Programme LOM Conference 2017 – 20 June
Conference day for young LOM researchers
12:0012:30
12:3014:30
Sandwiches
Presentations by young investigators (based on abstracts)
Feedback from peers and keynote speakers
Chair: Anna Sofie Husted and Nynne Reeckmann
14:3015:00
Break
Master classes with keynote speakers
15:0017:00
Dr. Rebecca O'Connell
Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput
Researching why children and families eat as
they do: methodological reflections from three
studies of food practices
Widespread misconceptions about obesity
Chair: tba
Chair: Anna Sofie Husted
Programme LOM Conference 2017 – 21 June
LOM Conference 2017
09:0009:30
09:3009:45
Registration and coffee
Welcome by Dean Ulla Wever / Chair: Bente Stallknecht
Keynote #1 – Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput
09:4510:45
The creeping sleepidemic:
Interactions among sleep, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and obesity
10:4511:15
Break
Parallel sessions
11:1513:00
”To be or not to be” –
sex and gender specific
health issues
Bente Stallknecht and
Eva Wulff Helge
Improving health and
wellbeing through
personalised
interventions
Stress and obesity
Thomas E. Jensen and
Mads F. Hjort
13:0014:00
Naja Hulvej Rod and
Christian Gaden
Big data, health
technologies and
devices
Henning Langberg and
Anne Løkke
Lunch
Parallel sessions
Ageing in relation to
health and wellbeing
Should Obesity be
defined as a disease?
Involvement of target
From mechanisms to
groups in developing
new drug targets
health promotion
interventions: barriers and
potentials in research
14:0015:45
Tenna Jensen and Inge
Tetens
15:4516:15
Merete Fredholm and
Peter Sandøe
Nana Folmann Hempler
and Dan Grabowski
Harald S Hansen and
Birgitte Holst
Break
Keynote #2 – Dr. Rebecca O'Connell
16:1517:15
Families and food poverty in austerity Europe: A sociological study
17:1517:50
Debate: Visions for future research impact and solutions to global health challenges
– what are the potentials and pitfalls for health care, prevention and treatment?
17:5018:00
18:0022.00
Closing remarks / Bente Stallknecht
Dinner
Detailed Programme 20 June
Presentations by young investigators (based on abstracts) Feedback from peers and keynote
speakers
Hosts: Anna Sofie Hustved, PhD student, CMBR, HEALTH and Nynne Reeckmann, KU LOM
Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
12.30-12.40 Welcome
Anna Sofie Hustved and
Nynne Reeckmann
12.40-12.52 Is body fat distribution influencing Mathilde Svendstrup,
The Novo Nordisk
weight changes in observational
PhD Student
Foundation Center for
studies and during weight loss
Basic Metabolic
interventions?
Research, HEALTH
12.52-13.04 Hyper-activated Rac1 is too much
Steffen Henning Raun,
Department of
of a good thing during exercise
Master Student
Nutrition, Exercise and
Sports, SCIENCE
13.04-13.16 Genetic predisposition to adiposity Theresia Schnurr, PhD
Novo Nordisk
is associated with objectively
student
Foundation Centre for
assessed sedentary time in young
Basic Metabolic
children
Research, Section of
Metabolic Genetics,
HEALTH
13.16-13.28 The Omnibus Satiety Metric: An
Barbara Vad Andersen,
Aarhus University,
Integrated Brain, Blood and
Postdoc
Department of Food
Behavioral Method for Measuring
Science
Satiety
13.28-13.40 Phosphoproteomics reveals
Agnete B. Madsen, PhD
Department of
important sites controlling
Student
Nutrition, Exercise and
metabolic switching in skeletal
Sports, SCIENCE
muscle
13.40-13.52 Forecasting with Autoregressive
Vesa Hyrylä, Graduate
Department of Applied
Models: Utilization of CGM to
student
Physics, University of
Predict Glucose Values
Eastern Finland
13.52-14.04 Elevated muscle glycogen
Zhencheng Li, PhD
Department of
increases mTORC1 activation in
Student
Nutrition, Exercise and
skeletal muscle
Sports, SCIENCE
14.04-14.16 The roles of EZH2 and CBP in
Tina Dahlby, PhD
Department of
HDAC3-mediated glucolipotoxicity Student
Biomedical Sciences,
in β-cells
HEALTH
Master classes with keynote speakers
Time: 15.00-17.00
Dr. Rebecca O'Connell
Title: Researching why children and families eat as they do: methodological reflections from three
studies of food practices
Pitch: This class will focus on research design and the methods used to address particular research
questions that focus on food and eating. My research has used multiple methods – secondary analysis
of different types of quantitative and qualitative data, semi-structured interviews with children and
adults, visual methods including drawing and photography, participant observation – to address
differently framed questions about the dietary intakes and food practices of children and families.
