International School of Nanomedicine
School Directors Massimo Masserini & Mauro Ferrari
Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for
Scientific Culture
ERICE (Sicily) – Italy
​Organizational Secretariat: Silvia Sesana
e-mail: nanomedicine.school@unimib.it
1-5 July 2024
7th Course "Challenges and Prospects of Nanomedicine
for Brain Targeting"
Course Director: Francesca Re
2017 - Course: “New trends in Nanomedicine”
The INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NANOMEDICINE has the pleasure to invite you to attend the course “New trends in Nanomedicine” that will be held on 8-13 April 2017 at International “ETTORE MAJORANA FOUNDATION AND CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE” of ERICE (Sicily) Italy.
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The course is co-organized with the Nanomedicine Center of the University Milano-Bicocca - NANOMIB
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The course focuses on the state-of-the-art and future perspectives of Nanomedicine.
The Scientific Program includes the following topics:
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Nanoparticles
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Design
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Crossing barriers
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Therapy, Diagnostics
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Regenerative Nanomedicine
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Immunogenicity, Toxicity and Safety of Nanoparticles
A world-class program has been organized.
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We encourage Early Career Researches to present their investigations by submitting an abstract for either oral or poster presentation.
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The great Sicilian hospitality is aimed at forging collaboration and exploring ideas though multidisciplinary approaches.
Directors of the School
Mauro Ferrari and Massimo Masserini
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Speakers:
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Mauro Ferrari,
Director, International School of Nanomedicine;
Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI), USA -
Massimo Masserini,
Director, International School of Nanomedicine;
University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), IT -
Gert Storm,
Utrecht University (UU), NL -
Jean-Claude Leroux,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). Zurich, CH -
Patrick Couvreur,
University of Paris Sud (UPS), F -
Francesco Stellacci,
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH -
Antonio Villaverde,
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) - S -
Guido Cavaletti,
University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB) , IT -
Rosa Maria Moresco,
University of Milano- Bicocca (UNIMIB), IT -
Abhay Pandit,
National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), IR -
Nadia Benkirane-Jessel
Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) Strasbourg, F -
Patrick Boisseau
European Technology Platform on NAnomedicine (ETPN)
EU Nanomedicine Characterization Lab (EU-NCL) -
Wolfgang Wenzel
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Day 1 - SATURDAY April 8th, 2017
ARRIVALS ALL DAY
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Day 2 - SUNDAY April 9th 2017
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09.15-09.30 Welcome
M. Masserini (School Director)
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Session 1: Nanoparticles
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Design strategy
Chairmen: G. Storm and W. Wenzel
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09.30-10.20 G. Storm (UU)
“Did “Stealth” Deliver?”
10.20-10.35 E. Vázquez (CIBER-BBN)
“Engineering bacterial amyloids as nanoscale vehicles for protein drug delivery”
10.35-10.50 V. Viganò (UNINSUBRIA)
“Nanomedicine and Nanoetichs: when big questions arise from small Technologies”
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10.50-11.30 Coffee Break
11.30-12.20 W. Wenzel (KIT)
”Simulation bio-nano interactions”
12.20-12.40 A. Danani (IDSIA)
“How hybrid dendrimer nanoparticle affect amyloid αβ1-40 aggregation in presence of copper ions: a computational study”
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12.40-13.00 S. Nizzero (HMRI)
"From Modelling to in vivo Tracking: overcoming fluid dynamics transport barrier at the tumour site"
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13.00 - 15.30 Lunch
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Crossing barriers
Chairmen: M. Masserini and J.C. Leroux
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15.30-16.20 M. Masserini (UNIMIB)
"Nanomedicine for the therapy of brain diseases"
16.20-16.35 C. Mancuso (UNIMIB)
“Effects of dietary nanoparticles on the intestinal barrier and their role in the celiac disease development”
16.35-17.20 Coffee Break
17.20-18.10 J.C. Leroux (ETH)
"Oral delivery of macromolecular drugs: 100 years of attempts"
Day 3 - MONDAY April 10th 2017
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Session 2: Nanotechnology for Therapy of Human Disease
Chairmen: P. Couvreur and F. Stellacci
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09.00- 09:50 P. Couvreur (UPS)
“Nanotechnologies for the Treatment of Severe Diseases"
09.50-10.05 F. Re (UNIMIB)
“Lipoproteins and Lipoprotein-mimicking Nanoparticles for Amyloid-β (Aβ) clearance from the brain”
