day 1 agenda
| ENDOCRINOLOGY Diabetes and Metabolism (EDM-2026 Congress) Jun 22 - 24, 2026 at Barcelona, Spain |
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| Schedule (Day-1 – June 22, 2026) | ||
| Venue: Alexandre Hotel Frontair Congress | ||
| Moderator: Julie Sherfan, NSW Health Pathology, Australia | ||
| Keynote Talks | ||
| Jose J. Monsivais, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA |
Advancing Health Equity: Removing Barriers to Effective Treatment for Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Diabetes | |
| Teresa Padró Capmany, Research Institute Sant Pau, CIBERCV, Spain |
Lipoprotein profile and remnant cholesterol in metabolically healthy men and women with overweight and obesity: a ¹H-NMR study | |
| Sandra Incerpi, Roma Tre University, Italy | Nongenomic Effects of Thyroid Hormones | |
| Group Photo & Refreshment Break | ||
| Scientific Session I | ||
| Natasha Singh, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust and Imperial College London, UK | Gestational Diabetes: A Window Into Future Cardiometabolic Health | |
| Lelia Ruiz-Hernandez, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | Assessment of Ultrasound Diagnosis Method for Thyroid Cancer and its Cost | |
| John Mark P. Pabona, Embrace Eternal Beauty Aesthetics and Wellness, USA | GLP-1–Based Therapies and Beyond: Integrating Metabolic Modulation, Hormone Optimization, and Longevity Medicine in Obesity Management |
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| Basma Bakhiet, St. Peter’s hospital, Surrey, UK | A Case of Phaeochromocytoma Associated with Phenotypic Birt–Hogg–Dubé Syndrome | |
| Cecilie Willemoes Bæch-Laursen, University of Copenhagen , Denmark | Glucose Absorption by Isolated Vascularly Perfused Rat Intestine | |
| AMIN, Zohra, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK | A feasibility study of MR-pelvimetry in short statured women to identify the risk of cephalo-pelvic disproportion (CPD) | |
| Sayaka Akieda-Asai, University of Miyazaki, Japan | Continuous Exposure of Rats to Soft-Textured Diet Induces Insulin Resistance | |
| Lunch Break @ Restaurant | ||
| Scientific Session II | ||
| Gaurav Agrawal, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, India | Osteoporosis and the Ageing Spine: An Orthopaedic Perspective | |
| Jianyi Jay Zhang, UAB, USA | FoxM1 promotes cardiomyocyte regeneration in mammalian hearts with post-infarction LV remodeling | |
| Sadeka Tamanna, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA | Vitamin D deficiency and the risk of preeclampsia and eclampsia in Bangladesh | |
| Hu Huang, East Carolina University, USA | Selective deletion of FGFR1 in hypothalamic neurons impairs energy homeostasis and negates the metabolic effects of α-Klotho | |
| Farsad Afshinnia, University of Michigan, USA | Differential Circulating Lipid Remodeling in Diabetic Kidney Disease | |
| Gemma Arderiu, Institut de Recerca Sant Pau, Spain | Dysfunctional Properties of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells from Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes | |
| Refreshment Break | ||
| Scientific Session III | ||
| Garovic, Vesna, Mayo Clinic, USA | Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase the Risk for Myocardial Infarction: A Population-Based Study | |
| Jennifer M. Thornton, Imperial College London, UK | Multigenerational Diabetes – Implications for Pregnancy | |
| Joao Paulo Batista De Souza, Federal University of Latin American Integration, Brazil | Physical Activity Improves Vitamin D and Glycemic Control in Gestational Diabetes | |
| Nicoletta Di Simone, Humanitas University, Milan, USA | Evaluation of Fetal Cardiac Function in women affected by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus compared to normal pregnancies | |
| Blertina Dyrmishi, Hygeia Hospital Tirana, Western Balkan University Tirana, Albania | Pheochromocytoma-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy | |
| Julie Sherfan, NSW Health Pathology, Australia | Clinical utility of Glycated Albumin for Detection of Prediabetes and Diabetes in the Emergency Department Setting | |
| Yanhui Lu, Peking University, China | Gut Microbiota and Metabolites in Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease | |
| Ana Cristina Basto Abreu, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico | AgraVida: Sowing Education, Harvesting Health—A Participatory, Community-Based Diabetes Care Intervention in Rural Puebla, Mexico | |
