This meeting is part of the 3rd Joint Nordic Matrix Meeting, which the Danish Society for Matrix Biology (DSMB) is co-hosting with the German Matrix Biology Society along with contributions from Sweden, Finland and Belgium.
The deadline for submitting abstract has been extended to 21st February, 2025 and if you are a DSMB junior member (up to 5 years post-PhD), you will have the opportunity to win and have your registration fees for both the Matrix Nexus meeting and the Matrix Nexus Young Researchers pre-meeting covered (a total value of €175) by DSMB. This prize will be awarded to the best abstract submitted by one of our junior members. To enter, make sure you are an active DSMB member or join us (click on the DSMB member box) then submit your abstract by 21st February, 2025 using this submission link then email the confirmation and abstract to dsmb.dk@gmail.com.
A reminder that DSMB membership offers added benefits, which include:
- Free attendance to DSMB meetings, special seminars and events
- Eligible to apply for DSMB funding support to attend matrix research meetings
- Discounted registration rates to the upcoming Matrix Nexus meeting
- Discounted registration rates to British Society for Matrix Biology (BSMB) meetings throughout the year
- Include membership to the Danish Biochemical Society/ Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) and eligibility to apply for various FEBS funded travel grants, fellowships and workshops
- Highlight member, group and publications in our newsletter
- 3-4 issues of DSMB newsletters throughout the year featuring news from the matrix community, open positions and update of upcoming matrix meetings
We look forward to welcoming you and your team to DSMB, and we hope to see you at the Matrix Nexus meeting in Freiburg!
Matrix Nexus: From Molecular Foundations to Life
The German-Nordic Joint ECM Meeting
Organizing committee: Priscilla Briquez, Raphael Reuten, Alexander Nyström, Christine Chuang, Chloé Yeung, Arne Östman, Valerio Izzi, Fransiska Malfait, Delfien Syx from the German, Danish and Finnish National Societies for Matrix Biology, with contributions from Belgium and Sweden
Venue: Otto-Krayer Haus, Albertstrasse 25, Freiburg, Germany
Dates: Wednesday 26th March 2025 - Friday 28th March 2025
Day 1: Wednesday, March 26th 2025
Young Researcher Pre-Meeting
9:00 – 11:30 Breakfast with mentors: Raphael Reuten (University of Freiburg, Germany), Joan Chang (University of Manchester, UK).
12:00 – 18:00 Arrival and registration
13:50 – 14:00 Welcome address
Session 1: Collagens
Chairs: Alexander Nyström (University of Freiburg, Germany) and Chloé Yeung (Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen)
14:00 – 14:25 Michael Kjaer (ISMC, Copenhagen, Denmark)
14:25 – 14:40 Selected from abstracts
14:40 – 14:55 Selected from abstracts
14:55 – 15:10 Selected from abstracts
15:10 – 15:35 Federica Genovese Endotrophin, a collagen type VI-derived matrikine, is a biomarker of risk of outcome in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (Nordic Bioscience, DK)
15:35 – 16:05 Coffee break
Session 2: Proteoglycans
Chairs: Martin Götte (University of Münster, Germany) and Christine Chuang (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
16:05 – 16:30 Catherine Bui (University of Lorraine, Nancy, France)
16:30 – 16:45 Selected from abstracts
16:45 – 17:00 Selected from abstracts
17:00 – 17:15 Selected from abstracts
17:15 – 17:40 Rebecca Miller (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
17:40 – 19:00 Poster session I
20:00 Dinner at Peterhof Keller
Day 2: Thursday, March 27th 2025
Session 3: Proteases
Chairs: Valerio Izzi (University of Oulu, Finland) and TBC
08:15 – 08:40 Christoph Becker-Pauly (University of Kiel, Germany)
08:40 – 08:55 Selected from abstracts
08:55 – 09:10 Selected from abstracts
09:10 – 09:25 Selected from abstracts
09:25 – 09:50 Alexander Eckersley (University of Manchester, UK)
9:50 – 10:25 Coffee break
Session 4: Bioengineering and Materials
Chairs: Pricilla Briquez (Medical Center University of Freiburg, Germany) and TBC
10:25 – 10:50 Jeffrey Hubbell (University of Chicago, USA)
10:50 – 11:05 Selected from abstracts
11:05 – 11:20 Selected from abstracts
11:20 – 11:35 Selected from abstracts
11:35 – 12:00 Martin Ehrbar (University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland)
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break
Session 5: Early Career Researchers
Chairs: Delfien Syx (Ghent University, Belgium) and Chloé Yeung (Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Denmark)
13:30 – 13:55 Aude Beyens (Ghent University, Belgium)
13:55 – 14:10 Selected from abstracts
14:10 – 14:35 Egor Dzyubenko (University of Essen, Germany)
14:35 – 14:50 Selected from abstracts
14:50 – 15:15 Eva Rog-Zielinska (University of Freiburg, Germany)
15:15 – 15:30 Selected from abstracts
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
Session 6: ECM diseases I
Chairs: Arne Östman (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) and Raphael Reuten (University of Freiburg, Germany)
16:00 – 16:25 Burkhard Ludewig Fibroblastic niche environments in cancer and
autoimmune disease (Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland)
16:25 – 16:40 Selected from abstracts
16:40 – 17:05 Alexander Pietras (Lund University, Sweden)
17:05 – 17:20 Selected from abstracts
17:20 – 17:35 Selected from abstracts
17:35 – 18:55 Poster session II
19:00 – 19:45 Business meeting (DGMB, other societies)
20:00 Evening reception
Day 3: Friday, March 28th 2025
Session 7: DGMB Young Investigator award
Chairs: Julia Marzi (University of Tübingen) and TBC
8:00 – 9:00
Session 8: ECM diseases II
Chairs: Fransiska Malfait (Ghent University Hospital, Belgium) and TBC
09:00 – 09:25 Patrick Mehlen (Synergie Lyon Cancer Foundation, France)
09:25 – 09:40 Selected from abstracts
09:40 – 09:55 Selected from abstracts
09:55 – 10:10 Selected from abstracts
09:55 – 10:10 Jozefina Meester (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
10:10 – 10:35 Coffee break
10:35 – 11:00 Taina Pihlajaniemi (Oulu Center of Cell-Matrix Research,
University of Oulu, Finland)
11:00 – 11:15 Selected from abstracts
11:15 Prizes and final remarks
