We were thrilled to have UGA’s own Dr. S. Tony Wolf as our keynote speaker this year. Dr. Wolf is the Director of the Integrative Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory in the Department of Kinesiology. His research broadly focuses on environmental impacts on cardiovascular health in vulnerable populations, including older adults and those with obesity. He has been awarded several grants from the ORI in recent years, and has received grants from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association, for his obesity-related research. His work aims to better understand physiological and pathophysiological responses and adaptations to environmental exposures, with an interest in developing interventions to improve cardiovascular outcomes in the face of climate and demographic changes.