We are pleased to announce the XVII Edition of the Congress of the Italian Federation of Life Sciences (FISV), which will take place from 18 to 20 September 2024 at the University of Padua.
Our Federation is presently composed by eighteen Scientific Societies (AAI, ABCD, ADRITELF, AGI, BITS, SIB, SIBBM, SIBE, SIBS, SIBV, SICA, SIF (The Physiological Society of Italy), SIGA, SIGU, SIMAG, SIMGBM, SIP MeT, SIPaV) representing different aspects of the Life Sciences. We would like to thank them all for having contributed to put together an exciting multidisciplinary programme of special lectures, scientific symposia complemented by poster sessions, networking opportunities for young researchers, and so much more!
We very much look forward to seeing you in Padua.
Chiara Tonelli, FISV President
Chiara Zuccato, FISV Scientific Secretary
PROGRAMME
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Aula Magna G. Galilei and Aula I. Nievo
13:00-19:00
Registration
14:00-14:30
Welcome
Chiara TONELLI – FISV President
Daniela MAPELLI – Rector University of Padua
14:30-15:30
Keynote Lecture “Riccardo Cortese”
CHAIR: Salvatore OLIVIERO, University of Turin
Role of forces in membrane dynamics and liver tissue morphogenesis
Marino ZERIAL, Human Technopole Director
15:30-16:30
SYMPOSIUM 1 – PANGENOMICS
CHAIRS:
Giuseppe PASSARINO, University of Calabria
Daniela ZUCCARELLO, University of Padua
- Why pangenomes matter
Vincenza COLONNA, IGB-CNR and University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Pangenomics and metagenomics applied to the study of marine pathogen ecology in the global ocean
Luigi VEZZULLI, University of Genoa
16:30-17:00
Coffee break
17:00-18:00
SYMPOSIUM 1 – PANGENOMICS
- Human pangenome and genetic diagnosis
Leonardo SALVIATI, University of Padua - Transposable elements and the plant pan genomes, 17 years later
Michele MORGANTE, University of Udine
18:00-19:30
FISV for Young Researchers (Aula Nievo)
CHAIRS:
Chiara ZUCCATO, University of Milan and INGM
Veronica DE SANCTIS, University of Trento
- Human Technopole: How National Facilities can enhance your research
Marino ZERIAL, Human Technopole Director - Decoding the Future: Advances in Sequencing Technologies and Research Adaptation
Massimo DELLEDONNE, University of Verona
18:00-19:30
PNRR Round Table (Aula Magna)
CHAIRS:
Danilo PORRO, National Delegate of the “Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment” (Cluster 6) of the Program Committee Horizon Europe 2021-2027
Chiara TONELLI, FISV President
Agritech Centre – Matteo LORITO, University of Naples Federico II
RNA Centre – Rosario RIZZUTO, University of Padua
Biodiversity Centre – Massimo LABRA, University of Milan – Bicocca
19:30-21:00
Aperitivo and dinner at Caffè Pedrocchi
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Department of General Psychology
9:00-11:00
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 2 – EPIGENETICS AND POSTGENOMIC MECHANISMS IN PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY
CHAIRS:
Francesco CURCIO, University of Udine
Corrado CALÌ, University of Turin
- DNA methylation restricts neural fate in embryonic stem cells
Salvatore OLIVIERO, University of Turin - Genetic and epigenetic contribution to Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) development and progression
Stefania GRIMAUDO, University of Palermo - Epigenetics in medical genetics
Fabio COPPEDÈ, University of Pisa - Epigenetics in brain tumors
Lorenzo CHIARIOTTI, University of Naples Federico II
9:00-11:00
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 3 – FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY: BREAKING THE YIELD/QUALITY TRADE-OFF
CHAIRS:
Alessandro VITALE, CNR-IBBA Milan
Laura MUGNAI, University of Florence
- In search of the genetic basis of crop production and sustainability
Silvio SALVI, University of Bologna - Is the use of pesticides safe for the environment and humans?
