54th National Meeting of the Italian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Inizia oggi il 54th National Meeting of the Italian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SIB). Questo il programma:



Wednesday 23rd September 2009

08:30 Registration of SIB attendants (Aula CUS,CittàUniversitaria, Via S.Sofia 64, Viale A.Doria, 6)
09:00-13:30 Meeting of SIB groups (Dipartimento di Matematica, rooms 2, 3, 126, 127, 128 , Città Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A. Doria, 6)
09:00-11:00 Gruppo Sviluppo, Differenziamento e Apoptosi (Dipartimento di Matematica, room 128, Città Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A. Doria, 6)
11:30-13:30 Gruppo Biochimica della Nutrizione (Dipartimento di Matematica, room 128, Città Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A. Doria, 6)
09:00-11:00 Gruppi Biochimica Cellulare ed Immunologia Biochimica (Dipartimento di Matematica, room 3, Città Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A. Doria, 6)
11:30-13:30 Gruppo Nucleotidi, Acidi Nucleici e Genomi (Dipartimento di Matematica, room 3, Città Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A. Doria, 6)
09:00-11:00 Gruppo di Neurochimica (Dipartimento di Matematica, room 127, Città Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A. Doria, 6)
11:30-13:30 Gruppo Membrane e Bioenergetica (Dipartimento di Matematica, room 127, Città Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A. Doria, 6)
09:00-11:00 Gruppo Ammine Biogene (Dipartimento di Matematica, room 126, Città Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A. Doria, 6)
09:00-13:30 Simposio congiunto Gruppi “Proteine” ed “Enzimologia e regolazione metabolica”: Evolution and regulation of the enzymatic function (Dipartimento di Matematica, room 2, Città Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A. Doria, 6)
Chairpersons: Menico Rizzi (Novara)
Maria Antonietta Vanoni (Milano)

09:00 Gianfranco Gilardi (University of Turin)
Going beyond nature? The making of new enzymes by directed evolution
09:30 Alessio Peracchi (University of Parma)
Catalytic DNA: shedding light on substrate binding and catalysis by a small deoxyribozyme
10:00 Fabrizio Chiti (University of Florence)
The birth of the enzymatic function along the folding pathway
10:30 Presentation selected from submitted abstracts
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Maria Di Girolamo (Consorzio Mario Negri Sud)
The evolution of macro-domains as target-recognition sites within enzymes that regulate ADP-ribosylation
12:00 Nadia Raffaelli (University Polytechnic of Marche)
Linking enzymatic function to transcription regulation: the case of NAD biosynthesis
12:30 Stefania Hanau (University of Ferrara)
X-ray escaping conformational changes affecting the enzymatic function
13:00 Presentation selected from submitted abstracts
13:30 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Poster Session 1
17:00 Opening Cerimony Aula Magna, Palazzo Centrale Università di Catania (Piazza Università) - Welcome Addresses
Antonino Recca (Rector of the University of Catania)
Giuseppe Ronsisvalle (Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Catania)
Antonio De Flora (SIB President)
Anna Maria Giuffrida Stella (Meeting Honorary President)
Angelo Vanella (Meeting President)
18:00 Antonini Lecture “Emilia Chiancone” (University “La Sapienza” of Rome)
Dps proteins, an efficient means to detoxify iron and protect DNA in the bacterial response to oxidative stress

19:00 Cocktail


Thursday 24th September 2009
(Citta’ Universitaria, Dipartimento di Fisica, Aula Magna, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A.Doria 6, Catania)
08:30-11:00 Symposium A: Biochemistry and biotechnology of cell engineering
Chairpersons: Cesare Balduini (Pavia)
Mauro Magnani (Urbino)

08:30 Giuseppe Astori (Cell Therapy Unit, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano)
What you must know if you would like to enter in the cell therapy arena
09:00 Paola Romagnani (Excellence Center for Research, Transfer and High Education Denothe, University of Florence)
Toward the identification of a human renal progenitor system
09:30 Mauro Magnani (University of Urbino)
Engineering red blood cells for the delivery of drugs and contrasting agents
10:00 Presentation selected from submitted abstracts

10:30 Coffee break
Removal of posters Session 1
11:00-13:30 Symposium B: Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases
Chairpersons: Anna Maria Giuffrida Stella (Catania)
Tommaso Russo (Napoli)

11:00 Agata Copani (University of Catania)
Beta-amyloid not just toxic anymore
11:30 Giuseppe Rotilio (University "Tor Vergata" of Rome)
New insights into the role of oxidative stress in ageing and neurodegeneration
12:00 Giorgio Lenaz (University of Bologna)
Mitochondrial Complex I and neurodegeneration
12:30 Vincenzo Nicoletti (University of Catania)
Glycating conditions affect aggregation and toxicity of amyloidogenic peptides
13:00 Gianfrancesco Goracci (University of Perugia)
Brain low molecular weight phospholipases A2 (sPLA2): role in neuronal functions and in neurodegerative diseases
13:30 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Poster Session 2
15:00-17:00 Symposium C: micro-RNA: Novel players of gene regulation
Chairpersons: Giuseppe Macino (Roma)
Irene Bozzoni (Roma)

