Programme
Join School6th July
Tuesday
Opening Session
9.00 – 9.30 Valeria D’Auria Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II” (ITALY)
President of the Italian Chemistry Society – Organic Chemistry Division
Session I: Natural Products Drug Discovery
Chairpersons: Valeria Costantino, Giorgia Oliviero, Daniele Passarella
9.30 – 10.00 Jesus Jiménez Barbero – CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance – Basque Foundation for Science Derio (SPAIN)
Carbohydrates in Drug Design and Discovery
10.00 – 10.30 Vincenzo Cerullo – Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki (FINLAND)
Dressing up viruses to fool cancer
10.30 – 11.00 Andrea Prota – Paul Scherrer Institut (Senior Scientist) – Division of Biology and Chemistry – Villigen (SWITZERLAND)
Progetto TUBINTRAIN Molecular mechanism of action of microtubule targeting agents studied by X-ray crystallography
11.00 – 11.30 Kamila B. Muchowska – Institut de Science et d’Ingénierie Supramoléculaires
Strasbourg, (FRANCE)
Non-enzymatic metabolic reactions and life’s origins
11.30-11.50 Break
11.50 – 12.50 (6 x 10’ each)
The vision of young scientists’ Short presentation by participants –
11.50-Zlata Boiarska-Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, (ITALY)
Maytansinol as a lead for novel tubulin binders
12.00-Valeria Cavalloro-Department of Earth and Environmental, University of Pavia, (ITALY)
Anti-cancer properties of an enriched fraction from karkade
12.10-Sara Ceccacci-Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, (ITALY)
Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase 1 as a Novel Target of Phomoxanthone A, a Bioactive Fungal Metabolite
12.20-Karishma Kundu-Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, (ITALY)
Study of the effects of different stressors on cyanotoxins production through metabolomics and metagenomics
12.30-Federica Di Costanzo-Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Naples, Marine Biotechnology Department, (ITALY)
Identification of pathways for the biosynthesis of bioactive molecules in the diatom Thalassiosira rotula and associated bacteria
12.40-Luciana Costa Furtado-Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, (BRAZIL)
Antiglioma effects of epoxyketones produced by Streptomyces sp.
12.50-14.00 Break
Interactive Session I
14.00 – 14.30 Maria Chiara Monti – University of Salerno (ITALY)
The Role of functional proteomics in disclosing natural products targets
14.30 – 15.30 General discussion of daily talks (5 virtual rooms)
Red room: Maria Chiara Monti, Gerardo Della Sala, Rebecca Akande, Gabriele Baracchini, Zlata Boiarska, Francesca Bonato, Giorgia Bonetti, Camilla Borgonuovo, Isabel Maria Urena Vacas, Alexandre Villela, Sofia Drakopoulou
Orange room: Luigi Milella, Giovanna Romano, Ilka Hinxlage, Abdirahin Hussein Ahmed, Karishma Kundu, Ludovica Lela, Francesca Masi, Rita Pagano, Fortunato Palma Esposito, Martina Pedrini, Valentina Artusa
Yellow room: Alberto Minassi, Daniele Passarella, Dina Neves, Marta Oliveira, Ahlam Oulad Ali El Hammouchi, Stefano Piazza, Maria Ponticelli, Isabella Romeo, Giovanna Santaniello, Silvia Scarpato
Green room: Roberta Marchetti, Vera Muccilli, Valeria Cavalloro, Sara Ceccacci, Eleonora Colombo, Luciana Costa Furtado, Paula de Castro Fernàndez, Federica Di Costanzo, Roberta Di Lecce, ALvaro Gacho Temprano, Davide Benedetto Tiz
Blue room: Mattia Mori, Adele Cutignano, Puja Rauniyar, Valentina Schiano, Laura Schmitt, Claudia Sciacca, Martina Sciarretta, Chiara Sinisgalli, Katharina Steinert, Valeria Vergine
15.30- 17.30 Virtual Scientific Walking in Welcome room
Christian Zidorn – Kiel University (GERMANY)
VIRTUAL OUTDOOR INTERACTIVE SESSION
7th July
Wednesday
Session II: Food Technology & Nutraceuticals
Chairpersons: Luigi Milella, Alberto Minassi, Vera Mucilli
9.30 – 10.00 Hervè This – Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, Paris (FRANCE)
“Most food are gels, with different bioactivities: a molecular gastronomy research”
10.00 – 10.30 Patricia Valentao – University of Porto (PORTUGAL)
Food nutraceuticals and food drug interactions?
