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NORTHWESTERN MEdicine posters and presentations

We are proud to participate in the 2026 ADA Scientific Sessions.
​Our attending faculty will present new research and the latest findings during the conference.

Session
Presenter
Time/Location
All times in CT​
Friday, June 5

Oral Presentations – Session #1: What's New with Insulin Delivery Systems? (With ADA Presidents' Select Abstract Presentation)
Grazia Aleppo, MD
​2:00 – 3:30 pm
La Nouvelle Orleans B (Level 2)

Symposium - Novel Metabolic Drivers Underlying the Development of Obesity
Lisa R. Beutler, MD, PhD
​(Chair)
3:45 – 5:15 pm
343 (Level 3)

Symposium – Bridging the Gap: Real-Time Diabetes Technology, Organizational Readiness, and Policy Solutions to Advance Care
Juan C. Espinoza Salomon, MD
​3:45 – 5:15 pm
217 (Level 2)

Symposium – Personalizing Diabetes Care: Tailoring the Intervention to the Cardiovascular Risk
PCE, PREVENT, SCORE-Diabetes: Understanding the CVD Risk Prediction Tools in People with Diabetes
Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc
3:45 – 4:05 pm
La Nouvelle Orleans C (Level 2)

Debate – BMI on Trial: Should It Still Define Obesity
Robert F. Kushner, MD
​(Chair)​
5:30 – 6:30 pm
La Nouvelle Orleans B (Level 2)

Saturday, June 6

​Corporate Symposium – Glucagon Pharmacology as a Metabolic Signal: From Mechanism to Meaningful Outcomes — A Lightning-Talk Series
Robert F. Kushner, MD
​6:30 – 7:45 am
Grand Ballroom AB‚ Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Symposium – The ADA's Standards of Care in Diabetes: 2026 Updates
Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy
Emily D. Szmuilowicz, MD
9:00 – 9:15 am
La Nouvelle Orleans B (Level 2)

Professional Interest Group – Discussion on Women's Interprofessional Network of the ADA (WIN ADA): The Adaptive Edge—How to Lead Through Change Panel Discussion
Jill A. Weissberg-Benchell, PhD
​11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Hall E-3 (Level 1)

General Poster Session
CGM Data Provides Weekly Insulin Efsitora Dose Guidance Equivalent to the Current Standard of FBG and Hypoglycemia Events for T2D Basal Experienced Adults: A Retrospective Analysis [Board No. 1953]
Grazia Aleppo, MD
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Poster Hall
(Halls D – E)

General Poster Session
Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infection Erodes Islet Allograft Acceptance Induced by Subcutaneous Nanotherapy [Board No. 2423]
El Hadji Arona Mbaye
​
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Poster Hall
(Halls D – E)

Oral Presentations – Session #1: What's New with CGM Systems?
Grazia Aleppo, MD (Chair)​
1:30 – 3:00 pm
La Nouvelle Orleans C (Level 2)

Product Theaters – The Connected Continuum: Reducing Clinician Burden Across Care Settings with EHR Integrated Diabetes Data
Juan C. Espinoza Salomon, MD (Invited Speaker)
​3:00 – 3:45 pm
Product Theater 2

Sunday, June 7

Panel Discussion – GLP-1RA Across the Lifespan: Who, When, and at What Cost?
Health System/Payor Perspective
Jelena Kravarusic, MD, PhD
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8:00 – 8:15 am
220 (Level 2)

Oral Presentations – Metabolic and Glycemic Profiles in Pregnancies Affected by Diabetes
Dynamic CGM Models to Predict GDM: A GO MOMs Analysis [Board No. 1232]
Emily D. Szmuilowicz, MD
8:15 – 8:30 am
Hall E-2 (Level 1)

General Poster Session
When Health Care Is Disrupted: A “Canary in the Coal Mine” Signal for Diabetes Care [Board No. 1461]
Alona Furmanchuk, PhD
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Poster Hall
(Halls D – E)

General Poster Session
Semaglutide Reduces Asthma-Related Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Comorbid Asthma and Obesity: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SELECT Trial [Board No. 1723]
Robert F. Kushner, MD
​
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Poster Hall
(Halls D – E)

General Poster Session
Differential Fatty Acids in Human Milk from Individuals with Gestational Diabetes [Board No. 2140]
Jami L. Josefson, MD, MS​
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Poster Hall
(Halls D – E)​

Ask the Expert – AI and Innovation for Clinical Health Care Delivery in DM
Amisha Wallia, MD, MS
​(Chair)​
1:30 – 3:00 pm
Hall E-3 (Level 1)​

Ask the Expert – AI and Innovation for Clinical Health Care Delivery in DM
Large Language Models and Clinical Innovation ​
David M. Liebovitz, MD

​
1:30 – 1:45 pm
Hall E-3 (Level 1)

Symposium – Immune Modulatory Strategies for Next-Generation Cell Therapies
Immunoengineering to Induce Islets Graft Tolerance
Jacqueline Burke, PhD
 ​
1:50 – 2:10 pm
343 (Level 3)​

Panel Discussion – Early Pregnancy Diabetes Screening Reexamined: GO MOMs or Hold Tight?
Can Early Pregnancy OGTT and CGM Be Used to Predict GDM and Large-for-Gestational-Age Birthweight? Primary Results from the GO MOMs Study
William L. Lowe, Jr., MD
4:30 – 4:42 pm
217 (Level 2)​

Symposium – Where Heart, Kidney, and Metabolism Collide: Innovations in the Holistic Approach to Care
Advancing CVD Prevention in CKM
Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc
5:10 – 5:30 pm
Great Hall B (Level 1)​

Monday, June 8

Panel Discussion – Diabetes Technology Use Across Life Situations
Grazia Aleppo, MD
​(Chair)
8:00 – 9:30 am
Hall E-3 (Level 1)​

Symposium – The ADA and Centers for Diabetes Translation Research Symposium: Driving Innovation in Diabetes Translation
Amisha Wallia, MD, MS (Chair)
​
8:00 – 9:30 am
220 (Level 2)​

Symposium – The ADA and Centers for Diabetes Translation Research Symposium: Driving Innovation in Diabetes Translation
CDTR Chicago: Diabetes Health and Child Education Research Collaborative in Chicago
Terri J. Sabol, PhD

8:10 – 8:20 am
220 (Level 2)

ePoster Theater - Healthcare Delivery: Expanding Beyond the Individual
Jelena Kravarusic, MD, PhD (Moderator)​
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
ePoster Theater A (Halls B1-C)​

ePoster Theater – Diabetes in Pregnancy: Mechanisms, Management, and Metabolic Imprinting
Differential Fatty Acids in Human Milk from Individuals with Gestational Diabetes [Board No. 2140]
Jami L. Josefson, MD, MS
12:10 – 12:20 pm
ePoster Theater B (Halls B1-C)​

General Poster Session
Telehealth vs. In-Person Versions of a Diabetes Distress–Reducing Intervention for Teens [Board No. 1591]
Jill A. Weissberg-Benchell, PhD
​12:30 – 1:30 pm
Poster Hall (Halls D-E)

General Poster Session
Glycemia Risk Index to Characterize Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Population [Board No. 2126]
Juan C. Espinoza Salomon, MD
​12:30 – 1:30 pm
Poster Hall (Halls D-E)

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