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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

8th Course:  INTEGRATING BIOCHEMICAL INSIGHTS TO OVERCOME CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN CANCER NANOMEDICINE

 

Erice, Italy, 25-29 JULY 2025

25 July 2025

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ARRIVALS

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Saturday July 26

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09:00-09:30    Opening remarks on behalf of School Director: Prof. Massimo Masserini

Welcome by Course Directors:

Prof. Francesca Re and Prof. Ferdinando Chiaradonna

Practical information: Dr. Silvia Sesana

 

SESSION I Cancer metabolism

 

09:30 - 10:30 Elizabeth Cohen-Jonathan-Moyal (Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, France)

Implication of metabolism and tumor stem cell plasticity in glioblastoma radioresistance

 

10:30 -10:50 Davide Ferrario (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

Innovative Design of Raft-like Nano-sized Liposomes for Targeted Nucleic Acid Delivery

 

10:50 - 11:20 Coffee break

 

11:20 - 11:40 Susanna Comi (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

A novel, glutathione-activated prodrug of pimasertib loaded in liposomes for targeted melanoma therapy

 

11:40 -12:00 Francesco Saverio Sica (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

Modulation of the blood-brain barrier permeability by patient-derived glioblastoma stem cell secretome

 

12:00 -14.00 Lunch break

 

14:00 - 15.00 Christian Frezza (MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)

The role of mitochondrial metabolism in cancer

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15:00-15:30 Coffee break

 

15:30 - 16.30 Francesca Re (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

Next-Generation Nanocarriers for Brain-Targeted Therapies

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16:30 - 17:30 Massimo Masserini

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Sunday July 27 

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SESSION II Metabolic targets

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09:00 - 10:00: Marcin Krzjkawski (Real Research Sp. z o.o., Kraków, Poland)

Application of resistant oncology 3D cell culture research models in advancing drug discovery against solid tumors

 

10:00 - 10:20 Veronica Fontanini (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

Advanced 3D cell cultures for personalized GBM therapy development

 

10:20 -11:00 Coffee break

 

11:00 -11:20 Valentina Berni (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

Enhancing temozolomide efficacy in glioblastoma with metformin: insights from multimodal imaging in patient-derived models

 

11.20-12.20 Ferdinando Chiaradonna (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

Targeting Metabolic Rewiring to boost cancer therapy

 

12.30-14.30 Lunch break

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14:30 - 15:30 Jonathan A. Coulter (School of Pharmacy, Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom)

Enhancing the radiation sensitivity of head-and-neck cancer via novel metabolic reprogramming strategies

 

15.30 -15.50 Barbara Zerbato (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

PGM3 inhibition shows cooperative effects with erastin inducing pancreatic cancer cell death via activation of the unfolded protein response

 

15:50-16:30: Coffee break

 

16:30 - 17:30 Sara Sdelci (The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) Barcelona Spain)

Metabolic control of tumour growth: from subcellular compartments to systemic interactions

 

SOCIAL DINNER

​​​Monday July 28

 

SESSION III Smart nanotechnologies for cancer therapy and immunotherapy

 

09:00 - 10:00 Chiara Riganti (University of Torino, Italy)

Lipid metabolism-targeting nanoparticles: new weapons against chemo- and immuno-resistance in lung cancer

 

10:00-10:20 Michela Patrucco (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

Brain Metastasis-Derived Nanoparticles: A Novel Strategy for Enhanced CNS Drug Delivery

 

10:20 -11:00 Coffee break

 

11:00 -11:20 Franziska Adermann (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany)

POx-Lipids: Immunologically Safer Alternatives to PEG-Lipids for mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations

 

11:20 -11:40 Jana Ismail (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany)

Smarter Drug Delivery Using Hybrid Nanoparticles: A Versatile Platform for Improved Cellular Uptake and Therapeutic Efficacy

 

11:40 - 12:40 POSTER SECTION (rapid fire presentations from young researchers)

Rossella Mosca, Alessandro Masoero, Nicolò Percivalle, Saeid Aliakbarpour

 

12:40 -14.30 Lunch break

 

14:30 -15.30 Twan Lammers (Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, Center for Biohybrid Medical Systems, Germany)

Smart strategies to improve cancer nanomedicine performance and clinical translation

 

15.30 -15.50 Valentina Mangolini (IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Italy)

Biophotonic Strategies for Extracellular Vesicle Analysis in Clinical Applications

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CONCLUSION

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Social Excursion

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​Tuesday July 29

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DEPARTURES

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NANOMEDICINE

Ettore Majorana Foundation  and Center for Scientific Culture

ERICE (Sicily) – Italy

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NANOMEDICINE

Ettore Majorana Foundation  and Center for Scientific Culture

ERICE (Sicily) – Italy

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