Schedule
Conference agenda
Friday: Biology and Medicine | 27.06.2025
Speakers:
9:30 – 10:00 | PhD Andżelika Borkowska - “N-homocysteinylation of ferritin cause impairment in endothelial iron metabolism- the role of Akt signalling pathway.”
10:00 – 10:30 | Prof. Joanna Brzeszczyńska - “The effect of sarcopenia in perioperative orthopaedic patients: A muscle regenerative potential.”
10:30 – 11:00 | Prof. Zsolt Radak - “Mitochondria - Microbiome cross talk: is it ROS mediated?”
11:00 – 11:30 | Prof. Christiaan Leeuwenburgh “Ferroptosis: A New Frontier in Aging Research."
11:30 – 12:00 | Prof. Tiziana Bacchetti - “Lipoproteins and oxidative stress in obesity”
12:00 – 12:30 | Prof. Malcolm Jackson - “Hydrogen peroxide and peroxiredoxins as signalling molecules in skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise.”
12.30 - 13:00 I Prof. Mariusz Więckowski - “Metabolic alterations in patients with rare diseaeses”
Chairwoman: Prof. Joanna Majerczak
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch (Medical University of Gdańsk)
09:00 – 09:30 | Conference Opening Ceremony
09:30-13:30 | Session I: Free Radicals in Biology
Chairmen: Prof. Jędrzej Antosiewicz
Prof. Enrico Bertoli
14:00-17:30 | Session II: Free Radicals in Medicine
Chairman: Prof. Wiesław Ziółkowski
Speakers:
14:00 – 14:30 | PhD Damian Flis - “The effect of swim training and exercise-mimics treatment on life prolongation and skeletal muscle protection in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis mice.”
14:30 – 15:00 | Prof. Michał Żmijewski - “Vitamin D modulates mitochondrial activity through genomic and non-genomic
pathways.”
15:00 – 15:30 | PhD Agatha Stegemann - “The effects of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in skin.”
15:30 – 16:00 | PhD Konrad Kleszczyński - “Melatonin: a free scavenger and skin aging molecule.”
16:00 – 16:30 | Prof. Katarzyna Koziak - “Daily lifestyle and inflammatory skin diseases.”
8:30 – 9:00 | Coffee Break (Medical University of Gdańsk)
09:00-12:30 | Session III: Free Radicals in Sport
Chairman: prof. Robert Olek
Speakers:
9:00 – 9:30 | PhD Sylwester Kujach - “Muscle and Brain, One and the Same: Synergies Between Physical and Cognitive Performance in Aging.”
9:30 – 10:00 | Prof. Antonio Paoli - “Time restricted eating and physical performance.”
10:00 – 10:30 | Prof. David A. Hood - “Boosting the effect of exercise on mitochondria to enhance muscle health with advancing age.”
10:30 – 11:00 | Prof. Scott Powers - “Can exercise physiology teach us how to prevent inactivity-induced muscle atrophy?”
11:00 – 11:30 | Prof. Mark Tarnopolsky - “Talk - multi-ingredient supplement approaches for treating mitochondrial disease and aging associated disorders.”
11:30 – 12:00 | Prof. Tõnis Timmusk - “Molecular mechanisms regulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in health and pathology.”
16:30 – 17:30 | Discussion Panel: “Free Radicals in Skin Ageing”
Chairman: Prof. Michał Żmijewski
17:30 – 17:45 | Coffee Break (Medical University of Gdańsk)
17:45 – 18:30 | Poster Session/Poster Contest
20:00 | Evening Gathering Party
Saturday: Sport and Nutrition | 28.06.2025
13:30-17:30 | Session IV: Free Radicals in Nutrition
Chairmen: Prof. Jan Jacek Kaczor
Prof. Mark Tarnopolsky
Speakers:
13:30 – 14:00 | Prof. Li Li Ji - “NAD and Aging Skeletal Muscle: Merit of Supplementation”
14:00 – 14:30 | PhD Mateusz Karnia - “Chronic Stress: Free Radicals, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and the Fight for Muscle Integrity”
14:30 – 15:00 | Prof. Norihiro Imai - “Relationship Between Nuclear Lipid Droplets and Antioxidant Activity:
Insights from Liver Biopsy Samples”
15:00 – 15:30 | Prof. Jerzy Żołądź - “Why is myoglobin an essential protein for exercise performance?”
15:30 – 16:00 | Prof. Harald Sourij - “The role of time restricted eating in people with diabetes”
16:00 – 16:30 | Prof. Giauseppe Fatati - “Obesity, global syndemia and urban health”
11:30 – 12:30 | Discussion Panel: "Oxidative Stress and Sports: Performance Optimizing"
Chairman: | to be confirmed
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch (Medical University of Gdańsk)
16:30 – 17:30 | Discussion Panel: “Semaglutide: Revolutionary Weight Loss or Health Hazard?”
Chairman: Prof. Mariusz Więckowski
17:30 – 18:00 | Coffee Break (Medical University of Gdańsk) / Poster Contest final
18:00 – 18:15 | Poster Contest Results
18:15 – 18:40 | Conference Closing Ceremony
20:00 | Gala Dinner