The symposium represents a significant opportunity for scientific exchange in the field of neuro-oncology, with a notable impact at the local, national, and international levels.
Date: 05 DECEMBER 2024 from 9:30 to 15:30
Event location: Aula Magna Olivo of the Anatomy Institute, Via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italia
Type: Symposium
PROGRAM
9:30 Participants Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 Welcome addresses and introduction
Special Symposium Lecture
10:15 Structural insight into lamins and chromatin as revealed by cryoelectron tomography
Ohad Medalia, University of Zurich
1st SESSION
Morphology
Chairs: Sofia Asioli, Luigi Cirillo, Diego Mazzatenta
11:00 Cell and nuclear mechanics: emerging biomarkers for disease detection
Claudio Canale, University of Genoa
11:15 TEM and gliomas
Valentina Papa, University of Bologna
11:30 Lightning talk challenge
11:40 Discussion
2nd SESSION
Mechanisms
Chairs: Valerio Carelli, Luca Morandi, Anna Tesei
11:50 From patient biology to secretome: multidisciplinary insights into Glioma aggressiveness
Stefano Ratti, University of Bologna
12:05 Extracellular vesicles released by Glioblastoma cancer cells boost tumor invasiveness
Elisabetta Stanzani, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan
12:20 Lightning talk challenge
12:30 Discussion
12:40 Light Lunch
3rd SESSION
Management and Clinics
Chairs: Alfredo Conti, Rossana De Palma, Carmelo Sturiale
13:40 Palliative care in people with brain tumors
Danila Valenti, Ausl Bologna
13:55 Challenges in rare tumors research
Laura Ridolfi, IRCCS Romagnolo Institute for the Study of Tumors (IRST) “Dino Amadori,” Meldola (FC)
14:10 The significance of networking and the evolution of current and future therapies: where are we headed?
Enrico Franceschi, IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna
14:25 Lightning talk challenge
14:35 Discussion and final comments
14:45 Best lightning talk award
15:00 Acknowledgements
15:15 Guided tour of the “Luigi Cattaneo Wax Museum”
