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
13:30–14:05

Keynote Presentation

Title TBA

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
16:30–17:05 

Keynote Presentation

Title TBA

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

17:05–18:00 Junior Researcher Talks (4 talks x 15 min)
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
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

Title TBD

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

09:40–09:45 Selected Poster Pitches (5 posters x 2 min)
09:45–11:00 Poster Session 2
Coffee & Networking
  11:00–12:00
SESSION 3 | Continued
11:00–11:35

Keynote Presentation

Targeting adipose tissue function in cardiometabolic diseases

Patrik Rensen
Professor of Endocrinology at Leiden University Medical Centre

11:35–11:50

Junior Researcher Talk (1 talk x 15 min)

12:00–13:00 Lunch break
  13:00–14:15
SESSION 4
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

Junior Researcher Talks (2 talks x 15 min)

14:15–15:00 Coffee & Networking
  15:00-16:30
SESSION 5
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

Title TBA

Daniel Fazakerley
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge

16:10–16:30

Junior Researcher Talks (2 talks x 10 min)

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
08:30–09:05 

Keynote Presentation

Title TBA

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 

Junior Researcher Talks (2 talks x 10 min)

10:00–10:30 Coffee & Networking
  10:30–12:00
SESSION 7
10:30–11:05 

Keynote Presentation

Mitochondrial gene expression in health and disease. 

Joanna Rorbach
Principal researcher, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute

11:05–12:00  Junior Researcher Talks (3 talks x 15 min)
12:00 → Grab-and-Go Lunch & Departure