Marco TREVISAN, Catholic University Piacenza - Contrasting biotechnological approaches for sustainable plant disease control
David COLLINGE, University of Copenhagen - The biochemist’s viewpoint: molecular basis of food quality
Stefania IAMETTI, University of Milan
11:00-11:30
Coffee break
11:30-13:00
SYMPOSIUM 4 – CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
CHAIRS:
Michela ZOTTINI, University of PADUA
Lucia ALTUCCI, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
- Expanding the genome editing toolbox through the identification and evolution of novel RNA guided nucleases
Anna CERESETO, University of Trento - Genome editing in crops: a journey that encompasses more than just science
Vittoria BRAMBILLA, University of Milan - Programming gene expression by targeted epigenetic editing
Angelo LOMBARDO, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele and SR-Tiget
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-14:45
FISV Lecture “Tullio Pozzan”
CHAIR: Paola PIZZO, University of Padua
Microbes for a sustainable planet
Rino RAPPUOLI, Biotechnopole Foundation Siena
14:45-16:15
SYMPOSIUM 5 – IMMUNITY IN HUMANS AND PLANTS
CHAIRS:
Paola NISTICÒ, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute
Giulia DE LORENZO, University of Rome La Sapienza
- Molecular pathways linking innate immunity, inflammation and cancer
Alberto MANTOVANI, Humanitas University - Functional interrogation of intratumoral T lymphocytes
Sergio ABRIGNANI, University of Milan and INGM - Pattern recognition receptors in plant immunity – evolution and function
Thorsten NUERNBERGER, University of Tubingen
16:15-16:45
Coffee break
16:45-18:30
Mini-Symposia
- Environmental, Evolutionary and Developmental Biology
CHAIRS: Milena BELLIN, University of Padua
Lucio CONTI, University of Milan - Genetics, Epigenetics and Chromosome Biology
CHAIRS: Stefano AMENTE, University of Naples Federico II
Alessandro FIORENZANO, IGB-CNR
Francesca Romana AUCIELLO, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute
- Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology
CHAIRS: Simona GIUNTA, University of Rome La Sapienza
Paolo PESARESI, University of Milan
Maria Serena ROCA, G. Pascale National Cancer Institute Foundation Naples
16:45-18:30
Poster Presentation (Building Fiore di Botta)
- Current trends in Biotechnology
CHAIRS: Maria Manuela RIGANO, University of Naples Federico II
Sara ZENONI, University of Verona
- Food and Nutrition
CHAIRS: Maria Concetta DE PINTO, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Francesco BONOMI, University of Milan - Health and Disease
CHAIRS: Sirio DUPONT, University of Padua
Serena CARRA, University of Modena – Reggio Emilia
Friday, September 20, 2024
Department of General Psychology
9:00-11:00
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 6 – PLANT COMMUNICATION IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS
CHAIRS:
Chiara PUCCIARIELLO, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa
Roberto DE MICHELE, CNR Palermo
- Chit-Chat underground: Deciphering communication in roots and the rhizosphere
Guido GROSSMANN, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf - The Target of Rapamycin kinase in plants: a central communicaTOR in nutrient and growth signaling
Christian MEYER, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (France) - miRNAs as Plant-to-Plant Signaling Molecules
Pierdomenico PERATA, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa - Plant hormones as mediators of systemic communication under stress: the strigolactone case study
Francesca CARDINALE, University of Turin
9:00-11:00
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 7 – EXPLORING THE DARK GENOME IN DEVELOPMENT, DISEASE AND THERAPEUTIC FRONTIERS
CHAIRS:
Stefano GUSTINCICH, Italian Institute of Technology
Giovanni CAPRANICO, University of Bologna
- Regulation of placental gene expression by endogenous retroviruses
Miguel BRANCO, The London School of Medicine and Dentistry - Retrotransposable Elements dynamics regulate human T cell biology
Beatrice BODEGA, University of Milan and INGM - Transposable elements and neurological disorders
Johan JAKOBSSON, University of Lund - Modulation of LINE1 (L1) lncRNAs in adaptive behavioral control
Raffaella TONINI, Italian Institute of Technology
11:00-11:30
Coffee break
11:30-13:30
Mini-Symposia
- Current trends in Biotechnology
CHAIRS: Giulia ANTONIALI, University of Udine
Simone FERRARI, University of Rome La Sapienza
- Food and Nutrition
CHAIRS: Francesca MARCON, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome
Laura DE GARA, Campus Bio-Medico University Rome
- Health and Disease
CHAIRS Simona D’AGUANNO, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute
Franco FAORO, University of Milan
11:30-13:30
Poster Presentation (Building Fiore di Botta)
- Environmental, Evolutionary and Developmental Biology
CHAIRS: Beniamino TROMBETTA, University of Rome La Sapienza
Alessandro ALBORESI, University of Padua
- Genetics, Epigenetics and Chromosome Biology
CHAIRS: Antonella SGURA, Roma Tre University
Sara CIMINI, Campus Bio-Medico University Rome - Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology
CHAIRS: Daniele CAMPA, University of Pisa
Benedetta MATTEI, University of L’Aquila
13:30-14:30
Lunch
14:30-16:00
SYMPOSIUM 8 – RNA IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
CHAIRS:
Valeria POLI, University of Turin
Serena VAROTTO, University of Padua
- RNA structure, an important regulator in living cells
Yiliang DING, John Innes Centre – Norwich - RNA molecules for modulating mitochondrial function and inflammation
Rosario RIZZUTO, University of Padua - RNA therapies for cardiac regeneration and gene editing
Mauro GIACCA, King’s College London and University of Trieste
16:00-16:15
Poster Competition Awards
16:15-16:30
Closing Remarks