Program - S15. Advancing Knowledge on lifestyle factors in the context of Gene Overdosage and Early-Life Obesity in Down Syndrome, the legacy of GO-DS21.

S15. Advancing Knowledge on lifestyle factors in the context of Gene Overdosage and Early-Life Obesity in Down Syndrome, the legacy of GO-DS21.

Tracks

Room 3

Friday, June 19, 2026

9:30 - 11:30

Room 3

Speaker

Dr. Maria Gomis

Hospital Del Mar Research Institute

Quality of diet in individuals with Down syndrome

Biography

Dr. Pinku Halder

Postdoctoral Researcher

IGBMC

Obesity-associated transcriptomic alterations in iPSC-derived hypothalamic neurons in individuals with Down syndrome.

Biography

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PhD Maria Martinez De Lagran

Lab Manager

Centre For Genomic Regulation

Exploring the Role of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Obesity and Metabolic Dysregulation in Down syndrome: Insights from Dyrk1A and Social Stress

Biography

Prof Andre Strydom

Professor

King's College London

Implications for lifestyle interventions and guidelines to improve long-term health of people with Down syndrome

Biography

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