10.05-10.20 J. Wolfram (Mayo Clinic)
"The Macrophage Switch: improving Nanoparticle biodistribution”
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10.20-10.35 F. Fontana (UOH)
“Development of Multistaged Nanoparticles as Cancer Vaccines”
10.35-11.10 Coffee Break
11.10-12.00 F. Stellacci (EPFL)
“Nanoparticles-Virus interactions”
12.00-12.15 E. Catalano (UiO)
“Magnetic fluid hyperthermia and tumor targeting therapy by using doxorubicin-bioconjugated carboxylic acid magnetic nanoparticles”
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12.15-12.30 D.R. Perinelli (UNICAM)
“Investigation on the thermal behavior of Doxorubicin sulphate nanocrystals in Doxil® liposomal formulation"
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12.30-12.45 S. Mancini (UNIMIB)
“Multifunctional liposomes delay phenotype progression and prevent memory impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease”
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12.45-15.00 Lunch
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Chairmen: A. Villaverde and G. Cavaletti
15.00-15.50 A. Villaverde (UAB)
"Protein-only nanoparticles for systemic therapies"
15.50-16.10 M. Ferreira (UOH)
“Targeting the heart with multifunctional porous silicon Nanoparticles
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16.10-16.30 V. Thiviyanathan (UNITEXAS)
"Multi-functional RNA Nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of therapeutic drugs"
16.30-17.10 Coffee Break
17.10-17.30 S. Avvakumova (UNIMIB)
“Does the conjugation strategy matter? Cetuximab conjugated to gold nanocages for targeting of triple negative breast cancer”
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18.10-19.00 G. Cavaletti (UNIMIB)
"Animal models for nanomedicine"
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Day 4 - TUESDAY April 11th, 2017
Session 3: Nanotechnology for Diagnosis of Human Diseases
Charimen: R. Moresco and M. Masserini
09.30-10.20 R. Moresco (UNIMIB)
“Nano-structured probes for PET”
10.20-10.35 A. Kasprzak (CHPW)
“Conjugates of polyethylenimine and graphene-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles as precursors of the novel nanotheranostic materials”
10.35-10.50 K. Polakova (UPOL)
“Nanomaterials based on iron oxide and Carbon Quantum Dots with superior properties for bioapplications”
10.50-11.30 Coffee Break
11.30-11.45 S. Picciolini (UNIMIB)
“Use of Surface Plasmon Resonance imaging for the detection and characterization of plasmatic exosomes as biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases”
11.45-.12.00 S. Busatto (UNIBS)
“Extracellular vesicles, a new perspective for nanomedicine”
12.00-12.15 M. Borzenkov (UNIMIB)
“Photo-thermal properties of plasmonic nanoparticles: from colloidal solutions to printed surfaces. The possible roadmap of the biomedical applications”
12.15-12.30 F. J. Teran (iMdea Nanociencia)
“NoCanTher: Addressing Pancreatic Cancer with Nanoparticles”
12.30-12.45 L. Russo (UNIMIB)
“Nanostructured glyco-ECM mimetics: glycosylated tools for lung cancer cell biology studies”
12.45-15.00 Lunch
Session 4: Regenerative Nanomedicine
Chairmen: A. Pandit and N. Benkirane-Jessel
15.00-15.50 A. Pandit (NUI Galway)
“Biological-basis for Designing Biomaterials for the Injured and Degenerated Host"
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15.50-16.10 F. Nicotra (UNIMIB)
“Glycosignature in Biomaterials”
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16.10-17.10 Coffee Break
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17.10-18.00 N. Benkirane-Jessel (INSERM)
“Living Implant Fortified with active therapeutics and Stem cells for Regenerative NanoMedicine"
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20.00 BANQUET
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Day 5 - WEDNESDAY April 12th, 2017
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Session 5: Characterization, Toxicity and Safety of Nanoparticles
Chairmen: P. Boisseau and F. Nicotra
09.00-09.50 P. Boisseau (ETPN; EU-NCL)
“Ups and downs of translating nanomedicines to the market; The EU Nanomedicine Translation Hub“
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09.50 -10.05 M. Mauri (UNIMIB)
“Scanning polymer nanoparticles: DLS preselection of promising nanomedicines”
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10.05-10.20 R. Corti (UNIMIB)
"Amyloid β (Aβ)1-42 fibrillation and nanoparticles: an Atomic Force Microscopy study"
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10.20-11.00 Coffee Break
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11.00-11.15 D. Montizaan (RUG)
"Using a Novel Full Genome Method to understand Nano-carrier internalisation”
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11.15-12.15 M. Ferrari (HMRI)
Closing Lecture: “Post-Nanomedicine”
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12.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00 EXCURSION nearby Erice
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Day 6 - THURSDAY APRIL 13th, 2017
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Departure from Erice
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POSTER VIEWING and DISCUSSIONS
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(every day during coffee breaks)
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NANOMEDICINE
Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture
ERICE (Sicily) – Italy