March 2021
Metabolism Month
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is proud to announce their online conference Metabolism Month, which will be held on March 2, 9, 16 & 23, 16:00-18:00 CET. Metabolism Month brings together researchers within the field of metabolism to discuss the latest science in metabolic diseases and energy control. Each day includes two keynote talks from international speakers, and one poster session or debate in-between. The event is free and open to all, and registration is…
Find out more »May 2021
Gastronauts Global 2021
When a behavioral neuroscientist sits with a synthetic biologist for breakfast, one can envision a witty probiotic designed to tame our cravings. At our Global event, the table will be served with fine ideas carefully nourished in laboratories around the world. Guts in space, mind bending gut surgery, guts on a chip, and self-medicating chimps are just a few of the topics to be delivered by our carefully curated list of scientists. This virtual event will include six stellar scientific sessions of two hours…
Find out more »The deep history of obesity and metabolic disease: The past informs the present, and the present informs the past.
An online symposium and networking event drawing together perspectives on obesity and metabolism from deep history to the present day.
Find out more »September 2021
Childhood Obesity: an interdisciplinary approach to prevention and treatment
The Childhood Obesity: An inter-disciplinary approach to prevention and treatment course aims to expand participants’ knowledge on obesity research including physiology, epidemiology and social sciences as well as promote collaboration between experienced and early-stage researchers from Denmark and Cambridge.
Find out more »Technology and biomedicine: a Cambridge showcase
Technology and biomedicine: a Cambridge showcase A half-day collaborative online symposium and networking event Date: Monday 27 September 2021 (09.00-14.00 BST) Venue: Online via Zoom Co-chairs: Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and Professor Roisin Owens, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge This was a collaborative event between the University’s Metabolic Network and Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, to showcase how innovative new approaches and technologies from mathematical, computing, engineering, physical and chemical sciences are…
Find out more »March 2022
Career Paths in Cardiovascular & Metabolism – making the connections
Friday 11 March 2022, St Catherine’s College, Cambridge This collaborative event was specifically tailored for Metabolic and Cardiovascular early career researchers (ECRs) and the programme content informed by the results of a survey highlighting the career pathways they would be most interested in learning about. The event was attended by over 40 ECRs (including post-docs and graduate students) who wanted to find out how to maximise the impact of their work within industry and those possibly considering a change of…
Find out more »April 2022
Croonian Prize Lecture 2022 – Nutrient sensing by the brain in health and disease
Croonian Prize Lecture 2022 - Nutrient sensing by the brain in health and disease 14 April 2022, 6.30pm – 7.30pm In-person and online event This year's Croonian Prize Lecture 2022, Nutrient sensing by the brain in health and disease, is given by Sir Stephen O'Rahilly FMedSci FRS and Professor Sadaf Farooqi FMedSci FRS from the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge. Globally, over 1 billion people are overweight or obese. Obesity and its complications are associated with…
Find out more »Professor Annette Schürmann, Department of Experimental Diabetology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam Rehbruecke, Germany
EXTERNAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES EASTER 2022 Venue: Virtual Seminar - via Zoom Speaker: Professor Annette Schürmann, Department of Experimental Diabetology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam Rehbruecke, Germany Title: "Genetic and epigenetic alterations contributing to obesity, NAFLD and type 2 diabetes" Host: Dr Daniel Fazakerley Time: 13.15 Contact Angela Lumsdon for Zoom details
Find out more »Diabetes in pregnancy – the scale of the issue in Uganda
Cambridge in Africa Webinar Programme - Diabetes in Pregnancy Diabetes in pregnancy – the scale of the issue in Uganda Thursday 28th April – Prof Moffat Nyirenda, MRC Uganda 13.00 (UK) and 16.00 (Uganda) Please contact clm70@cam.ac.uk in advance for a Zoom link, to be added to the mailing list, or to suggest future topics and speakers. This webinar programme is a new venture between researchers in Uganda and Cambridge This webinar programme aims to: Encourage…
Find out more »May 2022
Professor David James, The Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia – “Tracking Insulin Action – have we lost the scent?”
EXTERNAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES EASTER 2022 Venue: Virtual Seminar - via Zoom Speaker: Professor David James, The Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia Title: "Tracking Insulin Action – have we lost the scent?" Host: Daniel Fazakerley Time: 11.00 Contact Angela Lumsdon for Zoom details
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