Dr. Lipa Cicin-Sain(Department of Molecular Biology, Ruder Boskovic Institute, Croatia)
Specialty: Neurobiology
“Identification of Gene Pathways Involved in Serotonergic Modulation of Body Weight
”
Dr. Deanna L. Wallace(Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Specialty: Neuroscience
“The Role of Striatal and Prefrontal Dopamine in Decision-Making Related to Food Choice
”
Dr. Alexandra M. Gouveia (Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Medicine and IBMC, University of Porto, Portugal)
Specialty: Melanocortins
““Browning” of Human White Adipocytes: Melanocortins as Essential Players
”
Dr. Michael J. Duncan(Sport and Exercise Applied Research Group, Coventry University, UK)
Specialty: Children's physical activity and obesity
“Using “Green Exercise” In Schools to Increase Physical Activity, Reduce Obesity and Enhance Psychological Well-Being in Children”
Dr. Fumiko Miyanaga(Research Fellow, Clinical Research Institute, Kyoto Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Japan)
Specialty: Obesity, Endocrinology, Metabolism
“Multi-facility Joint Research on the Impact of Depression and Genetic Factors on the Pathology of Japanese Obesity and the Effectiveness of Weight Reduction Treatment
”
Ms. Yoko Nakao (Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan)
Specialty: Obesity, Lifestyle-related disease, Epidemiology
“Longitudinal Research on the Significance of the Accumulation of Visceral Fat in the Pathogenesis of Metabolic Syndrome: Metabolic Syndrome and Abdominal Obesity (MERLOT) Study
”
Dr. Koichi Yamada(Senior Researcher, Department of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Japan)
Specialty: Nutrition, Epidemiology
“Considering Dietary and Exercise Prescriptions for Each Genetic Polymorphism to Enable the Alleviation of Obesity without Health Impairment – Analysis of Polymorphisms in the “Saku Large-scale Cohort Study
”
Mr. Masayuki Sato(Director, Institute of Sport, Senshu University, Japan)
Specialty: Sports psychology
“Practical Activities in a Physical Strength Improvement Program from the Perspective of the Stages of Behavioral Change – A University Community Open Lecture for Children and the Elderly –
”
Dr. Kimber Lee Stanhope(Associate Project Scientist, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California, Davis, USA)
“Oxidative Stress and Nitric Oxide Production Assessed ex vivo in Normal Weight and Overweight Subjects Consuming Sugar”
Dr. Keith Tolfrey(School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK)
“Effect of Exercise Energy Expenditure on Subsequent Energy Intake in Overweight and Non-overweight Children”
Dr. Hamid Jan Mohamed(Nutrition Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains, Malaysia)
“The Relationship between Maternal Environmental Tobacco Exposure, Oxidative Stress and Body Fat Composition”
Dr. Anastacia Wanjiku Kariuki(Director/Chair of Nutritionists Without Borders, Kenya)
“Promoting Healthy Lifestyles among Students in Secondary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya”
Dr. Yasuyuki Ishibashi(Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Japan)
“Influences of Weight Reduction and Body Composition Change on Knee Osteoarthritis - In Pursuit of Improved Knee Function through Local-government Provided Health Check-ups and Exercise Intervention”
Dr. Hiroaki Ueno (Assistant Professor, Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan)
“Impact of Diabetes and Anti-diabetic Drugs on Body Weight and Composition, with a Focus on Visceral Fat”
Dr. Masako Sei(Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Public Health, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Japan)
“Analysis of the Effects of ‘Childhood Obesity Health-monitoring Systems’ Operated Cooperatively by Schools and Healthcare Providers”
Dr. Hiromichi Wada(Physician, Laboratory Chief, Kyoto Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Japan)
“Development of Biomarkers for Determining Cardiovascular Events – Angiogenesis-related Factors Associated with Obesity and New Oxidized-LDL Markers”
Dr. Iftikhar Alam(Lecturer and Junior Research Specialist, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences, Department of Human Nutrition, Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan)
“Age Associated Changes in Body Composition and Their Effects on Immune Parameters”
Dr. Alexandra Maria Gouveia(Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Oporto University, Portugal)
“The Emerging Role of Melanocortins in Adipocytes: From Fat to Facts”
Dr. Kimber Lee Stanhope(Associate Project Scientist, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California, Davis, USA)
“Oxidative Stress and Nitric Oxide Production Assessed Ex Vivo in Normal Weight and Overweight Subjects Consuming Sugar”
Dr. Michael Duncan(Senior Lecturer in Applied Sport and Exercise Science, Dept of Biomolecular and Sports Sciences, Coventry University, UK)
“Using an Integrated School Curriculum Pedometer Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity and to Reduce Obesity in Children”
Dr. Shinichiro Sano(Graduate School / Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Hospital, Japan)
“Analysis of Body Composition and Fat Distribution in Obese Children Using Fat-Scan and Body Fat Scale, and Study of Outcomes of Interventions in Obese Children Using Factors Related to Childhood Metabolic Syndrome”
Dr. Noriko Sato (Head of Nutrition Group, Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Clinical Research Center, Kyoto Medical Center, Japan)
“Investigation of Genetic Factors and Molecular Biomarkers Related to the Incidence of Obesity in Japanese Subjects as Well as to Weight Loss Outcomes and Resistance to Treatment: Influence of Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) Gene Polymorphism”
