2025 DSMB Annual Meeting and HS Workshop
September 8-9th, 2025
Mærsk Tower Level 15 (room 7.15.92)
Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen
We invite all our members and other interested parties to join us for two days full of exciting matrix talks and networking. This year, we're especially excited to host a focused workshop on heparan sulfate, which will be featured in three of our five sessions. At the same time, we’ve ensured space for broader matrix science to shine. The remaining sessions will highlight key developments across the field, reflecting the diversity and innovation that makes this research community so dynamic.
The DSMB annual meeting is free for all members of the Danish Society for Matrix Biology and the Danish Biochemical Society. To register, please first sign up as a member. Remember to indicate that you wish to be affiliated with 'Danish Society for Matrix Biology' during the sign up process.
If you have any trouble during the registration process, please contact us at dsmb.dk@gmail.com.
Young Investigator Awards
The DSMB will award the best young investigators (oral and poster) with a travel award.
Early registration
EXTENDED deadline: August 15
Price: Free for all DSMB members
Abstract: Eligible for selected oral presentation. Alternatively poster presentation.
Late registration
Deadline: August 31
Price: 400 DKK
Abstract: Poster presentation
Meet the speakers networking dinner (September 8th)
Deadline: August 31
Price: 300 DKK
Program
*Young investigator competition.
Monday 8th September
11.00-13.00: Registration
13.00-13.05: Welcome Address and Plenary Lecture
Chairs: Jeremy Turnbull (University of Copenhagen) and Christine Chuang (University of Copenhagen)
13.05-13.40: Plenary lecture: Martin Götte (University of Münster, Germany) “Role of the Syndecan-1 Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in Cancer”
13.40-14.55: Session 1: Advanced Tools for Glycoscience Research
Chair: Christine Chuang (University of Copenhagen)
13.40-14.00: Invited speaker: Jacob Jordan(Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) “Capturing Heterogeneous High-Mass Glycoproteins using Mass Spectrometry”
14.00-14.20: Invited speaker: Rebecca Miller (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
14.20-14.40: Invited speaker: Lorna Milne (University of Nottingham, UK) “Harnessing ToF-SIMS for In-Situ and Label-Free Glycosaminoglycan Analysis”
14.40-14.55: Selected abstract 1: Jerry Turnbull (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) “Synthetic HS Saccharides: Gateway to a New Class of Therapeutics”
14.55-15.30: Coffee break
15.30-16.40: Session 2: Heparan Sulfate Analytics and Tissue Dynamics
Chair: Rebecca Miller (University of Copenhagen)
15.30-15.50: Invited speaker: Marissa Maciej-Hulme (OsloMet, Norway) “Integration of Proteoglycan and GAG analysis into Multi-Glycomics”
15.50-16.10: Invited speaker: Kenton Arkill (University of Nottingham) “Correlating Structure, Composition and Function of Glycocalyces”
16.10-16.25: Selected abstract 2: Sven Schmidt* (Heidelberg, Germany) “Heparin Selectively Inhibits Chondrocyte Hypertrophy During Neocartilage Formation from Mesenchymal Stromal Cells In Vitro”
16.25-16.40: Selected abstract 3: Benjamin Mason* (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) “Novel Heparin Analogues as a New Treatment for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases”
16.40-17.00: Sponsor Spotlight
Chair: Christine Chuang (University of Copenhagen)
16.40-16.50: AMSBIO: Aisha Amari “Perlecan-Conjugated Laminin Fragment as a Next-Generation Culture Substrate for Human Pluripotent Stem Cells”
16.50-17.00: Thermo Fisher: Sam Satish “EVOS Imaging System and Spatial Biology S1000”
17.00-17.10: Tebu Bio: Charlotte Ahler “Beyond Reagents: Accelerating Science Together”
17:10-18:00: Networking with snacks and bubbles
18:30: Meet the Speakers Networking Dinner (pre-registration required) at Restaurant Madklubben Østerbro, Østerbrogade 79, 2100 Copenhagen
*Young investigator competition.
