Both diseases are among the leading causes of death and disability, and have a very high economic impact on health systems. To cope with these diseases, prevention and the development of new therapeutic strategies are crucial. In this sense, clinical, basic and epidemiological are the key to a better understanding of these diseases and developing new treatments. For this reason, we decided to dedicate the 8th Research Conference of the Catalan Institute of Health to address the latest research on obesity and diabetes. This year, the meeting will be held on June 3 at the Palace of Congresses of Girona. The organization in charge of the Biomedical Research Institute of Girona (IdIBGi).

The conference will open with a lecture by the researcher of the Institute Pere Virgili Health Research (IISPV) Sonia Fernandez-veleda, who will speak on the relationship between adipose tissue and immunity. Then there will be two symposiums, one on the other on obesity and diabetes. The first will be moderated by the researcher IdIBGi Wifredo Ricart, and address issues such as the relationship between metabolism and obesity, and robotic surgery as the treatment of this disease. The second symposium, moderated by researcher Joan Vendrell IISPV will focus on the complications that can lead to diabetes and its relationship with the levels of iron in the body.

Then there will be a conference on the role of metabolic brain disease, by researcher IdIBGi José Manuel Fernández-Real.

Young Investigator Awards and Career Researcher ICS

At the end of the event will be announced the names of the people who win call 2016 Career Investigator Award in ICS hospitals and Career Research Award Primary Care ICS with a grant of 10,000 euros each, as well as the Award for Young researcher with 5,000 euros, they want to distinguish significant contribution to the development of research in health sciences in the field of an ICS recognized scientific activity level. The aim of these awards is to encourage and recognize high-quality biomedical research, preclinical and clinical nature that takes place in the institution.

The conference is aimed at professionals ICS and associated research centers. Registration can be done through the corporate intranet ICS and regional intranets or through the website of the ICS. The professionals who are not working on ICS and research centers, may formalize their registration by sending an email to training. In the mail you must indicate the name, ID number, office, workplace, email and phone.

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