10.30 – 11.00 Ipek Suntar – Gazi University (TURKEY)
Preclinical approaches for food nutraceutics
11.00 – 11.30 Gabriella Morini – University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (ITALY)
The taste for health: tastants and taste receptors as tools to promote health
11.30-11.50 Break
11.50 – 12.50 (6 x 10’ each)
The vision of young scientists’ Short presentation by participants –
11.50-Rebecca Akande-Phytomedicine Programme, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, (SOUTH AFRICA)
Some Menispermaceae species have dual effects against Mycobacteria sp and Caenorhabditis elegans
12.00-Eleonora Colombo-Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, (ITALY)
Natural products as building blocks for self-assembled nanoparticles
12.10-Francesca Masi-Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, (ITALY)
Phytochemical profile of Centella asiatica leaves
12.20-Roberta DI Lecce-Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, (ITALY)
Phytotoxins produced by two pathogenic fungi of Quercus brantii in Iran
12.30-Sofia Drakopoulou-National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, (GREECE)
Trapped Ion Mobility at the service of Natural Products’ Investigation: Introducing a 4D-Metabolomics Approach in Authenticity Studies
12.40-Fortunato Palma Esposito-Department of Marine Biotechnology Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Naples, (ITALY)
Combining OSMAC approach and untargeted metabolomics for the identification of new microbial glycolipids with potent antiviral activity
12.50-14.00 Break
Interactive Session II
14.00 – 15.30
Roberta Marchetti – University of Naples Federico II
Mattia Mori – University of Siena (ITALY)
Project Laboratory: Transferable Skills. Tricks and tips for a successful proposal
15.30 – 16.00 General discussion of daily talks (5 virtual rooms)
Red room: Alberto Minassi, Vera Muccilli, Rebecca Akande, Gabriele Baracchini, Zlata Boiarska, Francesca Bonato, Giorgia Bonetti, Camilla Borgonuovo, Isabel Maria Urena Vacas, Alexandre Villela, Sofia Drakopoulou
Orange room: Daniele Passarella, Adele Cutignano, Ilka Hinxlage, Abdirahin Hussein Ahmed, Karishma Kundu, Ludovica Lela, Francesca Masi, Rita Pagano, Fortunato Palma Esposito, Martina Pedrini, Valentina Artusa
Yellow room: Maria Chiara Monti, Gerardo Della Sala, Dina Neves, Marta Oliveira, Ahlam Oulad Ali El Hammouchi, Stefano Piazza, Maria Ponticelli, Isabella Romeo, Giovanna Santaniello, Silvia Scarpato
Green room: Valentina Sepe, Mattia Mori, Valeria Cavalloro, Sara Ceccacci, Eleonora Colombo, Luciana Costa Furtado, Paula de Castro Fernàndez, Federica Di Costanzo, Roberta Di Lecce, ALvaro Gacho Temprano, Davide Benedetto Tiz
Blue room: Luigi Milella, Giovanna Romano, Puja Rauniyar, Valentina Schiano, Laura Schmitt, Claudia Sciacca, Martina Sciarretta, Chiara Sinisgalli, Katharina Steinert, Valeria Vergine
8th July
Thursday
Session III: Biosensors
Chairpersons: Valeria Costantino, Adele Cutignano, Giorgia Oliviero, Giovanna Romano
9.30 – 10.00 Vitor Vasconceles – University of Porto and CIIMAR (PORTUGAL)
Cyanobacteria toxins and other secondary metabolites: black boxes or ecological drivers?
