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Cellular Aging and Metabolism
Symposium 2025

21-23 July 2025
Facultade de Ciencias da Saúde
Campus de Oza
A Coruña
Spain

CAMS 2025

 Overview 

Cellular aging and metabolism are deeply interconnected, shaping longevity, health, and disease. Cellular metabolism drives essential biochemical processes, while aging is characterized by a progressive decline in function and an increased risk of age-related diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.

 

A key player in this process is cellular senescence, a state of irreversible cell cycle arrest that promotes chronic inflammation and tissue dysfunction through the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). While senescence serves as a protective mechanism against uncontrolled cell growth, it paradoxically contributes to cancer and other diseases by fostering a pro-inflammatory and degenerative environment.

Metabolic disturbances, including oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and DNA damage, accelerate senescence, impair cellular repair mechanisms, and drive the progression of age-related diseases. Additionally, stem cells, which are essential for tissue maintenance and regeneration, experience age-related decline due to metabolic shifts, reducing their ability to repair damage and contributing to both degenerative conditions and malignancies.

 

During this meeting, we will explore the intricate connections between metabolism, senescence, mitochondria, DNA stability, stem cell biology, cancer, and age-related diseases. By bringing together leading experts, this symposium aims to advance discussions on the latest strategies to modulate aging, enhance tissue regeneration, and develop innovative therapies to combat age-related diseases and cancer, ultimately promoting healthier aging and longevity.

 Speakers 

Dr. Manuel Collado

CIMUS-CNB-CSIC. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Prof. Cláudia Lobato da Silva

IBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences.

Technical University of Lisboa.

Lisboa. Portugal

Dr. Sofía Ferreira

University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh. United Kindgom

​Dr. Aurora Gómez-Durán

CIMUS. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela. Spain

​Dr. Fernando de la Cuesta

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Madrid. Spain

Dr. Gabriela Desdín Mico

University of Lausanne.

Switzerland

​Dr. Ana Belén Davila Ibáñez

Translational Medical Oncology (ONCOMET)
Santiago de Compostela Research Institute (IDIS).

Santiago de Compostela. Spain

Prof. Isabel Fariñas

Universidad de Valencia.

Valencia. Spain

Dr. Daniel Gómez Cabello

IBIS. Universidad de Sevilla.

Sevilla. Spain

Dr. Marta Montes

Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA).

Navarra. Spain

Dr. Juan Carlos Acosta

CSIC. Instituto de biomedicina y biotecnología de Cantabria. Santander. Spain

Dr. David Macías

IBIS. Universidad de Sevilla.

Sevilla. Spain

Dr. Verónica Rodilla

Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Insitute Foundation, IJC.

Barcelona. Spain

Dr. Diego Gómez Nicola

University of Southampton.

Southampton. United Kingdom

Dr. Alejandro Vaquero

Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, IJC. 

Barcelona, Spain

Speakers
Scietific Committee

_Scientific committee

Laboratory of Cellular Senescence, Cancer and Ageing

Health Research Institute of

Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Spain

Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS)

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR)

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group 

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Cartilage Biology Unit, Rheumatology Research Group

Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC), Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR)

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Gene and Cell Therapy Research Group (G-CEL)

Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology (CICA)

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Laboratory of Glia-Neuron Interactions in the Control of Hunger

Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience

Leioa, Spain

 Scientific committee 

Dr. Manuel Collado

CIMUS-CNB-CSIC. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Prof. Susana Sangiao Alvarellos

Metabolic diseases, cancer and aging (MetCaEn) 

CICA-INIBIC.

Universidade da Coruña, Spain.

A Coruña, Spain

​Dr. Beatriz Caramés

Cartilage Biology Unit, Rheumatology Research Group.

Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC).

A Coruña, Spain

Dr. Ana Rey Rico

Gene and Cell Therapy Research Group (G-CEL).

Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology (CICA).

Universidade da Coruña, Spain.

A Coruña, Spain

Dr. M. Carmen de Andrés González

Epigenetic Unit, Rheumatology Research Group.

Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC).

A Coruña. Spain

Dr. Marta García Contreras

Cardiovascular Research Center.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Boston, USA

Dr. Jesús Mateos Martín

Medical Oncology Department, Reserch Unit,

University Hospital Lucus Augusti.

Lugo, Spain

Dr. José A. Rodriguez Navarro

Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Madrid, Spain

Dr. Marcos Quintela Vázquez

European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute. 

Wales, United Kingdom 

Dr. Ana Guerrero

Pharmacology Unit- Department of Pharmacology.

Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry.

Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences.

University of Barcelona.

Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Mª Elena Rendueles García

Metabolic diseases, cancer and aging (MetCaEn) 

CICA-INIBIC.

Universidade da Coruña, Spain.

A Coruña, Spain


Dr. Luís Varela

Metabolic diseases, cancer and aging (MetCaEn) 

CICA-INIBIC.

Universidade da Coruña, Spain.

A Coruña, Spain

Prof. Cleo Bishop

Blizard Institute. Queen Mary University of London.

London, UK

 

Dr. Daniel Muñoz- Espín

Lung Cancer Early Detection Group.

Cambridge Cancer Centre.

Cambridge, United Kingdom 

Agenda

_Scientific committee

Laboratory of Cellular Senescence, Cancer and Ageing

Health Research Institute of

Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Spain

Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS)

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR)

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group 

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Cartilage Biology Unit, Rheumatology Research Group

Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC), Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR)

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Gene and Cell Therapy Research Group (G-CEL)

Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology (CICA)

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Laboratory of Glia-Neuron Interactions in the Control of Hunger

Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience

Leioa, Spain

 Agenda 

21st July

Moderator: Prof. María C. Arufe

9.30 

Opening the event

10.00

SIRT7 at the crossroad  between metabolic homeostasis and epigenetics in aging

Alejandro Vaquero

Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, IJC.

