A number of DZD scientists gave lectures and participated in panel discussions:
• Prof. Martin Hrabě de Angelis, speaker and member of the DZD board as well as director of the Institute of Experimental Genetics at Helmholtz Zentrum München: Parentally acquired metabolic dysfunction – epigenetic effects
• Prof. Michael Roden, DZD board member and scientific director of the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf: Mechanisms of insulin resistance in type 1 diabetes
• Prof. Michele Solimena, DZD speaker and director of the Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden: Chair of the DZD session on the topic of metabolism
• Prof. Ezio Bonifacio, Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden: Round table discussion on knowledge and gaps
• Prof. Karsten Kretschmer, Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden: Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in autoimmune diabetes
• Dr. Peter Achenbach, Helmholtz Zentrum München: chair of the autoantibody workshop
• Dr. Carolin Daniel, Helmholtz Zentrum München: Targeting insulin-specific regulatory T (Treg) cells in human type 1 diabetes
• Dr. Florian Haupt, Helmholtz Zentrum München: Metabolic signatures in pre-type 1 diabetes and implications for disease progression
• Dr. Rainer Fürst, Helmholtz Zentrum München: DNA methylation in young children reflects the maternal diabetic situation and correlates to later onset of autoimmune diabetes
• Dr. Adriana Migliorini, Helmholtz Zentrum München: β-cell heterogeneity: Implications for regeneration and autoimmunity
• Dr. Stephan Speier, Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden: Distinct roles of beta cell mass and function during type 1 diabetes onset and remission
• Dr. Yannick Fuchs, Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden: Single cell TCR sequencing reveals clonally expanded IGRP specific CD8+ T cells and identifies IGRP directed TCR alpha chains shared between individuals with long standing type 1 diabetes
• Dr. Antje Petzold, Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden: Coxsackievirus increases caspase-like activity in infected insulinoma cells independently from activation of endogenous caspase 3 and 7 and apoptosis
At the DZD booth, congress participants could obtain information about the research program of the DZD on type 1 diabetes and exchange ideas about offers for young scientists. A highlight of the framework program was the welcome reception with the performance of the “Sugar Daddies” – a band founded by DZD scientists. The music created a lively atmosphere for establishing further contacts.