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Società Italiana di FotoBiologia - ONLUS




Congresso Annuale 2014

Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Aula Grande
Trento, 11 - 13 Giugno 2014



Programma del Congresso



               Mercoledì 11 giugno
               Pomeriggio

13.00       Registrazione e accoglienza

14.30       Apertura del Congresso

Sessione: TECNICHE E METODI PER LA FOTOBIOLOGIA
      Chair: Ranieri Bizzarri (Pisa) - Giovanni Checcucci (Pisa)
14.45       Kevin Braeckmans (Ghent, B)
Studying nanomedicine biobarriers by advanced fluorescence microscopy methods

15.15       Comunicazioni orali
G. Varchi (Bologna) Polymeric core-shell nanoparticles: Targeted photo- and sono-dynamic therapy for cancer
S. Abbruzzetti (Parma) A self-assembled nanostructured material for photodynamic therapy of tumors with potential for superresolution microscopy

15.45       Coffee break

16.15       Roberto Bassi (Verona)
Metabolic feed-back and photoreceptors control photoprotection mechanisms and photosynthetic energy conversion efficiency

16.45       Comunicazioni orali
A. Meneghesso (Padova) Light use optimization of microalgae for biofuel production
L.J. Juarez-Hernandez (Trento) Channelrhodopsins as optogenetic tools to study hybrid neuronal-like architectures
A. Fasoli (Ferrara) Modulation of cone photoresponse by whole-cell delivery of zGCAP3 and its monoclonal antibody
R. Ragni (Bari) Organic conjugated oligomers: A versatile class of molecules for photobiological systems


               Giovedì 12 giugno
               Mattina

Sessione: MATERIALI PER LA FOTOBIOLOGIA
      Chair: Massimo Trotta (Bari)
09.00       Salvatore Sortino (Catania)
Photoactivated nanoassemblies with multiple imaging and therapeutic modalities

09.30       Comunicazioni orali
R. Tatti (Parma) Functionalization of SiC nanowires by supersonic molecular beams for photodynamic therapy
B. Parakhonskiy (Trento) Vaterite particles as platform for photodynamic therapy
F. Milano (Bari) The binding of quinone to the photosynthetic reaction centers

10.15       Coffee break

10.45       David Stoppa (Trento)
Single-photon image sensors for biomedical applications

11.15       Comunicazioni orali
L. Pasquardini (Trento) Design of optical sensors for blood protein recognition
E. Caruso (Varese) New diarylporphyrins(di- and mono-cationic) as antitumor and antibacterial photosensitizers

Sessione: FOTODERMATOLOGIA
      Chair: Marina Venturini (Brescia)
11.45       Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton (Brescia)
Photodermatology and Photobiology: possible contact points

12.15       Comunicazioni orali
M.T. Rossi (Brescia) Cutaneous distribution of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in Lupus Erythematosus, cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus and polymorphic light eruption
M. Venturini (Brescia) Reflectance confocal microscopy for in vivo evaluation of basal cell carcinoma’s surgical margin
M. Arisi (Brescia) Hydroa Vacciniforme: A rare photodermatosis EBV-associated. Report of two clinical cases
A. Semenzato (Padova) New nanovehicles for 5 ALA PDT treatments: Formulation development and stability studies

13.15       Pausa pranzo

               Pomeriggio

Sessione: PDT: ASPETTI MOLECOLARI
      Chair: Valentina Rapozzi (Udine)
15.00       Luciana Dini (Lecce)
Immunogenic cell death in Rose Bengal Acetate-PDT

15.30       Comunicazioni orali
E. Della Pietra (Udine) Use of a photosensitizer-NO conjugate to improve photodynamic therapy in prostate cancer cells
F. Moret (Padova) Cationic antimicrobial peptides are efficient carriers for the delivery of porphyrins to cancer cells

16.00       Coffee break

16.30       Young Keynote Lecture: Federica Barra (Napoli)
5-ALA/PDT induced damage in cells: unravelling the roles of p53 and ABCG2 transporter

Sessione: PDT ANTIMICROBICA
      Chair: Enrico Caruso (Varese)
17.00       Viviana Orlandi (Varese)
Photodynamic treatment: How do prokaryotes respond ?

17.30       Comunicazioni orali
E. Caruso (Varese) Synthesis of a series of BODIPYs, photodynamic activity and QSAR model
P. Del Canale (Parma) Proteins as biocompatible nanocarriers of hydrophobic photodynamic drugs: The complex of hypericin with ß-lactoglobulin

18.00       Assemblea dei Soci

20.30       Cena sociale


               Venerdì 13 giugno
               Mattina

Sessione: FOTOTERMICA E FOTOACUSTICA
      Chair: Giovanni Romano (Firenze) - Roberto Pini (Firenze)
09.00       Roberta Ramponi (Milano)
Single-cell manipulation in femtosecond-laser-fabricated optofluidic devices

09.30       Comunicazioni orali
G. Romano (Firenze) Innovative phototherapy for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection
A. Gnerucci (Firenze) Optical hyperthermia of tumor cells via targeted gold nanorods
10.00       Laura Confalonieri (Hamamatsu) Sponsor Technical Communication

10.15       Coffee break

Sessione: FOTOTOSSICITÀ E FOTOSTABILITÀ
      Chair: Giorgia Miolo (Padova)
10.45       Paola Calza (Torino)
Transformation processes of drugs occurring in different matrices

11.15       Comunicazioni orali
G. Miolo (Padova) Photostability of morphine and 6-MAM exposed to controlled UVB/UVA irradiation in water and methanol solution. Comparison with data in the solid state
M. Tucci (Padova) A study on photodegradation of methadone, EDDP and other drugs of abuse in hair exposed to controlled UVB radiation and comparison to data obtained in methanol solution
A. Haase (Trento) Photodamage in two-photon optical tomography of human skin
A. Mazzoli (Perugia) Spectroscopic Investigation of the molecular interaction of new potential anticancer drugs with DNA and non-ionic micelles

12.15       Saluti finali e chiusura del Congresso:



Comitato Scientifico:             Comitato Organizzatore:
Giorgia MIOLO, Università di Padova             Carlo MUSIO, Mauro DALLA SERRA
Elena REDDI, Università di Padova             CNR-IBF – LaBSSAH, Trento
Gianfranco CANTI, Università di Milano             Cecilia PEDERZOLLI
Giovanni CHECCUCCI, CNR-NANO Pisa             FBK – LaBSSAH, Trento
Valentina RAPOZZI, Università di Udine            
Giovanni ROMANO, Università di Firenze             Segreteria:
Massimo TROTTA, CNR-IPCF Bari             Elena GEROLA, Tiziana MARTINELLI
Marina VENTURINI, Università di Brescia             CNR-IBF e FBK , Trento



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