Padua-Mit-Innsbruck “Mitochondrial Conference” 2017
“Vallisneri Building”, University of Padova
Padova, 12-14th September 2017
Tuesday, September 12th | |
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12.30-14.00 | Registration |
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14.00-14.20 | Welcome addresses Rosario Rizzuto – Rector of the University of Padova Gerolamo Lanfranchi – Director of the Department of Biology, UNIPD |
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14.20-15.00 | Keynote Lecture Chair: Luigi Leanza |
| Aleksandra Trifunovic’ (University of Cologne, Germany) TBA |
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15.00-16.15 | Session 1: Mitochondria disorders and genome instability Chairs: Ildikò Szabò & Diego De Stefani |
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15.00-15.25 | ST1: Maria Pennuto (Dept. Biomedical Sciences, UNIPD) Mitochondrial alterations and mitophagy in the muscle of SBMA patients and mice |
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15.25-15.50 | ST2: Samantha Corrà (Dept. Biology, UNIPD) Drosophila melanogaster as a model to study mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes: functional characterization of dMpv17 |
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15.50-16.15 | ST3: Giovanni Rigoni (Dept. Biology, UNIPD) Exploring the role of ATAD3A in mitochondrial function and mtDNA stability |
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16.15-17.00 | Coffee break & Poster Session |
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17.00-18.40 | Session 2: Mitochondria and cancer Chairs: Barbara Molon & Vincenzo Ciminale |
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17.00-17.25 | ST4: Roberta Peruzzo (Dept. Biology, UNIPD) Novel psoralen-derivatives with increased solubility in cancer treatment |
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17.25-17.50 | ST5: Gloria Scattolin (Dept. Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, UNIPD) Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species prime T-ALL cells to apoptosis by engaging the OMA1-OPA1 axis |
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17.50-18.15 | ST6: Giuseppe Cannino (Dept. Biomedical Sciences, UNIPD) TRAP1 regulation in cancer metabolism: identification of new interactors |
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18.15-18.40 | ST7: Stephanie Herkenne (VIMM, Padova) The mitochondrial shaping protein Optic Atrophy 1 (OPA1) controls angiogenesis |
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20.15 | Welcome cocktail & appetizers @ Caffè Pedrocchi |
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Wednesday, September 13th | |
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9.30- 10.10 | Keynote Lecture (30’+10’) Chair: Mageni Soriano |
| José Antonio Enríquez Domínguez (CNIC, Madrid) TBA |
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10.10-11.00 | Session 3: Organelle metabolism and signaling (1) Chairs: Natascia Tiso& Luca Scorrano |
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10.10-10.35 | ST8: Alessia Angelin (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia) FOXP3 increases oxidative phosphorylation and NAD oxidation, adapting regulatory T cells to low glucose high lactate environments |
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10.35-11.00 | ST9: Caterina Tezze (Dept. Biomedical Sciences, UNIPD) Age-Associated Loss of OPA1 in Muscle Impacts Muscle Mass, Metabolic Homeostasis, Systemic Inflammation and Epithelial Senescence |
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11.00-11.45 | Coffee break & Poster Session |
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11.45-13.00 | Session 3: Organelle metabolism and signaling (2) |
| Chairs: Tito Calì& Konstantinos Lefkimmiatis |
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11.45-12.10 | ST10: Graziano Martello (Dept. Molecular Medicine, UNIPD) |
| The LIF/Stat3 signal reshapes the metabolic profile of murine Embryonic Stem cells |
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12.10-12.35 | ST11: Zampieri Sandra(Dept. Biology, UNIPD) MCU expression levels and mitochondria dynamics in skeletal muscle of 70yrs trained seniors |
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12.35-13.00 | ST12:Lena Pernas (Dept. Biology, UNIPD) Mitochondria limit Toxoplasma growth by competing for fatty acids |
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13.00-14.30 | Lunch & Poster Session |
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14.30-16.35 | Session 4: Mitochondria quality control in health and disease Chairs: Keiko Iwata & Marco Sandri |
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14.30-14.55 | Invited Lecture Maria Cavinato (Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, Innsbruck) Involvement of mitophagy in the elimination of damaged mitochondria during the process of UVB-induced senescence |
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14.55-15.20 | ST13: Marta Zaninello (Dept. Biology UNIPD) A localized autophagic filter prevents entry of mitochondria carrying pathogenic Opa1 mutations in retinal ganglion cell axons |
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15.20-15.45 | ST14: Cristina Catoni (Dept. Biology, UNIPD) Detect protein kinase A (PKA) distribution at the sub-mitochondrial level with a new molecular tool |
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15.45-16.10 | ST15: Martina La Spina (Dept. Biomedical Sciences, UNIPD) Induction of autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis by the natural compound Pterostilbene: mechanisms and biomedical potential |
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16.10-16.35 | ST16: Sophia von Stockum (Dept. Biology, UNIPD) Inhibition of the deubiquitinase USP8 corrects a PINK1 loss of function model of Parkinson’s Disease by normalizing mitochondrial respiratory complexes |
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16.35-17.00 | Coffee Break & Poster Session |
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17.00-18.40 | Session 5: Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Chairs: Eva Trevisson& Leonardo Salviati |
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17.00-17.25 | ST17: Rubén Quintana-Cabrera (Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics (IBFG), University of Salamanca-CSIC, Spain) Cyclophilin D impinges on ATPase to define mitochondrial cristae shape and transition pore occurence |
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17.25-17.50 | ST18: Vanessa Checchetto (Dept. Biology, UNIPD) Biophysical and pharmacological characterization of a channel-forming mitochondrial protein complex |
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17.50-18.15 | ST19: Angela Paggio (Dept. Biomedical Sciences, UNIPD) Identification of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the inner mitochondrial membrane |
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18.15 -18.40 | ST20: Manuel Acosta Lopez (Department of Women and Children’s Health, UNIPD) Biochemical and physiological characterization of the effect of Vanillic Acid in a COQ6 KO mammalian cell line |
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20.30 | Social dinner @ Q Bar |
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Thursday, September 14th | |
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9.30- 10.10 | Keynote Lecture Chair: Elena Ziviani |
| Thomas Langer (University of Cologne, Germany) Proteolytic control of mitochondrial dynamics |
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10.10-10.30 | Sponsor Talk (Agilent) (15’+5’) Chair: Rubèn Quintana-Cabrera Dr. Emma Di Capua Measuring Mitochondrial Function and Glycolysis using the Seahorse XF Analyzers |
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10.30-11.10 | Coffee break & Poster Session |
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11.10-12.50 | Session 6: Mitochondrial dynamics and interorganelle interaction Chairs: Marisa Brini & Marta Giacomello |
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11.10-11.35 | ST21: Domenico Cieri (Dept. Biomedical Sciences, UNIPD) SPLICS: a split green fluorescent protein-based contact site sensor for narrow and wide heterotypic organelle juxtaposition |
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11.35-12.00 | ST22: Valentina Basso (Dept. Biology, UNIPD) To ubiquitinate or not to ubiquitinate? The regulation of ER-Mitochondria tether in an in vivo animal model of Parkinson's Disease |
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12.00-12.25 | ST23: Gaia Gherardi (Dept. Biomedical Sciences, UNIPD) The physiopathological role of mitochondrial calcium uptake in skeletal muscle homeostasis |
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12.25-12.50 | ST24: Andrielly H.R. Agnellini (Dept. Biomedical Sciences, UNIPD) Mitochondrial dynamics in macrophage biology |
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12.50-13.30 | Concluding Remarks by Christoph Schwarzer (Dept. of Pharmacology, Innsbruck) |
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