Non-coding RNAs as emerging biomarkers for human diseases, new insights and analytical strategies
3 July 2023 – Start time 9:00 am
Polo Ferrari 2 – Via Sommarive 9, Povo (Trento)
The plethora of RNA species in the living world shows that between DNA and protein, the regulation of life has almost limitless potential. In this workshop, we will try to cast light on recent advances in non-coding RNAs used as biomarkers for human diseases and the difficulty of translating them into clinics.
AGENDA WORKSHOP
Morning
8.00-8.30 Arrival and registration
9.00 – 9.15 Welcome and Introduction: Paolo Macchi – Director CIBIO, Michela Alessandra Denti (CIBIO), Cristina Ress (OPTOI)
9.15 – 9.30 Salvatore Pernagallo (DestiNA Genomica, Granada, Spain) The diaRNAgnosis project
9.30 – 10.30 Keynote lecture: Leendert Looijenga (Princes Màxima Center for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands) MicroRNA-371-3 as unique liquid biopsy biomarker for malignant germ cell tumors
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30 Cinzia Di Pietro (Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics “G. Sichel”, University of Catania, Italy) Blastocoel Fluid microRNAs: from biological function to biomedical application
11.30 – 12.00 Short talks selected from abstracts
12.00 – 12.30 Juan Diaz Mochon (NanochemBio lab, Genyo research centre, Department of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry, University of Granada, Spain) Chemical probes for detecting nucleic acids for molecular diagnostic
Afternoon
12.30 – 14.30 Lunch and posters
14.30 – 15.30 Short talks selected from abstracts
15.30 -16.00 Marco Ragusa (Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics “G. Sichel”, University of Catania, Italy) Non Coding RNAs in Uveal Melanoma
16.00 -16.30 Paola Piscopo (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy) Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases
16.30 – 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 – 18.00 ROUND TABLE: Translating RNA biomarkers to the clinics – Moderator Davide Ederle (Hub Innovazione Trentino, Trento, Italy) – Cristina Ress, Salvatore Pernagallo, Leendert Looijenga, Paola Piscopo
18.00 – 18.30 Poster Prizes and final remarks
