Scientific Program
DAY 1
Session 1: Cell mechanics in development and regeneration
| 09:10 –9:55 | Transducing - and shielding - mechanical signals from integrins to the nucleus Pere Rocha-Cusachs (IBEC, Spain) |
| 9:55 – 10:25 | The Yin and Yang of the cardiac extracellular matrix: from regeneration during development to repair in adulthood Diana Nascimento (ICBAS/i3S/INEB, Portugal) |
| 10:25– 10:55 | New paradigms of pathological mechanosensing Giancarlo Forte (FNUSA-ICRC, Czech Republic) |
| 10:55 – 11:10 | Coffee break |
| 11:10 – 11:40 |
Methods and tools to investigate cell mechanobiology |
| 11:40 – 12:10 | The nucleus: polarity and volume Paolo Maiuri (IFOM Milano, Italy) |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | to be chosen among submitted abstracts |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | to be chosen among submitted abstracts |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | to be chosen among submitted abstracts |
| 12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
Session 2: Matrix sensing in development and regeneration
| 14:00 –14:30 | In vitro Models for Evaluation of Drug-Induced Liver Injury: Role of Physical Factors Oleg Lunov (Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences) |
| 14:30 –15:00 | System-level models of the expression and mutations/alterations of the tumor matrisome Valerio Izzi (University of Oulu, Finland and Finnish Cancer Institute, Finland) |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | ECM mechanotransduction licences an antioxidant response by regulating mitochondrial morphology and NRF2 activity Sirio Dupont (University of Padova, Italy) |
| 16:45 – 16:00 | to be chosen among submitted abstracts |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | to be chosen among submitted abstracts |
| 16:15 – 17:00 | Flash presentations (posters) |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Discussion |
DAY 2
Session 3: Matrix mimicry to foster regeneration
| 9:00 –9:45 | TBA Carl-Philipp Heisenberg (IST, Vienna) |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Tailoring Electroconductive Biomaterial Patches and Scaffolds to Match the Mechanical Anisotropy of Organ-specific Michael Monaghan (Trinity College, Dublin) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | In vitro secretome screeing identifies emid-2 anti-invasive propoerties through modulationn of tumor microenvironment Serena Zacchigna (ICGEB, Italy) |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Annalisa Tirella (The University of Manchester, UK) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Chiara Arrigoni (Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland) |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | to be chosen among submitted abstracts |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Lunch break |
Session 4: Virtual hands on session
| 13:00 –14:00 | ZEISS virtual hands on session |
| 14:00 –15:00 | TESCAN virtual hands on session |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Flash presentations (posters) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Discussion |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | farewell |