4th Metabolism in Health & Disease Conference: Understanding the Role of Metabolism in Aging, Physiology & Disease

Posted by Amy Johnson, on 16 December 2025

Metabolism is central to most biological processes that impact health and disease, from subcellular organelles to whole body homeostasis. Correct metabolic rewiring drives development and maintenance of tissues, whereas metabolic dysfunction is a factor in key issues that affect worldwide populations such as aging, cancer and metabolic diseases. Despite the huge advances in metabolism research, key questions need answering to translate our knowledge into impactful solutions – this meeting will tackle the following questions by bringing together researchers from different areas of biology, epidemiology, drug discovery and computation into a setting that fosters idea exchange and collaboration:

1) How do complex tissue metabolic microenvironments affect normal function?
2) How does metabolism drive aging and reduce health span?
3) How can diet affect therapeutic responses to disease?
4) Can we use new technologies to model metabolism in silico to aid drug discovery?

Key Sessions