2021 Translating Energy Balance Conference Keynote
Dr. Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H. - Yale University
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April 17, 2025
Sammie Werts-Pelter, MPH, Ph.D.
Dr. Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H. - Yale University
Dr. Elizabeth Feliciano, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
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Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Behavioral Science, Director of Center for Energy Balance, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Joya Chandra, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Research, Director of Center for Energy Balance, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Energy Balance Keynote Speaker Kathryn H. Schmitz, Ph.D., MPH, FACSM, FTOS: Professor, Public Health Science, Penn State College of Medicine
Energy Balance Panel Speakers
Lizette Rangel, Member of Center for Energy Balance
Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Behavioral Science, Director of Center for Energy Balance, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Joya Chandra, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Research, Director of Center for Energy Balance, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Energy Balance Keynote Speaker Kathryn H. Schmitz, Ph.D., MPH, FACSM, FTOS: Professor, Public Health Science, Penn State College of Medicine
Energy Balance Panel Speakers