day 1 agenda

ENDOCRINOLOGY
Diabetes and Metabolism (EDM-2026 Congress)
Jun 22 - 24, 2026 at Barcelona, Spain
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
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
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
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

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