| Geison Rivera Bermúdez, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica | Association of Adiposity, Blood Pressure, and Inflammatory Markers in Schoolchildren | |
| The detailed timings will be updated soon. | ||
| We are still accepting the abstracts if interested to attend the conference or to book your speaker slot, please send an email to vincentfortin@innovinc.org | ||
day 2 agenda
| Schedule (Day-2 – June 23, 2026) | ||
| Modertaor: Varidhi Nauriyal, University of Pittsburgh, USA | ||
| Keynote Talks | ||
| Bódis József, University of Pécs, National Laboratory on Human Reproduction, Hungary | Role of Platelets in Human Reproduction | |
| Rennian Wang, The University of Western Ontario, Canada | Antioxidant Therapy, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, Effects on Pancreatic Beta Cells: Beneficial or Disruptive | |
| Mikhail Kolonin, University of Texas, Houston, USA | Anti-diabetic Effects of GLP-1 Analogs Are Mediated by Thermogenic Interleukin-6 Signaling in Adipocytes | |
| Group Photo & Refreshment Break | ||
| Scientific Session IV | ||
| Mark James William Pandrich, Imperial College London, UK | Early versus Late Glucose Monitoring in Pregnant Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus | |
| Cynthia Claire Otene, AUT University, New Zealand | M?ori Experiences of Podiatry Foot Screening Prior to Diabetes-Related Amputation | |
| Fergus Collins, Novonesis, Ireland | Understanding the Probiotic Health Benefits of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, BB-12™ | |
| Natalia Pavon, National Institute of Cardiology "Ignacio Chavez", Mexico | Estrogen and its metabolites: the fellowship of the estrogens | |
| Serge Ferrari , Fresenius Kabi, Switzerland | LUMIADE 3: Therapeutic Equivalence of Denosumab Biosimilar FKS518 to Reference Product in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis | |
| Leonidas Magarakis, University of Gothenburg, Sweden | Surgical complications and menopausal symptoms after laparoscopic sterilization by opportunistic salpingectomy versus tubal occlusion – results from the SALSTER randomized trial |
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| Nauriyal Varidhi, University of Pittsburgh, USA | Diabetic Foot Infections: Questions for an Infectious Disease Consultant | |
| Lunch Break @ Restaurant | ||
| Scientific Session V | ||
| Claudio Blasi, Pertini Hospital, Italy | A New Therapeutic Approach to Obesity in Light of the Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery | |
| Jennan Read, Duke University, USA | Hidden Heterogeneity: Unmasking Ethnic Health Disparities within the White Population in the United States | |
| Mariusz Ratajczak, University of Louisville, USA | Mitochondria Express Functional Signaling Ligand-Binding Receptors | |
| Ford Flippin, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, USA | MELD Predicts Mortality in Bariatric Surgery (And It’s Lower Than You Might Think) | |
| Peter Johannes Holst, HERVolution Therapeutics and University of Copenhagen, Denmark | Metabolic Stress Targeting by B and T Cell Immunity Towards Human Endogenous Retrovirus K | |
| Bhargavi Patham, Houston Methodist Hospital, USA | Medical Management of Obesity: Current Trends and Future Perspectives | |
| Refreshment Break @ | ||
| Scientific Session VI | ||
| Chris Hughes, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK | Reducing Inappropriate Vitamin D Testing: Diagnostic Stewardship Interventions and Carbon Footprint Implications | |
| Josep Iglesias-Grau, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Intervention Leads to Remission of Type 2 Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Early Insulin Resistance | |
| Claire Briet, CHU Angers, France | Thyrotropin-Secreting Tumor (TSH-PitNET): From Diagnosis to Treatment | |
| Jianzhong Shen, Auburn University, USA | P2Y(2) Receptor Mediates Adipocyte Differentiation and Insulin Resistance | |
| Amrita Vijay, University of Nottingham, USA | Synbiotics Show Superior Anti-Inflammatory Effects Compared with Inulin and Omega-3 in Pathways Relevant to Metabolic Health | |
| Gianpaolo Rossi, University of Padua, Italy | An Update on Clinical Management of Primary Aldosteronism | |
| The detailed timings will be updated soon. | ||
| We are still accepting the abstracts if interested to attend the conference or to book your speaker slot, please send an email to vincentfortin@innovinc.org | ||
day 3 agenda
SOCIAL TOURISM AND NETWORKING..
