World Diabetes Day Webinar, Session 2, 13 November 2026

In commemoration of World Diabetes Day 2026, MDPI is organizing a special webinar to bring researchers and healthcare professionals together to raise awareness for diabetes and highlight advances in its prevention, early detection, and management. This webinar will explore emerging research and innovative approaches to diabetes care, highlighting the growing role of molecular biomarkers, advanced diagnostic technologies, and metabolic profiling in identifying disease at earlier stages and understanding its progression. By bridging scientific discoveries and clinical practice, the webinar aims to showcase how these advances can contribute to more effective, personalized, and proactive approaches to diabetes prevention and management. The event also seeks to foster connections and collaboration among researchers, clinicians, and members of the international open access community, providing a platform to share research findings, exchange ideas, and discuss opportunities to translate scientific advances into meaningful improvements in patient care. We look forward to welcoming you to the MDPI World Diabetes Day 2026 webinar to exchange knowledge, strengthen research collaborations, and contribute to advancing diabetes awareness, research, and care worldwide.

Date: 13 November 2026
Time: 3:30 p.m. CET | 9:30 a.m. EST
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2017925100124/WN_npvx7V67SUud2jfi9HCeYg#/registration
Webinar ID: 869 0633 6761
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/WWD2026-2

Program:

Speaker/Presentation	Time (CST)	Time (EST)
Dr. Maryam Ferdousi Seeing the Unseen: The Role of Corneal Confocal Microscopy in Early Detection of Diabetic Neuropathy	3:30–4:00 p.m.	9:30–10:00 a.m.
Dr. Rui Wang-Sattler Metabolomics for Early Action in Type 2 Diabetes: Insights into Metabolic Risk and Progression	4:00–4:30 p.m.	10:00–10:30 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Niketa Patel Incorporating GAS5, a Genomic Blood Biomarker for Diabetes, in Routine Clinical Care	4:30–5:00 p.m.	10:30–11:00 a.m.
Q&A Session	5:00–5:15 p.m.	11:00–11:15 a.m.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing instructions on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

If you are unable to attend, feel free to register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.

Webinar Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Niketa Patel, ¹ James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital, 13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; ² Department of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA;
Dr. Maryam Ferdousi, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;
Dr. Rui Wang-Sattler, Research Unit of Molecular Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany and Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.

For more information about this webinar, please visit the following website: https://sciforum.net/event/WWD2026-2.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact journal.webinar@mdpi.com.