Dr. Kayoko Miyamoto(Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Science, Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan)
Research on Necessary Energy Intake for Maintaining Body Weight in Healthy Adults: “A Study on Issues Including Factors Such as Basal Metabolism, Body Composition, and Estimated Energy Consumption”
Dr. Noriyuki Takubo(Director, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, Japan)
“A Tailor-Made Interventional Program Using a Team Approach for Children with Obesity Leading to Health Problems and for Their Families”
Dr. Hiromasa Funato(Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Toho University, Japan)
“Study of Obesity Resistance of Orexin”
Ms. Laura Ann Healy(Department of Clinical Nutrition, St. James’s Hospital, Ireland)
“Central Obesity, Body Composition, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cancer - Impact on Tumour Stage, Treatment, and Disease Free Survival in Breast Cancer”
Dr. Toru Kikuchi(Lecturer, Division of Pediatrics, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Japan)
“Examination of Measurement of Weight, Waist Circumference, and Blood Pressure of All Family Members as Guidance Following Examination of Children for Lifestyle-related Diseases and Obesity”
Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown(Assistant Professor, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, USA)
“Comparison of the Human Microbial Ecology After Weight Loss Surgical Procedures”
Dr. Motohiko Miyachi(Exercise Guideline Project Leader, Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Japan)
“Study on the Setting of Diagnostic Guidelines for Sarcopenia in Japanese Using the BI Method”
Dr. Yoshimi Tanimoto(Assistant Professor, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Osaka Medical College, Japan)
“Elucidation of Body Composition Changes That Lead to Frailty in the Elderly: With a Particular Focus on Fat and the Significance of Obesity Control in the Elderly”
Dr. Keith Tolfrey(Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK)
“Effect of Breakfast Glycaemic Index on Fat Oxidation During Subsequent Low to Moderate Exercise in Overweight Adolescent Girls”
Dr. Lei Zhou(Associate Professor, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, P.R. China)
“Large-Scale Survey of the Relationship Among Obesity, Dietary and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students”
Dr. Jacques L Courseault(Program Designer/Coordinator, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, USA)
“Don't weight to lose.”
Dr. Michael Joseph Duncan(Faculty of Education, Health and Sciences, University of Derby, UK)
“Using active video games to promote physical activity and healthy weight status in schools”
Dr. Itsuko Kitamura(Research Fellow, Department of Epidemiology, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, NCGG, Japan)
“Longitudinal examination of the relationship between menopause and body composition”
Dr. Christos S. Mantzoros(Associate Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA)
“Determinants and consequences of adiponectin in humans”
Dr. Satoshi Nishimura(Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo and Researcher, PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan)
“Formulation of the new evaluation guidelines for metabolic syndrome (using adipose tissue function and volume), and evaluation of clinical effectiveness”
Dr. Alice J Owen(Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia)
“Omega-3 fatty acid status, body composition and cardiovascular disease risk in older adults”
Dr. Keiko Tanabe(Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan)
“Large-scale survey of weight gain during pregnancy and incidence of lifestyle-related diseases after growth, seen from mother-child health books, in two generations of mothers and daughters”
Dr. Yuri Yaguchi(Assistant Professor, Environment and Space Design, Department of Information, Environmental and Food Sciences, Faculty of Education, Art and Science, Yamagata University, Japan)
“Results of provision of evidence-based tailor-made dietary and lifestyle guidance to obese university students”
Dr. Hisashi Adachi(Associate Professor, Division of Cardio-Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan)
“Do Adipocyte-Derived Cytokines Contribute to the Metabolic Syndrome? Epidemiological Research Targeting Residents of Farming and Fishing Villages”
Dr. Fumiyuki Goto(Chief Physician, Hino Municipal Hospital, Japan)
“Use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Autogenic Training for Body Weight Control”
Dr. Gary Michael Heathcote(Associate Professor, Anthropology Resource and Research Center, U.S. Territory, Guam)
“Body Composition and Health: Involving University of Guam Students in Mentored Self-Studies of their Body Composition and its Relationship to the Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Disease Risk”
Dr. Christos S. Mantzoros(Associate Professor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, USA)
“Determinants and Consequences of Adiponectin in Humans”
Dr. Kenji Moriyama(Professor, Mukogawa Women’s University, Japan)
“Cohort Study on Visceral Fat and the Natural Course of Risk Factors for Arteriosclerosis in Middle-aged and Elderly Working People”
Dr. Julia Ann Potter(University College Chichester, School of Physical Education, UK)
“Exploration of Body Composition and Cardiovascular Disease”
Dr. Gladys Witt Strain(Director of Research for Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Weill College of Medicine of Cornell University/ Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgery, USA)
“A Comparison of Weight Loss and Body Composition Changes with Four Surgical Procedures”
Dr. Takashi Wada(Associate Professor, Shimbashi Examination Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan)
“Of the Three Categories of Basic Lifestyle Habits, Which Can Most Effectively Prevent the Metabolic Syndrome?”
