Friday 14th march 2025 Morning - Padova Congress, Mantegna Hall

 

Second day: Molecular Medicine

Leads: Micaela Faggiani, Journalist

The second day's meetings focus on the pathogenesis of diseases that have the greatest impact on human health and the most innovative treatments.

Program

Ore 08:00
Registration of participants
Ore 08:45
Welcome address

Manuela Lanzarin,
Veneto Region

Session 1. The revolution of RNAs in biology

Moderator:
Stefano Piccolo,
University of Padova

Ore 09:00
Digital pathology: combining archival histology, tissue imaging and spatial transcriptomics via machine learning

Angelo Paolo Dei Tos,
University of Padova

Ore 09:20
New RNAs from the obscure part of the genome

Stefano Gustincich,
IIT Italian Institute of Technology, Genova

Ore 09:40
Discussion
Session 2. Organoids and scaffolds: new 3D models for understanding human diseases

Moderator:
Stefano Piccolo,
University of Padova

Ore 09:55
Prenatal diagnosis and foetal medicine

Paolo De Coppi,
University College London Great Ormond Institute of Child Health

Ore 10:15
Engineering brain organoids as disease models

Nicola Elvassore,
Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine

Ore 10:35
Discussion
Session 3. Metabolic medicine: when the powerhouse goes awry

Moderator:
Rosario Rizzuto,
University of Padova

Ore 10:50
Development of a gene therapy for AADC deficiency

Paul Wuh-Liang Hwu,
Center for Precision Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan and California Institute for gene therapy

Ore 11:10
AAV and metabolic diseases: diabetes, MASH and related comorbidities

Fatima Bosch,
Centre for Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Barcelona

Ore 11:30
Discussion
Session 4. Viruses: from foes to allies in gene therapy

Moderator:
Eugenio Baraldi,
University of Padova

Ore 11:45
Adeno-Associate Viruses: Powerfull Tools for Tissue-Specific Gene Delivery

Katherine High,
Chief Executive Officer, RhyGaze

Ore 12:05
Lentiviruses for haematopoietic stem-cell gene therapy

Alessandro Aiuti,
“Vita-Salute” San Raffaele University - San Raffaele Hospital, Milano

Ore 12:25
Discussion
Ore 12:40
Lunch

During the event, some of the most pressing issues in health and risk promotion will be addressed, all aimed at increasing citizen awareness and prevention.

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