PROGRAM

The final scientific program can be downloaded here.

08.45 – 09.15 Registration & welcome coffee
09.15 – 09.30 Welcome to the MedLem
Dr Olivier Gaide
09.30 – 10.00 Keynote 1
“Glucose-regulated neuronal circuits in the control of energy homeostasis”
Prof. Bernard Thorens (Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne)
10.00 – 11.00 Elevator Pitches Session
1. “Genetic architecture of body morphology: Independent components of obesity have distinct consequences on health and lifestyle”
Jonathan Sulc
2. “Potassium channels set permissive membrane potential for cell-penetrating peptide-induced water pore formation and peptide cellular uptake”
Evgeniya Trofimenko
3. “Inhibition of G-protein signaling in cardiac dysfunction of Intellectual Developmental Disorder with Cardiac Arrhythmia (IDDCA) syndrome”
Pasquelena De Nittis
4. “Reconciling molecular and histological intra-tumor heterogeneity of lung adenocarcinoma and its interactions with the tumor microenvironment”
Daniele Tavernari
5. “Endothelial nitric oxide synthase alteration and oxidative stress in the umbilical vein of growth-restricted neonates”
Manon Beaumann
11.00 – 11.30 Poster Session & coffee break
11.30 – 12.00 Keynote 2
“How many genomes does it take to explain one’s phenotype?”
Prof. Emmanouil Dermitzakis (Department of Genetic and Development, University of Geneva)
12.00 – 12.30 Keynote 3
“Forensic imaging : Digitalizing the body of proof”
Prof. Silke Grabherr (University center of Legal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital)
12.30 – 12.45 Poster & Pitch Presentation Award Ceremony
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch & Poster Session