Conference Program

8:30 am Registration and Coffee & Tea.
9:00 am Welcome Address
Dr Esteban Gurzov (ULB)
Inaugration address of the first meeting of the FNRS Metabolism Contact Group by its President.

Keynote Talk

9:15 am Dr Jean-Emmanuel Sarry (Institut du Cancer de Montpellier)
Revisiting chemotherapy: metabolic adaptations in response to therapeutic stress in acute myeloid leukemia.

Morning Session

Chair: Valerie Vandenbempt

10:15 am Dr Laure-Alix Clerbaux (UCLouvain)
Bile Acid Metabolism in Steatotic Liver Disease
10:45 am Dr Matthias Van Hul (UCLouvain)
Dysosmobacter welbionis: a promising next-generation probiotic for improving metabolic health?
11:15 am Three Selected Oral Presentations (15 min each)
Stephanie Paquay: ACAD10 and ACAD11 allow entry of 4-hydroxy fatty acids into β oxidation

Dr Stéphanie Herkenne: Mitochondria-derived vesicles deliver mitochondrial metabolites and lipids to mature endosomes and modulate angiogenesis

Morgane Paque: mTORC2-dependent reprogramming of lipid metabolism is a metabolic vulnerability in lung cancer
Noon Lunch + Posters

Afternoon Session

Chair: Sema Elif Eski

1:30 pm Dr Ana Beloqui Garcia (UCLouvain)
Gut hormone stimulation as therapeutic strategy in oral peptide delivery.
2:00 pm Dr Paul Collins (UGent)
Understanding the role of macrophages in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
2:30 pm Dr Rita Manco (UCLouvain)
A Niche Map for Ductular Reaction-driven Regeneration
3:00 pm Two Selected Oral Presentations (15 min each)
Dr Marc Hennequart: Loss of ALDH1L2 expression and formate overflow as biomarkers for pancreatic cancer detection.

Sheikh Mohammad Umair: Early renal alterations in an experimental model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) associated to metabolic syndrome
3:45 pm Coffee & Tea Break + Posters

Evening Session

Chair: Dr Eduardo Hideo Gilglioni

4:15 pm Dr Alain Chariot (ULiege)
Translation reprogramming through tRNA modifications in diseases.
4:45 pm Dr Cyril Corbet (UCLouvain)
Overcoming anti-EGFR therapy resistance in head and neck cancers: a metabolic perspective.
5:15 am Dr Guido Bommer (UCLouvain)
From rare diseases to insights into novel mechanisms of disease.
5:45 pm Concluding Remarks and Award Ceremony
Metabolism Contact Group Members
Awards for best poster and concluding remarks.
6:00 pm Reception