Barcelona. Spain

11.15

Innovating the manufacturing of stem/progenitor cell-based therapies

Cláudia Lobato da Silva

IBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences. Technical University of Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal

11.35

RNA-mediated regulation of cellular senescence

Marta Montes

Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA).

Navarra. Spain

 

12.15

Coffee Break and Poster Exhibition

Moderator: Dr. M. Carmen de Andrés González

12.30

Primary cilia dynamics in senescence and ageing

Sofía Ferreira

University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh

13.15

SASP in neurodegenerative diseases
Diego Gómez Nicola

University of Southampton.

Southampton. United Kingdom

14.15

Lunch Break

17.00

Flash Talks 

18.00

BD Spain's intervention

18.30

Flash Talks 

_Scientific committee

Laboratory of Cellular Senescence, Cancer and Ageing

Health Research Institute of

Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Spain

Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS)

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR)

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Cartilage Biology Unit, Rheumatology Research Group

Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC), Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR)

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Gene and Cell Therapy Research Group (G-CEL)

Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology (CICA)

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

22st July

Moderator: Dr. Manuel Collado

9.30 

Sex-specific molecular hallmarks leading to increased atherogenesis susceptibility in male mice with early aging

Fernando de la Cuesta

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Madrid. Spain

10.15 

Effects of endothelial senescence on brain plasticity mediated by adult neurogenesis

Isabel Fariñas

Universidad de Valencia

Valencia. Spain

11.00

Generation of a safe mouse model for long-term in vivo hematopoietic partial reprogramming

Gabriela Desdín Mico

University of Lausanne.

Switzerland

11.45 

Coffee Break and Poster Exhibition

Moderator: Prof. Susana Sangiao

12.30

RNA polymerase II in nucleolar stress

Daniel Gómez Cabello

IBIS. Universidade de Sevilla.

Sevilla. Spain

13.15

Reprogramming cancer, aging and obesity

Manuel Collado

CIMUS-IDIS-CNB-Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. Spain

14.00

Lunch Break

17.00

Flash Talks

18.00

Poster exhibition

_Scientific committee

Laboratory of Cellular Senescence, Cancer and Ageing

Health Research Institute of

Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Spain

Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS)

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR)

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Cartilage Biology Unit, Rheumatology Research Group

Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC), Spain

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR)

CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Gene and Cell Therapy Research Group (G-CEL)

Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology (CICA)

Universidade da Coruña, Spain

23st July

Moderator: Dr. Ana Rey Rico

9.15

Regulation of cellular senescence by lipid metabolism

Juan Carlos Acosta

CSIC. Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria.

Santander. Spain

10.00 

Nanoemulsions as versatile tools in cancer: From CTC support to targeted ovarian therapy

Ana Belén Davila Ibáñez

Translational Medical Oncology (ONCOMET)
Santiago de Compostela Research Institute (IDIS).

Santiago de Compostela. Spain

10.45

Regulation of cellular senescence by tissue environmental factors

David Macías

IBIS. Universidade de Sevilla.

Sevilla. Spain

11.30 

Coffee Break and Poster Exhibition

Moderator: Dr. Mª Elena Rendueles García

12.00

Unravelling cellular senescence as a mechanism of tumour relapse in non-hodgkin lymphoma

Verónica Rodilla

Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, IJC.

Barcelona. Spain

12.45

MitoPhenomics of health and disease
Aurora Gómez-Durán

CIMUS. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela. Spain.

13.30

Award to the best flash talk and poster

Abstract submission

Participants:

PI/Postdoc/PhD students/Master students/Degree students/Public

Abstract Submission:

Send an email to contact@cams2025.com indicating:

-Title of work

-Authors and affiliation

-Abstract of work

Download template

Rules for presentations:

Flash talk:  10 minutes per talk

Poster:  

- Size: Landscape 70 x 50 cm.

- File Formats allowed: PDF, JPG, PNG 

- Image Resolution: 300 ppp

 

Deadline:

Extended to 16th June 2025 

 Abstract submission 

Organization

 Organization 

Dr. Juan Fafián Labora

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR).

CICA-INIBIC.

Universidade da Coruña.

A Coruña. Spain

Prof. María Arufe

Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group (TCMR).

CICA-INIBIC.

Universidade da Coruña. 

A Coruña. Spain

Assistance to organization:

Rocío Mato Basalo

PhD Student. TCMR Group. CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña. Spain

Sergio Lucio Gallego

PhD Student. TCMR Group. CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña. Spain

Cristina Varela Pombo

PhD Student. TCMR Group. CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña. Spain

Alba Ramil Bouzas

PhD Student. G-CEL & BioNanoChem Group CICA

Universidade da Coruña. Spain

Lama Berjawi

PhD Student. TCMR Group. CICA-INIBIC

Universidade da Coruña. Spain

Alba Iglesias Fente

PhD Student. G-CEL Group CICA

Universidade da Coruña. Spain

Junquera López Seijas

PhD Student. G-CEL Group CICA

Universidade da Coruña. Spain

getting there

 Getting there 

2A
 

Stop at Hospital de Oza.  

6 min. walking

12-12A-17-22
 

Stop at Avda. da Pasaxe. Viaducto.

12 min. walking

Nearest Taxi stop: Hospital de Oza

Xubias de Arriba, 5, A Coruña

6 min. walking


CAMS 2025
21-23 July 2025
Facultade de Ciencias da Saúde
UDC Campus de Oza

15006 A Coruña
Galicia Spain

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