PROGRAMME

To give you the opportunity to start planning your travel itinerary;
the Summit starts on Wednesday May 21st at 12.15 and ends at Friday May 23rd at 12.30.

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21  

Conference Kickoff & Mingle Dinner

11:00–18:00

12:15-13:15 Registration & Light lunch
13:15–13:30 Welcome Address
  13:30–15:00
SESSION 1
Chair: Anna Benrick
13:30–14:05

Keynote Presentation

Triggers of beta-cell autoimmunity in childhood and attempts of primary and secondary prevention of clinical type 1 diabetes

Helena Elding Larsson
Professor in Autoimmune Diseases at Lunds University and a Principal Investigator at EXODIAB (Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden)

14:05–14:35  Selected Poster Pitches (10 posters x 2 min )
15:00–16:30 Poster Session 1
Coffee & Networking
  16:30–18:00
SESSION 2
Chair: Elin Chorell
16:30–17:05 

Keynote Presentation

Vascular and metabolic effects of the phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor tadalafil

Per-Anders Jansson
Professor and Chief Physician at University of Gothenburg, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine

17:05–18:00 Short Talks (4 talks x 15 min)
Maxence Jollet, Joakim Lehrstrand, Xinran Dong & Anna Benrick
18:00–18:30 Check-in to rooms
18:30 → Buffet Dinner & Networking

 

THURSDAY, MAY 22  

Full-Day Scientific Sessions

08:30–19:00

  08:30–09:45
SESSION 3
Chair: Karin Stenkula
08:30–09:05

Keynote Presentation

Microbiome derived bile acids during early life: insights into the progression to type 1 diabetes
Matej Oresic Professor

School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University

09:05–09:40 

Keynote Presentation

Watching GLUT4

Gwyn Gould
Professor at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Glasgow

09:40–10:00 Selected Poster Pitches (5 posters x 2 min)
10:00–11:00 Poster Session 2
Coffee & Networking
  11:00–12:00
SESSION 3 | Continued
Chair: Karin Stenkula
11:00–11:35

Keynote Presentation

Targeting adipose tissue function in cardiometabolic diseases

Patrick Rensen
Professor of Endocrinology at Leiden University Medical Centre

11:35–11:50 Short Talks (1 talk x 15 min)
Tova Eurén
12:00–13:00 Lunch break
  13:00–14:15
SESSION 4
Chair: Tuulia Hyotylainen
13:00–13:35

Keynote Presentation

Brain-body neuronal circuits regulating energy homeostasis.

Alessandro Furlan
Assistant Professor at the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute

13:35–14:05 Short Talks (2 talks x 15 min)
Christian Simonsson & Giovanni Fanni
14:15–15:00 Coffee & Networking
  15:00-16:30
SESSION 5
Chair: Andreas Hörnblad
15:00–15:35

Keynote Presentation

O304/ATX-304: 2-in-1 AMPK activator and metabolic uncoupler

Helena Edlund
Professor in Molecular Developmental Biology, Department of Medical and Translational Biology, Umeå University

15:35–16:10

Keynote Presentation

Using dynamic subcellular proteomics to find novel regulators of adipocyte metabolism

Daniel Fazakerley
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge

16:10–16:30 Short Talks (2 talks x 10 min)
Julia Otten & Charlène Perian
16.30-19.00 Recreation
Suggested activities: informal breakout groups, exercise sessions, networking
19.00 → Seated Conference Dinner with Entertainment

 

 

FRIDAY, MAY 23  

Final Sessions & Closing Remarks

08:30–12:30

  08:30–10:00
SESSION 6
Chair: Carolina Hagberg
08:30–09:05 

Keynote Presentation

Exploring the Link Between Diabetes and Cancer

Lykke Sylow
Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences Endocrinology and metabolism, University of Copenhagen

09:05–09:40 

Keynote Presentation

Metabolism and gene regulation in diet-induced mouse models of progressive liver disease

Andreas Hörnblad
Associate Professor at Department of Medical and Translational Biology, Umeå University

09:40–10:00  Short Talks (2 talks x 10 min)
Lebogang Moshupya & Shivam Chandel
10:00–10:30 Coffee & Networking
  10:30–12:00
SESSION 7
Chair: Helena Edlund
10:30–11:05 

Keynote Presentation

The primary cilium as a regulator of islet cell function

Olof Idevall
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University

11:05–12:00  Short Talks (3 talks x 15 min)
Axel Johansson, Endrina Mujica & Miho Shimari
12:00-12:10 Closing remarks
12:10 → Grab-and-Go Lunch & Departure