Description of event:
Diabetes - New Insights into Mechanism of Disease and its Treatment
Scientific Organizers: C. Ronald Kahn, Jens C. Brüning and Gerald I. Shulman
January 27—Feb 1, 2013
Keystone Resort, Keystone, Colorado, USA
Meeting Summary
We are in the midst of an epidemic of type 2 diabetes and the closely related
metabolic syndrome. These disorders come from a complete
interaction between
genes and environment which is not fully understood. The goals of this meeting are to address important new areas of research into the primary
pathogenesis of these disorders and especially
focus on those that might lead to new therapies. The major topics of the meeting are: 1) Mechanisms of
metabolic dysfunction and new
therapeutic targets for diabetes and obesity; 2) miRNAs in control of
metabolism; 3) Aging,
mitochondria, and control of
metabolism; 4)
Epigenetics and perinatal imprinting in diabetes and obesity; 5) CNS control of
metabolism; 6) Gastric bypass surgery and the gut in control of
metabolism; 7)
Metabolic mediators of
insulin resistance; and 8)
Signaling defects and
inflammation in
insulin resistance. The major goals of this meeting are to: 1) Make investigators of aware of important new advances in the field of diabetes research; 2) Bring new topics of research from outside the field to the diabetes research community; 3) Stimulate
interactions and potential collaborations between participants; and 4) Bring lessons from
clinical practice back to the bench. The program should bring new scientific knowledge, new methods and new insights from
clinical practice together to stimulate interchange of ideas and even collaborations. Although this meeting has been a regular annual event in the Keystone Symposia series, many of the topics and speakers are new and thus will enrich the field in new ways. The Keystone Symposia Diabetes meeting remains the most important forum for new basic
science presentations in the field of diabetes. By bringing it together with the conference on Adipocyte
Biology and having multiple joint sessions, this meeting fill a need in the scientific community that is not filled by other conferences. The meeting has novel content that will inform and challenge the attendees and brings many new research paradigms, as well as novel approaches and methods to the scientific community. The meeting is truly interdisciplinary, with not only basic scientists and
clinical scientists, but those from many disciplines outside the fields of endocrinology and
metabolism, including gastroenterology,
neuroscience, innate
immunity and
genetics.
Location:
Keystone Resort
21996 US Highway 6
PO Box 38
Keystone, Colorado 80435-0038
USA
General information:
Keystone Resort, only 90 minutes from Denver International Airport, is a year round comprehensive resort spanning seven miles along the Snake River and nestled in the White River National Forest. Keystone offers extensive experiences for conferees and their families and guests, including over 3,000 acres for skiing and riding, tubing hill, Nordic Center for snow shoeing, cross country and skate skiing, a 5 acre lake for ice skating, and horse drawn sleigh rides. Keystone Lodge has a renovated spa with ten treatment rooms, relaxation room, men's and ladies spa locker rooms. There are numerous heated swimming pools and hot tubs for relaxing. Choose from over twenty five restaurants for casual and fine dining; and two of the fine dining restaurants are AAA Four Diamond and Zagat rated. A complimentary intra-resort shuttle provides access to all attractions and activities.
Contact us:
Keystone Symposia
160 U.S. Highway 6, Suite 200
PO Box 1630
Silverthorne, CO 80498