posters agenda
| Posters Session | ||
| Priti Gupta, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, India | Incidence and Determinants of Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MILAN Study) | |
| HATRI-SIHEM, University of Health Science , Algeria | Insulin resistance in young Algerian adults | |
| Amar Hassan Khamis, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health sciences, UAE | Appraisal of Clinical Explanatory Variables in Subtyping of Type 2 Diabetes Using Machine Learning Models | |
| Meifang Chen, Duke Kunshan University, China | Bridging Gaps in Diabetes Care: A Multisectoral and Multidisciplinary Review of Self-Management Apps in China | |
| The detailed timings will be updated soon. | ||
| We are still accepting the abstracts if interested to attend the conference or to book your speaker slot, please send an email to vincentfortin@innovinc.org | ||
| Day-2 (June 23, 2026) – Virtual Meeting Scientific Program | ||
| Central European Summer Time (CEST) | ||
| Prim Jaruthamsophon, Independent Researcher, Thailand | CGM-derived glucose phenotyping reveals hidden prediabetes risk and reactive hypoglycemia in Thai adults with central obesity: a machine learning approach | |
| Giuseppe Petito, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy | Differential Effects of 3,5-diiodo-L-thyronine (T2) and 3,3′,5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) on Metabolic Dysfunction and Pancreatic Beta-Cell Function in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | |
| Alessandra Santillo, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy | Gadolinium Impairs Male Steroidogenesis by Inducing Mitochondrial-Endoplasmic Reticulum Dysfunction | |
| Angelo Fusco, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy | Comparative Effects of 3,5-Diiodo-L-thyronine (T2) and 3,3′,5-Triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) on Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Skeletal Muscle of a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | |
| Akhila Harinarayan, NelsonHall, Bangalore, India | Agentic AI in Healthcare: Boon or Bane | |
| Bales Gabriele, University of Vienna, Switzerland | The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) in an APN-led Clinic for Complex Chronically Ill Young and Middle-aged Adults: An Evidence-based Role Concept | |
| Venkata Madhavi Telagarapu, University of Miami, USA | Revisiting Metformin in the Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | |
| Nicholaos Mansolas, NHS England, UK | Recurrent ventricular asystole during octreotide infusion in a patient with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour: a case report | |
| Paula Sanchis Tortosa, Centre for Physical Activity Research, Denmark | Metabolic and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Appetite Control by Exercise | |
| Maria Ventriglia, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy | Effects of Cucumis prophetarum L. Stem and Root Decoction Extracts on Metabolic Dysfunction and Pancreatic Function in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | |
| Seyedehmaryam Pishva, McLaren Health Care Bay Region Hospital, USA | Rare Cause of Severe Hypokalemia and Metabolic Alkalosis | |
| Richard Pestell, The Baruch S Blumberg Institute, USA | The role of cyclin D1/cdk in cellular metabolism: ACRP30, mitochondrial metabolism and insulin sensitivity |
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| Giancarlo Suffredini, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA | The Impact of Silent Liver Disease on Hospital Length of Stay Following | |
| Ayub, Fatima, Central Arkansas Veterans healthcare system, USA | SGLT2 Inhibitors in Refractory Hypomagnesemia: Beyond Glycemic Control | |
| Ali Vaziri-Gohar, Loyola University Chicago, USA | Glucose Availability Regulates Chemotherapy Response in Pancreatic Cancer Models | |
| Schurdak, Mark E, University of Pittsburgh Organ Pathobiology and Therapeutics Institute, USA | Reproducibility Analytics and Metadata are Required to Qualify Microphysiological Systems for Interpreting Biologically/Clinically Relevant Heterogeneity for Precision Medicine | |
| Christina M. Dieli-Conwright, Harvard Medical School, USA | Enrollment Trends for a Virtually Supervised Resistance Exercise Intervention for Non-metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Patients | |
| Joann M. Lohr, William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC, USA | A Synergistic Multimodality Treatment Approach to Address the Key Drivers of Wound Chronicity | |
| Jeffrey Dodd-o, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, USA | The transport of let-7c-5p encapsulated in extracellular vesicles from adipocytes to lung drives early graft dysfunction in transplanted lungs from obese donors | |
| Alan Kaye, LSUHSC, Department of Anesthesiology, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA | Anesthesia Liability Related to Pre-existing Conditions | |
| The detailed timings will be updated soon. | ||
| We are still accepting the abstracts if interested to attend the conference or to book your speaker slot, please send an email to vincentfortin@innovinc.org | ||