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XXIX National Congress
In Collaboration with the
American Society for Investigative Pathology
University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
September 10-13, 2008
Meeting Program
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Room A
17.00
Opening
Ceremony
Plenary Lecture
James R. Baker
– University of Michigan (USA):
Nanotechnologies for the Enhancement of Human Health
Social event:
TBD
08.00-0.900 Poster Session
09.00 Innate Immunity and Inflammation
Charmen: M.Piccoli
A. Santoni - University La Sapienza Roma (Italy):
NK receptors activation and signaling.
G. Berton - University of Verona (Italy):
Gramnulocyte adhesion and cell signaling transduction
10.00 - break
10.20 - 11.20 Chairmen:
Poster Discussion
11.20 Chairmen:
M. Cassatella - University of Verona (Italy): Neutrophils derived
cytokines in inflammatory and immune response"
M. Locati - University of Milan (Italy): Chemokine decoy receptors
S. Sozzani - University of Brescia (Italy): Receptors signaling and
migration pathways of dendritic cells
12.50 lunch
Room A
14.00 Tumor Immunity and Microenvironment
Chairmen: A Salerno
A. Mantovani - University of Milan (Italy): Inflammation and cancer
L. Moretta - The Giannina Gaslini Institute of Genova (Italy): Human
NK cells: from the receptors to the curve of Leukemia
F. Cavallo - University of Torino (Italy): Onco-antigens as targets
for preventive anti-tumor vaccination
M. Colombo - The National Cancer Institute of Milan (Italy): Matrix
reload. The interface between tumor and cells of the immune sytstem
E. Carbone - University of Catanzaro (Italy): NK cells and tumor
progression
16.30 break
16.50-17.50 Chairmen:
abstract
17.50 Plenary Lecture
Chairmen:
D. Metzger - CNRS (Strasbourg): Spatio-temporalyl-controlled
targeted somatic mutagenesis in the mouse: functional analysis of
nuclear recetpro testing
End of Session Approximately 18.35
Room B
17.00
Opening
Ceremony
Plenary Lecture
James R. Baker
– University of Michigan (USA):
Nanotechnologies for the Enhancement of Human Health
Social event:
TBD
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
08.00 – 09.00 Poster Session (view the posters)
Room A
Chairmen: F. Pontieri and
F. Dieli – University of Palermo (Italy): “Recent advances
in the immune response of M. Tuberculosis”
G. Scala – University of Catanzaro (Italy): “Assessing the
HIV1 – human molecular interactions in vivo”
M. de Bernard – Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine
(Italy): “The neutrophil-activating protein of Helicobacter pylori
(HP-NAP) as an immune modulating agent”
10.30 break
10.50 Chairmen:
Poster Discussion
11.45 ROUND TABLE
A controversial issue: Infectious Disease and Atherosclerosis
Chairmen:
A. Cassone – Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome (Italy)
“Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection in cardiovascular disease”
M. M. D’Elios – Department of Internal Medicine, Firenze
(Italy) “Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori and T cells in
Atherosclerosis”
A. Attie – University of Wisconsin (USA) “Atherosclerosis
Genetics: Diabetes gene discovery through genetic and genomic
approaches”
12.50 lunch
Room B
14.00 ROUND TABLE
Redox Reactions in Human Pathophysiology
Chairmen: U. Dianzani,
G. Poli – University of Torino (Italy): Introduction
G. Mann – King’s College (UK): “Redox regulation of
transcription factors: Implication in human pathophysiology”
J. Vina – University of Valencia (Spain): “Mitochondrial
redox changes in male and female during ageing”
U. Marinari – University of Genova (Italy): “Redox modulation
of protein kinase C isoforms in cell survival or death”
