Program
Preliminary Meeting Program
Welcome to the SSIB 2026 Preliminary Schedule! Please note the schedule is preliminary and will be updated as the program is finalized.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2026
| 8:00 - 4:45 PM | REGISTRATION Regency Foyer |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 AM | POSTER SESSION 6, EXHIBITS & COFFEE BREAK (click to view)
Regency C & Foyer |
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BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL |
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Behavioral factors contributing to high fat diet induced obesity in mice MASON BARRETT, ALEXXAI KRAVITZ.Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA |
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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, USA |
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Improving Reproducibility in Mouse Sodium Appetite Research SILVIA GASPARINI1 , JOEL GEERLING1, 2.1Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.2Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA |
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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, USA.2Department of Food Science, Penn State, State College, PA, USA.3Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State, State College, PA, USA |
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405 |
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, USA.2Department of Geography, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA |
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Shaping how we eat: The Barbara J.Rolls Collection of human feeding studies (1988–2025) ALAINA L.PEARCE1, 2, BARBARA J.ROLLS2.1Research Data Stewardship Department, Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park, PA, USA.2Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA |
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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, USA |
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CLINICAL |
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Why “Eat Fewer Ultra-Processed Foods” 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, USA |
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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, USA |
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NEUROSCIENCE |
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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, USA |
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A rapid decrease in phasic dopamine precedes the rapid change in salt’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, USA.2UiT The Arctic University of Norway, TromsA, Norway |
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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, USA.2Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
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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, USA |
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414 |
The effects of long-term semaglutide treatment on accumbal dopamine activity. FRANNIE DRAKE, BRIDGET MATIKAINEN-ANKNEY.Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ, USA |
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415 |
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, USA |
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416 |
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, USA.2Mid-Atlantic Neuroscience Developing Scholars (MiNDS) program, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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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, USA |
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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, USA.2Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.3Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.4Rutgers Brain Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.5Center for NeuroMetabolism, New Brunswick, NJ, USA |
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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, USA |
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Altered sensitivity to cholecystokinin’s satiating effects in the TgF344 Alzheimer’s rat model NICOLAS MORANO, SERENA GAO, ALEXANDER BASHAW, SCOTT KANOSKI.1Department of Biological Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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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, USA.2University of Illinois Chicago, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, USA |
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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, USA |
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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, USA |
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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, USA |
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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, USA.2Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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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, USA.2Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.3Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden |
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PHYSIOLOGY |
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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, USA.2Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA.3Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.4Diabetes Complications Research Center, Conway Institute, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
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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, USA.2Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA |
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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, USA.2University of Minnesota Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.3Research Service Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA |
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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, USA.2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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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, USA.3Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden |
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| 10:00 - 11:30 AM | SYMPOSIUM 4: INGESTION ON A BUDGET Chair/Organizer: Laura Rupprecht, Nick Neuwald Regency B |
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10:00 |
The Crunchometer: a low-cost, open-source acoustic analysis of feeding microstructure RANIER GUTIERREZ.CINVESTAV del IPN, Mexico City, Mexico |
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10:30 |
Doing more with less: open-source tools reveal hidden structure in feeding and motivation BRIDGET MATIKAINEN-ANKNEY.Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA |
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11:00 |
Ingestion on a budget: Digital mealtime photography for scalable eating behavior assessment LAURA L BELLOWS.Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA |
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| 10:00 - 11:30 AM | ORAL SESSION 8: CIRCUIT CITY: CONNECTIONS IN INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR Chair/Organizer: Marise Parent, Magen Lord Millennium Hall |
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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, USA |
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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 a State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.2North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA |
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10:30 |
Prefrontal–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 |
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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, USA |
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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, USA.2Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.3BrainBodyBiome Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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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, USA |
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| 11:30 - 1:00 PM | LUNCH ON OWN On Own |
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| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | MARS LECTURE 4: CORBY MARTIN Chair/Organizer: Travis Masterson Regency B |
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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 |
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| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | BUSINESS MEETING Regency B |
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| 3:00 - 4:45 PM | AWARDS SESSION Regency B |
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3:00 |
Kevin Williams - Hoebel Prize For Creativity, introduction by Jeffrey Zigman KEVIN WILLIAMS.UT Southwestern |
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3:35 |
Amber Alhadeff - Alan N.Epstein Research Award, AMBER ALHADEFF.Monell Chemical Senses Center |
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4:10 |
Barbara Rolls - Distinguished Career Award, introduction by BARBARA ROLLS.The Pennsylvania State University |
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| 6:30 - 10:30 PM | AWARDS CEREMONY & CLOSING BANQUET Millennium Hall Full registration or ticket required |
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