Free admission
A conference for the general public, open to all, will be given (in french) by :
Bernard THORENS – Lausanne
Title : Le diabète de type 2: une histoire de cerveau et de sucre
Bernard Thorens is Professor emeritus of the University of Lausanne. His work focused on the study of GLP-1 and GIP receptors and how these hormones control pancreatic beta-cells mass and function. He performed innovative investigations of glucose sensing cells, located at different anatomical sites, and which control glucose homeostasis and feeding behavior.
His work has been funded by Swiss and European grants, including Advanced Research Grants from the European Research Council. He coordinated EU Innovative Medicine Initiative grants. He served as vice-president of the EASD (2012-2015). He was an elected member of the Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation; he is a member and of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. His work has been recognized with several national and international awards, including the 2009 Albert Renold Award from the EASD, the 2017 Claude Bernard Award from the EASD, The Roger Assan Prize from the SFD, the 2024 Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research in Tokyo.