Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium

Each year the Division of Nutrition and the Boston Area Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) select a "cutting edge" topic in nutritional research to present. Authorities on this topic from North America and elsewhere are invited to present. Representatives from the food industry, nutrition researchers, nutritionists, and physicians are invited to attend and participate in the active discussion.

We are pleased to announce the topic for our 2026 symposium:

Developmental Origins of Metabolic Disease

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026, 8:30am - 3:20pm

Virtual

The 27th Annual Boston Area NORC Symposium will explore fetal programming from epidemiologic, physiologic, and mechanistic perspectives. The Symposium will address the effects of prenatal factors on lifelong health and provide critical insights into management issues to improve next-generation health.
Join us for this virtual symposium to hear an outstanding line up of speakers including Dr. Emily Oken, “Maternal Obesity and Offspring Metabolic Disease”, Dr. Keith Godfrey, “Preconception Opportunities to Improve Next Generation Health”, and keynote speaker Dr. Kent L. Thornburg, "Overview of Development Origins of Disease", and many more. The full list of speakers is available to view on the event webpage.
Please register using this registration link.

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