Report of the 12th Sphingolipid Club Meeting, Trabia, Italy (Sept. 7-10, 2017).

We present here a report of the 12th Sphingolipid Club Meeting held in Trabia, Italy, on September 7-10, 2017. The meeting accounted for the presence of 120 young and senior scientists, coming from both European and overseas countries, interested in the sphingolipid field. The scientific program consisted in a total of 41 oral and 26 poster presentations. The participants contributed actively with formal discussions and informal exchange of views all along the meeting. The original results presented confirm the importance of sphingolipid in both physiological and pathological situations, and offer a promising platform to suggest innovative therapeutic strategies for different diseases.