P&F Symposia
Each year, our P&F Awardees have the opportunity to present their work at the Boston Area NORC Annual P&F Symposium. Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, and dedicated staff who make this annual event a great success for the Center.
Joint P&F Symposium 2026
The 2026 Joint P&F symposium was held in the spring in collaboration with BADERC. More than 100 investigators from institutions across the Boston areas registered for this event to discuss the topic of “Diabetes, Obesity, and Nutrition Networking.” Three previous P&F awardees presented their work supported by their P&F awards from two centers, and were joined by Dr. Evan Rosen as Keynote Speaker.
Evan Rosen, MD, PhD
Keynote Speaker
In 2026, our awardees were joined by Dr. Evan Rosen, an accomplished endocrinologist and researcher. For his Keynote Lecture, Dr. Rosen presented “Living off the fat of the land: building a career as a physician-scientist in metabolic research.”
Pilot & Feasibility Awardee Presentations
Natalia Machado, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Identification of Neural Pathways Governing Hypothermia and Hypometabolic States
Jason Zhang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Brigham Women Hospital
Microbial activators of the enteroendocrine system
Lydia Shook, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Single Cell Atlas of the Maternal-Fetal Interface in Type 1 Diabetes
Past P&F Symposia
P&F Symposium 2024
In 2024, our awardees were joined by Dr. Jose Florez, an accomplished physician and researcher. He is the Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine at HMS and the Co-Chair of the MGB Department of Medicine.
Jose Florez, MD, PhD
Keynote Speaker
P&F Symposium 2022
In 2022, our awardees were joined by Dr. Miriam Bredella, accomplished radiologist and researcher. She is the Professor of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Director at the MGH Center for Faculty Development.
Miriam Bredella, MD
Keynote Speaker
P&F Symposium 2021
In 2021, our awardees were joined by Dr. Alessio Fasano, accomplished pediatric gastroenterologist and researcher. He is the Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Director of the NORCH Genomics and Cell Biology Core.
P&F Symposium 2020
In 2020, our speakers were accompanied by the acclaimed Dr. JoAnn Manson as Featured Speaker. Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, and dedicated staff for a wonderful event.
2020 Speakers
JoAnn E. Manson, MD, MPH, DrPH
Featured Speaker
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
How VITAL are Vitamin D and Omega-3s for Cardiometabolic Health?
Frankie Heyward, PhD
P&F Awardee 2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rosen Lab in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Determining the Direct Transcriptional Targets of STAT3 in AgRP Neurons
Lindsay Fourman, MD
P&F Awardee 2019
Instructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Metabolic Sequelae of In Utero HIV Exposure: A Pilot Study
Jordi Merino, RD, PhD
P&F Awardee 2019
Instructor in Medicine, Diabetes Unit and Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical and Physiological Characterization of Genetic Variation Influencing Dietary Intake