UCD DCRC Complications of Diabetes and Obesity Symposium January 11-13 2017
Initiation, Progression and Regression
Sponsored By Science Foundation Ireland Catalyst Award
UCD School of Medicine
UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research
Day 1: 11th January UCD Conway Institute13:00 – 13:50 Registration & Lunch
13:50 - 14:00 WELCOME Catherine Godson
14:00 – 14:30 SESSION 1:INITIATION Chaired by Peter Maxwell QUB & Yvonne O’Meara MMUH
Guy Rutter, Imperial College LondonBeta cell identity in health and in type 2 diabetes: from GWAS to optogenetics
14:30 – 15:00 Ronit Shiri-Sverdlov, MaastrichtOxLDL is taking the lead in NASH
15:00 – 15:30 Maciej Tomaszewski, University of ManchesterGenes of hypertension – insights from the transcriptome profiling of the human kidney
15:30 – 16:00 Amy Jayne McKnight, Queen’s University BelfastGenomic Biomarkers for DKD
16:00 – 16:30 Helen Roche, DCRC University College DublinNutrient derived metabolic-inflammatory stressors on adipogenesis and insulin resistance
16:30 – 17:00 COFFEE BREAK
17:00 – 18:00 Ciaran Duffy, National Contact Point EU Health Horizon 2020 – Opportunities for Funding
19:15 – 22:00 Speaker’s Dinner
UCD DCRC Complications of Diabetes and Obesity Symposium January 11-13 2017Initiation, Progression and Regression
Day 2: 12th January UCD Conway Institute 9:00 – 09:25 SESSION 2:
INITIATIONChaired by Fiona McGillicuddy UCD & Gareth McKay QUB
Ulf Smith, University of Goteborg Regulation of beige/brown adipogenesis by BMP agonists and antagonists
09:25 – 09:50 Lydia Lynch, Harvard Medical School/Trinity College DublinThe role of immune suppression in obesity-induced cancer and infection in humans
09:50 – 10:15 Silke Ryan, University College DublinIntermittent hypoxia-induced adipose tissue inflammation in obstructive sleep apnoea
10:15 – 10:40 Andrew Morris, University of LiverpoolProgress in understanding the genetics of type 2 diabetes
10:40 – 10:55 Eoin Brennan, DCRC University College DublinTherapeutic Potential of Lipoxins in Diabetic Complications
10:55 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK
11:15 – 11:40 SESSION 3:PROGRESSIONChaired by Carel le Roux UCD & Andy Hogan SVUH
Marta Ruiz-Oretga, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Epigenetic mechanisms involved in renal diseases: BET inhibitors as potential therapeutic targets.
11:40 – 12:05 Robert Unwin, University College London/Astra Zeneca Goteborg ThePharmaceutical Industry: What is it good for?! A future for drug discovery in nephrology?
12:05 – 12:30 Francisco Lopez-Hernandez, University of SalamancaPathophysiology of diabetic nephropathy and associated biomarkers
12:30 – 12:55 Harald Mischak, Mosaique Munich /University of Glasgow Urinary proteomics in the management of diabetes-associated complications: from discovery to application
12:55 – 13:10 Danny Crean, DCRC University College DublinDesign and characterisation of novel BMP agonists and antagonists for the treatment of fibrotic disease
13:10 – 13:25 Derek Brazil, Queen’s University BelfastGremlins in kidney development and disease
13:25 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:15 – 14:40 SESSION 4:PROGRESSIONChaired by Neil Docherty UCD & John Holian SVUH
Dieter Steinhilber University of FrankfurtRegulation of 5-lipoxygenase in the onset and resolution of inflammation
14:40 – 15:05 Paola Patrignani University of ChietiBiology and inhibition of cyclooxygenases in cardiovascular disease
15:05 – 15:30 Jussi Pihlajamaki University of Eastern Finland Diet, lipids and epigenetics - the role of the human liver
15:30 – 15:55 Lena Carlsson University of GoteborgBariatric surgery and long-term prevention of microvascular complications
15:55 – 16:10 Orina Belton, DCRC University College DublinCardioprotective mechanisms of GLP-1
16:10 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30 – 17:15 Maire Coyle UCD Research Office, Marie Curie Training Networks
17:30 – 19:00 Symposium ReceptionCharles Institute
Day 3: 13th January UCD Conway Institute08:30 – 08:55 SESSION 5:
REPAIR & REGENERATIONChaired by Breandan Kennedy UCD & Denise Sadlier MMUH
Mario Schiffer, University of Hannover Regeneration of the actin cytoskeleton in podocytes
08:55 – 09:20 Geltrude Mingrone, Catholic University of Rome New insight into the mechanisms of action of metabolic surgery in diabetes remission
09:20 – 09:45 Alan Stitt, Queen’s University Belfast New therapeutic strategies to treat diabetic retinopathy
09:45 – 10:10 Roel Goldschmeding, University of Utrecht Involvement of DNA damage response in diabetic kidney disease
10:10 – 10:25 Neil Docherty, DCRC University College DublinGastric Bypass and “Medical Bypass”-Impact on Experimental Diabetic Kidney Disease
10:25 – 10:40 John Crean, DCRC University College Dublin Manipulation of the chromatin landscape for therapeutic reprogramming in Diabetic Nephropathy
10:40 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 11:45 Facilitated Workshop 1
11:45 – 12:30 Facilitated Workshop 2
12:30 – 13:15 Conclusions and Future Plans
13:15 LUNCH
14:00 Adjourn
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Catherine Godson [Chair] Orina Belton
John CreanNeil Docherty
Carel leRouxFiona McGillicuddy
Donal O’SheaHelen Roche
Programme Committee
