First Crick Symposium
Metabolism in Health and Disease
Date: 2 July, 14.00 – 18.00
Venue: Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, 183 Euston Road, London
The meeting will discuss the influences of metabolism upon development, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and ageing.
Programme
14:00 Welcome and opening remarks - Jim Smith, NIMR
14:10 Relative organ growth and metabolism - Alex Gould, NIMR
14:50 Metabolic adaptations and therapeutic targets in renal cancer - Eyal Gottlieb, CR-UK Beatson
15:30 Nutrient-sensing pathways and ageing - Linda Partridge, UCL
16:10 Tea break
16:40 Ageing and Metabolism - Dominic Withers, CSC/Imperial
17:20 Metabolic Disease: Lessons from Human Genetics - Steve O’Rahilly, Cambridge MRL
18:00 Closing comments - Richard Treisman, CR-UK, LRI
18:10 Drinks reception
18:30 Optional tour of the Wellcome Collection Galleries
Conference Centre. Places are limited so registration is essential. To book a place please email: events@crick.ac.uk by June 25th.
For more information visit: www.crick.ac.uk/events