
生物醫藥技術全國重點實驗室
(香港大學)
State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
(The University of Hong Kong)



HKOD 2026
Hong Kong Symposium on Obesity and Diabetes
April 25, 2026, Saturday, 08:00-18:00
Hong Kong
Venus: Boardroom, Daniel & Mayce Yu Administration Wing,
Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, The University of Hong Kong
Organized by:
State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Institute of Metabolic Medicine, Areas of Excellence Scheme AoE/M-707/18
Deadline: April 18

Programme


Speakers

Prof. Peng LI
President, Zhengzhou University
Topic: Regulation of Lipid Droplet Dynamics and Beyond

Prof. Tadahiro KITAMURA
Gunma University
Topic: SGLT-Specific Substrate αMG Stimulates Endogenous Glucagon Secretion and Ameliorates Obesity-Associated Metabolic Disorders

Prof. Yong LlU
Wuhan University
Topic: Metabolic Activation of IRE1α Enhances PKA Signaling in Adipose Tissue Catabolism

Prof. Jae Bum KlM
Seoul National University
Topic: Cytosolic CRY1 Orchestrates Mitochondrial Fitness for Bioenergetic Flexibility as a Demand-Gated Adaptor

Prof. Kyong Soo PARK
Konkuk University
Topic: Pancreatic β Cell Dysfunction in the PAX4 R192H Variant is Attributed to a Loss of Cellular Identity and Diminished Adaptive Capacity Under Metabolic Stress

Prof. King Yip CHENG, Kenneth
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Topic: Metabolic Crosstalk Between BCAA and Glucose in Pancreatic Beta Cells in Type 2 Diabetes

Prof. Jae-Han JEON
Kyungpook National University
Topic: Non-Canonical Action of PDK Inhibition to Retard Aging

Prof. Yong-Bum KIM
Harvard Medical School
Topic: LRP1 Mediates Leptin Transport by Coupling with the Leptin Receptor in the Choroid Plexus

Prof. Yan CHEN
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
Topic: MCT1-mediated lactate transport regulates glucose and lipid metabolism

Prof. Kohjiro UEKI
Japan Institute for Health Security
Topic: Identification of the Enterokines That Protect From Diabetic Complications

Prof. Feifan GUO
Fudan University
Topic: Amino Acid Sensing and Health

Prof. Yasuhiro YAMADA
The University of Tokyo
Topic: Selective and Continuous Expansion of Functional Murine β Cells by MYCL

Prof. Yong-Ho LEE
Yonsei University
Topic: Modulation of the Notch Pathway as a Potential Therapy for MASH

Prof. Takumi KITAMOTO
Chiba University
Topic: Hepatic FoxO1/PPARα Drives Selective Insulin Resistance Through Transcriptional and Bile Acid–Mediated Mechanisms

Prof. Sung Hee CHOI
Seoul National University
Topic: Finding Key Molecule in Human Visceral Adipose Tissue for the Pathogenesis of Obesity Related Metabolic Diseases

Prof. Min-Seon KlM
University of Ulsan
Topic: Astrocytic Vaspin Drives Long-Lasting Suppression of Feeding

Prof. Weiping HAN
HAN Weiping
Topic: Targeting Metabolic Regulators for Obesity-Associated Complications

Prof. Toshiyasu SASAOKA
University of Toyama
Topic: Odor and Music Stimulation Promotes Glucose and Lipid Utilization for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Mice

Prof. Eun Hee KOH
University of Ulsan
Topic: GNPAT-Plasmalogen Axis in Metabolic and Immune Homeostasis

Prof. Shiho FUJISAKA
University of Toyama
Topic: Targeting Gut Microbiota-Host Crosstalk to Control Obesity

Prof. Baile WANG
The University of Hong Kong
Topic: Differential Regulation of Bone Homeostasis by Marrow and Subcutaneous Fat
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