A pdf of the latest draft Programme is available here
Day 1 – Thursday 10th September
08:30–09:00
Registration and welcome
09:00–09:10
Welcome - Introduction
Speaker: William Cawthorn (University of Edinburgh) – BMA2026 President
SESSION 1: Dietary and (micro)environmental regulation of BMA
09:10–09:40
Invited Lecture 1: Adipogenic phenotype from the inside and outside, the impact of cell identity and diet
Speaker: Alexander Rauch (University of Southern Denmark)
09:40–10:10
Invited Lecture 2: Unlocking Teriparatide Therapeutic Resistance: The Role Of Bone Marrow Adipocyte Lipolysis
Speaker: Elizabeth Rendina-Ruedy (University of Oklahoma Health Campus, USA)
10:10–10:55
Short talks (selected from abstracts)
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10:55–11:00
Sponsored Talk – Southern Scientific
11:00–11:30
Coffee Break
Posters
SESSION 2: BMAT and malignancies
11:30–12:00
Invited Lecture 3: Adipocyte–AML metabolic crosstalk activates PI3K/AKT signalling to drive resistance to FLT3 inhibition
Speaker: Paolo Gallipoli (Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK)Â
12:00–12:30
Invited Lecture 4: BMAT and multiple myeloma
Speaker: Michaela Reagan (MaineHealth Institute for Research)
12:30–13:15
Short talks (selected from abstracts)
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13:15–13:30
Rapid-fire poster pitching
13:30–14:30
Lunch break and posters
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SESSION 3: Interactions between BMAT, bone and metabolism
14:30–15:00
Invited Lecture 5: Novel mechanisms of lipolysis in BMATÂ (virtual presentation)
Speaker: Erica Scheller (Washington University, St Louis, USA)
15:00–15:30
Invited Lecture 6: ​Defining the role of adipose tissue in osteoarthritis
Speaker: Kelsey Collins (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco)
15:30–16:15
Short talks (selected from abstracts)
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16:15–16:25
Selected Virtual talk
16:25–16:50
Coffee Break
Posters
16:50–17:20
BMAS General Assembly
Organiser: BMAS
Speaker: Bram van der Eerden (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam) – BMAS President
17:20–18:20
Trainee Session - Round-table Networking and Skills Development with invited speakers
Day 2 – Friday 11th September
SESSION 4: New methods and models for BMA analysis
09:00–09:30
Invited Lecture 7: Body composition analyses in UK Biobank
Speaker: Louise Thomas (University of Westminster, London, UK)
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09:30–10:00
Invited Lecture 8: Mouse models for studying BMA – Past, Present and Future
Speaker: Ormond MacDougald (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)
10:00–10:45
Short talks
10:45–11:15
Coffee Break
Posters
SESSION 5: Pharmacological and niche regulation of BMAT and bone
11:15–11:45
Invited Lecture 9: GLP-1 and bone – an overview of the human evidence
Speaker: Morten Frost (KMEB Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark)Â
11:45–12:15
Invited Lecture 10: GLP-1 receptor agonists in rheumatology – from weight loss to joint protection
Speaker: Francis Berenbaum (Department of Rheumatology, Sorbonne University, INSERM, AP-HP Saint-Antoine hospital, Paris, and 4Moving Biotech, Lille, France)
12:15–12:45
Short talks (selected from abstracts)
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12:45–13:00
Rapid-fire poster pitching
13:00-14:00
Lunch break
Refreshments/Posters
SESSION 6:Â Worldwide Voices and Late-Breaking Research
14:00–14:50
Short talks from selected virtual and international speakers
SESSION 7: Future directions for BMA research
KEYNOTE/CLOSING ADDRESS & EXTENDED INTERACTIVE SESSION
15:00-15:20
Keynote – Recent advances and future opportunities for BMA research
Speakers: Tania Amorim (University of Pittsburgh), William Cawthorn (University of Edinburgh, UK), and Isabel Hermsmeyer (University of Michigan)
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15:20–15:35Â
Open, interactive discussion – Where next for BMA in research and clinical practice?
Moderators: Tania Amorim (University of Pittsburgh), William Cawthorn (University of Edinburgh, UK), and Isabel Hermsmeyer (University of Michigan)
Awards and Closing remarks
15:40–16:20Â
Speaker: Bram van der Eerden (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam) – BMAS President