Postgraduate researchers should come to the class prepared to discuss the research questions and
study designs of their doctoral research. PowerPoint presentations (a maximum of four slides) are
encouraged but not mandatory. A combination of small and whole group discussion will consider how
research strategies and methods address particular research questions and the strengths and
limitations of the approaches adopted.
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Master classes with keynote speakers
Time: 15.00-17.00
Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput
Title: Widespread misconceptions about obesity
Pitch: Myths and misconceptions about obesity are pervasive in the media, popular culture, and
scientific literature. The promulgation of unsupported beliefs can lead to poorly informed clinical
decisions, inaccurate public health recommendations, and unproductive allocation of limited research
resources. The objective of this master class is to discuss several misconceptions about obesity that we
believe warrant attention. We also want to challenge attendees to rethink how we should approach
obesity and its management. Attendees should come to the class prepared to discuss popular
misconceptions about obesity.
Chair: Anna Sofie Husted
Detailed Programme 21 June
Keynote #1
Jean-Philippe Chaput, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa
Research Scientist, Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute
The creeping sleepidemic: interactions among sleep, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and
obesity
It is well-known that sleeping well, reducing screen time, moving more and eating a balanced diet
should be included in the package for good health. These lifestyle behaviours are not only associated
with positive physical and mental health outcomes but also interact and influence one another. This
aspect is important and suggests that the more “good behaviours” one can include over 24 hours (and
sustain over time) the better it is for health and wellness. It is time that we embrace a holistic
approach to health, one that integrates multiple behaviours all together rather than working in silos
and promoting single lifestyle behaviours. This presentation will advocate for the following evidencebased key messages: (1) some exercise is good, more is better, everything counts; (2) sleep is not a
waste of time; (3) electronic screen devices should not be used 1 hour before bedtime; (4) make room
for play; and (5) have fun!
Parallel sessions 11.15-13.00, 21 June
Presentations marked with a * is selected based on abstracts
”To be or not to be” – sex and gender specific health issues
Hosts: Eva Wulff Helge, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, SCIENCE
and Bente Merete Stallknecht, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, HEALTH
Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
11.15-11.20 Welcome by the hosts
11.20-11.40 Relative energy deficiency in sports
Anna Katarina Melin,
Department of
– prevalence and consequences in
PhD
Nutrition, Exercise and
male and female athletes
Sports, Science,
SCIENCE
11.40-12.00 For both genders – can recreational
Jacob Uth, Postdoc
The University
football reverse cancer treatment
Hospitals Centre for
side effects?
Health Research: FC
Prostate and Breast
Cancer
12.00-12.20 Obese or not obese – can the child’s
Kristina Martha
Obstetric Clinic,
destiny be altered by lifestyle
Renault, MD
Rigshospitalet,
interventions during pregnancy?
University of
Copenhagen
12.20-12.35 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Solvejg L Hansen, PhD
Department of
training study – an interdisciplinary student
Nutrition, Exercise and
approach. A part of The Copenhagen
Sports, Science,
12.35-12.50
12.50-13.00
Women study*
Heart rate variability during
cardiorespiratory exercise test in
Type 1 Diabetes*
Concluding remarks by the hosts
Mika Tarvainen,
Adjunct Prof.
