EAS Newsletter February 13, 2024

Governance:

Submit your nominations for the EAS Executive Committee Elections – just over 2 weeks left!

Don’t miss this opportunity! We invite all EAS full individual members to nominate candidates for positions on the Executive Committee that will become vacant in January 2025.

This is your opportunity to shape our future – your voice matters.

Click the corresponding buttons below to access the relevant nomination forms for the following roles:

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Officer positions:

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer-Elect

Ordinary Members:

Ordinary Member | Communication

Ordinary Member | Education

Ordinary Member | National Societies

Education:

Become part of the upcoming class of the Young Fellows Programme for 2025-2026

Your opportunity to join Class 2025-2026, with the initial group meeting scheduled for December 2024, is still available. The application deadline is February 24, 2024.

Ensure you have prepared all the necessary documents and submit your application today!

Please note! You need to sign in to access the application form.

To the application form

Academy:

Featured Open Lecture February, 2024

In this talk from the EAS Congress in Mannheim 2023, Steven Farber, Professor at the Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, elegantly deciphers novel molecular mechanisms regulating hepatic VLDL production.

This talk opens translational perspectives into the understanding of polygenic hypobetalipoproteinaemia and combined hyperlipidemia, as well as metabolic dysfunction associated with steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

To the Open Lecture by Prof Steven Farber

Education:

EAS Webinar explores Women and cardiovascular health – register now!

Join those who have already enrolled in our webinar, where we will delve into the complexities of women’s cardiovascular health. We will discuss specific risk factors, symptoms, and personalized prevention strategies designed for the female population.

Seats are filling quickly, so secure your spot now to gain valuable insights and practical knowledge that can make a positive impact on women’s cardiovascular well-being. Don’t miss out – register today!

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Collaborations:

Call for abstracts for the 47th ELC Meeting in Tutzing, Germany is currently open

As previously communicated, the 47th European Lipoprotein Club meeting is scheduled to take place at the Evangelische Akademie in Tutzing, Germany, from September 9-12, 2024.

To take part in this event, your abstract must be accepted for presentation, either orally or as a poster. Abstracts are chosen based on their scientific merit, and it has become customary at the ELC meeting for numerous graduate students to deliver presentations.

The call for abstracts is currently open, and we invite everyone to submit their contributions!

To the abstract submission