15:00 Giuseppe Macino (University “La Sapienza” of Rome)
The micro RNA world
15:30 Ana Eulalio (Max-Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin)
Mechanisms of micro RNA-mediated gene silencing
16:00 Irene Bozzoni (University “La Sapienza” of Rome)
Role of small non coding RNAs in the physiopathology and therapy of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
16:30 Luigi Naldini ("S. Raffaele" Hospital of Milan)
Exploiting and antagonizing microRNA regulation for therapeutic applications
17:00 Coffee break
17:30-20:00 Symposium D: Epigenetic modifications in health and disease
Chairpersons: Lorenzo Chiariotti (Napoli)
Filiberto Cimino (Napoli)
17:30 Paola Caiafa (University “La Sapienza” of Rome)
Epigenetics: poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of PARP-1 regulates genomic methylation patterns
18:00 Gioacchino Natoli (European Institute of Oncology, of Milan)
The epigenome and the control of inflammatory gene expression
18:30 Nicoletta Landsberger (University of Insubria, Varese)
Molecular genetics of Rett Syndrome: when epigenetic signals go unrecognized
19:00 Lorenzo Chiariotti (University “Federico II” of Naples)
Epigenetics of human behaviour
20:00 Removal of posters Session 2
21:30 Party, wine and cheese (Città Universitaria Viale A. Doria, 6; Via S. Sofia 64, Catania)


Friday 25th September 2009
(Citta’ Universitaria, Dipartimento di Fisica, Aula Magna, Via S. Sofia 64, Viale A.Doria 6, Catania)
08:30-11:00 Symposium E: Glycobiology of human diseases
Chairpersons: Alessandro Prinetti (Milano)
Bruno Venerando (Milano)

8:30 Jin-ichi Inokuchi (Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Japan)
Insulin Resistance as a Membrane Microdomain Disorder
9:00 Antonio Rossi (University of Pavia)
Glycosaminoglycan sulfation and skeletal dysplasias
9:30 Giuseppe Campo (University of Messina)
Hyaluronan: double role in inflammation
10:00 Carla Emiliani (University of Perugia)
Acidic glycohydrolases localization and regulation: pathological implications
10:30 Presentation selected from submitted abstracts
11:00 Coffee break
11:30-13:30 Symposium F: Biochemical mechanisms of metabolic diseases and their vascular complications
Chairpersons: Patrizia Galletti (Napoli)
Bruno Barbiroli (Bologna)

11:30 Giovanni Solinas (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
Pro-inflammatory pathways in obesity-related disorders
12:00 Massimo Federici (University "Tor Vergata" of Rome)
Proteases at the interface of metabolic diseases and vascular inflammation
12:30 Diego Ingrosso (Second University of Naples)
Molecular Mechanisms of Hyperhomocysteinemia as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor
13:00 Francesco Paolo Mancini (University of Sannio)
The dietary antioxidant resveratrol and cardiovascular disease
13:30 Mauro Maccarrone (University of Teramo)
Endocannabinoid metabolism and glucose transport
14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Poster Session 3
15:00-18:00 Symposium G: Nitric oxide and Carbon monoxide in biology and medicine
Chairpersons: Richard Roman (Milwakee)
Giovanni Scapagnini (Campobasso)

15:00 Nader G. Abraham (New York Medical College, USA)
Nitric oxide-Carbon monoxide interaction and Oxidative stress in obesity and diabetes
15:40 Maurizio Brunori (University “La Sapienza” of Rome)
Nitrite reduction, a function emerging from a pre-aerobic past
16:05 Emilio Clementi (University of Milan)
The role of nitric oxide and its control of mitochondrial dynamics in differentiating myoblasts
Chairpersons: Ferdinando Palmieri (Bari)
Hisanori Suzuki (Verona)

16:40 Francisca Rodriguez (University of Murcia, Spain)
Carbon monoxide and Nitric Oxide interactions: implications for renal pathophysiology
17:00 Roberto Motterlini (Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa)
Carbon monoxide-releasing molecules: vasodilatory and anti- ischemic properties
17:20 Giovanni Li Volti (University of Catania)
NO/CO crosstalk in oxidative stress and organ protection
17:40 Shinya Yoshikawa (University of Hyogo, Japan)
X-ray structures of CO, NO and cyanide derivatives of bovine heart cytochrome c oxidase
18:30-19:30 Assemblea Soci e Premio Medaglia SIB
19:00 Removal of posters Session 3
21:30 Social dinner


Saturday 26th September 2009
(Citta’ Universitaria, Dipartimento di Fisica, Aula Magna, Via S.Sofia 64, Viale A.Doria 6, Catania)
09:00-11:30 Symposium H: Basic biochemistry and biology of vascular function
Chairpersons: Mario Alberghina (Catania)
Italia Di Liegro (Palermo)

9:00 Magali Saint-Geniez (Harvard Medical School, USA)
Role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the adult
9:30 Adam Odell (University of Leeds, UK)
Phospholipase A2 enzymes in the endothelial cells: novel targets for treating cardiovascular disease and cancer
10:00 Domenico Ribatti (University of Bari)
The role of inflammatory cells in angiogenesis
10:30 Italia Di Liegro (University of Palermo)
Neurons and astrocytes shed extracellular membrane vesicles containing angiogenic factors
11:00 Luca Munaron (University of Turin)
Calcium signaling and control of angiogenesis progression
11:30 Coffee break
12:00 Poster Session 4
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Removal of posters Session 4