The CMMC Symposium 2026 will focus on the emerging role of metabolic programs and metabolites as key regulators of tissue regeneration and degeneration. Beyond providing energy and cellular building blocks, metabolic pathways control fundamental processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, reprogramming and immune responses. By linking mechanistic insights with clinical perspectives, the symposium will address major challenges in molecular medicine and human disease.

We are particularly honored to welcome Elly Tanaka (IMBA, Vienna, AT), Axel Roers (University Hospital Heidelberg, DE), and Gerald I Shulman (Yale School of Medicine, US) as keynote speakers, who have also played an active role as external scientific organizers in shaping the scientific program.

Event website: https://www.cmmc-uni-koeln.de/events/cmmc-symposium/cmmc-symposium-2026