Monday, December 6
SESSION 1: Energy balance and GI physiology – Eric Ravussin, Chair
8:30–9:15	Eric Ravussin, PhD Pennington Biomedical Research Center Energy balance regulation
9:15–10:00	Helen Raybould, PhD UC Davis Gastrointestinal physiology and the gut-brain axis
10:00–10:15	BREAK
SESSION 2: Gut hormones and bariatric surgery – Walter Pories, Chair
10:15–11:00	Jens Holst, MD, PhD University of Copenhagen The physiology of gut hormones
11:00–11:45	Walter Pories, MD, FACS Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University The wonderful puzzle: the physiology of gut hormones
11:45–1:00	LUNCH – Lod Cook Alumni Center, Cook Room
SESSION 3: Animal models of bariatric surgery – Hans-Rudi Berthoud, Chair
1:00–1:45	Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital The physiology of bariatric surgery
1:45–2:30	Marco Bueter, MD Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, UK Gastric bypass in rodents – what does it tell us about human physiology?
2:30–3:15	Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, PhD Pennington Biomedical Research Center A rat model of bariatric surgery
3:15–3:30	BREAK
3:30–4:15	April Strader, PhD Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Bile diversion and diabetes cure
4:15–5:00	Randy Seeley, PhD University of Cincinnati Sleeve gastrectomy
5:00	Hospitality Suite Open
7:00	Dinner – Lod Cook Alumni Center, Cook Room
9:00	Hospitality Suite Open
Tuesday, December 7
SESSION 4: Role of hedonics: animal and human studies – Lee Kaplan, Chair
8:30–9:15	Andras Hajnal, MD, PhD Penn State University Role of taste and reward in rat models
9:15–10:00	Allan Geliebter, PhD Columbia University Neuroimaging before and after bariatric surgery
10:00–10:15	BREAK
10:15–10:30	Manu Chakravarthy, MD, PhD Merck Research Laboratories Probing eating behaviour with functional MRI
10:30–11:00	Lee Kaplan and Randy Seeley Future and perspectives
11:00–12:00	Lunch & Roundtable Discussion for consensus paper draft All Chairs