{"id":5560,"date":"2021-08-04T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/?page_id=5560"},"modified":"2023-04-03T11:50:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T11:50:19","slug":"embl-in-italy-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/embl-in-events\/embl-in-italy\/embl-in-italy-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"EMBL in… Italy 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Brave New World of RNA, 20-21 May 2021
Virtual at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Genoa<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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EMBL and IIT invite all students, fellows, researchers, professors and senior scientists from academia and industry to the virtual 2021 EMBL in Italy event at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa on 20-21 May 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Hear about the latest developments in RNA biology and technologies from thought leaders in academia and industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Make valuable new contacts from EMBL Rome and externally<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Network with EMBL alumni<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Learn more about EMBL resources available to life scientists in Italy and elsewhere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    This free event is open to all and includes virtual tours of EMBL Rome and IIT.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    • Programme<\/a><\/li>
    • Co-organisers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
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      Programme<\/h2>\n

      Programme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Day 1:<\/strong><\/td>Thursday 20 May<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      Join Zoom 13:30-14:00<\/td>Welcome from the organisers: EMBL and IIT
      <\/strong>Host: Mehrnoosh Rayner, Head of Alumni Relations, EMBLGiorgio Metta, Scientific Director, IIT, GenoaCornelius Gross, Interim Head & Senior Scientist, EMBL Rome, MonterotondoStefano Gustincich, Associate Director for Technologies for Life Science (LifeTech) \u2013 Director Central RNA Lab at IIT, Genoa<\/td><\/tr>
      14:00-14:50<\/td>Session 1: Non-coding RNAs in Health and Disease
      <\/strong>Host: Irene Bozzoni, Professor, IIT & Sapienza University, RomeAna Boskovic, Group Leader, EMBL Rome
      \u201cSmall RNAs-transferring information between generators\u201dGian Gaetano Tartaglia, Group Leader, IIT, Genoa & Sapienza University, Rome
      \u201cNon-coding RNAs and phase separation rule the world\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      14:50-15:00<\/td>Break<\/td><\/tr>
      15:00-15:30<\/td>Andrea Carfi
      VP and Head of Research, Infectious Disease at Moderna, Boston<\/td><\/tr>
      15:30-16:00<\/td>Keynote speaker <\/strong>
      Host: Irene Bozzoni, Professor, IIT & Sapienza University, Rome
      Adrian Krainer, St. Giles Foundation Professor & Deputy Director of Programs, CSHL Cancer Research Center Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
      \u201cFrom Base Pairs to Bedside: Antisense Modulation of RNA Splicing\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      16:00-16:15<\/td>7 Flash talks<\/strong> \u2013 1 minute each<\/td><\/tr>
      <\/td>Mara Maldotti, Postdoc, University of Turin
      “The acetyltransferase p300 is recruited to enhancers by lncRNAs via triple
      helix formation”<\/td><\/tr>
      <\/td>Michela A. Denti, Associate Professor, University of Trento
      \u201cA therapeutic approach for 4R tauopathies based on siRNAs switching Tau
      splicing isoforms\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      <\/td>Sara Formichetti, Ph.D Student, EMBL Rome
      \u201cThe role of O-GlcNAcylation in mammalian transcriptional regulation\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      <\/td>Jacopo Manigrasso, Ph.D Student, IIT
      \u201cFunctional Dynamics of Pre-mRNA Splicing Unveiled at Atomic Resolution\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      <\/td>Eleonora Perego Postdoc, IIT
      \u201cFluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy with a SPAD array detector to
      unravel the dynamics of RNA in living cells\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      <\/td>Carmela Rubolino, Postdoc, IIT
      \u201cTarget-Directed miRNA degradation in breast cancer\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      <\/td>Gloria Ferrari Bravo, PhD Student, University of Trieste
      \u201cAn evolutionarily conserved pathway dependent on the prolyl-isomerase PIN1 protects the genome\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      16:15-16:50<\/td>Keynote speaker<\/strong>
      Host: Roberto Di Lauro, Professor Emeritus, University of Naples
      (EMBL Group Leader, 1986-1991; EMBL SAC Member, 2005-2011)
      Iain Mattaj, Director, Human Technopole, Milan (EMBL Director General, 2005-2018)
      \u201cHow RNA got me to Human Technopole<\/td><\/tr>
      Join Spatial Chat 16:50-18:00<\/td>Poster Sessions
      Presentation of IIT, Virtual Tours of EMBL Core Facilities and Networking with participants and speakers<\/td><\/tr>
      Day 2:<\/strong><\/td>Friday 21 May<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      Join Zoom 09:00-10:00<\/td>Session 2: RNA in Disease Prevention and Therapy – part 1<\/strong>
      Host: Juergen Bauer, Deputy Managing Director, EMBLEM, HeidelbergEnnio De Gregorio, Head of Research & Development Center, GSK Vaccines, Siena
      (EMBL Predoctoral Fellow, 1996-1999)
      \u201cRNA vaccine platforms\u201dLucia Faccio, Partner, Sofinnova-Telethon Fund, Sofinnova Partners, Milan
      \u201cSofinnova Partners: two decades of investment in outstanding Italian science\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      10:00-10:10<\/td>Break<\/td><\/tr>
      Join Spatial Chat 10:10-11:10<\/td>Poster Session \/ Presentation of IIT\/ Virtual Tours of EMBL Core Facilities
      and Networking with participants and speakers<\/td><\/tr>
      Join Zoom 11:10-11:35<\/td>Session 2: RNA in Disease Prevention and Therapy – part 2
      <\/strong>Host: Juergen Bauer, Deputy Managing Director, EMBLEM, HeidelbergPatrick Baumhof, VP Formulation & Delivery, Curevac, T\u00fcbingen
      \u201cmRNA based therapeutics: SARS-CoV-2 vaccine CVnCoV\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
      11:35-12:35<\/td>Panel discussion: RNA in Disease Prevention and Therapy
      <\/strong>Moderator: Alfredo Nicosia, Professor, University of Naples (EMBL Postdoc, 1986-1990, Heidelberg)Panel members:Irene Bozzoni, Professor, IIT & Sapienza University, RomeEnnio De Gregorio, GSK Vaccines, SienaJuergen Bauer, EMBLEM, HeidelbergStefano Gustincich, IIT, GenovaCristian Jung, Dementia Discovery Fund, LondonPatrick Baumhof, Curevac, T\u00fcbingen<\/td><\/tr>
      12:35-12:50<\/td>Concluding<\/strong> Remarks<\/strong>
      Stefano Gustincich, Associate Director for Technologies for Life Science (LifeTech), Director Central RNA Lab at IIT, GenoaCornelius Gross, Interim Head of EMBL Rome, Monterotondo<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

      Co-organisers<\/h2>\n
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      • Cornelius Gross<\/strong>, Interim Head & Senior Scientist, EMBL Rome<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Stefano Gustincich<\/strong>, Associate Director for Technologies for Life Science (LifeTech) \u2013 Director Central RNA Lab at IIT, Genoa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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