Dr. Lora K. Heisler(Senior Research Associate, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, UK)
“Comparative analysis of brain circuits regulating serotonin and leptin”
Dr. Nobukazu Ishizaka(Specially Appointed Lecturer, Department of Cardioangiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan)
“Examination of the influence of smoking behavior on the relationship
between obesity and insulin resistance”
Mr. Muhammad Mamun Jafar(Research Fellow, El-Mamun Center, Ghana)
“El-Mamun Center’s Innovative Healthier Ghana Initiative”
Dr. Yutaka Kiyohara(Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Socio-Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan)
“Research to examine abdominal measurements for metabolic syndrome in
residents of Hisayama-machi”
Mr. Akio Kubota(Assistant Director of
Research, Shizuoka Health Institute, Japan)
“Results of the ‘Weight Loss Rally,’ which aims to achieve outcomes by improving
lifestyle habits at the group level”
Dr. Christos S. Mantzoros(Associate Professor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism, USA)
“Identification of modifiable predictors of body fat and adiponectin”
Mr. Tomoaki Matsuo(Ph.D Candidate, Doctoral Course, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences,
Tsukuba University, Japan)
“Search for genes that influence amount of weight loss in the context of
weight loss intervention”
Dr. Yu-Hua Tseng(Assistant Investigator, Section of Obesity Research, Joslin Diabetes Center,
USA)
“Association between adipose expression of bone morphogenic proteins and
human obesity”
Dr. Susann
Blüher(Med. University of Leipzig, Children’s Hospital,Germany)
”Analysis of an Association Between Genotypes in Candidate Genes for
Obesity with a Predisposition as well as Modification of the Disease”
Dr. Kikuko
Hotta( Laboratory Head, Laboratory for Obesity, Research Group
for Disease-causing, Japan)
Mechanisms, RIKEN SNP Research Center
“Discovery and Functional Analysis of Genes Related to the Metabolic
Syndrome”
Dr. Wan Abdul
Manan, (Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Health
Sciences, Malaysia)
”Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Quality of Life of Rural Housewives
in Malaysia”
Dr. Seigo Nakada,(Chibana
Clinic, Specified Medical Corporation, Keiaikai, Japan)
“Obesity Countermeasures Using ‘Lifestyle Advice Based in Public
Halls’
and ‘Lectures-on-Demand for Young People’ by Public Health
Nurses: toward the Establishment of a New Community-based Health System”
Dr. Julia
Ann Potter(University of Chichester, School of Physical Education,United
Kingdom)
”Satellites of Success”
Dr. Keiko Takihara (Associate Professor, Health Care Center, Osaka
University, Japan)
“Research on the Prevention of Lifestyle-related Diseases Based on Adipocytokines:
toward Earlier Lifestyle Intervention for Obese Individuals in Danger of Acquiring
Lifestyle-related Diseases”
Dr. Jorge Antonio
Vizcarra(Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, Department
of Animal and Food Sciences,U.S.A)
”A Biomedical Model to Study Obesity Related Traits”
Dr.
Hiroaki Masuzaki, (Associate Professor, Department of Metabolism
and Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Kyoto University)
"Development of a New Clinical Marker for Evaluating Metabolic Disturbances
Due to Obesity, and Molecular Epidemiological Research Using Urinary Metabolite"
Dr.
Noriko Kato, (Chief of Maternal and Child Health, Department of
Health Promotion and Research, National Institute of Public Health)
"Determination of BMI Standards for Infants, and Children Up to the
Age of Puberty"
Dr.
Kineko Sato, (Associate Professor, College of Medical Sciences,
Tohoku University)
Effects of Changes in the Weight during the Pregnancy Period on Health
during the Perinatal Period – "Analysis for Each Different Body
Shape Type at the Time of Non-pregnancy"
Dr.
Yasuo Ueda, (Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Hyogo Prefectural Kaibara Hospital)
"Application of Body Fat Measurement for Mother and Child in Reevaluating
Normal Weight Increase Rates during the Pregnancy Period"
Dr.
Shuji Inoue (Dean of the Department of Health and Nutrition of
the Elderly, National Institute of Health and Nutrition)
“Epidemiological Research of Obesity in Japan, Edition of Domestic
Epidemiological Data on the Basis of International Standards, and Comparison
of Domestic Data with International Data”
Dr. Tomoo Okada (Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
School of Medicine, Nihon University)
“Comparative Study of the Amount of Physical Activity and Nutrition
in the Days of Infancy from the Angle of the Development of Children’s
Obesity – Comparison with Children in China”
Dr. Shuzo Kumagai (Associate Professor, Health Promotion
Center, Kyushu University)
“Practical Research on Weight Control of Obese Pregnant Women”
Dr. Ri Chonsu (Research Assistant in International Health
Science and Epidemiology, Tokyo University)
“Research on the Obese Index in Relation to Risk Factors for Lifestyle
Diseases”
