Adipose Tissue in Health and Disease Benzon Symposium No. 58
August 27-30, 2012 at Hotel Skt Petri, Copenhagen, Denmark
The scope of the 58th Benzon Symposium is to bring together both young and experienced scientists interested the biology and physiological role of adipocytes. The Symposium will cover adipose tissue biology from adipocyte development, over the regulation of adipocyte metabolism and function by external and internal signals, to the impact of the adipose tissue on whole body physiology. All sessions will have a strong focus on the molecular understanding of the processes but will at the same time touch upon the physiological and medical implications.
The Symposium will be a 4-day scientific meeting, Monday to Thursday 9AM-6PM. The format will be a combination of state-of-the-art lectures by invited speakers, selected oral-poster presentations and poster sessions.
Confirmed Invited speakers:
Bernlohr, DA (US); Cannon, B (SE); Cinti, S (IT); Clément, K (FR); Czech, MP (US); Enerbäck, S (SE); Kalkhoven, E (NL); Kozak, LP (PL); Kristiansen, K (DK); Lane, MD (US); Langin, D (FR); Lazar, MA (US); MacDougald, OA (US); Mandrup, S (DK); Rosen, E (US); Scherer, PE (US); Seale, P (US); Spiegelman, BM (US); Sul, HS (US); Tontonoz, P (US); van Marken Lichtenbelt, WD (NL); Vidal-Puig, A (UK); Zechner, R (A)
Sessions:
Transcriptional and epigenetic modulators of adipogenesis
Signalling pathways in adipocyte development
Adipocyte metabolism
Brown adipocyte development and function
Adipocyte cross-talk with other cells
Deadlines:
Abstracts: April 1, 2012
Registration: (provided acceptance of abstract) June 1, 2012
Fee: DKK 4,500 (scientific meeting, hotel accommodation, food & social events)
The Benzon Symposia are international conferences on front line research in medical, pharmaceutical, and related sciences funded by the Alfred Benzon Foundation. Symposium No. 58 will feature lectures by 24 invited scientists as well as posters and oral poster-presentations selected from submitted abstracts. Attendance will be limited to 150 scientific participants totally.
Further information: www.benzon-symposia.dk
For further information and questions please contact:
Leila Majdanac
The Alfred Benzon Foundation
℅ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Copenhagen University
Universitetsparken 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Phone: +45 3962 0937 / 2297 8752
E-mail: mail@benzon-foundation.dk
DANORC is supported by the
Institute of Preventive Medicine