During the three-day intensive course, you will widen your scientific perspective in ageing and endocrinology research. You will also expand your professional network.

After an opening keynote lecture that will set the stage of the dynamic endocrine interplay in aging across the lifespan, each day will have a scientific session followed by other activities, including group work, poster sessions, and active networking with speakers and other PhD students. As we believe that interactivity improves learning outcomes, we expect you to be actively involved in the discussions with other participants and speakers throughout the event.

The programme includes scientific sessions on:

• Ageing mechanisms
• Challenges in the clinic
• Translational science, implementation, interventions

Speakers:

• Abigail Mackey, Clinical Professor, University of Copenhagen (DK)
• Anette Tønnes Petersen, Associate Professor, Rigshospitalet (DK)
• Derek Huffman, Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
• Jan Frystyk, Clinical Professor, Odense University Hospital (DK)
• Jonas Thue Treebak, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen (DK)
• Joshua Farr, Associate Professor, University of Arizona College of Medicine (US)
• Kristoffer Jensen Kolnes, Global Medical Manager, Novo Nordisk A/S (DK)
• Marta Diaz del Castillo, Assistant Professor, Aarhus University (DK)
• Mette Sørensen Thinggaard, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark (DK)
• Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen (DK)
• Niels Jørgensen, Endocrinologist, Rigshospitalet (DK)
• Niklas Rye Jørgensen, Professor, University of Copenhagen (DK)
• Sara Hägg, Associate Professor, Karolinska Institute (SE)
• Suresh Rattan, Associate Professor Emeritus, Aarhus University (DK)

Organisers:

• Anja Lisbeth Frederiksen, Clinical professor, Odense University Hospital (DK)
• David Møbjerg Kristensen, Professor, Roskilde University (DK)
• Dorte Glintborg, Associate Professor, Odense University Hospital (DK)
• Florence Figeac, Lecturer, Odense University Hospital (DK)
• Jean Farup, Assistant Professor, Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus (DK)
• Moustapha Kassem, Professor, Odense University Hospital (DK)

This course is open to PhD students working within or outside of Denmark, in any field of metabolism and endocrinology. We welcome PhD students in basic, translational, clinical or interdisciplinary research in fields related to endocrinology. Other early-career researchers  are also welcome to apply.

To apply for a seat, you must submit an abstract. If you are selected for participation, you are expected to present your project in a poster session and participate actively in the group work.

After the registration deadline, all applicants will be informed whether or not they have been allocated a seat. Notification will be by email from DDEA no later than the last week in June.

Due to the limited number of seats, you are not guaranteed a seat until you receive an e-mail with final confirmation from DDEA after the registration deadline. Seats in the course will be prioritized: 1) PhD student applicants with a relevant abstract, 2) all other early-career researchers with a relevant abstract.

In addition, several seats are reserved for DDEA grant recipients.

We welcome applicants from research institutions outside of Denmark, as we always reserve some seats for PhD students from outside of Denmark.

If the event is overbooked, DDEA reserves its right to select participants based on the defined requirements.

Accommodation
DDEA offers accommodation for all participants from 23-25 September 2025 at the course venue’s hotel.

You will be informed about your overnight accommodation by DDEA after the registration deadline when participants are selected by the organisers.

Dinner registration
DDEA organises networking dinners on 23 and 24 September 2025. Participation in the dinners is free of charge. Please sign up when you register and indicate whether you have any dietary requirements.

Certification
A course certificate will be sent to participants, upon request, at the end of the course. Full participation is required to obtain 1,6 ECTS points (as approved by the Graduate School of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark).

Latest cancellation date & no-show fee
Please note that it is free of charge to participate in the event; however, DDEA will charge a no-show fee of 2000 DKK if you do not show up and have not unregistered from the event by 1 September 2025.

Please note that we expect all participants to have approval from their supervisors for full presence and participation prior to completing the registration form.

Deadline for submission of abstracts:  3 August 2025, 23:59

Abstract guidelines:
Be sure your abstract contains the following information and adheres to the following formatting guidelines before submission:

You may download the template here

The abstract should be max 1500 characters incl. spaces and written in Arial 10.

• Title of abstract (Use a short and specific title with title-style capitalization and put it in bold)
• Presenting author name(s) (Underline the presenting author’s name)
• Affiliation (Include unit, institution/company/hospital, city and country for all authors and put it in italic)

The body of the abstract contains the following content: background and aim, rationale, methods, results (if obtained to-date), conclusion, and future perspectives.
(Text in Arial 10)

No images, figures, charts or tables should be included in the abstract.

Please proofread carefully before submission and submit a Word file and please name the file that you submit with your name.

Format of poster:
Size and orientation of poster: A0 or A1 – width max. 1 m/height max. 1.25 m. Portrait orientation fits the poster panels best.