Meetings

Critical Path Institute will host its 2026 Global Impact Conference this September at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center in Washington, D.C. The conference runs Sept. 15-16, followed by a dedicated working session, Sept. 17, on One to Millions, C-Path’s initiative to advance therapies from individualized breakthroughs to scalable global solutions. Registration is now open to the global drug development community.

The briefing with frontline workers in the DRC and senior leaders from WHO, Africa CDC, and the international scientific community will provide journalists with access to experts in outbreak response, public health preparedness, virology, and infectious disease research.

NUTRITION 2026 puts science in the spotlight as thousands of nutrition researchers and health professionals convene for the the annual flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Qualifying journalists are invited to join the action July 25–28 in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C.

Dr. Avishek Adhikari and his team have discovered a small group of neurons in the midbrain that potently controls food-seeking. Dr. Adhikari will discuss these findings and what they may suggest about eating disorders in an upcoming webinar, “Neural Circuits Controlling Food-Seeking” on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 2:00 pm EDT. The webinar will be hosted by Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., President & CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and host of the Emmy®-nominated television series Healthy Minds.

Researchers from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center are scheduled to present their latest findings in diabetes research and treatment at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) flagship conference, the 86th annual Scientific Sessions, taking place June 5-8 in New Orleans.

The ADA’s Scientific Sessions is the world’s largest diabetes meeting, convening an expected audience of over 12,000 leading physicians, scientists, researchers and healthcare professionals from around the globe. The premier diabetes meeting will feature the latest scientific findings in diabetes and obesity. Leading experts will share findings from research on prevention, care and cures at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.  

Are ultra-processed foods actually good for you? What is the future for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy? How did politics and industry influence the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans? What is causing the surge in the tickborne alpha-gal syndrome meat allergy and how can people protect themselves? These are just a few of today’s most pressing nutrition topics that more than 30 of the world’s leading nutrition experts will tackle at the 14th annual International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine, taking place in Washington, D.C., Aug. 13-15, 2026.