Organized by Xiamen University, the symposium convenes global experts to explore cutting-edge advancements in life sciences, with the 2026 edition focusing on lipids as dynamic biomolecules. These versatile molecules serve as structural components of membranes, energy reservoirs, and signaling mediators. Recent breakthroughs have unveiled their profound implications in development, metabolic homeostasis, and disease pathogenesis across species.

The 13^th Xiamen Winter Symposium on Lipid Metabolism and Physiology

• Organizers 

  Sheng-Cai Lin

  Professor, Xiamen University, China

  Nam-Hai Chua

  Wilmar International, Singapore

  Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus, Rockefellor University, USA

  
  

  Session Themes

  Exotic Lipids: Cellular and Physiological Functions of Exotic Lipids and Lipidomics

  Lipid Metabolism: Regulations and Mechanism of Lipid Metabolism

  Lipid Physiology: Hormonal Regulation of Lipids and Inter-organ Crosstalk