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Abnormalities in insulin secretion and action determine the pathogenesis of all known forms of diabetes. Recent investigation in this area has considerably expanded our understanding of diabetes and related disorders. In addition, the more insulin action is investigated, the more it becomes apparent how diabetes contributes to the emerging burden of chronic disorders. Cancer, cardiac failure, Alzeheimer disease, abnormalities in mood, memory and cognition, chronic liver diseases are just few between the several such conditions. Through the last 30 years, the International Symposium on Insulin Receptor and Insulin Action has brought forward recent advances in this area. Importantly, the symposium has served as a catalyst to facilitate the translation of novel discoveries to the treatment of diabetes mellitus and its complications. It is our hope that the 11th edition of the Symposium will continue this tradition. In 2007, global health expenditure to treat and prevent diabetes totalled at least 140 billion Euros. It is now evident that stopping diabetes requires an integrated approach to public health capable to guarantee every person’s access to an healthy life. It is also our hope that the XIth International Symposium on Insulin Receptor and Insulin Action will also serve as a forum fostering productive interactions between scientists and clinicians as well as policy makers.


International Scientific Committee

Hans Ulrich Haering (President IR10)
Domenico Accili
Henning Beck-Nielsen
Francesco Beguinot (Chair IR10)
Jean-Louis Carpentier
Michael P. Czech
Pierre De Meyts
Suad Efendic
Barbara B. Kahn
C. Ronald Kahn
Eddy Karnieli
Masato Kasuga
Yannick Le-Marchand-Brustel
Jesse Roth
Alan R. Saltiel
Simeon Taylor
Emmanuel Van Obberghen
Morris F White
Yehiel Zick
Juleen Zierath (Scientific Secretary IR10)


Honorary Committee

Renato Lauro (IR10 Honorary President)
Eduardo Consiglio
Vincenzo Macchia


Organizing Committee

Francesco Beguinot
Pietro Formisano
Francesco Giorgino
Claudia Miele
Francesco Oriente
Luca Ulianich
Paola Ungaro
Rossella Valentino


Congress Secretariat

I&C Srl
Via Andrea Costa 202/6
40134 - Bologna (IT)
Email contact: federica.schiassi@iec-srl.it


Previous Editions

1980 Rome, Italy
1983 Rome, Italy
1987 Madrid, Spain
1990 Verona, Italy
1993 Munich, Germany
1996 Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 Jerusalem, Israel
2001 Geneva, Switzerland
2004 Nice, France
2007 Stockholm, Sweden