SINS 2023
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Thursday, 14/Sept/2023 | |
10:00am - 11:15am | Satellite Symposium 1: Schwann Cells in Nerve Physiopathology Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Giovanna Gambarotta, University of Torino Session Chair: Valerio Magnaghi, Università degli Studi di Milano |
11:15am - 12:30pm | Satellite Symposium 2: Mechanisms of recovery after peripheral nerve damage Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Stefania Raimondo, University of Turin Session Chair: Carla Taveggia, San Raffaele Hospital |
2:30pm - 3:45pm | Satellite Symposium 3: Enteric Nervous System: the Second Brain of the Mammalian Body Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Roberto De Giorgio, University of Ferrara Session Chair: Catia Sternini, UCLA Workshop of the Italian Group of Neuromorphology – GISN |
3:45pm - 5:00pm | Satellite Symposium 4: Steroids and Nervous System Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Stefano Gotti, University of Torino Session Chair: Roberto Cosimo Melcangi, Università degli Studi di Milano SINS and Turin Department of Neuroscience Symposium in Memory of Giancarlo Panzica |
5:15pm - 6:00pm | Opening Ceremony Location: Sala Cinquecento Video introduction Welcome and General address from Congress President Greetings from the Authorities Stefano Geuna (Rector of University of Torino) Alessandro Mauro (Director of the Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini") Alessandro Vercelli (SINS President) |
6:00pm - 6:30pm | SINS – Egyptian Museum Lecture: Dreams in the ancient Egypt Location: Sala Cinquecento Christian Greco (Director of the Egyptian Museum of Torino) Chair: Martina Amanzio |
6:30pm - 7:30pm | Creating a sense of space: bridging action and sensation Marco Tripodi MRC Laboratory of Molecualr Biology, United Kingdom Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Alessandro Vercelli, Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi, University of Torino SINS – Presidential Lecture | dedicated to Rita Levi-Montalcini |
Date: Friday, 15/Sept/2023 | |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 1_1: Cognitive deficits in neuropsychiatric disorders: from neural networks to function Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Paolo Calabresi, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Session Chair: Alfonso Tortorella, University of Perugia SIPB – SINS joint Symposium |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 1_2: Beyond motor neurons: skeletal muscle contribution in motor neuron diseases Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Marina Boido, Univ. Torino Session Chair: Riccarda Granata, University of Turin |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 1_3: Impact of prenatal maternal adversities on the offspring developmental outcomes Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Tiziana Rubino, University of Insubria Session Chair: Claudio D'Addario, University of Teramo |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 1_4: Translational approaches to GRIN related disorders Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Ilaria Bertocchi, Università di Torino |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 1_5: Distributed sensory processing in the cortex Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Maximiliano Jose Nigro, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Session Chair: Luca Bonini, University of Parma |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 2_1: Different strategies to untangle the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Anna Maria Cariboni, Universita degli Studi di MIlano Session Chair: Valentina Massa, Università degli Studi di Milano |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 2_2: Extracellular vesicles in ALS/MND: the two sides of the medal Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Marco Milanese, University of Genoa Session Chair: Stephanie, Marie-Rose Duguez, Ulster University |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 2_3: The human brain in action: from movement monitoring to execution Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Rossella Breveglieri, Università di Bologna Session Chair: Martina Amanzio, University of Turin |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 2_4: Spinal mechanisms of pain modulation Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Francesco Ferrini, University of Turin Session Chair: Francesca Mercante, Università degli Studi di Teramo |
11:00am - 11:30am | COFFEE BREAK |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 3_1: Gene therapy and MNDs: from preclinical validation to clinical application Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Manuela Basso, University of Trento Session Chair: Maria Pennuto, University of Padova |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 3_2: Gut-brain axis in Parkinson’s Disease: from animal models to patients Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Vanessa Porrini, University of Brescia Session Chair: Giovanna Gambarotta, University of Torino Under 40 Symposium |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 3_3: Capturing the complexity of social and cognitive processes Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Miriam Melis, University of Cagliari Session Chair: Diego Scheggia, University of Milan |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 3_4: We are what we remember: circuits and mechanisms shaping memory Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Gustavo Provensi, University of Florence Session Chair: Maria Vincenza Catania, CNR |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 3_5: Novel insights on eating disorders: neurobiological mechanisms and pharmacological targets Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Silvana Gaetani, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Session Chair: Giuseppina Cantarella, University of Catania |
