3rd Metabolism in Health & Disease Conference

In recent years it has come into focus that many different tissues and cell types undergo metabolic changes that directly impact their function and differentiation.

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As such, correct metabolic rewiring is beneficial and a requirement for appropriate cellular responses, while aberrant metabolic reprogramming can lead to inappropriate function and have implications on a wide variety of disease states. In spite of recent advances in the field of metabolism, our understanding of the mechanisms underlying how metabolites signal, how metabolic reprogramming occurs, and how cellular organelles modulate these processes remains limited. In this meeting, the conference aims to bring together researchers from different areas of biology, that may otherwise have little crossover, but for their common interest in how metabolism impacts cell differentiation and function.

Topics will span diverse areas such as cancer metabolism, organismal metabolism in disease, metabolic pathway engagement in cell function, metabolites as signaling molecules, mitochondrial biology, nutrient sensing, metabolism in tissue homoeostasis and repairs, neurometabolism, and metabolism in host-microbe interactions. This interdisciplinary meeting will bring together researchers working on immunity, metabolism, cancer, stem cells, neurobiology, and host-microbe interactions to gain a more integrated understanding of how metabolism impacts health and disease, with the aim of moving research in the field forward.

Key Sessions

•    Metabolism and Host/Microbe Interactions
•    Stem Cell Metabolism
•    Systemic metabolism in health and disease
•    Organellar Metabolism
•    Metabolites as Signaling Molecules
•    Emerging Technologies in Metabolism Research
•    Metabolism as a therapeutic target
•    Metabolism and Immune Responses