Wednesday, 01 April 2015
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Note: Last updated on 23rd May 2015. Minor changes in the schedule are still possible.
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17:00 – 18:00 Conference registration
CONFERENCE OPENING SESSION - PUBLIC LECTURES
18:00 Conference opening
PUBLIC LECTURES
19:30 Welcome cocktail
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SESSION 1. NEUROSCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS FROM CROATIA (Chair: Gajović S.)
09:00 – 09:30 Kostović I.: "Developmental potential for reorganization and repair of connectivity in developing human cerebrum"
09:30 – 09:50 Župan G.: "Traumatic brain injury: therapeutic challenges"
09:50 – 10:10 Heffer M.: "How adrenal gland takes hit by chronic stress"
10:10 – 10:30 Vinković Vrček I.: "In vitro protocols for the evaluation of biocompatibility of metallic nanoparticles"
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
SESSION 2. REJUVENATING BRAIN (Chair: Sinđić A.)
11:00 – 11:30 Aigner L.: "Rejuvenation of the Brain: A pharmacological approach"
11:30 – 11:50 Kazanis I.: "Investigating potential therapeutic applications of endogenous adult neural stem cells of the brain"
11:50 – 12:10 De Castro F.: "Oligodendrocyte precursor cells to repair demyelination in multiple sclerosis"
12:10 – 12:30 Rosenzweig I.: "The role of sleep in memory and emotions"
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch time
SESSION 3. IN VIVO IMAGING (Chair: Dobrivojević M.)
14:00 – 14:30 Hoehn M.: "Observing cell fate with in vivo optical imaging on the brain"
14:30 – 14:50 Dambrova M.: "Dual modality fluorescence and computed tomography system for small animal in vivo imaging" (RegPot project InnovaBalt)
14:50 – 15:10 Mueggler T.: "Progress in AD pathology Imaging using magnetic resonance: from Abeta-plaques to neurocircuitry deficits"
15:10 – 15:30 Couillard-Despres S.: "Non-proliferative neurogenesis: an exhaustible source of plasticity"
15:30 - 18:30 Visit to GlowBrain Facility
19:00 - 20:30 Round table and Q&A session "In vivo small animal imaging"
Moderator: Wiedermann D.
20:30 Informal discussions among final conference participants and GlowBrain team members
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SESSION 4. GLIA AND THE BRAIN DISEASES (Chair: Heffer M.)
09:00 – 09:30 Zorec R.: "Astrocytes from the other brain"
09:30 – 09:50 Andjus P.: "Imaging subcellular glial markers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis"
09:50 – 10:10 Motaln H.: "Cellular cross-talk in glioma"
10:10 – 10:30 Rivera F.: "Mesenchymal stem cells and pericytes in CNS myelin repair: a potential therapy for multiple sclerosis"
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
SESSION 5. GLOWBRAIN PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS (Chair: Pochet R.)
11:00 – 11:30 Mitrečić D.: "Follow-up of neural stem cells transplanted into the mouse brain affected by stroke"
11:30 – 11:40 Renić M.: "Toll–like receptor 2 deficiency impairs adult hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function in mice"
11:50 – 12:10 Pongrac I.: "In vitro and in vivo platform to evaluate the potential of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for neural stem cell applications after mouse ischemic brain injury"
12:10 – 12:30 Polšek D.: "TLR2 is involved in the acute reaction to intermittent hypoxia"
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch time
14:00 - 15:30 POSTER SESSION (click here for poster list)
SESSION 6. NANOBRAIN APPROACHES (Chair: Lovrić M.)
15:30 – 16:00 Oliveira M.: "Application of microfluidics system for the investigation of nanoparticles cellular uptake and development of 3D in vitro models"
16:00 – 16:20 Tekinay A. B.: "Bioactive peptide nanofibers for neuroregeneration"
16:20 – 16:40 Martinez Perez S.: "Autologous bone marrow intra-spinal grafts develop a neurotrophic activity in CNS motor areas of ALS patients"
16:40 – 17:00 Rustichelli F.: "X-Ray Holotomography: an innovative synchrotron technique for soft tissue visualization"
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee break
CLOSED SESSION
17:30 – 18:30 GlowBrain Steering Committee meeting
19:00 - Conference Dinner
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SESSION 7. NEUROINFLAMMATION (Chair: Mirečić D.)
09:00 – 09:30 Križ J.: "Live imaging of innate immune response: chronic estrogen deprivation causes aberrant microglial activation profiles"
09:30 – 09:50 Boltze J.: "Spontaneous white matter damage, cognitive decline and neuroinflammation in middle-aged hypertensive rats: an animal model of early-stage cerebral small vessel disease"
09:50 – 10:10 Bilyy R.: "Targeting glycocalyx of dying and pathological cells"
10:10 – 10:30 Gabelova A.: "The interactions of surface modified magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with human lung cells in vitro"
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
SESSION 8. BRAINPATH PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS (Chair: Ćurlin M.)
11:00 – 11:30 Löwik C.: "Enhanced optical imaging of transplanted stem cells in mouse and guinea pig brain"
11:30 – 11:50 Stammes M.: "Necrosis avid near infrared fluorescent cyanines for the visualization of traumatic brain injury (TBI)"
11:50 – 12:10 Ogric Potockin N.: "Neurodegenerative disease and other brain studies with mass spectrometry imaging"
12:10 – 12:30 Vugrek O.: "InnoMol - Enhancement of the Innovation Potential in SEE through new Molecular Solutions in Research and Development" (RegPot project InnoMol)
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch time
SESSION 9. BIOMATERIAL APPLICATIONS (Chair: Polšek D.)
14:00 – 14:30 Nicolas A.: "Brain cells organisation on multi-rigidities substrates"
14:30 – 14:50 Vlahoviček K.: "IntegraLife - Integrating life sciences at the University of Zagreb" (RegPot project Integra-Life)
14:50 – 15:10 Horak D.: "Upconversion lanthanide nanoparticles: design, properties and surface modifications"
15:10 – 15:30 Lacza Z.: "Serum albumin coated allograft augments bone formation and reduces donor site pain after harvesting bone-tendon-bone autografts"
15:30 - 16:00 Final remarks and closing of the Conference
16:00 - 19:00 Zagreb Sightseeing
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08:00 - 18:00 Conference Excursion to Rovinj (optional)
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