12:45pm - 1:30pm | Neurocircuitry of social motivation In health and disease Camilla Bellone University of Geneva, Switzerland Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Monica DiLuca, University of Milano PLENARY LECTURE 1 |
1:30pm - 3:45pm | LUNCH BREAK & POSTER SESSION 1 |
2:15pm - 2:30pm | Presentation: Italian Glia Network Location: Sala Madrid |
2:30pm - 3:45pm | Round Table 1: EARA Location: Sala Cinquecento Communication of research on experimental animals |
2:30pm - 3:45pm | Symposium 0_1: Advances in understanding astrocyte biology Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Laura Civiero, University of Padova Session Chair: Nunzio Iraci, University of Catania |
4:30pm - 5:00pm | COFFEE BREAK |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 4_1: Translational research and therapeutic implications in MNDs Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Stefania Marcuzzo, IRCCS Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta Session Chair: Silvia Bonanno, IRCCS Ist. Neurologico C. Besta |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 4_2: Cell-to-cell communication in human and mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Riccardo Brambilla, Cardiff University Session Chair: Maurizio Giustetto, Univ. of Torino - Dept. of Neuroscience |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 4_3: Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s disease: from pathophysiology to therapeutic possibilities Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Riccardo Di Iorio, Polyclinic A. Gemelli Foundation IRCCS |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 4_4: Neurobiology of social interactions: integration of ecological and neurophysiological approach Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Monica Maranesi, University of Parma Session Chair: Aldo Genovesio, Sapienza Università di Roma |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 4_5: Brain vulnerability to drug abuse: from molecular mechanisms to behaviour Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Elisabetta Gerace, University of Florence |
6:15pm - 7:30pm | Symposium 5_1: Beyond adult neurogenesis: reservoirs of “immature” neurons for brain plasticity Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Luca Bonfanti, University of Turin Session Chair: Sebastien Couillard-Despres, Paracelsus Medical University |
6:15pm - 7:30pm | Symposium 5_2: Maternal stressors matter: deconstructing the neurobehavioral signature of fetal insults Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Antonia Manduca, Sapienza University of Rome Session Chair: Anna Maria Tartaglione, Istituto Superiore di Sanità Under 40 Symposium |
6:15pm - 7:30pm | Symposium 5_3: The distributed engram: large-scale neuronal circuits underlying fear learning and extinction Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Ludovico Silvestri, University of Florence Session Chair: Bianca Silva, CNR-IN Under 40 Symposium |
6:15pm - 7:30pm | Symposium 5_4: Recent advances in 3D Electron Microscopy for Neuroscience Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Corrado Calì, Università degli Studi di Torino Session Chair: Maura Francolini, Università degli Studi di Milano Sponsored by Zeiss |
6:15pm - 7:30pm | Symposium 5_5: Neuroimmune-driven pain chronification Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Livio Luongo, Università della Campania "L. Vanvitelli" Session Chair: Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli, University of Florence |
Date: Saturday, 16/Sept/2023 | |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 6_1: In pursuit of healthy brain aging: unveiling the biology of novel age-related mechanisms leading to dementia Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Serena Stanga, Università degli studi di Torino Session Chair: Claudia Saraceno, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia Under 40 Symposium | Sponsored by The Company of Biologists |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 6_2: Innovative brain imaging and peripheral biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease progression Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Francesca Longhena, University of Brescia Session Chair: Sara Belloli, CNR |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 6_3: Stem cells meet glial cells: human iPSC-derived glia to study myelin diseases Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Martina Lorenzati, Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi Session Chair: Marco Onorati, University of Pisa Symposium sponsored by The Company of Biologists |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 6_4: Neuroinflammation in the basal ganglia network: implications for neurological diseases Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Andrea Mancini, University of Perugia Session Chair: Roberta Schellino, Università degli Studi di Torino Under 40 Symposium |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 6_5: Emerging factors underlying nigrostriatal dopaminergic system dysfunctions in neurological disorders Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Maria Josè Sisalli, University of Naples "Federico II" Session Chair: Giulia Costa, University of Cagliari Under 40 Symposium |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 7_1: From genes to environment: the GABA switch in neuropsychiatric disorders Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Roberto Frau, University of Cagliari Session Chair: Alessandro Usiello, UNIVERSITA' VANVITELLI |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 7_2: From development to disease – how astrocyte heterogeneity sculpts the brain Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Valentina Cerrato, University of Turin Session Chair: Veronica Ghiglieri, San Raffele University sponsored by The Company of Biologists & The International Society for Neurochemistry |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 7_3: Synucleinopathy and synucleinopenia: the two faces of neurodegeneration Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Graziella Cappelletti, Università degli Studi di Milano Session Chair: Antonella Scorziello, Fedrico II university of Naples |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 7_4: Non-invasive stimulation of brain networks: from plasticity to functional connectivity Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Maria Vittoria Podda, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Session Chair: Francesca Macchi, CNR |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 7_5: Glioblastoma multiforme: a better understanding for having clinically promising approaches Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Alessandro Sessa, Ospedale San Raffaele |
11:00am - 11:30am | COFFEE BREAK |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 8_1: Mechanisms and therapies of metabolic and neurological disorders Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Silvia De Marchis, University of Turin Session Chair: Michele Studer, University Côte d'Azur (UCA) Italo-French Neuroscience Societies Symposium, Sponsored by Neuroscience Institute of Turin and by the "Label scientifico 2023" Università Italo Francese - Université Franco Italienne |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 8_2: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: from Molecular mechanisms to clinical trial design Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Giuseppe Pignataro, University of Naples "Federico II" Session Chair: Angelo Poletti, Università degli Studi di Milano |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 8_3: Cell intrinsic and extrinsic regulation of oligodendrocyte biology and re-/myelination Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Marta Fumagalli, Università degli Studi di Milano Session Chair: Enrica Boda, University of Turin, Italy |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 8_4: Individual Neurodynamics to Personalize Neuromodulations [INPerN] Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Franca Tecchio, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 8_5: Walking through misfolded proteins in movement disorders Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Patrizia Longone, Fondazione Santa Lucia Session Chair: Ezia Guatteo, University of Naples Parthenope |
1:30pm - 3:45pm | LUNCH BREAK & POSTER SESSION 2 |
2:30pm - 3:45pm | Round Table 2: Italian Brain Council Location: Sala Cinquecento |
2:30pm - 3:45pm | Symposium 0_2: Network correlates of brain dysfunction in autism: from deep phenotyping to drug discovery Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Alessio Masi, Università degli Studi di Firenze Session Chair: Viviana Trezza, Roma Tre University |
3:45pm - 4:30pm | Microglia in the healthy and diseased brain Rosa Chiara Paolicelli University of Lausanne, Switzerland Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Maria Vincenza Catania, CNR PLENARY LECTURE 4 |
4:30pm - 5:00pm | COFFEE BREAK |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 9_1: Misfolded proteins and mechanisms of neurodegeneration Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Monica DiLuca, University of Milano Session Chair: Carlo Ferrarese, University Milano Bicocca SINS - SIN Joint symposium |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 9_2: From ontogenesis to physiology and cell replacement: insight into the striatum Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Dario Besusso, University of Milan Session Chair: Paolo Marcello Peretto, University of Turin |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 9_3: Pathogenic mechanisms of autoimmune encephalitis associated with synaptic autoantibodies Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Raffaele Iorio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Session Chair: Alessandro Dinoto, University of Verona |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 9_4: Sex modulates early-life social experiences effects on brain and behavior Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Roberto Ciccocioppo, University of Camerino Session Chair: Marta Fumagalli, Università degli Studi di Milano |
