Programme
Thursday, 19 June
| 8.30-9.00 | On-site registration |
| 9.00-9.15 | Welcome to participants |
| 9.15-10.00 |
Opening Lecture Chair: Martina Bentivoglio (SINS President) Towards a cell therapy for muscular dystrophy Giulio Cossu (University of Milan / Dibit, HSR, Milan) |
| 10.00-12.00 |
Symposium 1 - Functional Genomics Chairs: Sergio Nasi (CNR, Rome) and Giangiacomo Consalez (Dibit-HSR, Milan) |
| 10.00-10.20 |
Nervous system alterations in Drosophila melanogaster sphingolipid metabolic pathway mutants Anna Magnabosco (University of Padua) |
| 10.20-10.40 |
The dystonia-associated protein torsin-A modulates synaptic vesicle recycling Alessandra Granata (Cancer Research Institute, London UK) |
| 10.40-11.10 |
Mutant nicotinic receptors and focal epilepsy, new hypothesis from an in vivo study of genetic models Giorgio Casari (Dibit, HSR, Milan) |
| 11.10-11.30 |
Molecular characterization of CDKL5, a novel kinase involved in Rett Syndrome and infantile spasms Laura Rusconi (University of Insubria, Varese) |
| 11.30-12.00 |
Molecular insights into mental retardation: learning from the Fragile X Syndrome Claudia Bagni (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) |
| 12.00-15.00 | Poster Session & Lunch |
| 14.00-14.30 |
Innovations in neural stem cell research Carlo Raviolo (Bioscience Division, Millipore SpA) |
| 14.30-15.00 |
Biacore technology in neurosciences Renato Bertazzo (GE Healthcare Europe GmBH) |
| 15.00-17.00 |
Symposium 2 - Development Chairs: Lawrence Wrabetz (Dibit-HSR, Milan) and Vania Broccoli (Dibit-HSR, Milan) |
| 15.00-15.30 |
The nuclear receptor COUP-TFI in arealization and layer specification in the developing cortex Michèle Studer (Tigem, Naples) |
| 15.30-15.50 |
Cooperation between Notch and BMP signaling in the maintenance of the neural stem cell pool Giacomo Masserdotti (DIBIT-HSR, Milan) |
| 15.50-16.10 |
Excitatory GABA action is essential for morphological maturation of cortical neurons in vivo Laura Cancedda (University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA) |
| 16.10-16.30 |
Kidins220/ARMS in the neurotrophin pathways: from intracellular trafficking to mouse development Fabrizia Cesca (Cancer Research Institute, London, UK) |
| 16.30-17.00 |
BDNF mRNA splice variants as a spatial code to regulate local plasticity of dendrites and spines Enrico Tongiorgi (University of Trieste) |
| 17.00-18.00 |
Plenary Lecture Chair: Daniela Parolaro (University of Insubria, Varese) The endocannabinoid system: from basic mechanisms to therapy Daniele Piomelli (University of California, Irvine / IIT, Genoa) |
Friday, 20 June
| 9.00-10.00 |
Plenary Lecture Chair: Enzo Wanke (University of Milan Bicocca) Plasticity and computation: from neurons to networks Egidio D’Angelo (University of Pavia) |
| 10.00-12.00 |
Symposium 3 - Plasticity Chairs: Jacopo Meldolesi (Dibit-HSR, Milan) and Riccardo Fesce (University of Insubria, Varese) |
| 10.00-10.30 |
A window with a view: structure and function in the cortex seen through the two-photon microscope Gian Michele Ratto (CNR Neuroscience Institute, Pisa) |
| 10.30-10.50 |
Endocytic Zones regulate synaptic AMPA receptor abundance and mobility Enrica Maria Petrini (CNRS UMR 5091, Bordeaux, France / IIT, Genoa) |
| 10.50-11.10 |
Activity of adenosine receptors type 1 is required for CX3CL1-mediated modulation of glutamatergic currents in hippocampal neurons Silvia Di Angelantonio (University La Sapienza, Rome / Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, CRiN) |
| 11.10-11.40 |
Cell adhesion molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily and hippocampal synaptic plasticity Alexander Dityatev (IIT, Genoa) |
| 11.40-12.00 |
Endogenous non neuronal modulators of synaptic transmission control spontaneous cortical activity in vivo Tommaso Fellin (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, USA / IIT, Genoa) |
| 12.00-14.00 | Poster Session & Lunch |
| 14.00-16.00 |
Symposium 4 - Degeneration Chairs: Flavia Valtorta (Dibit-HSR, Milan) and Fabio Benfenati (IIT and University of Genoa) |
| 14.00-14.30 |
Subcellular programmes for neurodegeneration Pierluigi Nicotera (MRC, University of Leicester, United Kingdom) |
| 14.30-14.50 |
Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy: different approaches to induce ARpolyQ clearance Paola Rusmini (University of Milan) |
| 14.50-15.10 |
Axonopathy and accumulation of hyperphosphorylated filamentous tau in retinal ganglion neurons of P301S tau transgenic mice Laura Gasparini (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK) |
| 15.10-15.40 |
The cross-talk between the β- and γ-secretase of the β-amyloid precursor protein Massimo Tabaton (University of Genoa) |
| 15.40-16.00 |
Dissecting the role of microglia cells in the brain of mice affected by leukodystrophy after hematopoietic stem cells transplantation Alessia Capotondo (DIBIT-HSR, Milan and Vita-Salute University, Milan) |
| 16.00-17.00 |
Closing Lecture Chair: Fabio Benfenati (IIT and University of Genoa) The mirror mechanism and its role in cognition Giacomo Rizzolatti (University of Parma) |
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Organisers
- Fabio Benfenati
- Francesco Clementi
- Michela Matteoli
- Sergio Nasi
- Flavia Valtorta
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