SCIENCE
Department of Applied
Physics, University of
Eastern Finland
Improving health and wellbeing through personalised interventions
Host: Thomas Elbenhardt Jensen, associate professor, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports,
SCIENCE and Mads F Hjort, postdoc, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, SCIENCE
Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
11.15-11.20 Welcome by the hosts
11.20-11.40 Metabolomics and interventions to
Tommi Suvitaival
Steno Diabetes Center
prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Copenhagen, Systems
medicine
11.40-12.00 Proteomics of skeletal muscle:
Atul Deshmukh,
Proteomics Program,
Focus on insulin resistance and
Associate Professor
NNF Center for Protein
exercise biology
Research, HEALTH
12.00-12.20 CRISPR genome editing in mice:
Cord Brakebusch,
Brakebusch Group
Chances and challenges
Professor
BRIC, HEALTH
12.20-12.35 Pre-treatment glucose and insulin
Mads F. Hjort, Postdoc
Department of
determines weight loss and weight
Nutrition, Exercise and
maintenance success
Sports, SCIENCE
12.35-12.50 Common gene variants in the hERG
Line Engelbrechtsen,
Novo Nordisk
voltage-gated potassium channel
PhD student
Foundation Center for
are associated with altered plasma
Basic Metabolic
incretin response and glucagon
Research, HEALTH
release*
12.50-13.00 Concluding remarks
Big data, health technologies and devices
Hosts: Henning Langberg, professor, Department of Public Health, HEALTH and Anne Løkke, professor
SAXO institute, HUM
Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
11.15-11.20 Welcome by the hosts
11.20-11.45 Historical Big data in relation to
Helene Castenbrandt,
Copenhagen Centre for
health and morbidity
postdoc and Barbara
Health Research in the
Ana Revuelta
Humanities, HUM
Eugercios, postdoc
11.45-12.10 Social media data in relation to
Kjeld Hansen, research Department of IT
health (TBC)
assistant
Management, CBS
12.10-12.35 Measuring complex networks
Sune Lehmann
Department of Applied
Jørgensen, associate
Mathematics and
professor
Computer Science, DTU
12.35-12.50 The Ever-evolving definition of
Allana LeBlanc, Postdoc University of Ottawa
sedentarism: Pros and cons of
Heart Institute
screen time in a screen obsessed
world*
12.50
Concluding remarks
Stress and obesity
Hosts: Christian Gaden Jensen, associate professor, Department of Phycology SOCIAL SCIENCES and
Naja Hulvej Rod, associate professor, Department of Public Health, HEALTH
Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
11.15-11.20 Welcome by the hosts
11.20-11.40
Speaker TBA
11.40-12.00
Speaker TBA
12.00-12.20 What is the role of stress, if any, in
Thorkild I A Sørensen,
Department of Public
development of obesity?
Professor
Health, HEALTH
12.20-12.35 Stress and obesity: A theological
Johanne S T Kristensen, Section for Systematic
conception*
associate professor
Theology, THEOLOGY
12.35-12.50 Food marketing, consumer
Dr Elena Millan,
Food Economics and
psychology and other determinants Lecturer in Consumer
Marketing, University
of obesity in the UK*
Research and
of Reading, UK
Marketing
12.50-13.00 Closing remarks
Keynote #2
Dr. Rebecca O'Connell, Senior Research Officer at Thomas Coram Research Unit and co-convenor of
the British Sociological Association Food Study Group.
Families and Food Poverty in Austerity Europe: the case of the UK
Food poverty in the Global North is an urgent moral and social concern. The global economic
recession, rising food prices and so-called ‘austerity’ policies in some European countries have made
food less affordable for households in recent years. In this context, food poverty and insecurity have
risen across Europe, albeit there are differences between countries. This talk draws on a European
Research Council funded[1] mixed methods study of Families and Food in Hard Times
(foodinhardtimes.org), that examines food practices in poor and low-income families in the UK,
Portugal and Norway. It uses qualitative methods with parents and young people aged 11-15 years
from 45 families in each of the three countries, as well as secondary analysis of national and
international quantitative data, to examine how social contexts and social positionings mediate the
extent and experience of food poverty.
This presentation examines the case of the UK, where food banks have proliferated and the number of
food parcels handed out to families has risen dramatically. Following a discussion of the sociological
conceptualisation of food poverty adopted in this study, the talk reports on secondary analysis
undertaken to identify the types of families at risk of food poverty in the UK. To understand how
families eat when they are spending much less than expected, and what this means for them, the
qualitative research with 45 UK households is drawn upon. Three family cases are presented that
exemplify some of the conditions under which food budgets are constrained, how families manage and
how experiences and practices vary within as well as between households. The talk concludes by
considering some of the practical and political consequences of how food poverty, and food itself, are
conceptualised.
[1] The research is funded by the European Research Council under the European Union’s SeventhFramework Programme
(FP7/2007-2013) /ERC grant agreement n° 337977.
