Dr. Chaodong Wu was invited to participate and present at the First International Conference on Precision Nutrition and Metabolism in Public Health and Medicine. The conference was held September 21 – 26, 2018 in Chania, Crete, Greece. During the conference, Dr. Wu delivered a speech on obesity-related circadian dysregulation and insulin resistance. Also, Dr. Wu was invited to participate and present at the 22nd Scientific Meeting of the Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS2018). The CDS2018 was held November 28th – December 1st, 2018 in Suzhou, China. During the meeting, Dr. Wu delivered a speech on the protective role for adenosine 2A receptor in inflammation and insulin resistance.