SWAN Symposium 2026
SWAN Symposium on August 7, 2026
Biomedicum Helsinki 1
Lecture Hall 1
International Keynote Speakers
Local Speakers
Program
9:00
Opening words: Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara
9:15-10:30
9:15
10:00
Session 1 – Metabolites in Motion: Cellular Metabolism in Aging and Health
Chair: Veijo Salo
Jared Rutter: The expanding lexicon of metabolic signaling
Riikka Kivelä: Why blood vessels matter: Endothelial cells in aging, cardiometabolic disease, and exercise
10:30
Coffee
11:00-12:30
11:00
11:45
12:10
Session 2 – Mitochondrial Mechanisms: Structure, Chemistry and Simulation
Chair: Sweta Gopalakrishnan
Anna Wredenberg: Mitochondria in metabolism across time, space, and disease
Vivek Sharma: Computer simulations of mitochondrial complexes and supercomplexes across scales
Nahid Khan: Redox and oxygen sensing: Metabolic control of tissue fate in disease and ageing
12:30
Lunch (on your own)
13:30-14:45
13:30
14:15
Session 3 – From Cellular Individuality to Population Health
Chair: Sini Heinonen
Juha Saarikangas: Linking altered protein homeostasis to age-related traits
Hanna Konttinen: Psychological and behavioural responses to personalized disease risk information
15:00
SWAN Challenges Mingling Event
16:30
Closing words: Diego Balboa
Registration
Please register for the coffees via this link:
https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/140528/lomake.html