10.00 – 10.30 Vittorio Venturi – International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste (ITALY)
QS and QSI in interspecies bacterial communities: regulators and biosensors
10.30 – 11.00 Elisa Michelini – University of Bologna (ITALY)
Smartphone-based bio-chemiluminescent biosensors for on-site analysis of bio-based products
11.00 – 11.20- Break
11.20 – 12.40 (8 x 10’ each)
The vision of young scientists’ Short presentation by participants –
11.20-Rita Pagano-Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, (ITALY)
Combinatorial solid phase synthesis of new curcumin mimics: investigation of neuroprotective and anticancer activity
11.30-Silvia Scarpato-Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, (ITALY)
Discovering new natural products from the sponge Clathria faviformis
11.40-Katharina Steinert-Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, (GERMANY)
Novel biologically active derivatives from Stachybotrys chartarum
11.50-Martina Sciarretta-Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, (ITALY)
Molecular Network and Culture Media Variation Reveal a Complex Metabolic Profile in Pantoea cf. eucrina D2 Associated with an Acidified Marine Sponge
12.00-Laura Schmitt-Institute for Molecular Medicine I, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, (GERMANY)
Versatile effects of novel Meriolin derivatives on leukemia cells – apoptosis induction and cell cycle inhibition
12.10-Claudia Sciacca-Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, (ITALY)
Synthesis and inhibitory activity towards metabolic enzymes of dimeric neolignans inspired by honokiol agents
12.20-Chiara Sinisgalli-Department of sciences, University of Basilicata, (ITALY)
Hop bitter-hearted technological formulation: Humulus lupulus L. extract-loaded liposomes as strategy against oxidative stress
12.30-Alexandre Villella-Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, (THE NETHERLANDS)
Textile dyeing with a flavonoid dye: photo-stability and analytical chemistry methods
12.40-13.30 Break
13.30 – 14.20 William Gerwick – Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego (USA)
Accelerating natural products research with artificial intelligence tools
14.20 – 14.50 Vera Muccilli – University of Catania (ITALY)
Exploitation of tannins: from biological properties to innovative biomaterials
14.50 – 15.30 General discussion of daily talks (5 virtual rooms)
Red room: William Gerwick, Gerardo Della Sala, Rebecca Akande, Gabriele Baracchini, Zlata Boiarska, Francesca Bonato, Giorgia Bonetti, Camilla Borgonuovo, Isabel Maria Urena Vacas, Alexandre Villela, Sofia Drakopoulou
Orange room: Roberta Marchetti, Vera Muccilli, Ilka Hinxlage, Abdirahin Hussein Ahmed, Karishma Kundu, Ludovica Lela, Francesca Masi, Rita Pagano, Fortunato Palma Esposito, Martina Pedrini, Valentina Artusa
Yellow room: Giovanna Romano, Luigi Milella, Vittorio Venturi, Dina Neves, Marta Oliveira, Ahlam Oulad Ali El Hammouchi, Stefano Piazza, Maria Ponticelli, Isabella Romeo, Giovanna Santaniello, Silvia Scarpato
Green room: Alberto Minassi, Adele Cutignano, Valeria Cavalloro, Sara Ceccacci, Eleonora Colombo, Luciana Costa Furtado, Paula de Castro Fernàndez, Federica Di Costanzo, Roberta Di Lecce, ALvaro Gacho Temprano, Davide Benedetto Tiz
Blue room: Maria Chiara Monti, Mattia Mori, Elisa Michelini, Puja Rauniyar, Valentina Schiano, Laura Schmitt, Claudia Sciacca, Martina Sciarretta, Chiara Sinisgalli, Katharina Steinert, Valeria Vergine
15.30 -17.00 INDENA “BIAGIO ALBERTO DELLA BEFFA” Awards ceremony
17.00 Closing remarks