You are kindly invited to the interuniversity iniative ‘Young Researchers in Metabolism‘.
Find the symposium poster here.
When? October 22, 2025, at 9:00
Where? Aula O&N5, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg
This mini symposium will bring together researchers from Flemish institutions working in the field of metabolism with a special focus on PhD students and postdocs. We aim to come together and share the latest advancements in metabolic research and related topics.
Preliminary programme
- 09:00 – 09:15 – Registration
- 09:30 – 09:40 – Welcome from the Organizers
- 09:40 – 10:20 – Prof. Dr. Laure-Alix Clerbaux
Bile acid metabolism in fatty liver diseases
Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research
Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
- 10:20 – 11:05 – Oral Presentations (From selected abstracts)
- 11:05 – 11:30 – Coffee Break
- 11:30 – 12:10 – Prof. Dr. Bart Ghesquière
Tracing Metabolism
Head of Metabolomics Expertise Center
VIB – Center for Cancer Biology, KU Leuven
- 12:10 – 12:55- Oral Presentations (From selected abstracts)
- 12:55 – 14:30 – Lunch Break & Poster Session
- 14:30 – 15:10 – Dr. Sander Lefere
Transgenerational obesity
Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Ghent University
- 15:10 – 15:55 – Oral Presentations (From selected abstracts)
- 16:00 – 16:15 – Closing of the Symposium-
Best poster and best presentation awards
- 16:15 – Networking drinks
The deadline for submitting abstracts is August 31st.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at iui<dot>metabolism<at>gmail<dot>com
