Meeting Program
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| Monday, April 12 | ||
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| 3:00 - 7:30 PM | Registration | Foyer |
| 6:30 - 7:30 PM | Refreshments | Foyer |
| 7:15 - 7:30 PM | Orientation | |
| 7:30 - 9:30 PM |
Keynote Session (Joint) Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom B,C |
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Victor Ambros,
University of Massachusetts, USA
MicroRNAs in Model Systems and Human Disease |
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Jennifer A. Lippincott-Schwartz,
National Institutes of Health, USA
Mitochondrial Role in Cell Cycle Control and Autophagy |
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| Tuesday, April 13 | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level |
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
From Stem Cell Development to Transplantation Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom B |
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Bernhard J. Hering,
University of Minnesota, USA
Islet Transplantation: Today and Tomorrow |
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Anne Grapin-Botton,
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne, Switzerland
Role of Pancreas 3D Architecture in Endocrine Cell Development |
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Speaker to be Announced,
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Maike Sander,
University of California, San Diego, USA
Control of Cell Fate Choice in the Pancreas |
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| Following Session is for Diabetes (Z6) | ||
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Genetics of Diabetes Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom C |
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Philippe Froguel,
Imperial College of London, UK
Genome Structure and Point DNA Variation: The Power of the Extreme in Diabesity |
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Mark McCarthy,
University of Oxford, UK
Type 2 Diabetes: Susceptibility Variants across the Allele Frequency Spectrum |
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Jose C. Florez,
Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Genetic Epidemiology of T2D and Related Traits in General Populations |
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Eric Schadt,
Pacific Biosciences, USA
Multi-Tissue Networks Elucidate T2D Circuits |
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Jussi A. Pihlajamäki,
Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
Short Talk: Alternative Splicing is Regulated by Weight Loss and Differs between Fat Depots in Humans |
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Jeremy B.M. Jowett,
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
Short Talk: Expression Profiling Identifies Biomarkers for Progression to Type 2 Diabetes |
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| 9:20 - 9:40 AM | Coffee Break | Foyer |
| 11:00 AM- | On Own for Lunch and Recreation | |
| 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM | Poster Setup | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| 1:00 - 10:00 PM | Poster Viewing | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Foyer |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Signaling in Pancreatic B-Cells Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom B |
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Eckhard Lammert,
Heinrich-Heine-University of Duesseldorf, Germany
Role of Blood Vessels in Pancreatic Islet Development and Function |
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Marc A. Prentki,
CRCHUM/ University of Montreal, Canada
Beta Cell Metabolic Signaling and Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes |
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Ingo B. Leibiger,
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Insulin Signaling in the Pancreatic Beta Cell |
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| Following Session is for Diabetes (Z6) | ||
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Cell and Tissue Signaling Mechanisms in Diabetes Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom C |
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Claire Bastie,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
Fyn-Dependent Regulation of Energy Expenditure and Body Weight is Mediated by Tyrosine Phosphorylation of LKB1 |
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Robert E. Lewis,
University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
Molecular Scaffolds as Energy Sensors |
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Bei B. Zhang,
Merck Research Laboratories, USA
Modulation of Glucose, Amino Acid and Lipid Metabolism Pathways with Pharmacological Agents |
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Philipp Gut,
University of California San Francisco, USA
Short Talk: In vivo Drug Discovery of New Regulators of Glucose Metabolism using Transgenic “Gluconeogenesis Reporter” Zebrafish |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Social Hour w/ Lite Bites | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| 7:30 - 10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| Wednesday, April 14 | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level |
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Transcriptional Networks Signaling Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom B |
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Doris A. Stoffers,
Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Pdx1 Partners and Targets in Beta Cell Development and Function |
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Markus Stoffel,
Institut f. Molekulare Systembiologie, Switzerland
MicroRNA Networks |
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Wilhelm Krek,
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
HIF Signaling in Beta Cells |
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Alan D. Attie,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Networks of QTLs, mRNAs, and microRNAs in Beta Cell Growth and Function |
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Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| Following Session is for Diabetes (Z6) | ||
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Intertissue Communication Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom C |
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Barbara B. Kahn,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA
A Novel Pathway in Adipose Tissue and Liver that Regulates Adiposity |
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Kenneth Walsh,
Boston University School of Medicine, USA
Discovery of Novel Myokines |
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Philipp E. Scherer,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Discovery of Novel Adipokines |
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Fatima Bosch,
Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, Spain
Gene Therapy and Diabetes |
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David B. Briggs,
University of Arizona, USA
Short Talk: Inhibition of Adiponectin Oligomerization under Oxidizing Conditions and Induction of an Oxidizing Redox Environment in Endoplasmic Reticulum of 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Exposed to High Concentrations of Palmitate |
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Marianna Sadagurski,
Childrens Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
Short Talk: Inactivation of Foxo1 in Leptin Receptor (LepRb)-Expressing Neurons Reverses Obesity and Diabetes, Caused by Deletion of Insulin Receptor Substrate 2 (Irs2) |
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| 9:20 - 9:40 AM | Coffee Break | Foyer |
| 11:00 AM- | On Own for Lunch and Recreation | |
