12th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference
2025 September 22 - 24, MunichThe 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.
Organizers
Stephan Herzig
is Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Diabetes Center (HDC) and the Institute for Diabetes and Cancer (IDC). His lab investigates the molecular mechanisms of diabetes and develops novel, organ-specific compounds to counteract insulin resistance, glucose tolerance and other components of the metabolic syndrome. In addition, he explores the association between cancer development and metabolic dysfunction.
Anja Zeigerer
is a professor at the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University and a principal investigator at the Helmholtz Diabetes Center (HDC) and the Institute for Diabetes and Cancer (IDC). Her research focuses on liver metabolism, investigating the molecular mechanisms of nutrient transport and its impact on metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. By exploring endosomal trafficking and organ crosstalk, her lab aims to uncover novel therapeutic targets to improve metabolic health.
Speakers
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Previous Conferences
11th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference
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
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
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
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
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
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.
