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Detailed programme (draft w.e.f. 31st March 2010)| Tuesday | 31st August 2010 | |
| 15:00-18:30 | Registration | |
| 18:30-19:30 | Welcome and Opening Lectures | |
| Dr Baukje de Roos, University of Aberdeen (UK) Welcome Prof. Naveed Sattar, Glasgow University (UK) Metabolic health entering the nutrigenomics era | ||
| 19:30-21:00 | Welcome Reception | |
| Wednesday | 1st September 2010 | |
| 08:30-10:30 | Plenary Session 1 | Nutrigenomics and novel biomarkers of health CHAIR: Christian Drevon (University of Oslo, NO) |
| Prof. Barbara Cannon, Stockholm University (SE) The adipostat hypothesis for body-weight control Prof. Helga Refsum, University of Oslo (NO) Cysteine and obesity Dr Lorraine Brennan (University College Dublin, IE) Nutrityping people using metabolomics Prof. Hannelore Daniel (Technischen Universität München, DE) The human metabolic accordeon | ||
| 11:00-12:30 | Plenary Session 2 | Modelling human metabolism CHAIR: Hannelore Daniel (Technischen Universität München, DE) |
| Dr Kevin Hall, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, USA) Modelling energy metabolism in humans Drs Gerald Lobley, University of Aberdeen (UK) Modelling the insulin response in humans Professor Claudio Cobelli, University of Padova (IT) Glucose metabolism in health and diabetes: Necessity of models | ||
| 12:30-14:30 | Poster Session 1 | (with lunch) |
| 14:30-16:00 | Scientific Session 1 | Oral presentations from abstract submissions |
| 16:30-18:00 | Scientific Session 2 | Oral presentations from abstract submissions |
| Thursday | 2nd September 2010 | |
| 08:30-10:30 | Plenary Session 3 | Inflammation, metabolic health and obesity CHAIR: Michael Muller (Wageningen University, NL) |
| Prof. Bart Staels, Lille (FR) Nuclear receptors at the crossroads of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases Dr Matthijs Hesselink, Maastricht University (NL) Muscle physiology in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes Dr Lydia Afman, Wageningen University (NL) The challenge of nutritional phenotyping in human nutrigenomics Prof. Christian Drevon, University of Oslo (NO) Myokines secreted from skeletal muscle might represent important signals to several tissues | ||
| 11:00-12:30 | Plenary Session 4 | Gut metabolism and chronic disease development CHAIR: Harry Flint (University of Aberdeen, UK) |
| Prof. Michael Blaut, DIfE (DE) Influence of food ingredients on gastrointestinal microbiota and human health Dr Patrice Cani, University Catholique de Louvain (BE) The contribution of gut micro-organisms in promoting and preventing insulin resistance Dr Petra Louis, University of Aberdeen (UK) Impact of diet upon the human gut microbiota and gut metabolism in obese subjects | ||
| 12:30-14:30 | Poster Session 2 | (with lunch) |
| 14:30-15:30 | Scientific Session 3 | Oral presentations from abstract submissions |
| 6:00-17:30 | debate | The future of personalised nutrition Ben van Ommen, TNO (NL) |
| 19:30-00:00 | Dinner and Ceilidh | |
| Friday | 3rd September 2010 | |
| 08:30-10:30 | Plenary Session 5 | Insulin resistance and the brain Ben van Ommen (TNO, NL) Title to be confirmed |
| Prof. Oren Froy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL) Metabolism and circadian rhythms: Implications for obesity Dr Lynda Williams, University of Aberdeen (UK) Novel biomarkers of inflammation and leptin sensitivity Dr Ineke Klopping, TNO (NL) HPA linking metabolism, brain and psychological stress | ||
| 11:30-13:00 | Scientific Session 4 | Oral presentations from abstract submissions |
| 13:00 | Lunch | (take away) |