Agenda 2025

Welcome

Prof. Richard Kreider, PhD – Texas A&M University, USA
Dr. Weichselbaumer/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

Networking

Creatine supplementation in older adults (muscle/bone/brain)

Prof. Darren Candow, PhD – University of Regina, CAN

Panel Discussion: Creatine and aging

Posters

Creatine in pregnancy and perinatal brain injury

Prof. Stacey Ellery, PhD – Monash University, AUS

Creatine and the female reproductive health

Prof. Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD – University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, USA

Creatine in Young Female Mental Health

Prof. Ann Brown, PhD – University of Idaho, USA

Break

Promoting Creatine Supplementation in Women

Susan M. Kleiner, PhD – High Performance Nutrition, USA

Panel Discussion: Creatine and women’s health

Lunch time

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 and kidney disease

Prof. Stephan Bakker, PhD – University of Groningen, NDL

Break

Intra-dialytic creatine supplementation in hemodialysis patients

Sietske Doorenbos – University of Groningen, NDL

Intra-erythrocytic concentrations of creatine, muscle mass and muscle function parameters in kidney transplant recpients and healthy controls

Adrian Post – 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

Cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes (CCDS): The CRT-deficiency gene therapy

Prof. Oliver Braissant, 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

Break

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

Lunch time

Creatine in healthy brain development in and after pregnancy

Prof. Douglas Kalman, PhD – Nova Southeastern University, USA

Creatine and sleep

Prof. Chad Kerksick, PhD – Lindenwood University, USA

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

Break

Considerations in assessing cogntive function

Prof. Craig Sale, PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University, GBR

Panel Discussion: Creatine and cognitive function

Creatine in exercise and sports

Prof. Jeffrey Stout, PhD – University of Central Florida, USA

Creatine and soccer performance

Robert Percy Marshall, PhD – R.B. Leipzig, Germany

Creatine for Endurance Exercise

Prof. Scott Forbes, PhD – Brandon University, CAN

Break

Creatine to accelerate recovery after muscle damage/injuries

Prof. Tim Ziegenfuss, PhD – Center for Applied Health Sciences, USA

Creatine for Firefighters, Police, and the Military

Drew Gonzalez, PhD, Texas A&M, USA

Creatine safety

Prof. Richard Kreider, PhD – Texas A&M University, USA

Panel Discussion: Creatine in exercise and sports

Posters

Awards – Best posters