5:00pm - 6:15pm | Symposium 9_5: Big Data in Neuroscience: large scale characterization of brain physiology Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Stefano Zucca, Università di Torino Session Chair: Nicola Simola, University of Cagliari |
6:15pm - 7:15pm | SINS General Asselmby Location: Sala Cinquecento |
Date: Sunday, 17/Sept/2023 | |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 10_1: Neural bases of peripersonal space: animal models, health and disease Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Davide Albertini, University of Parma Session Chair: Rossella Breveglieri, Università di Bologna |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 10_2: Advanced applications of gene therapy and editing for treating neurological disorders Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Vania Broccoli, CNR-Institute of Neuroscience Session Chair: Gabriele Lignani, UCL |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 10_3: Different strategies to untangle the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Alessio Squassina, University of Cagliari Session Chair: Patrizia Romualdi, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 10_4: Coding and non-coding RNA in health and diseases of the Central nervous System Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Stella Gagliardi, IRCCS Mondino Session Chair: Marco Peviani, Universita' degli Studi di Pavia Under 40 Symposium | Sponsored by Cyanagen |
8:30am - 9:45am | Symposium 10_5: Inside and outside the CNS: searching for targets in neurodegeneration Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Simona Federica Spampinato, University of Turin Session Chair: Giovanni Nardo, Mario Negri Institute |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 11_1: Molecular mechanisms of autism spectrum disorders Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Eriola Hoxha, Università di Torino Session Chair: Antonella De Jaco, Sapienza University of Rome |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 11_2: Unforgettable memories: neural/molecular processes in hypermnesia and impaired extinction Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Daniela Laricchiuta, University of Perugia Session Chair: Monica DiLuca, University of Milano |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 11_3: The role of glial cells in PNS development and pathology Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Guido Cavaletti, University of Milano-Bicocca Session Chair: Alessandro Vercelli, Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi, University of Torino Symposium organized in partnership with ASNP (Associazione Italiana per lo studio del Sistema Nervoso Periferico) |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 11_4: Lipid metabolism and neurodegenerative disorders: new insights and therapeutic perspectives Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Francesca Zimetti, University of Parma Session Chair: Antonietta Vilella, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
9:45am - 11:00am | Symposium 11_5: Ketamine to understand the nature of rapid antidepressant action Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Laura Musazzi, University of Milano-Bicocca Session Chair: Carmela Matrone, University Federico II of Naples |
11:00am - 11:30am | COFFEE BREAK |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 12_1: Periphery-CNS miscommunication in neurodegeneration: focus on brain barriers Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Anna R Carta, University of Cagliari Session Chair: Renato Bernardini, University of Catania |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 12_2: Building cortical circuits: one gene, one protein, one cell at the time Location: Sala Londra Session Chair: Giulia Quattrocolo, NTNU Session Chair: Elisabetta Vegeto, University of Milan |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 12_3: The importance of innovative experimental models in neuroscience research Location: Sala Madrid Session Chair: Cristina Cereda, University Children's Hospital “V. Buzzi”, Milano, Italy. Session Chair: Stephana Carelli, University of Milano |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 12_4: Novel molecular players affecting synaptic functions in movement disorders Location: Sala Parigi Session Chair: Gaia Faustini, University of Brescia Session Chair: Emanuele Frattini, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Under 40 Symposium |
11:30am - 12:45pm | Symposium 12_5: Novel Psychoactive Substances toxicology: from preclinical research to human psychopathology Location: Sala Lisbona Session Chair: Luigia Trabace, University of Foggia Under 40 Symposium |
12:45pm - 1:30pm | Implantable and wearable neuroprostheses to understand and restore neural functions Silvestro Micera Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy Location: Sala Cinquecento Session Chair: Yuri Bozzi, University of Trento PLENARY LECTURE 5 |
1:30pm - 2:00pm | Closing Ceremony: Closing Ceremony Location: Sala Cinquecento |