Prof. Suzanne Jackowski, IACC Executive committee

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105 USA

[email protected]

Prof. Mathias Ziegler, IACC Executive committee

Univeristy of Bergen, Postboks 7804 5020 Bergen, Norway

[email protected]

Prof. Ody Sibon, IACC Executive committee

University of Groningen, Netherlands

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Prof. Manfred Eggersdorfer, IACC Executive

Royal DSM and the University Groningen, Netherlands

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Prof. John Mowbray, IACC Treasurer

University College London Gower Street London, WC1E 6BT, UK

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Tabitha Owen

University College London, Gower Street London, WC1E 6BT, UK

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Prof. Guido Kroemer, University of Paris Descartes, France

Research interests

Major disease-relevant pathways of intracellular stress management (apoptosis, autophagy, senescence, necroptosis etc).
Metabolism, inflammatory/immune regulation and organismal homeostasis.
Nutrition targeted changes to reduce obesity. Age-associated pathologies.
Prevention and treatment of cancer: exploring the mode of action of effective anticancer drugs.

http://www.kroemerlab.com/index.php/biography

Prof. Suzanne Jackowski, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA

Research interests

Regulation of phospholipid homeostasis.
Control of intracellular coenzyme A content.
Phospholipid metabolism and membrane stress responses.
Pantothenate kinase as a target for small molecule therapeutics.

https://www.stjude.org/directory/j/suzanne-jackowski.html

Prof. Ody Sibon, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Research interests

Elucidation of coenzyme A biosynthesis and homeostasis in cell-based and animal models.
Understanding the mechanisms of altered coenzyme A uptake.
Development of novel therapeutics targeting dysregulated CoA biosynthetic pathway.

http://cellbiology.umcg.nl/people/sibon-ody-c-m/

Prof. Grant Mitchell, Université de Montréal and CHU Sainte-Justine, Canada

Research interests

Engineering metabolic pathways to prevent or treat several diseases including gyrate atrophy.
Conducting research trials analysing cytochrome oxidase deficiency as well as tyrosinemia and North American Indian Cirrhosis.

https://www.chusj.org/en/Bio?id=3813cf55-a0ac-4a90-bfdf-0250f0ad5b26

Prof. Carles Canto, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Switzerland

Research interests

Understanding how nutritional approaches may be applied for protection against metabolic disorders and cardiovascular complications.
Energy balance in the body.
Mitochondrial proteins.
AMPK.

https://www.nestleinstitutehealthsciences.com/news/newsinstitute/a-major-step-forward-in-understanding-the-beneficial-molecular-effects-of-exercise-on-the-bodys-metabolism

Prof. Mathias Ziegler, University of Bergen, Norway

Research interests

Metabolism and compartmentalization of NAD functions.
Molecular Bioenergetics and Signalling.
Translational Cell Signalling and Metabolism.

http://www.uib.no/en/persons/Mathias.Ziegler

Prof. Andreas Guse, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Research interests

Fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology.
Cellular signal transduction and molecular mechanisms of T cell activation.
Immunopharmacology and the design of anti-inflammatory drugs.
High resolution optical techniques for cell signaling research.
Research in medical education.

https://www.uke.de/allgemein/arztprofile-und-wissenschaftlerprofile/mitarbeiterprofilseite_andreas_guse_11202.html

Prof. Menico Rizzi, University of Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”, Italy

Research interests

Structural biology and enzymology
Head of a group investigating enzymes and proteins of medical interest, with a particular focus on poverty-linked diseases.

http://www.who.int/medicines/services/expertcommittees/pharmprep/MenicoRizzi_INN_expert.pdf

Prof. Dorothy Beckett, University of Maryland, USA

Research interests

Biophysical Chemistry.
Coupled equilibria in biological regulation.
Protein:protein interactions and regulation of protein function.
Bacterial TypeVI secretion.
Communication between metabolism and transcription regulation.

