Creatine Conference 2025
Organized by the Creatine for Health Scientific Advisory Board (Alzchem Group AG – Creapure® and Creavitalis®), the Exercise and Sport Nutrition Laboratory (Texas A&M University), and the DBSS Research Division, the event brought together over 400 attendees from 35 countries, reinforcing its status as the premier global event for creatine research.
Wednesday, March 12
Welcome
Prof. Richard Kreider, PhD – Texas A&M University, USA
Martina Spitzer/Robert Albert, Alzchem Group AG, Germany
Creatine for Life: The Creatine Kinase System
Prof. Theo Wallimann, PhD [Emeritus] – ETH-Zurich, Switzerland
The creatine for health initiative
Prof. Richard Kreider, PhD – Texas A&M University, USA
Creatine for chronic fatigue syndrome
Prof. Sergej Ostojic, MD, PhD – University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Creatine supplementation in older adults (muscle/bone/brain)
Prof. Darren Candow, PhD – University of Regina, CAN
Panel Discussion: Creatine and aging
Thursday, March 13
Creatine in pregnancy and perinatal brain injury
Stacey Ellery, PhD – Monash University, AUS
Creatine and the female reproductive health
Prof. Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD – University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, USA
Promoting Creatine Supplementation in Women: Developing research evidence and marketing strategies
Susan M. Kleiner, PhD – High Performance Nutrition, USA
Creatine in Young Female Mental Health
Prof. Ann Brown, PhD – University of Idaho, USA
Panel Discussion: Creatine and women’s health
Creatine in neuromuscular diseases
Prof. Mark Tarnopolsky, PhD – McMaster University, CAN
Creatine in statin myopathy and in sarcopenia
Prof. Maurizio Balestrino, MD – University of Genova, ITA
Creatine plus RT for type 2 diabetes
Prof. Bruno Gualano, PhD – University of Sao Paulo, BRA
Creatine homeostasis in kidney disease
Adrian Post – University of Groningen, NDL
Intra-dialytic creatine supplementation in hemodialysis patients
Sietske Doorenbos – University of Groningen, NDL
Dietary creatine as a nutrient for the general population
Prof. Sergej Ostojic, MD, PhD – University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Panel Discussion: Creatine and diseases
Friday, March 14
Cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes (CCDS): The CRT-deficiency gene therapy
Pauline Léal, PhD – CHUV, CHE
Advances in creatine and cancer therapy
Prof. Lili Yang, PhD – University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
Creatine metabolism and cancer: a bioinformatics analysis
Prof. Diego A. Bonilla – DBSS Research Division, COL
The creatine/CK system in thermogenic futile cycling in adipocytes
Prof. Uwe Schlattner, Ph.D. – University of Grenoble Alpes, FRA
Creatine and the immune system
Prof. Kristen Drescher, PhD – Creighton University, USA
Panel Discussion: Creatine metabolism in health and disease
Effects of creatine on lung function
Prof. Rodolfo de Paula Vieira, PhD – Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEvangélica), Brazil
Creatine on cognitive function and brain health
Prof. Eric Rawson, PhD – Messiah University, USA
Creatine on mental health disorders
Prof. Perry Renshaw, PhD – University of Utah, USA
Considerations in assessing brain creatine
Jedd Pratt, PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Panel Discussion: Creatine and cognitive function
Saturday, March 15
Creatine in exercise and sports
Prof. Jeffrey Stout, PhD – University of Central Florida, USA
Creatine for Firefighters, Police, and the Military
Drew Gonzalez, PhD, Texas A&M, USA
Creatine for Endurance Exercise
Prof. Scott Forbes, PhD – Brandon University, CAN
Creatine to accelerate recovery after muscle damage/injuries
Prof. Tim Ziegenfuss, PhD – Center for Applied Health Sciences, USA
Creatine and soccer performance
Robert Percy Marshall, PhD – R.B. Leipzig, Germany
Panel Discussion: Creatine in exercise and sports
Continuing Education Units & Continuing Medical Education credits
Sponsors
Logistics & Organizational Committee
Richard B. Kreider (USA)
Mirko Holzmueller (Germany)
Gustavo Humeres, MSc (Argentina)
Roberto Cannataro, MSc (Italy)
Ronja Maurer (Germany)
Sebastián Sarmiento (Colombia)
Stefan Schweyer (Germany)
Juan Carlos Granados (Colombia)
Diego A. Bonilla (Colombia)
Andrea Pettinger (Germany)
Mayra Márquez (Colombia)
Diego Morales (Argentina)
Robert Alber (Germany)
Jorge Petro (Colombia)
Celina Fernández (Argentina)
Rodrigo Merlo (Argentina)
Once again, hosted by the Creatine for Health Scientific Advisory Board of Alzchem Group AG, the Exercise and Sport Nutrition Laboratory at Texas A&M, and the DBSS Research Division, the CREATINE CONFERENCE 2025 will gather top scholars to share the latest advancements in creatine monohydrate supplementation for health and disease.