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
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
MONDAY July 1, 2024 - ARRIVALS
TUESDAY July 2, 2024
Opening remarks on behalf of School Directors: Mauro Ferrari & Massimo Masserini
Welcome by Workshop Director: Francesca Re
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SESSION I: Blood-brain barrier models
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Marie-Pierre Dehouck (University of Artois, Laboratoire de la Barrière Hémato Encéphalique (LBHE), Lens, France.)
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Maria Anna Deli (Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary)​
+oral communication from partecipants
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SESSION II: Blood-brain barrier alterations in brain disorders
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Anna Dimberg (Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, The Rudbeck Laboratory, University, Uppsala, Sweden.)
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Franziska Richter (Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany)
+ oral communication from partecipants
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WEDNESDAY July 3, 2024
SESSION III: New strategies to cross the blood-brain barrier
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Bruno Sarmento (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Portugal)
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Kamalindeer K. Singh (School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK)
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Marzia Bedoni (Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Clinical Biophotonics (LABION), IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan, Italy)
+oral communication from partecipants
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SOCIAL DINNER
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THURSDAY July 4, 2024
SESSION IV: Smart nanotechnologies for therapy of neurodegenerative diseases and brain tumours
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Gianni Ciofani (Italian Institute of Technology, IIT, Pontedera, Italy)
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Francois Lux (Institute Lumière-Matière, University of Lyon, France)
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Closing Remarks
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Friday July 5, 2022 - DEPARTURES
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NANOMEDICINE
Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture
ERICE (Sicily) – Italy