Invitation to the 8th Nuclear Receptor Summer School on the Island of Spetses, Greece
On August 27 - September 1, 2017, the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) is hosting the FEBS Advanced Lecture Course ALC17-012 with the title "Nuclear Receptors and Epigenomic Mechanisms in Human Disease and Aginga". The course will take place at the Spetses Hotel, Island of Spetses, Greece, offering excellent meeting facilities and idyllic surroundings with lots of recreational possibilities.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The course is intended for early stage researchers, i.e. PhD students and postdocs. 70 places are available. Participants will be selected based on their motivation and qualification.
Applicants from many different biomedical and clinical research fields that are interested to learn more about nuclear receptor signaling and its involvement in disease mechanisms are welcome.
Application deadline: 8 May 2017
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
The course aims to provide an adequate introduction and latest insights into the role of diverse nuclear receptor signaling pathways and epigenome alterations in human diseases, many of which are ageing-related.
Internationally renowned lecturers will in particular highlight the role of nuclear receptors in linking two key regulators of aging:
- Altered epigenetic chromatin states
- Altered metabolism
Key aspects of nuclear receptor signaling, epigenomics, ageing and disease will be introduced by lectures and followed up by informal discussions.
VARIED PROGRAMME WITH EMPHASIS ON INTERACTIVITY AND NETWORKING
The program includes lectures, workshops, tutorial group discussions, student poster sessions and student short talks. All students will submit an abstract and present a poster. The posters will be discussed in groups of students and lecturers.
Additionally, all students are encouraged to apply for presenting a short talk. 16 short talks will be selected based on the submitted poster abstracts. Workshops will focus on alternative topics that students can select.
Tutorial groups during lunches and one tutorial dinner (student groups + lecturers) aim to stimulate informal discussions about research, career and society. Particular emphasis will be on student-based activities, training and interactions to stimulate the scientific dialogue and to create a familiar and inspiring atmosphere.
LECTURER FACULTY
Romain Barrès (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Epigenetic inheritance in metabolism
Myles Brown (Boston, USA)
Hacking the hormone code
Krishna Chatterjee (Cambridge, UK)
Nuclear receptors and human metabolic disorders
Barbara Demeneix (Paris, France)
Thyroid hormone control of neural stem cell lineage decisions
Karolien De Bosscher (Ghent, Belgium)
Cross-talk mechanisms between GR and PPAR nuclear receptors
Beatrice Desvergne (Lausanne, Switzerland)
From molecular biology to system biology and precision medicine: a few ground critical reflections
Karen E. Knudsen (Philadelphia, USA)
Androgen receptor-DNA repair crosstalk in cancer
Mitchell A. Lazar (Philadelphia, USA)
Diagenode Lecture: HDAC3 and the transcriptional regulation of metabolism
Susanne Mandrup (Odense, Denmark)
PPAR subtypes and transcriptional networks
David D. Moore (Houston, USA) IUBMB Lecture
Regulation of liver energy balance by PPAR alpha and FXR
Lazlo Nagy (Orlando, USA & Debrecen, Hungary)
Roles for nuclear receptors in macrophage polarization
Jorma J. Palvimo (Kuopio, Finland)
Genome- and proteome-wide insights into androgen and glucocorticoid signaling networks
David Ray (Manchester, UK)
The role of nuclear receptors in mediating circadian control of inflammation
John W.R. Schwabe (Leicester, UK)
How structural biology can help us understand transcriptional regulatory complexes
Eckardt Treuter (Huddinge, Sweden)
Corepressors and epigenome alterations in metabolic-inflammatory diseases
Diana van Heemst (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Thyroid status and human ageing
JUNIOR FACULTY
Nicolas Venteclef (Paris, France)
Adipose tissue dysfunction in obesity and diabetes
Eduardo Villablanca (Stockholm, Sweden)
Nuclear receptors in intestinal immunity
FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact and inquiries: spetses@bionut.ki.se
Meeting Coordinator: Lise-Lotte Vedin
Organiser: Eckardt Treuter
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition
SE-141 83 Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Co-organisers: Barbara Demeneix, Paris, France and Karen Knudsen, Philadelphia, USA