Mitochondria - key determinants of metabolic health, Finnish Diabetes Research Society’s Summer Meeting

Finnish Diabetes Research Society’s Summer Meeting is organized on August 19th–20th, 2022, at Hanasaari Culture Center, Espoo, Finland. The title of the event is Mitochondria - key determinants of metabolic health. Finnish Diabetes Research Society organizes the event.

Registrate latest on August 14th, 2022. Please find the registration link and further info after the program.

Programme

Friday, August 19th

14.00 - 14.40 Registration and sponsors' exhibition, coffee
14.40 - 15.00 Opening remarks, Heikki Koistinen

Sponsor´s presentations (2)

Mitochondria in health and disease, part I
Chair: Sanna Lehtonen

15.00 - 15.30 'Studying mitochondria in health and disease', Brendan Battersby, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

15.30 - 16.10 'Non-coding RNA and skeletal muscle metabolism', Anna Krook, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

16.10 - 16.30 Sponsors' presentations (2)

16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break and the sponsors' exhibition

Mitochondria in health and disease, part II
Chair: Eija Pirinen

17.00 - 17.45 'The effect of exercise on mitochondria and the metabolic health -interorgan communication', Jorge Ruas, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

17.45 - 18.30 'The new mitochondrial medications', Carles Cantó, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Lausanne, Switzerland

18.30 - 18.50 Sponsors' presentations (2)

20.45 - Dinner

Saturday, August 20th

8.00 - 9.00 Breakfast

Translating research on mitochondria to the clinic
Chair: Henna Cederberg-Tamminen

9.00 - 9.30 'Fueling mitochondria - angiogenesis regulating tissue metabolism', Riikka Kivelä, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

9.30 - 10.00 'Mitochondria and obesity', Kirsi Pietiläinen, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

10.00 - 10.30 'Vitamin B3 as a booster of mitochondrial metabolism in humans', Eija Pirinen, University of Oulu, Oulu, and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

10.30 - 11.00 ’Fat loss and regain in fitness competitors’, Juha Hulmi, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break and the Sponsors’ exhibition

Young researcher's presentation and EASD previews
Chair: Kirsi Virtanen

11.30 - 11.45 'Mitochondrial diabetes', Kimmo Haimilahti, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

11.45 - 12.30 Previews of the EASD meeting

12.30 - Departure / Meeting of the Finnish Diabetes Research Society

Registration

Registrate here latest on August 14th, 2022.

The entry fee is EUR 150 (VAT 0%) excluding speakers and honorary members of the association who have free admission. The entry fee should be paid immediately after registration.

Payment recipient: Suomen Diabetestutkijat ja Diabetologit ry

Account number: FI24 1146 3001 0660 98

Reference number: 20116

The entry fee does not include accommodations. There is a room quota in Hanasaari under “Diabetes Researchers, Summer Meeting”. The quota is valid until 1 August 2022. You can make a room by email: reception (at) hanaholmen.fi, please mention the quota name. A single room costs 104 €/night, and a double room costs 130 €/room/night. The price includes breakfast, a morning sauna, swimming, and VAT.

Further info:

Anna-Kaisa Tuomaala, (anna-kaisa.tuomaala@hus.fi)

The University of Helsinki has awarded training classes to the meeting as follows:

Endocrinology (8)
Cardiology (4)
Pediatric neurology (6)
Pediatrics (8)
Sports Medicine (4)
Neurology (4)
Heredity Medicine (4)
Internal disease/differentiated education (2)
Internal disease/body training (2)
Healthcare (EL) (4)
Occupational Health Service (4)
General Medicine (7)