8th Congress of the International BioIron Society

Overview

Conference Overview

The biennial meeting of the International Bioiron Society brings together basic scientists and clinicians from all around the world interested in fundamental iron biology as well as diseases related to iron overload and iron deficiency. With the increasing awareness about the essential role of iron in common acquired disorders, such as cardiovascular, inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders as well as cancer, we will feature cutting-edge research related to these diseases. The meeting is a dynamic forum for discussing progress and future directions in this exciting research area.

In this congress we will present:

• The most recent advances in iron-related basic and clinical research
• Outstanding scientists invited to give state-of-the-art keynote and plenary lectures
• Oral presentations with novel unpublished data selected from the most innovative submitted contributions
• Great opportunities to foster collaboration among iron scientists and clinicians
• Excellent training and an exciting environment for junior investigators and trainees to further develop their knowledge of iron metabolism

The related EMBL Course: Techniques for Studying Iron in Health and Disease will take place on 2 – 4 May 2019.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Peer Bork

EMBL Heidelberg

Germany

Speakers

Jodie Babitt

Harvard Medical School

USA

Dan Bradley

University of Dublin

Ireland

Ashley Bush

Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,

Australia

Francesca Carlomagno

University of Naples Federico II

Italy

Marina Cavazzana

Hôpital Necker – Enfants Malades

France

Marcus Conrad

Helmholtz Zentrum München

Germany

Hal Drakesmith

University of Oxford

UK

Rick Eisenstein

University of Wisconsin-Madison

USA

Tomas Ganz

University of California Los Angeles

USA

Yelena Ginzburg

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

USA

Domenico Girelli

University of Verona

Italy

Shiv Grewal

National Institutes of Health

USA

Monica Guzman

Cornell University

USA

Mitchell Knutson

University of Florida

USA

Betty Leibold

University of Utah

USA

Manuel Muñoz

University of Malaga

Spain

Rachel Nechushtai

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel

Elizabeta Nemeth

University of California, Los Angeles

USA

Kostas Pantopoulos

McGill University

Canada

Sant-Rayn Pasricha

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Australia

Hélène Puccio

Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology

France

Manuela Raffatellu

University of California, San Diego

USA

Martina Rauner

Bone Lab Dresden

Germany

Laura Silvestri

San Raffaele Scientific Institute

Italy

Donat Spahn

University Hospital of Zürich

Switzerland

Oliver Stehling

Philipps University of Marburg

Germany

Aurelio Teleman

German Cancer Research Center

Germany

Igor Theurl

Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria

Frank Westermann

German Cancer Research Center

Germany

Michael Zimmermann

ETH Zürich

Switzerland

Heinz Zoller

Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria

Scientific Organisers

Ioav Cabantchik

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel

Matthias W. Hentze

EMBL Heidelberg

Germany

Martina Muckenthaler

University of Heidelberg

Germany

Conference Organisers

Lisa Trinh

EMBL Heidelberg

Germany

Programme