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HKOD 2026
Hong Kong Symposium on Obesity and Diabetes

April 25, 2026, Saturday, 08:00-18:00

Hong Kong

Venus: Boardroom, Daniel & Mayce Yu Administration Wing,

Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, The University of Hong Kong

Organized by:

State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Institute of Metabolic Medicine, Areas of Excellence Scheme AoE/M-707/18

Deadline: April 18

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Programme 

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Speakers

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Prof. Peng LI

President, Zhengzhou University

Topic: Regulation of Lipid Droplet Dynamics and Beyond

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Prof. Tadahiro KITAMURA

Gunma University

Topic: SGLT-Specific Substrate αMG Stimulates Endogenous Glucagon Secretion and Ameliorates Obesity-Associated Metabolic Disorders

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Prof. Yong LlU

Wuhan University

Topic: Metabolic Activation of IRE1α Enhances PKA Signaling in Adipose Tissue Catabolism

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Prof. Jae Bum KlM

Seoul National University

Topic: Cytosolic CRY1 Orchestrates Mitochondrial Fitness for Bioenergetic Flexibility as a Demand-Gated Adaptor

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Prof. Kyong Soo PARK

Konkuk University

Topic: Pancreatic β Cell Dysfunction in the PAX4 R192H Variant is Attributed to a Loss of Cellular Identity and Diminished Adaptive Capacity Under Metabolic Stress

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Prof. King Yip CHENG, Kenneth

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Topic: Metabolic Crosstalk Between BCAA and Glucose in Pancreatic Beta Cells in Type 2 Diabetes

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Prof. Jae-Han JEON

Kyungpook National University

Topic: Non-Canonical Action of PDK Inhibition to Retard Aging

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Prof. Yong-Bum KIM

Harvard Medical School

Topic: LRP1 Mediates Leptin Transport by Coupling with the Leptin Receptor in the Choroid Plexus

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Prof. Yan CHEN

Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences

Topic: MCT1-mediated lactate transport regulates glucose and lipid metabolism

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Prof. Kohjiro UEKI

Japan Institute for Health Security

Topic: Identification of the Enterokines That Protect From Diabetic Complications

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Prof. Feifan GUO

Fudan University

Topic: Amino Acid Sensing and Health

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Prof. Yasuhiro YAMADA

The University of Tokyo

Topic: Selective and Continuous Expansion of Functional Murine β Cells by MYCL

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Prof. Yong-Ho LEE

Yonsei University

Topic: Modulation of the Notch Pathway as a Potential Therapy for MASH

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Prof. Takumi KITAMOTO

Chiba University

Topic: Hepatic FoxO1/PPARα Drives Selective Insulin Resistance Through Transcriptional and Bile Acid–Mediated Mechanisms

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Prof. Sung Hee CHOI

Seoul National University 

Topic: Finding Key Molecule in Human Visceral Adipose Tissue for the Pathogenesis of Obesity Related Metabolic Diseases

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Prof. Min-Seon KlM

University of Ulsan

Topic: Astrocytic Vaspin Drives Long-Lasting Suppression of Feeding

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Prof. Weiping HAN

HAN Weiping

Topic: Targeting Metabolic Regulators for Obesity-Associated Complications

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Prof. Toshiyasu SASAOKA

University of Toyama

Topic: Odor and Music Stimulation Promotes Glucose and Lipid Utilization for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Mice

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Prof. Eun Hee KOH

University of Ulsan

Topic: GNPAT-Plasmalogen Axis in Metabolic and Immune Homeostasis

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Prof. Shiho FUJISAKA

University of Toyama

Topic: Targeting Gut Microbiota-Host Crosstalk to Control Obesity

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Prof. Baile WANG

The University of Hong Kong

Topic: Differential Regulation of Bone Homeostasis by Marrow and Subcutaneous Fat

Organizing Committee

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Prof. Aimin Xu

Chairperson

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Prof. Yong Bum Kimn

Chairperson

Sponsors

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Event highlights

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