Main Objective

• Review and critically discuss emerging information on enterohepatic circulation regulation
• Explore relevance to disease pathogenesis and treatment/prevention strategies

Target Audience

• Researchers at KI, Swedish and Scandinavian universities
• The truly translational approach of the conference should make it of particular interest to scientists trying to cross-fertilize basal and clinical studies. We expect to be able to attract a top selection of international scientists, thereby promoting ongoing and future collaborations of the highest standard.

Structure Overview

3 Days, 4 Thematic Blocks

• Block Structure: Each block is chaired and opens with a “red thread” presentation, weaving together chemistry, physiology, pathophysiology, and speaker introductions for thematic coherence and context
• Open Discussions: After each major block, a 60-minute discussion is schedued with defined (5 min presentations) and open topics.
• Session Lengths: Talks should be 20 min followed by 10 min Q&A, with blocks lasting 90–120 minutes to allow for discussion and break
• Ample time for discussions & networking

 Confirmed speakers

 Cathrine Williamson (UK)*
 Fredrik Bäckhed (SWE) 
 Helen Hobbs (US)
 Steven Kliewer (US) 
 Veronika Voronova (RU) 
 Folkert Kuipers (NL)* 
 James Boyer (US)
 Jesus Banales (ES)
 Nicholas Davidson (US)
 Volker Lauschke (SWE)
 Paul Dawson (US)
 Piero Portincasa (IT)*
 Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg (SWE)
 Hans Clevers (SWI)*
 Natal van Riel (NL)*
 Jan Borén (SWE)

 *Europe

Organization committee and Block Chairman

Bo Angelin
Jennifer Härdfeldt
Paolo Parini
Stefano Romeo
Hannes Hagström
Paul Petrus

Conference structure draft at a glance

Monday 17 November lunch – Wednesday  19 November lunch