Program
REGISTRATION
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9:00 am – 01:50 pm: Arrival and Check-in
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WELCOME INTRODUCTION
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2:00pm - 2:15pm: Prof. Dr. Soraya S Smaili (Federal University of Sao Paulo - UNIFESP)
“Welcome/ Opening Remarks/ Introduction”
AUTOPHAGY AND CANCER
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Chair: Prof. Dr. Claudia Bincoletto Trindade (Federal University of Sao Paulo - UNIFESP)
2:20pm - 2:50pm: Prof. Dr. Guido Kroemer (University of Paris Descartes, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Paris, France) (Key-note)
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“Autophagy induction by caloric restriction mimetics for the prevention and treatment of major diseases”
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3:00pm - 3:30pm: Prof. Dr. Penny Lovat (Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK)
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“Harnessing autophagy for clinical benefit of melanoma”
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3:40pm - 4:10pm: Prof. Dr. Roger Chammas (University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)
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“Galectin-3-mediated Autophagy regulates Vemurafenib (PLX4032) induced-cell death in melanoma cell lines”
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4:20pm – 4:40pm: Coffee Break
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4:40pm - 5:10pm: Prof. Dr. Guillermo Velasco (University Calle José Antonio Nováis, Madrid, Spain)
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“Signalling mechanisms involved in the regulation of autophagy-mediated cancer cell death”
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5:20pm - 5:50pm: Prof. Dr. Gerry Melino (University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy)
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“The E3 ubiquitin ligase WWP1 regulates autophagy and sustainsthe growth of acute myeloid leukemia”
Thursday, June 1st
AUTOPHAGY: CARDIOVASCULAR AND DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
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Chair: Prof. Dr. Gustavo J S Pereira (Federal University of Sao Paulo - UNIFESP)
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9:00am - 9:30am: Prof. Dr. Mauro Piacentini (University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy).
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“Transglutaminase Type 2: a key player in the regulation of proteostasis”
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9:40am – 10:10am: Prof. Dr. Guido Lenz (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil)
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“Role of autophagy in the response of gliomas to chemotherapy”
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10:20am – 10:40am: Coffee Break
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10:40am-11:10am: Prof. Dr. Sergio Lavandero (University of Chile, Chile)
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"Molecular mechanisms of autophagy in cardiac diseases"
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11:20am – 11:50pm: Prof. Dr. Gian Maria Fimia (National Institute for Infectious Diseases IRCCS L. Spallanzani, Rome, Italy; University of Salento, Lecce, Italy)
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“The role of Ambra1 in the regulation of autophagy by the ubiquitin signalling”
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12:00pm – 2:00pm: Lunch
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AUTOPHAGY AND ORGANELLES
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Chair: Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Portes Ureshino (Federal University of Sao Paulo - UNIFESP)
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2:00pm - 2:30pm: Prof. Dr. Sandip Patel (University College London, London UK)
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“Ca2+, two-pore channels and endocytic well-being”
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2:40pm-3:10pm: Prof. Dr. Michelangelo Campanella (The Royal Veterinary College London and UCL Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, London, United Kingdom)
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“TSPO regulates mitochondrial signaling and quality control mechanisms by modifying VDAC function”
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3:20pm – 3:40pm: Coffee Break
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3:40pm – 4:10pm: Prof. Dr. Leonardo H. Travassos (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
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“Effects of free heme and free iron in hemolytic diseases”
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4:20pm – 4:50pm: Prof. Dr. Janete Cerutti (Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP)
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“The two faces of C1orf24 on authopagy”
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5:00pm – 7:00pm: Poster Session
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7:00pm: Closing Ceremony
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7:30pm: Cocktail
Friday, June 2nd
