Stream 3 Session #9: Metabolic Signalling

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Meeting Room 105 & 106
Friday, August 21, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Meeting Room 105 & 106 (Level 1)

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EMCR

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Prof David James
ARC Laureate
The University of Sydney

Chairperson

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Prof Kristina Schoonjans
Professor
Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne

Control of metabolism through the gut-liver axis

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

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Prof Matthew Watt
Professor
University Of Melbourne

Deciphering the Cell-Specific Secretome in MASLD Pathogenesis

11:25 AM - 11:50 AM

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Prof Greg Steinberg
Co-director Centre For Metabolism, Obesity And Diabetes
McMaster University

Cellular Nutrient Sensing and Metabolism

11:50 AM - 12:15 PM

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Dr Xuechun Sun
PhD Student
Shandong University

Colon enriched DHA-AST improves glucose metabolism by promoting intestinal L cell differentiation through lipid metabolic reprogramming

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Abstract

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Sun X is a PhD candidate at Shandong University, China. Her research focuses on nutritional regulation of metabolic diseases, with particular interest in gut endocrine function and glucose metabolism. She uses animal models, organoid systems and multi omics approaches to investigate how dietary bioactive compounds modulate metabolic health in diabetes.
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