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12th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference

2025 September 22 - 24, Munich

The 12th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference will be hosted by Stephan Herzig (Helmholtz Diabetes Center) and Anja Zeigerer (Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University), with a special focus on liver health.

The sessions will explore key topics such as diabetes and insulin resistance, obesity, liver-brain communication, and therapeutics with an emphasis on MASLD.

This year's lecture award will be received by Philipp Scherer.

The 12th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference will be hosted by Stephan Herzig (Helmholtz Diabetes Center) and Anja Zeigerer (Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University), with a special focus on liver health.

The sessions will explore key topics such as diabetes and insulin resistance, obesity, liver-brain communication, and therapeutics with an emphasis on MASLD.

This year's lecture award will be received by Philipp Scherer.

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anne.caniard@helmholtz-munich.de
kathrin.niemitz@helmholtz-munich.de
miriam.guhl@helmholtz-munich.de

Previous Conferences

11th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference

Diabetes Conference 2024
Helmholtz Munich | ©Eric Vogt

The 11th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference had a special focus on 'Wasting Metabolism' and covered various focal topics, including metabolism and cardiovascular diseases, molecular mechanisms in cachexia, diabetes and insulin resistance, biology of the pancreas, obesity, clinical metabolic research and therapeutics, and endocrinology.

10th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference

Banner für 10. Helmholtz Diabetes Konferenz
Helmholtz Munich | © Miriam Guhl

The 10th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference was held from September 27-29th, 2023, at the Künstlerhaus, Munich, Germany. This 10th edition centered on fostering the next generation of exceptional researchers in the diabetes field.

9th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference

9th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference
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The 9th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference took place as a hybrid event in September 26-29., 2022 at the Künstlerhaus, Munich, Germany. This 9th edition of the conference focused on the latest therapies in diabetes, in particular to dual agonists, pharmacology and systemic control of metabolism.

8th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference

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Helmholtz Munich | ©Amelie Kraus-Jaborsky

The 8th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference took place virtually from May 10-12, 2021, broadcasted from the Helmholtz Diabetes Center in Munich, Germany. While the conference in general aims to cover all the major topic areas in the field of diabetes, particular attention was directed to the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms involved in the development of diabetes.

7th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference

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Helmholtz Munich | ©Anja Zeigerer

The 7th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference took place September 23-25, 2019 at Palais Lenbach, Munich, Germany. While the conference in general aims to cover all the major topic areas in the field of diabetes, particular attention was directed to the metabolic connection between cancer, diabetes and other components of metabolic dysfuntions.

6th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference

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The 6th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference took place September 26-28, 2018 at Palais Lenbach Munich. Key topics at the 2018 conference were systemic approaches to diabetes and both genetic and epigenetic aspects of the disease, as well as the influence of fatty tissue on the metabolism. In addition, participants discussed new insights into feelings of satiety and the influence of the brain on the metabolism. Further information please find here.

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