Research for a future without diabetes

The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) is inviting young scientists to join the 5th DZD Diabetes Research School, which will take place in Nice, France, April 19, 2017 in combination with the International Symposium on Insulin Receptor and Insulin Action (IR2017) April 20-22, 2017. Current questions of diabetes research will be discussed with renowned experts and selected participants will get the chance to present their own work on a poster at IR2017.

PARTICIPANTS

PhD and MD students and postdocs up to 35 years of age

REGISTRATION

Free of charge, including accommodation (April 18–23, 2017) and and participation in the International Symposium on Insulin Receptor and Insulin Action (www.ir2017.org)

Application: www.dzd-ev.de/diabetes-research-school
Application deadline: January 15, 2017

ACCEPTED SPEAKERS

• Patrick Collombat, France
  Induction of pancreatic beta-cell neogenesis
• Jeffrey Flier, USA
  Irreproducibility of bioscience research: diagnosis, pathogenesis and therapy
• Philippe Froguel, France
  (Epi)genomics of diabetes
• Ron Kahn, USA
  Insulin and cellular communication
• Stephen O’Rahilly, United KingdomHuman metabolic disease, lessons from genetics
  Special talk: Diabetes innovation in industry
• Hans-Jürgen Wörle, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Germany
  Empagliflozin drug development; past, present and future

VENUE

Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (CUM)
65, Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France (DRS17)
Hyatt Regency Hotel, 13, Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France (IR2017)

FACTS ABOUT THE GERMAN CENTER FOR DIABETS RESEARCH

The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) is a national network comprised of experts in the field of diabetes research that connects basic research, translational research and clinical applications.

• Helmholtz Zentrum München
• German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf
• German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam-Rehbrücke
• University of Dresden
• University of Tübingen

Associated partners at the Universities in Leipzig, Munich,Hei delberg, Cologne and Lübeck. 

The goal of the DZD is to find answers to unsolved questions in diabetes research via an innovative, integrative research
approach and to make a major contribution to improving the prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of diabetes mellitus.

FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT

Katrin Weber
DZD Head Office
+49 (0)89 3187 4718
weber@dzd-ev.de

Source: www.dzd-ev.de