Welcome
G. Adler (Ulm University, Germany)

Introduction
B. O. Boehm (Ulm University, Germany)

D. Leslie (University of London, UK)
B. O. Boehm (Ulm University, Germany)

The discovery of (epi) genetics:
DNA methylation in normal and diseased tissue.
G. Pfeifer (Beckman Research Institute, USA)

Role of metabolic programming in the pathogenesis of beta-cell failure in postnatal life.
R. Simmons (Philadelphia University, USA)

Impact of genetic and epigenetic factors from early life to later disease.
M.-E. Patti (Havard Medical School, Boston, USA)

B. O. Boehm (Ulm University, Germany)
D. Leslie (University of London, UK)

The impact of genetic, epigenetic and non genetic factors on oxidative phosphorylation and the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.
C. Ling (Lund University, Sweden)

Genetic architecture of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
J. A. Todd (University of Cambridge, UK)

Stem cell aging.
K. L. Rudolph (Ulm University, Germany)

Farewell
B. O. Boehm (Ulm University, Germany)