A. INTRODUCTIONParamjit S. Tappia, Bram Ramjiawan, Naranjan S. DhallaAsper Clinical Research Institute, St. Boniface HospitalCR3129-369 Tache AvenueWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 2A6Email: ptappia@sbrc.caTitle: Cellular and biochemical mechanisms of obesity
B. Inflammation/cytokines1. Oreste GualilloSERGAS (Servizo Galego de Saude) and IDIS (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago), The NEIRID Group (Neuroendocrine Interactions in Rheumatology and Inflammatory Diseases), Santiago University Clinical Hospital, Building C, Travesía da Choupana S/N, Santiago de Compostela 15706, Spain.Email: oreste.gualillo@sergas.esTitle: The role of inflammation in obesity2. Kyoungho SukDepartment of Pharmacology, Brain Science & Engineering Institute, Department of Biomedical Science, BK21 PLUS KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.Email: ksuk@knu.ac.krTitle: Hypothalamic inflammation and malfunctioning glia in the pathophysiology of obesity3. Jennifer M. MonkDepartment of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, CanadaEmail: jmonk02@uoguelph.caTitle: The role of the inflammasome in obesity4. Geert van LooVIB Center for Inflammation Research, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium.Email: geert.vanloo@irc.vib-ugent.beTitle: Adipose tissue macrophages and their polarization in health and obesity5. Sonia CaprioDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.Email: sonia.caprio@yale.eduTitle: Adolescent Obesity and Insulin Resistance: Roles of Ectopic Fat Accumulation and Adipose Inflammation6. Giulia MauriziClinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.Email: g.maurizi@univpm.itTitle: The interplay between adipocytes and immune system cells in the pathophysiology of obesityC. Hormonal imbalances1. Agatha A. van der KlaauwDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Metabolic Research Laboratories - Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.Email: av330@medschl.cam.ac.ukTitle: Neuropeptides in Obesity and Metabolic Disease2. Heather Roff, Colette JappyDonor Network West, 12667 Alcosta Boulevard #500, San Ramon, CA 94583; Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA.Email: Hroff11@gmail.com; colette.jappy@gmail.comTitle: Adiposity and the Role of Neuroendocrine Hormones in Energy Balance3. Jaroslaw KozakowskiDepartment of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielański Hospital, 80 Ceglowska St., 01-809 Warsaw, PolandEmail: jkozakowski@cmkp.edu.plTitle: Obesity in menopause4. Brigitte LeenersDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstr. 10, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland. Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.Email: Brigitte.Leeners@usz.chTitle: Ovarian hormones and obesity5. Shiying ShaoDivision of Endocrinology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China.Email: shaoshiying@hotmail.comTitle: The role of tissue-specific glucocorticoids in central obesity6. D. do Nascimento Marreiro665 Ed. Palazzo Reale, Hugo Napoleão St. apt 2001 Jóquei Teresina, PiauíBrazil 64048320.