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Topic: Thyroid Biology and Disease
Session Type: Symposium

SY25 - Thyroid Hormone on the Brain

Sunday, June 14, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Location: Room W179

    Symposium Chair(s)

  • Elizabeth McAninch, MD

    Clinical Professor of Medicine
    Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine
    Stanford University Medical Center
    Stanford, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s): Acella Pharmaceuticals: Advisory Board (), Consultant (); Equilibrate Thereapeutics: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder ()

  • RP

    Robin Peeters, MD,PhD

    Internist
    Erasmus Universiteit
    Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Elizabeth McAninch, MD: Acella Pharmaceuticals: Advisory Board (), Consultant (); Equilibrate Thereapeutics: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder ()
Robin Peeters, MD,PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Thyroid hormone is crucial for normal neurodevelopment, and continues to play a role in brain plasticity in adult life. Recent data have provided new insights into the actions of thyroid hormone in the brain and the regulation of the hypothalamic pituitary thyroid axis.

Presentations:

  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Neural Regulation of the Hypothalamic Pituitary Thyroid Axis

    Symposium Speaker: Ricardo H. Costa e Sousa, DVM, MSc, DSc (he/him/his) – BOSTON UNIVERSITY

  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Microglia during Myelin Damage and Repair

    Symposium Speaker: Meredith Hartley, PhD – University of Kansas

  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Synchronizing body and brain: coordination of metabolism and exploration by thyroid hormone

    Symposium Speaker: Daniel Hochbaum, PhD – BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER