Looking back on Symposium Cellular Metabolism in Disease: Friend or Foe?

Looking back on Symposium Cellular Metabolism in Disease: Friend or Foe?

Cellular Metabolism in Disease: Friend or foe? A Recap

20th December 2017 saw the Cellular Metabolism in Disease: Friend or foe? symposium take place in ERIBA. The event was attended by around 60 researchers from the UMCG and other universities, with the focus on cellular metabolism and bioenergetics in the regulation and progression of human diseases.

The day saw the start of a collaborative international platform between the Chilean and Dutch scientific communities, where knowledge and research can be exchanged.
The day saw the start of a collaborative international platform between the Chilean and Dutch scientific communities, where knowledge and research can be exchanged.

Keynote speakers took participants on a journey through their most recent advances and discoveries in the field of metabolism.

Dr César Cardenas, professor at the University of Chile in Santiago, talked about calcium transfer from the endoplasmic reticulum to mitochondria in cancer metabolism.

Dr César Cardenas: ‘Calcium Transfer From the Endoplasmic Reticulum to Mitochondria: Cancer’s Metabolism Achilles’ Heel’
Dr César Cardenas: ‘Calcium Transfer From the Endoplasmic Reticulum to Mitochondria: Cancer’s Metabolism Achilles’ Heel’

Dr. Robert Bandsma, assistant professor at the University of Toronto, Canada, presented his research focused on metabolism in severely malnourished children.

Dr. Robert Bandsma: ‘Understanding metabolism to improve the care of acutely ill, undernourished children’.
Dr. Robert Bandsma: ‘Understanding metabolism to improve the care of acutely ill, undernourished children’.

Dr. Jan Van den Bossche, principal investigator at Vrije Universiteit University Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc), told us about how metabolic reprogramming regulates macrophages and disease outcome.

Dr. Jan Van den Bossche: ‘Metabolic control of macrophage (re)polarization’
Dr. Jan Van den Bossche: ‘Metabolic control of macrophage (re)polarization’
8 PhD students from the UMCG also presented their research in 15 minute oral presentations.
8 PhD students from the UMCG also presented their research in 15 minute oral presentations.
After the research discussion, the event closed with a drinks reception and traditional live Chilean music
After the research discussion, the event closed with a drinks reception and traditional live Chilean music
The organising committee would like to thank everyone who attended the symposium!
The organising committee would like to thank everyone who attended the symposium!

PhD students in the departments of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Systems Biology, and Medical Microbiology were responsible for the organisation of the symposium,  with support of the UMCG, Chilean Embassy in The Netherlands, the Network of Chilean Researchers in The Netherlands (IN-NL), GUIDE, and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences of the University of Groningen

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