http://www.chem.umd.edu/faculty-staff-directory/facultydirectory/dorothy-beckett

Prof Daniela Corda, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Italy

Research interests

Lipid signalling and membrane traffic.
Role of GPIs in immune and inflammatory responses.
Use of the GPIs as anticancer drugs (leads) based on their effects on the invasive potential of tumour cell lines.
ADP-ribosylation, BARS, molecular mechanisms of membrane fission.

http://www.ibp.cnr.it/research/daniela_corda_dr

Prof. Ivan Gout, University College London, UK

Research interests

Regulation of cell growth and metabolism in health and disease
Coenzyme A biosynthesis and cellular functions
Protein CoAlation, redox regulation and antioxidant function of CoA

https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=ITGOU27

Prof. Charles Rock, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA

Research interests

Control points in fatty acid biosynthesis.
Regulation of membrane phospholipid metabolism.
Small molecule therapeutics.
Prokaryotic lipid metabolism.

https://www.stjude.org/directory/r/charles-rock.html

Prof. Marie Migaud, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama

Research interests

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) metabolism and its impact on disease management, treatment and prevention.
Cellular metabolism and its relevance to health through balanced and informed vitamin supplementation.
Novel chemical entities as putatives anti-cancer lead compounds.

http://www.usahealthsystem.com/marie-migaud-phd

Prof. Barry Potter, University of Oxford, UK

Research interests

The Chemistry of Cell Signalling.
Anticancer Drug Design & Discovery.

https://pharm.ox.ac.uk/team/barry-v-l-potter

Ivan Ahel, University of Oxford, UK

Research interests

Pathways and protein functions underlying genome stability.
ADP-ribosylation, PARPs.
Oxidative stress and microbial pathogenesis.

https://www.path.ox.ac.uk/content/ivan-ahel

Prof. Manfred Eggersdorfer, Royal DSM and the University Groningen, Netherlands

Research interests

Role of essential nutrients for health, vitality and well-being.
Impact of inadequate intake and status of micronutrients on long term health and healthy ageing.

https://www.rug.nl/staff/m.l.eggersdorfer/research

Dr. Anthony Coyne, University of Cambridge, UK

Research interests

Fragment based approaches to enzyme inhibition.
Coenzyme A pathway.
Cytochrome P450s.
Microdroplets.

https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/person/agc40

Prof. Helene McNulty, Ulster Universtiy, Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, UK

Research interests

Folate and metabolically-related B vitamins.
Understanding of nutrition-related health issues.
Achieve tangible impact to facilitate policy aimed at disease prevention, and to drive innovation activities.
Leading a research team to determine the role of procyanidin-rich foods in preventing cognitive decline in 1000 participants from the original TUDA cohort being re-sampled 6 years after initial investigation.

https://www.ulster.ac.uk/staff/h-mcnulty

Prof. Anitra Carr, University of Otago, New Zealand

Research interests

Vitamin C bioavailability and health effects.
Recommended dietary intakes.
Fatigue and quality of life.
Clinical studies for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic diseases such as cancer and severe infection.

http://www.otago.ac.nz/christchurch/departments/pathology/people/anitracarr.html

To register, please follow the link below

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Registration fee - £100.00

What's included in your registration fee?

• Admission to all scientific sessions

• Full access to the trade exhibition

• Full access to scientific poster sessions

• Buffet lunch

• Tea and coffee breaks

• Conference material

• A printed conference program guide

• Certificate of Attendance – on request

• Access to CPD Points

Register early for an opportunity to book accomodation for only £34.58 p/n at Schafer House UCL Residence.

To book, contact Prof. J. Mowbray [email protected].

Guidelines for abstract submission

Abstracts are submitted for a poster presentation space and should be written for a scientific audience. The content should describe the background of your project, experimental models, main findings and conclusions of your study and should contain a maximum of 250 words.

Please ensure that your abstracts are submitted by the 21^st of June 2018 to [email protected].

How to find us
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