European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE)

16-18 November 2024

We have a fantastic speaker line-up at this congress to inform you about the latest information on rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway-related diseases. Please join us at our Rhythm sponsored sessions:

Satellite symposium

Saturday 16th November, 13:15-14:15, Meeting Room 3

Early treatment of hyperphagia and early-onset, severe obesity in children with rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway diseases

 

Speakers:

  • Professor Sadaf Farooqi (Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK)
  • Professor Philip Beales (Great Ormand Street Hospital, London, UK)
  • Dr Metin Cetiner (University Clinic Essen, Germany)
Industry Expert Forum

Sunday 17th November, 09:00-09:30, Room 1B


Hiding in plain sight: How can we accelerate identification of patients living with a rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway disease?


Speaker:

  • Professor Annette Grüters-Kieslich (Institute for Experimental Paediatric Endocrinology, Charité University Medicine, Berlin)

Day 1 16 November 2024

  • 13:15

    Early treatment of hyperphagia and early-onset, severe obesity in children with melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway diseases

    by Prof Sadaf Farooqi

  • 13:15

    Early treatment of hyperphagia and early-onset, severe obesity in children with melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway diseases

    by Prof. Philip Beales

  • 13:15

    Early treatment of hyperphagia and early-onset, severe obesity in children with melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway diseases

    by Dr Metin Cetiner, MD, PhD

Introducing the Speakers

Professor Sadaf Farooqi is an Honorary Consultant at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, and a Professor of Metabolism and Medicine at the University of Cambridge, UK. Her clinical focus is the molecular and physiological pathways involved in appetite regulation.

Prof Sadaf Farooqi

Professor Sadaf Farooqi is an Honorary Consultant at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, and a Professor of Metabolism and Medicine at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Prof. Philip Beales is Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus and a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science. He is best known for his clinical and genetic research (25+ years) into ciliopathies, leading research culminating in novel gene discoveries for Bardet-Biedl syndrome and several other disorders. Prof. Beales continues to pursue his interests in early-onset obesity, retinal and renal disease, as well as translational science and therapeutics for ciliopathies.

Prof. Philip Beales

University College London, United Kingdom
Dr Cetiner is also a member of numerous national and international professional societies for paediatric nephrology and sonography. His scientific work focuses on ciliopathies, particularly Bardet-Biedl syndrome. He has also driven the establishment and further development of state-of-the-art sonographic procedures in paediatrics.

Dr Metin Cetiner, MD, PhD

Dr Metin Cetiner is a senior physician at the University Children’s Hospital in Essen, Germany, who’s clinical focus is paediatric nephrology and sonography.