Registration to BioCity Symposium is open until 16 August 2024. BioCity Symposium is one of the most important meetings in Turku region for researchers working in the fields of bio- and molecular medicine. This year the event is arranged with title Unleashing the Power of Metabolism
This two-day event starts on 29 August 2024 by listening to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centers past CEO Craig B. Thompson talking aboutcancer metabolism. Some of the other invited speakers include professor Luke O’Neill from Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, professor Jingyuan Fu from University Medical Center Groningen and professor Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara from Univeristy of Helsinki.
This year BioCity Symposium will cover metabolism at many levels, from cellular to organismal. Particular focus will be on the interplay of metabolism with other physiological systems such as immune system, gut microbiome, and how such interplay may lead to disease.
BioCity Symposium is directed to researchers interested in molecular, structural and cell biology and biomedicine, as well as for clinicians working both at the academia and industry. Significant part of the audience are PhD and post doc researchers.
BioCity Symposium is arranged by BioCity Turku, which is an organization supporting and coordinating research on life sciences and molecular medicine in University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University.
The visual image of the event is based on the artwork by Richard Barnes, Gut Feeling.
BioCity Symposium has long traditions and this year’s event is already 33rd in a row.