| 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM | Poster Setup | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| 1:00 - 10:00 PM | Poster Viewing | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Foyer |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Molecular Mechanisms in Insulin Secretion and Action (Joint) Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom B,C |
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C. Ronald Kahn,
Joslin Diabetes Center, USA
Insulin Signaling and Insulin Resistance: The Ultimate Systems Biology Problem |
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Per-Olof Berggren,
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Systems Biology Approach to Study Beta Cell Function and Survival |
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Morris J. Birnbaum,
University of Pennsylvania, USA
The Role of Akt in the Regulation of Hepatic Metabolism by Insulin |
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Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Social Hour w/ Lite Bites | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| 7:30 - 10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| Thursday, April 15 | ||
| 7:00 - 11:00 AM | Poster Setup | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level |
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Control of Insulin Secretory Machinery in Diabetes Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom B |
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Patrik Rorsman,
Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, UK
Calcium Channels and Insulin Exocytosis |
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Michele Solimena,
Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Signaling from the Insulin Granule to the Nucleus |
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Gerard Karsenty,
Columbia University Medical Center, USA
Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis by Osteocalcin |
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Herbert Y. Gaisano,
University of Toronto, Canada
Molecular Mechanism of Insulin Granule-Granule Fusion Contributing to Biphasic Insulin Secretion |
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| Following Session is for Diabetes (Z6) | ||
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Inflammatory Mechanisms and Insulin Resistance Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom C |
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Diane J. Mathis,
Harvard Medical School, USA
Lymphocyte Regulation of Adipose Tissue Inflammation |
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Roger J. Davis,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Pathogenesis Mechanisms of the JNK Pathway |
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Remy G. Burcelin,
Institute of Molecular Medicine, France
Intestinal Microflora, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases |
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Michael P. Czech,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
RNAi-Based Strategies to Address Metabolic Dysfunction |
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Birgitte Lindegaard,
Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Short Talk: IL-18 Increases Intramuscular Fat Oxidation by Activating AMPK |
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Heather C. Denroche,
University of British Columbia, Canada
Short Talk: Leptin Therapy Reverses Fasting Hyperglycemia and Enhances Insulin Sensitivity in Diabetic Mice, Independent of Hepatic Leptin Signalling |
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| 9:20 - 9:40 AM | Coffee Break | Foyer |
| 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:30 - 2:30 PM |
Poster Session 3 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Foyer |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Emerging Targets for Improving Insulin Action and Secretion (Joint) Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom B,C |
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Richard D. Dimarchi,
Indiana University, USA
Novel Glucagon-Like Chimera Peptides – Virtues of Combinatorial Pharmacology |
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David E. Moller,
Eli Lilly and Company, USA
Challenges and Opportunities for Diabetes Drug Discovery |
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Johan Auwerx,
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Integrating Metabolic Control by NAD+ Sensors |
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| 7:00 PM- | On Own for Dinner | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| Friday, April 16 | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level |
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
Insulin Secretion and Action in Humans (Joint) Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom B,C |
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Andrew Hattersley,
Peninsula Medical School, UK
Learning from Genetic Beta Cell Defects in Man |
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Anna Moore,
Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Imaging Pancreatic Islets in vivo: Current Status |
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Juleen R. Zierath,
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Insulin Action in Human Skeletal Muscle |
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Peter Arner,
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Dysfunction in Human Adipose Tissue and Insulin Resistance |
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Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| 9:20 - 9:40 AM | Coffee Break | Foyer |
| 11:00 AM- | On Own for Lunch and Recreation | |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Foyer |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Beta Cell Stress in Diabetes Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom B |
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Marc Y. Donath,
Universitätsspital Zürich, Universität Zürich, Switzerland
Islet Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes: Novel Mechanisms and Treatment |
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Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen,
Hagedorn Research Institute, Denmark
Cytokine Signaling in Inflammatory beta-Cell Destruction |
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Rohit N. Kulkarni,
Joslin Diabetes Center, USA
Insulin/IGF-I Signaling, Mitochondrial Function and Endoplasmic Stress in Pancreatic beta-Cells |
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Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
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| Following Session is for Diabetes (Z6) | ||
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/12/2010 |
Sea to Sky Ballroom C |
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Rebecca Anne Simmons,
University Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA
Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes |
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Susan Ozanne,
University of Cambridge, UK
Early Life Programming of Type 2 Diabetes |
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Phil Zeitler,
University of Colorado Denver, USA
Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Comorbidities |
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Kasper Rud†,
Faculty of Health Sciences, Denmark
Short Talk: Effects of Gestational Low Protein Diet Followed by Postnatal High Fat or High Sucrose Diet on the Interplay between Fat and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Rat Mitochondria |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Social Hour w/ Lite Bites | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| 8:00 - 11:00 PM | Entertainment | Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A |
| Saturday, April 17 | ||
| Departure | ||
| *=Session Chair †=Speaker invited, not yet responded. | ||
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