Internationales Symposium

• Kimberly BUHMAN, Purdue, USA, Perdue University, College of Health and Human Sciences
• Judith FISCHER, Freiburg, Germany, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institute of Human Genetics
• James GRANNEMAN, Detroit, USA, Wayne State University, School of Medicine
• Elina IKONEN, Helsinki, Finland, University of Helsinki, Department of Anatomy
• Shingo KAJIMURA, Boston, USA, Harvard University, Division of Medical Sciences
• Konstantin KANDROR, Boston, USA, Boston University Medical Campus, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
• Erin KERSHAW, Pittsburgh, USA - University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine
• Mark PRENTKI, Montreal, Canada, Montreal Diabetes Research Center, Chair in Diabetes and Metabolism
• Alfred SCHINKEL, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Pharmacology
• Mario van der STELT, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden University, Molecular Physiolgy
• Matthias TSCHÖP, Munich, Germany, Technical University of Munich, Metabilic Diseases
• Luca VALENTI, Milan, Italy, University of Milan, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation

General Information

This 9^th Graz Symposium is organized by the SFB LIPID HYDROLYSIS, an excellence research network program supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the City of Graz, and the Province of Styria.

Conference Dates and Venue

Date: April 18-20, 2024
Conference venue: Medical University of Graz - Aula, Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria

Find the program here

List of Confirmed Speakers (in alphabetical order)

- Rosalind COLEMAN, Chapel Hill, USA
- Jeffrey FRIEDMAN, New York, USA
- Erin KERSHAW, Pittsburgh, USA
- Sander KERSTEN, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Ulrich KINTSCHER, Berlin, Germany
- Martin KLINGENSPOR, Munich, Germany
- Alison KOHAN, Pittsburgh, USA
- Grant MITCHELL, Montreal, Canada
- Dominique LANGIN, Toulouse, France
- Richard LEHNER, Edmonton, Canada
- Michael PLOUG, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Stefano ROMEO, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Judith STORCH, New Brunswick, USA

Registration CLOSED

until April 18th, 2022. Registration fee: 100 €.
There is a reduced rate of 50 € for students of the SFB Lipid Hydrolysis as well as the students and PIs of the PhD programs DK-MCD, doc.funds DPiDP, MOBILES, BioMolStruct and MolMed.
If you want to register after April 18th, please contact us at the registration desk on site. If you have any questions, please contact Vanessa Csitkovits.
Register here.

Abstract Submission CLOSED

Young scientists will have the opportunity to present a poster or be selected for a short talk. Posters and talks will be selected from all submitted abstracts by the scientific board. A maximum number of 25 posters will be accepted. Abstracts must be in English. The abstract submission is open until March 28th, 2022. Please note that for organizational reasons no exceptions can be made concerning this deadline.

Social Program

Conference dinner 

We would like to cordially invite you to our conference dinner on Friday, April 22nd, starting at 6:30 p.m. We kindly ask you to let us know via the online registration form (see link above) if you are going to participate. If you have signed up but your are not able to participate, please let us know via email by April 18th at the latest. Cancellations after April 18th and staying away from the conference dinner have to be charged with 40 € per person.

Social afternoon 

On Saturday, April 23rd, we would like to invite you to our social afternoon to mix and mingle. We will be visiting the Styrian Armoury, the world's biggest historical armoury! Guided visit from 3 to 4 p.m. Please let us know, wether you will be joining or not in the registration form. 

Awards

Three Best Poster Awards and one Best Short Talk Award will be selected by the plenary speakers.