2Penn State University , University Park, PA, United States, 3Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Intergenerational Inheritance Of Food Preference
Leo Tornes*1, Ahyun Jung*1,2, Mohammed A. Al-Sabeh1, Lindsey A. Schier1
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Characterizing The EFfects Of REtatrutide In RAts On High-Fat Diet On Ingestive Behavior And Liver Transcriptomics
Dennis B Vu, Maggie S Zhou, Varnitha R Punnuru, Anh Do, Kate Townsend Creasy, Matthew R Hayes
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Tirzepatide Reduces Fentanyl Taking And Seeking In Male And Female Rats
Xinming Zhang1,2, Christian E. Edvardsson3, Megan C. Dalalo1,2, Micah Ford1,2, Elisabet Jerlhag3, Heath D. Schmidt1,2
1Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

10:00 - 11:30 AMRegency B
Symposium 4: Ingestion on a Budget

Chair(s): Laura Rupretch
10:00
The Crunchometer: A Low-Cost, Open-Source Acoustic Analysis Of Feeding Microstructure
Ranier Gutierrez
CINVESTAV del IPN, Mexico City, Mexico

10:30
Doing More With Less: Open-Source Tools Reveal Hidden Structure In Feeding And Motivation
Bridget Matikainen-Ankney
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States

11:00
Ingestion On A Budget: Digital Mealtime Photography For Scalable Eating Behavior Assessment
Laura L Bellows
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States

10:00 - 11:30 AMMillennium Hall
Oral Session 8: The 8th Sense: Interoception and Appetite

Chair(s): Marise Parent
10:00
A Homecage Social Operant Task To Investigate Diet-Induced Changes In Social Motivation
Yiru Chen, Susan E. Maloney, Alexxai V. Kravitz
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States

10:15
Circuit-Specific Effects Of Post-Ingestive Modulation Of Dopamine In Food Reward
Tung T Bui1, Bhaskar Ray2, Brandon Cox1, Alec Hartle1, Alexandria Difeliceantonio1, Srijan Sengupta2, William M Howe1
1Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States, 2North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States

10:30
Prefrontal&Ndash;Hypothalamic Dynamics During Binge-Like Eating: Feeding Microstructure And In Vivo Neural Activity During Palatable Food Consumption
Astrid Munoz-Perez de Arce1, Pablo R. Moya2,3, Ignacio Negron-Oyarzo2
1PhD Program in Sciences (Neuroscience), Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile, 2Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Valparaiso., Valparaiso, Chile, 3Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias (CINV), Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile

10:45
Differences In The Propensity To Attribute Incentivization Of Food Cues Is Reflected In The Calcium Activity Of Anterior Insular Cortical Neurons
Keegan H Delap, Kajol V Sontate, Gregory C Loney
Department of Psychology, Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, SUNY University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

11:00
A Pedunculopontine Nucleus To Ventral Tegmental Area Circuit Is Required For Dopamine Responses To Food And Associative Food-Cue Learning
Nicholas Smith1, Ruoxi Wu1, James Bianchi1, Albert Yeung1, Semus Wang1, Michelle Awh1, Sukya Williams1, J. Nicholas Betley1,2,3
1Department of Biology, Universtiy of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3BrainBodyBiome Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

11:15
Lateral Hypothalamic Circuits Integrate Threat And Food Value To Drive Compulsive Eating In Obese Mice
Richard O'Connor, Paul Kenny
Icahn School of Medicine/Mount Sina, New York, NY, United States

11:30 - 1:00 PMOn Own
Lunch on Own

1:00 - 2:00 PMRegency B
Mars Lecture 4: Corby Martin

Chair(s): Travis Masterson
1:00
Assessment And Modification Of Ingestive Behavior As A Multi-Component Construct: Selecting The Best Method For The Population And Variable Of Interest
Corby Martin
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, , United States

2:00 - 2:50 PMRegency B
Business Meeting

3:00 - 4:45 PMRegency B
Awards Session

P15
3:00
Kevin Williams - Hoebel Prize For Creativity, Introduction By Jeffrey Zigman
Kevin Williams
UT Southwestern

P15
3:35
Amber Alhadeff - Alan N.Epstein Research Award,�Introduction By Alexxai Kravitz
Amber Alhadeff
Monell Chemical Senses Center

P16
4:10
Barbara Rolls - Distinguished Career Award, Introduction By�Faris Zuraikat And Hanim Diktas
Barbara Rolls
The Pennsylvania State University

6:45 - 10:45 PMMillennium Hall
Awards Ceremony & Closing Banquet

Full registration or ticket required