Gut-Brain Axis
Breckenridge, CO, USA
Organiser: Other
Attendance type(s): Hybrid
Event Dates: 16—19 Mar 2026
- 16/03/2026
- 17/03/2026
- 18/03/2026
- 19/03/2026
Registration Deadline: 16 Mar 2026
Important Deadlines
Early Registration Deadline (Save $200!): January 15, 2026
Meeting Summary
Keynote Speaker: Daniel J. Drucker, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Incretins all Over the Place
Scientific Organizers: Martin G. Myers, Jr., Darleen A. Sandoval and Tune H Pers
The gut and brain interact to control a host of behaviors (including feeding), gut function, the perception of gastrointestinal malaise, and many autonomic responses. Most of these responses are mediated at the level of the brainstem, which also represents the site for many feeding-related actions of incretin-mimetics. Understanding the systems that sense gut status and respond to incretin mimetics, as well as the defining circuits that process and relay these signals to promote specific behavioral and autonomic outputs may reveal potential targets for therapeutic intervention in obesity.
This meeting will focus on the gut systems and neural circuits by which the gut and brain communicate to effect behavioral and physiologic changes. The conference will provide a venue to learn about, discuss, and integrate the latest research advances regarding the sensing of information by the gut, the relay of this information to the brain, the mechanisms and circuits that mediate ensuing behavioral and physiologic changes, and the systems that mediate anti-obesity actions of incretin-mimetics, as well as examining the integration of gut-brain signaling with islet biology.
The conference will integrate academic and industry perspectives, providing the opportunity for interdisciplinary discussions that can drive therapeutic advances. Workshops will focus on emerging areas of research and technology, as well as career development. The meeting will engage researchers from diverse areas of expertise, integrating neuroscience, gut biology, metabolism, behavior, physiology, nutrition, and pharmacology, allowing participants to comprehensively understand mechanisms of gut-brain communication and the importance of these mechanisms for physiology, pathophysiology, and therapy.
This conference will be held jointly with the Keystone Symposium on Islet Biology and Diabetes: Beta Cell Compensation, Failure and Recovery to spark innovative cross-disciplinary insights and collaborations. This is a two-for-one experience, with one in-person registration buying access to both meetings.
View the Program: https://www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/conference-listing/meeting/onpage-program/L62026
Join Options
Join in-person, real-time via Livestream, or anytime/anywhere through On Demand, available post-conference.
Contact Details
Name: Keystone Symposia
Phone: 18002530685
Email: comms@keystonesymposia.org