Belgrade

BM1406: Ion Channels and Immune Response toward a
global understanding of immune cell physiology and for
new therapeutic approaches
(IONCHAN-IMMUNRESPON)

Belgrade meeting 
COST Action N° BM1406
Rectorate Building, University of Belgrade
March 23th - 24th 2017
Scientific program

Thursday 23th March

8:30 - 9:00 : Registration
09:00 - 09:10 : Welcome address

Chair : Francesco Di Virgilio (University of Ferrare, Italy)

09:10 - 10:10 : Keynote speaker Marco Rossato (University of Padova, Italy)
10:10 - 10:30 : Break and Posters
10:30 - 11:00 : Gyorgy Panyi (University of Debrecen, Hungary) - Therapeutic targeting of ion channels in immune cells.
11:00 - 11:30 : Vincent Jaquet (University of Geneva, Switzerland) - NOX Inhibitors : Characterization and potential applications for therapy in human diseases.
11:30 - 12:00 : Ankita Agrawal (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) - Effects of P2X7R Activation On Receptor And Cell Functions in Human Myeloma Cell Lines.
12:00 - 12:30 : Romain Krzysiek (INSERM Unit 996, CHU Bicêtre, Paris, France) - Characterization of tumour infiltrating Foxp3+ Tregs-specific.
12:30 - 14:00 : Lunch

Young Researcher's session

14:00 - 14:20 : Martinez J., P2X7 receptor associates with mitochondrial dysfunction in monocytes during severe sepsis.
14:20 - 14:40 : Ellegard M., The role of the P2X7 receptor in bone remodelling.
14:40 - 15:00 : Visic P., The regulation of the store operated calcium entry (SOCE) process by Sigma-1R.
15:00 - 15:20 : Pislar A., Cathepsin X Involvement in Neuroinflammation-Induced Neurodegeneration.
15:20 - 15:40 : Rodrigues C., Aquaporins are modulated by oxidative stress in cancer cells.
15:40 - 16:00 : Damjanovic A., The effects of Mahonia aquifolium extracts on doxorubicin cytotoxicity against adenocarcinoma cells.
16:00 - 16:30 : Break and Posters.

BM1406 MC Meeting

16:30 - 18:30 : Management Meeting for the Country representatives.
20:00 : Social Dinner
 

Friday 24th March

Chair : Ruth Murrel-Lagnado (University of Sussex, England)

9:00 - 10:00 : Keynote speaker Stefan Feske (NY Medical School, USA) - Role of CRAC channels in T lymphocyte functions.
10:00 - 10:30 : Break and Posters
10:30 - 11:00 : Ruth Murrel-Lagnado (University of Sussex, England) - P2X receptors and lysosome function.
11:00 - 11:30 : Andriana Kavallari (University of Athens, Greece) - Ion channels in mast celle pharmacology.
11:30 - 12:00 : Ana Čipak Gašparović (Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia) - Yeast aquaporin is implicated in oxidative stress response.
12:00 - 12:30 : Prof. Pavle Andjus (University of Belgrade, Serbia) - IP3R and store-operated calcium entry in astrocytes and the effect of IgGs from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.
12:30 - 14:00 : Lunch

Chair : Jelena Antic Stankovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia)

14:00 - 15:00 : Romain Lara (Biosceptre International, Cambridge, UK) - NfP2x7 a cancer specific therapeutic target.
15:00 - 15:30 : Erin Nuray (University of Akdeniz, Antalya Turkey) - TRPV1 channels of sensory nerves, tumour cells and immune cells : Do all work against breast cancer ?
15:30 - 16:00 : Ozlen Konu (University of Bilkent, Ankara Turkey) - Analysis of synergism and antagonism between miR-495-3p and cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 5 (CHRNA5) in MCF7.
16:00 - 16:30 : Paula Nunes-Hasler (University of Geneva, Schwitzerland) - STIM1 promotes phagosomal maturation and antigen cross- presentation in dendritic cells.
16:30 - 17:00 : Break and Posters

Round Table

17:00 - 18:00 : Round table "Inhibitors of ion channels as therapeutics" - Organizers F. Di Virgilio and Ruth Murrel-Lagnado.
18:00 : Closing remarks.