Metabolism is a fundamental aspect of life and the essential basis for maintaining homeostasis. While metabolic imbalances are at the core of the pathology of many human diseases, including obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. The Metabolic Biology Academic Subgroup of the Biophysical Society of China (BSC) is pleased to collaborate with Cell Press to host the C2-MERIT: CSMB-Cell Press Collaborative Conference on Metabolic Research, Innovation and Translation.

We warmly invite peers to participate, exchange frontier scientific insights, inspire innovative thinking and strengthen the building of a scientific community.

I. Basic information

Theme: Metabolic Research, Innovation and Translation

Time: Aug 22-25

Venue: Grand Barony, No 3009 Ningbo Road, Ouhai district, Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China 

II. Agenda

Aug 21: Face-to-face with Cell Press editors, biopharmaceutical industry survey

Aug 22: Young scholar forum, poster sessions, funding application seminar

Aug 23–24: Full-day conference, opening ceremony, academic presentations, poster sessions

Aug 25: Full-day conference, academic presentations, poster sessions, closing ceremony

Special event

Face-to-face with Cell Press editors

Registered participants will have the opportunity for one-on-one discussions with Cell Press editors! Attending editors include:

Heather Bisbee, Molecular Cell

Ilaria Carnevale, Trends in Cell Biology

Patrick Schaefer, Cell Metabolism

Sun Yongmei, Cell Metabolism

III. Organization

Hosts

Metabolic Biology Academic Subgroup, BSC

Cell Press

Supporting journals

Cell Metabolism

Molecular Cell

Organizers

Wenzhou Medical University

The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Supporting institutions

China Association for Science and Technology

China Medicinal Biotech Association

Chairs

Li Peng, Zhengzhou University

Li Xiaokun, Wenzhou Medical University

Organizing committee

Patrick Schaefer, Cell Metabolism

Heather Bisbee, Molecular Cell

Chen Xiaowei, Peking University

Hong Shiya, ShanghaiTech University

Huang Xun, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Huang Zhifeng, Wenzhou Medical University & Anhui Medical University

Clinical cooperation promotion committee

Weng Jianping, Anhui Medical University

Xiao Ruiping, Peking University

IV. Keynote speakers

Li Peng, Zhengzhou University

Alan Saltiel, University of California, San Diego

Xiao Ruiping, Peking University

Song Baoliang, Wuhan University

Guido Kroemer, Université Paris Cité

Li Xiaokun, Wenzhou Medical University

Marcus Conrad, Helmholtz Zentrum München

Weng Jianping, Anhui Medical University

Juleen Zierath, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Andrew Wang, Yale University

John Speakman, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, CAS

Yang Xiaoyong, Yale University

Yuan Junying, CAS

Moosa Mohammadi, Oujiang Laboratory

V. Conference topics

Cell Signaling, Cell Death and Mitochondria (Conveners: Zhong Qing, Chen Jiaming)

Immunometabolism and Cancer (Conveners: Wang Di, Hong Shiya)

Muscle, Diet and Exercise (Conveners: Gan Zhenji, Meng Zhuoxian)

Lipid Biology and Liver (Conveners: Han Weiping, Li Zhong)

Gut Microbiome (Conveners: Jia Wei, Jiang Changtao)

Secreted Factors, Hormones and Pancreatic β-Cells (Conveners: Wang Yiguo, Liu Junli)

Adipose and Aging (Conveners: Wang Qiong, Qiang Li)

Structural Biology and Drug Development (Conveners: Han Dan, Li Jingya)

New Technologies and Quantitative Biology (Conveners: Shui Guanghou, Chen Liangyi)

VI. Registration and payment

Please log in to the conference website for registration and payment: https://www.bsc.org.cn/C2-MERIT/

BSC members who have paid the 2025 membership fee are eligible for the member rate; the registration fee includes conference materials.

VII. Contact

Registration contact

Shi Tianjiao

Tel: +86-15843120408

Email: shitianjiao@bsc.org.cn

Fund contact

Zhang Xue

Tel: +86-15846024975

Email: zhangxue19960704@163.com

Sponsorship contact

Jiao Wanxiao

Tel: +86-13699155937

Email: jiaowanxiao@bsc.org.cn