GERLI | ICBL-GERLI LIPID CONFERENCE 2026

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM, INVITED LectureS AND SESSIONS

The meeting starts on Monday September 21 at 16:45 and ends on Thursday September 24 at 17:00 (Paris time). It will be preceeded by a workshop on Imaging techniques for lipids and membranes.

Each session will include presentations from invited speakers and oral communications selected from submitted abstracts.

Download the scientific program as a pdf file here.

 

ICBL-GERLI international conference

‘’LIPIDS IN ALL STATES’’

Bordeaux, France – SEPTember 21-24, 2025

 

Monday, September 21, 2026

14:00 – 16:30        Workshop on Imaging techniques for lipids and membranes

16:45 – 17:30        Registration, coffee

17:30 – 18:00        Opening and Welcome addresses

 

Opening Lectures

Chairpersons:

18:00 –  19:00       GERLI Polonovski lecture:  Clotilde Thery, Inserm Paris, France: Title to be announced

19:00 – 20:00        ICBL Van Deenen Lecture: George Carman, Rutgers University,USA: Title to be announced

20:00 – 22:00         Welcome reception

 

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Session 1 – Membrane Lipids      

Chairpersons: 

08:30 – 09:30        Invited lecture: Raphael Rodriguez, Institut Curie, Paris, France: Title to be announced

09:30 – 10:30        Short-talks selected from abstracts (12min + 3min Q/A)

10: 30 – 11:00       coffee break / poster viewing

11:00 – 10:30        GERLI PhD Prizes oral presentations

11:30–12:30          Poster flash talks (1min)

12:30 – 14:00        Lunch Buffet and Posters (even N°)

Session 2 – Algae & Plant Lipids      

Chairpersons:

14:00 – 14:30       Invited lecture: Eric Maréchal, CNRS, Grenoble, France: Title to be announced

14:30– 15:30        Short-talks selected from abstracts (12min + 3min Q/A)

15: 30 – 16:30       coffee break / poster viewing

Session 3 – Lipid Nutrition & Health (co-organized with SFEL)

Chairpersons:

16:30 – 17:30       Invited lecture: Parveen Yaqoob, University of Reading, UK: Title to be announced

17:30– 18:30        Short-talks selected from abstracts (12min + 3min Q/A)

18:30– 19:15        ICBL Steering Committee

19:15– 20:00        GERLI General Assembly

 

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Session 4 – Lipids & Brain

Chairpersons:

08:30 – 09:30        Invited lecture: Richard Bazinet, University of Toronto, Canada: Title to be announced

09:30 – 10:30        Short-talks selected from abstracts (12min + 3min Q/A)

10: 30 – 11:00       coffee break / poster viewing

Session 5 – Biopolymers & Lipids

Chairpersons:

11:00 – 11:30         Invited lecture: Rochus Benni Franke, University of Bonn, Germany: Title to be announced

11:30 – 12:30         Short-talks selected from abstracts (12min + 3min Q/A)

12:30 – 14:00         Lunch Buffet and Posters (odd N°)

14:00 –16:00         Oral presentations by Industrial partners/sponsors

16:00 –16:30         Departure by Bus to Château Luchey Halde « Pessac Léognan »

16:30 – 18:00         Visit of the vineyards and cellars, explanation of wine making, visit of the « boutique »

18:00 – 19:00         Public conference by Erick Dufourc: Wine tannins and lipids: a love story, including a wine and cheese tasting

19:00 – 19:30        Aperitif in the vineyard

19:30 – 22:00       Conference Dinner

 

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Session 6 – Biodiversity of lipids & hot topics

Chairpersons:

08:30 – 09:30        Invited lecture: Manuel Liebeke, University of Kiel, Germany: Title to be announced

09:30 – 10:30        Short-talks selected from abstracts (12min + 3min Q/A)

10: 30 – 11:00       coffee break / poster viewing

Session 7 – Lipids for medicine & pharmacy

Chairpersons:

11:00 – 11:30         Invited lecture: Christel Bergström, University of Uppsala, Sweden: Title to be announced

11:30 – 12:30         Short-talks selected from abstracts (12min + 3min Q/A)

12:30 – 14:00         Lunch Buffet and Posters (odd N°)

Session 8 – Lipids & Technology     

Chairpersons:

14:00 – 14:30       Invited lecture: Claire Berton-Carabin, INRAE, Nantes, France: Title to be announced

14:30– 15:30        Short-talks selected from abstracts (12min + 3min Q/A)

15: 30 – 16:00       coffee break / poster viewing

16:00 – 17:00        Short-talks and posters Awards

17:00 – 14:00       Closing

 

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