Conference on Crystallography, Structural Chemistry and Biosystems (CSCB)
October04-06, 2021 – Catania
Conference on Crystallography, Structural Chemistry and Biosystems (CSCB)
February 26-28, 2020 – Catania
Final Program
February 26th (Museo Diocesano)
14:00 – 15:00 | Registration |
15:00 – 15:30 | Opening remarks |
Session 1 | Chair: Michele Saviano |
15:30 – 15:50 | 1
Cinzia Giannini Supra and submolecular investigation of pathological tissues by X-rays scanning microscopy |
15:50 – 16:10 | 2
Giuseppe Felice Mangiatordi Exploring the role of Elongation Factor-Like 1 (EFL1) in Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome through molecular dynamics |
16:10 – 16:30 | 3
Dritan Siliqi Structural Insights into the Intracellular Region of the Human Magnesium Transport Mediator CNNM4 |
16:30 – 16:50 | 4
Rita Tosto Interaction between Aβ42 and the Porphyrin-Peptide conjugates: potential use of the systems as theranostic agents in Alzheimer’s disease |
16:50 – 17:20 | Coffee Break |
Session 2 | Chair: Giuseppina Rea |
17:20 – 17:40 | 5
Maria Moccia PNAs: a versatile synthetic tool in miRNAs targeting |
17:40 – 18:00 | 6
Francesca Petronella Visible light activeTiO2/Au nanorods for photocatalytic environmental remediation |
18:00 – 18:20 | 7
Giuseppe Di Natale A survey of different approaches using ESI Mass Spectrometry for the characterization of metal binding sites in amyloid peptide fragments |
18:20 – 18:40 | 8
Cecilia Bartolucci Science and Technology Foresight Project |
18:40 – 19:00 | 9
Massimiliano Catricalà A year in Antarctica |
19:00 – 20:00 | Tour of the Terme Achilliane and Terrazze panoramiche |
20:00 – 22:00 | Welcome Party |
February 27th (Museo Diocesano)
Session 1 | Chair: Dritan Siliqi |
09:00 – 09:20 | 10
Davide Altamura Advanced X-ray Characterization of Hierarchical Systems: from Biotissues to Electronic Devices |
09:20 – 09:40 | 11
Rocco Caliandro Structural Basis for Inhibition of Copper Trafficking by Platinum Anticancer Drugs |
09:40 – 10:00 | 12
Giuseppina Rea Design and fabrication of biosensors for environmental and food safety monitoring |
10:00 – 10:20 | 13
Marco Coletti (TA instruments) Microcalorimetry as a tool to investigate crystal and amorphous content |
10:20 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
Session 2 | Chair: Danilo Milardi |
11:00 – 11:20 | 14
Sonia Covaceuszach Insights on the molecular and structural basis of human dystroglycanopathies |
11:20 – 11:40 | 15
Rosanna Rizzi Solving polycrystalline structures: from data collection to the development of innovative crystallographic methods |
11:40 – 12:00 | 16
Michele Francesco Maria Sciacca The role of stereochemistry in the inhibition of Aβ Amyloid growth and toxicity by silybins |
12:00 – 12:20 | 17
Francesco Capitelli Structural investigation of calcium phosphates |
12:20 – 12:40 | 18
Amina Antonacci Algae-Based Biosensors |
12:40 – 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 – 15:00 | Poster session |
Session 3 | Chair: Rocco Caliandro |
15:00 – 15:20 | 19
Danilo Milardi Revisiting pyrazolones as proteasome activators with neuroprotective activity |
15:20 – 15:40 | 20
Valeria Lanza Cross talk between Amyloid ß peptides and Ubiquitin: new perspective in Alzheimer’s disease |
15:40 – 16:00 | 21
Nicola Corriero Software for the Characterization of Polycrystalline Compounds |
16:00 – 16:20 | 22
Francesco Bellia Competitive effectors of alpha-synuclein |
16:20 – 17:00 | Coffee Break |
Session 4 | Chair: Sonia Covaceuszach |
17:00 – 17:20 | 23
Annalisa Masi Free radicals induced DNA damage: Chemical, Analytical, Biological, and Diagnostic Aspects |
17:20 – 17:40 | 24
Francesco Attanasio Carnosine and trehalose-carnosine interplay in the activation of Creb functions and copper homeostasis |
17:40 – 18:00 | 25
Roberta Montanari Insights into the PPARγ phosphorylation and its inhibition mechanism |
18:00 – 18:20 | 26
Giuseppe Pappalardo Peptide therapeutics: β-sheet breaker conjugates for neuroprotection and amyloid detection |
18:20 – 18:40 | 27
Fabrizio Clemente Reverse engineering and 3D additive manufacturing from research to the clinical assistance |
20:00 – 23:00 | Social Dinner |
February 28th (CNR-IC Conference Hall)
Session 1 | Chair: Roberta Montanari |
09:00 – 09:20 | 28
Sara García Viñuales Silybins inhibit IAPP amyloid growth and membrane damage: implications in Type II Diabetes Mellitus |
09:20 – 09:40 | 29
Davide Capelli Surface Plasmon Resonance as a tool for ligand binding investigation of engineered GPR17 receptor, a G protein coupled receptor involved in myelination |
09:40 – 10:00 | 30
Guido Righini ICT solution for Scientific Communication and Learning |
10:00 – 10:20 | 31
Marianna Flora Tomasello Effects of Semax in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells: investigations towards new therapeutic solutions |
10:20 – 10:40 | Coffee Break |
Session 2 | Chair: Michele Saviano |
10:40 – 11:00 | 32
Maria Laura Giuffrida In vitro and in vivo approaches to the study of Alzheimer’s disease |
11:00 – 11:20 | 33
Stefania Zimbone New insight into the physiological activities of Amyloid Beta monomers |
11:20 – 11:40 | 34
Alberto Cassetta CNR Hard X-ray diffraction activities at Elettra 2.0 |
11:40 – 12:00 | Awards, concluding remarks |
12:00 – 13:00 | Brunch |
13:00 – 14:00 | Tour of the CNR-IC laboratories |