M. Comporti – University of Siena (Italy): “Oxidative stress.
F2-IsoprOSTANES and liver fibrosis”
S.A. Fuqua – Univesity of Houston (USA): “Oxygene species and
cancer”
16.30 break
16.50 Chairmen:
Abstract
End of Session Approximately 18.35
Social event: TBD
Friday, September 12th, 2008
08.00 – 09.00 Poster Session
Room A
09.00 Symposium 1
Nutrition and Cancer
Chairmen:
V. Castronovo – University of Liege (Belgium): “Mitochondrion, a
major free radical provider, plays a key role in cancer development”
Z. Herceg – IARC, Lyon (France): “Nutrition and epigenetics – Foods
that control gene expression”
A. Albini –IRCCS Multimedica, Milan (Italy): “Angionutrition: The
role of nutrients in the control of tumor-associated angiogenesis”
10.30 break
10.50 ROUND TABLE
Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer
Chairmen: V. Castronovo and
V. Castronovo – University of Liege (Belgium): “Energy balance,
adipocytokines and cancer”
M. Pollak – University of McGill (Canada) “Insulin resistance and
prostatic cancer”
A. Belfiore– University of Catanzaro (Italy) “IGF1 and insulin
receptors in cancer tissue”
S. Andò– University of Calabria (Italy) “Leptin and estrogen
cross-talk in breast cancer”
12.10 Poster Discussion
Chairmen:
13.10 lunch
14.00 Symposium 2
Novel Biomarkers in Oncology
Chairmen: E.Macchia and M.Sobel
M. E. Sobel: Introductory remarks – American Society for
Investigative Pathology (USA)
W. B. Coleman – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(USA): “Epigenetic biomarkers in cancer diagnostics”
P. Monga – University of Pittsburgh (USA): “Which way the WNT blows:
stem cells in liver development and cancer”
G. J. Tsongalis – Dartmouth Medical School (USA): “In search of
metastatic tumor cells”
15.45 break
16.05 Abstract
Chairmen:
Signal Transduction 1
Chairmen:
17.05 Signal Transduction 1
N. Perrotti – University of Catanzaro: “The role of Sgk1 in the
regulation of sodium transport, cell proliferation, differentiation
and survival”
…(palumbo)
17.05 Awards
17.30 Plenary Lecture
Chairmen:
C. Croce – The Ohio State University/College of Medicine (USA):
“The potential role of micro RNA in the developing novel antitumoral
pharmacological tools”
End of Session Approximately 18.15
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Room A
Signal Transduction and Approach to Molecular Therapies
8.00 –
8.50 Plenary Lecture
Stuart A. Aaronson
– Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York (USA): “Wnt signaling
and cancer”
8.50 – 10.45 Roundtable: Targeted therapy against human
kinases: Have we made real progress in the treatment of cancer?
F. Ciardiello –
University of
Napoli 2 (Italy) “Suppressing EGFR tyrosine
kinase activity in lung cancer: results and future perspectives”
M.
Santoro –
University of
Napoli (Italy) “Inhibition of c-RET kinase activity
for the treatment of thyroid cancer”
Piersandro Tagliaferri
– University of Catanzaro (Italy) “Targeting the Raf
kinase in human malignancies: molecular and translation issues”
Paulo Vigneri
– University of
Catania (Italy) “Inhibitors of BCR-ABL kinase: have we cured
CML?”
10.15 Break
10.35
Chairmen:
T. Pozzan – University of Padova (Italy) “Ca2 + signaling, from
birth to death”
11.20
Initiation of signal transduction by steroid hormones: translation
of membrane events into altered transcriptional activity
Chairmen: S. Auricchio and
G. Castoria University of Napoli (Italy) : “Regulation of the
Src/Ras/Erk pathway by steroids in breast and prostate cancers”
C. Lange University of Minneapolis (USA): “Integration of MAP
kinase signaling and progesterone receptor action in breast cancer
models”
A. Gulino University of Napoli (Italy) : "Hedgehog signaling
pathway and brain tumors"
12.35
Short talk:
Trainee selected from abstract
13.35 lunch
15.00
AGEING
ROUND TABLE
Systems Biology and Longevity:
Chairmen:
D. Quaglino – University of Modena e Reggio Emilia (Italy):
“The proteomic approach to the ageing: The human fibroblast model”
C. Caruso – University of Palermo (Italy): “Inflammatory
mediators: a pharmacogenomic approach in Alzheimer’s disease”
C. Franceschi – University of Bologna (Italy) and Giovanna
De Benedictis – University of Calabria (Italy): “A powerful
approach to identify innovative anti-ageing targets and strategies”
16.30 End of meeting
Social event: TBD
Updated 6/12/08
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