Online | 8th Annual Sung Symposium: Intermittent Fasting for Well-being

Join us for the 8th Annual Patrick & Marguerite Sung Symposium: Intermittent Fasting for Well-being on Friday, March 28, 2025, from 1–5 p.m. to learn more about the scientific foundations and practical applications of fasting as a tool for enhancing well-being.

In line with our mission to advance integrative approaches to health, this free webinar brings together leading experts in clinical practice, research, and education to foster dialogue on emerging and impactful topics in integrative health. This year’s theme of time-restricted eating offers valuable insights to health professionals and healthcare consumers alike.

The symposium features four expert presentations and an interactive panel discussion moderated by Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS, executive director of the OIMH, associate director and research director, GW Resiliency and Well-being Center, and associate professor of Clinical Research and Leadership and Physician Assistant Studies at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Preliminary Agenda

• Do time-restricted eating (TRE) / intermittent fasting (IF) promote well-being?
  Speaker: Courtney Peterson, PhD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Nutrition Sciences
• Could a fasting-mimicking diet improve outcomes in cancer patients?
  Speaker: Valter Longo, PhD,  developer of the fasting mimicking diet, The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
• How feeding and fasting regulate intestinal barrier function and the gut microbiome
  Speaker: Jhimmy Talbot, PhD, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Basic Sciences Division
• What you need to know about TRE/IF from an eating disorders expert
  Speakers: Jesse L. Bakke, associate professor of biochemistry, Foundational Sciences Department, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, and Samantha L. Hahn, Ph.D., MPH, RD, Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Central Michigan University
• Panel Discussion (all speakers)