The symposium will take place Oct. 15 in the Whittenberger Auditorium at the Indiana Memorial Union, according to an IU press release.
This year’s symposium focuses on the role of the brain and the central nervous system in regulating eating behaviors. This will include works on obesity, metabolic processes and disorders and innate ?behaviors.
Matthias Tschöp from the Technische Universität München in Germany will receive the 2014 Gill Distinguished Scientist Award at the symposium.
Tschöp is scientific director of the Helmholtz Diabetes Center and chair of the Division of Metabolic Diseases at the Technische Universität München, according to the University.
His research focuses largely on the treatment and understanding of metabolic diseases.
He will give a lecture titled “The Metabolic Syndrome: A Brain Disease?”
Scott Sternson, a group leader on the Janelia Research Campus at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will receive the 2014 Gill Transformative Investigator Award.
Sternson will give a lecture titled “The Neurobiology of Need.”
His research uses optical and chemical tools to form a picture of the functioning nervous system, according to the release.
Apart from the awardees, three additional researchers will give lectures about ?obesity, metabolism and eating behaviors.
The symposium is open to the public, but requires advanced registration.
Events last from from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ?Wednesday.
The Linda and Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science is part of the College of Arts and Sciences.
A full schedule of the symposium’s events can be viewed at chem.indiana.edu/news-events/events/2014-gill-symposium.asp .
Anna Hyzy