Tuesday 9th September
09.00-10:25: Session 3: Heparan Sulfate Interactions and Translational Insights
Chair: Martin Götte (University of Münster, Germany) and Jerry Turnbull (University of Copenhagen)
09.00-09.20: Invited speaker: Jin-ping Li (Sweden) “The Roles of Heparan Sulfate in Inflammatory Diseases”
09.20-09.40: Invited speaker: Chiara Tremolanti (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden) "HS Sulfatases are Essential for the Patterning of Human Stem Cell-Derived Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons”
09.40-9.55: Selected abstract 4: Jessica Oyie Sousa Onyeisi* (Münster University Hospital, Germany) “The Role of Syndecan-4 in the Breast Cancer Tumour Microenvironment”
9.55-10.10: Selected abstract 5: Asha M. Rudjord-Levann* (Rigshospitalet, Denmark) “Unravelling Host-Pathogen Interactions by Integrating Multi-Omics and Human Airway Infection Models”
10:10-10:25: Selected abstract 6: Jacob van den Born (Univ Med Center Groningen, Netherlands) “Renal Tubular Syndecan-1; (Patho-)Physiology and Target for Intervention”
10:25-11:00: Coffee break
11:00-12:35: Session 4: Matrix Matters - Unraveling ECM's Role
Chair: Christine Chuang (University of Copenhagen)
11.00-11.20: Invited speaker: Sandeep Gopal (Lund, Sweden) “Extra-Germline Regulation of Germ Cell Development: A Matrisome-Centric View”
11.20-11.35: Selected abstract 7: Ask Møbjerg*(Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Denmark) “Spatially Distinct ECM-Producing Fibroblasts and Myonuclei Orchestrate Early Adaptation to Mechanical Loading in the Human Muscle-Tendon Unit”
11.35-11.50: Selected abstract 8: Gabriel Opoku* (Okayama University, Japan) “Spatiotemporal Role of ADAMTS1 in ECM remodeling”
11.50-12.05: Selected abstract 9: Signe Heltberg* (Finsen Laboratory, Denmark) “Fibroblasts Shape Macrophage Identity to Enhance Collagen Clearance”
12.05-12.20: Selected abstract 10: Grith Sørensen (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) “MFAP4-targeting Antibody hAS0326 Reduces Retinal Neovascularization and Leakage in Preclinical Models”
12.20-12.35: Selected abstract 11: Seyda Ünsal* (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) “Targeting MFAP4 in CKD: Insights from Patient Tissues, In Vitro Studies and In Vivo Intervention Models”
12:35-13:35: Lunch
13:35-13:45: DSMB AGM
Chair: Christine Chuang (University of Copenhagen)
13:45-15.10: Session 5: Beyond the Scaffold: Innovations in ECM Pathology
Chair: Seyda Ünsal (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
13.45-14.05: Invited speaker: Luke Gamon (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) “Applications of Spatial Proteomics in Matrix Biology”
14.05-14.25: Invited speaker: Henrik Jürgensen (Finsen Laboratory, Denmark) “Mannose Receptor Mediated Endocytosis Regulates Matricellular Proteins in Serum and Injured Tissues”
14.25-14.40: Selected abstract 12: Kevin Baker* (National Centre for Cancer Immune Therapy, Denmark) “Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Extracellular Matrix Impedes CD8⁺ Effector T Cell Function in Murine and Patient-Derived 3D Models”
14:40-14.55: Selected abstract 13: Panagiotis Fountas* (Lund University, Sweden) “Asporin limits vascular calcification and enhances stability of human carotid atherosclerotic plaques”
14:55-15.10: Selected abstract 14: Emily Martin* (Nordic Bioscience, Denmark) “Plasma Levels of Collagen Type IV Degradation are Predictive of Future Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in a Swedish General Population Study”
15:10-15:30: Short break and judges discussion
15.40-16.00: Award presentation and closing
Chair: Christine Chuang (University of Copenhagen)
This meeting has received funding from
EU Horizon 2020/FET-Open “HS-SEQ”
This meeting is generously sponsored by