Parallel sessions 14.00-15.45, 21 June
Presentations marked with a * is selected based on abstracts
Ageing in relation to health and wellbeing
Hosts: Tenna Jensen, associate professor SAXO institute, HUM and Inge Tetens, professor Department
of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, SCIENCE
Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
14.00-14.05 Welcome by the hosts
14.05-14.25 Never late to change: Nudge
Armando Perez-Cueto,
Department of Food
interventions among older
associate professor
Science, SCIENCE
consumers
14.25-14.45 Ageing in the Arctic - challenges
Kamilla Pernille
Copenhagen Centre for
regarding healthy aging in
Johansen Nørtoft,
Health Research in the
Greenland
Postdoc
Humanities, HUM
14.45-15.05 Physical activity and aging –
Lasse Gliemann,
Department of
cardiovascular aspects
assistant professor
Nutrition, Exercise and
Sports, SCIENCE
15.05-15.20 Applying for old age? An exploration Anders Møller, PhD
Center for Healthy
of the constitution of old age within student
Aging, SAXO Institute,
the administrative casework in the
HUM
emerging Danish social state (18911922)*
15.20-15.35 Dietary habits of healthy elderly
Josue Leonardo Castro
Department of Food
modulate gut microbiota and
Mejia, PhD student
Science, SCIENCE
metabolome and is linked to
physical fitness phenotypes*
15.35-15.45 Concluding remarks
Should Obesity be defined as a disease?
Hosts: Merete Fredholm, professor Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, SCIENCE and
Peter Sandøe, professor Department of Food and Resource Economics, SCIENCE
Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
14.00-14.05 Welcome by the hosts
14.05-14.25 How body fat distribution effects
Michael D. Jensen,
Mayo Clinic College of
health in obesity
professor
Medicine
14.25-14.45 Why obesity should be defined as a
Jens Christian Holm,
Department of Clinical
disease
Clinical Associate
Medicine, Holbæk
Professor
Sygehus
14.45-15.05 Why obesity should not be defined
Signild Vallgårda,
Department of Public
as a disease
professor
Health, HEALTH
15.05-15.20 Intra-familiar stigmatization: An
Didde Høeg, Research
Health Promotion,
adverse outcome of a family-based
Assistant
Steno Diabetes Center
intervention to reduce childhood
Copenhagen
overweight and obesity*
15.20-15.45 Panel Discussion: Should obesity be
All speakers
defined as a disease?
Involvement of target groups in developing interventions: barriers and potentials in research
Hosts: Nana Folmann Hempler, Senior researcher and Dan Grabowski, Senior researcher Steno
Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Health Promotion, Diabetes Management Research
Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
14.00-14.05 Welcome by the hosts
14.15-14.20 Involvement of family members in
Dan Grabowski, PhD,
Steno Diabetes Center
life with type 2 diabetes:
Senior researcher
Copenhagen
Researching the needs of families
and how to address these needs in
healthcare practice
14.20-14.35 Involving citizens from local
Ulla Toft, PhD, Head of
Research Centre for
communities in the development of Department
Prevention and Health,
health promotion interventions:
The Capital Region
Experiences from The Health and
Local Community Project in
involving children, parents and
professional from school, childcare
centers and supermarkets
14.35-14.50 Developing methods to promote
Nana Folmann
Steno Diabetes Center
health behaviour change in people
Hempler, PhD, Senior
Copenhagen
with mental illness and diabetes: Is
researcher
a collaborative approach feasible?
14.50-15.05 Patient-centered communication in
Anne Marie Rieffestahl, Copenhagen Academy
medical education – An
PhD student
for Medical Education
anthropological study of patient
and Simulation, the
involvement and its influence on
Capital Region
medical students and their training
as future doctors
15.05-15.20 Forecasting potential health gains
Anne Mette Bender,
Department of Public
from lowering population obesity*
Postdoc
Health, Section of Social
Medicine, HEALTH
15.20-15.35 Testing a user-driven approach in
Regitze Anne Saurbrey Steno Diabetes Center
health promotion activities
Pals, Research
Copenhagen, Health
targeting users of psychiatric
Assistant
Promotion
services*
15.35-15.45 Concluding remarks
From mechanisms to new drug targets
Hosts: Harald S Hansen, professor, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology HEALTH and
Birgitte Holst, professor Department of Biomedical Research / Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for
Basic Metabolic Research HEALTH
Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
14.00-14.05 Welcome by the hosts
14.05-14.25
Speaker TBA
14.25-14.45
Speaker TBA
14.45-15.05
Speaker TBA
15.05-15.20 NOX2 regulates exerciseCarlos Henriquez-Olguin, Section of Molecular
stimulated redox signaling and
PhD Student
Physiology,
glucose uptake in skeletal muscle*
Department of
Nutrition, Exercise and
15.20-15.35
15.35-15.45
Liraglutide improves
histopathology in non-alcoholic
steatohepatitis with advanced
fibrosis*
Concluding remarks
David Højland Ipsen,
Postdoc
Sports, SCIENCE
Department of
Veterinary and Animal
Sciences, SCIENCE
Debate with keynote speakers
Visions for future research, impact and solutions to global health challenges – what are the
potentials and pitfalls for health care, prevention and treatment?
Pitch: tba
Chairs: tba