Late-breaking abstracts are still being accepted and will be considered for short talks.
Day 1 – Thursday 10th September
08:30–09:00
Registration and welcome
09:00–09:10
Welcome - Introduction
Speaker(s): Local organising committee
SESSION 1: Dietary and environmental regulation of BMA
(Plenary)
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: Dietary impact on BMAT and bone
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
(Plenary)
11:30–12:00
Invited Lecture 3: BMAT and acute myeloid leukaemia
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
(Plenary)
14:30–15:00
Invited Lecture 5: Novel mechanisms of lipolysis in BMAT
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
16:25–16:45
Coffee Break
Posters
16:50–17:15
BMAS General Assembly
Organiser: BMAS
Speaker: Bram van der Eerden (BMAS President)
17:20–18:20
Trainee Session - Round-table Networking and Skills Development with invited speakers
Gala dinner
19:00–21:15
Type: Social/General
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21:15–21:30
Walk to The Counting House for Ceilidh (Annasach Ceilidh Band)
21:30–23:30
Day 2 – Friday 11th September
SESSION 4: New methods and models for BMA analysis
(Plenary)
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
(Plenary)
11:15–11:45
Invited Lecture 9: GLP-1R agonists and bone health
Speaker: Morten Frost Nielsen (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)Â
11:45–12:15
Invited Lecture 10: GLP-1R agonists in rheumatology
Speaker: Francis Berenbaum (CRSA-Sorbonne Université-Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris)
12:15–13:00
Short talks (selected from abstracts)
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13:00–13:15
Rapid-fire poster pitching
13:15-14:15
Lunch break
Refreshments/Posters
SESSION 6:Â Worldwide Voices
14:15–15:00
Short talks from selected virtual and international speakers
SESSION 7: Future directions for BMA research
KEYNOTE/CLOSING ADDRESS & EXTENDED INTERACTIVE SESSION
15:00–15:20Â
Keynote – Recent advances in the BMA field
Speakers: Next Gen BMAS members
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15:20–15:45Â
Open Discussion – Where next for BMA in research and clinical practice?
Moderator: William Cawthorn (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Awards and Closing remarks
15:45–16:30Â
Speaker: Bram van der Eerden (BMAS President)