Program – 5th SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting

Program

Day 1: Thursday – 30^th of January
Day 2: Friday – 31^st of January

Day 1: Thursday – 30^th of January

08:15 – 09:00	Registration & Presentations upload/posters mounting IQS Main Hall
09:00 – 09:15	Welcome Session (Vicky, YSC)
09:15 – 10:00	PLENARY SPEAKER 1
	Olivia Merkel \| Artificial Intelligence for the Design of New RNA Nanocarriers
10:00 – 11:00	Young Scientist Session I
	Selected Oral Communications: 10 min. total (7+3) O1 – Catarina Pacheco \| Two-timing polymeric nanoparticles for glioblastoma therapy O2 – Bárbara Carreira \| Neoantigen Cancer Nanovaccine Against Melanoma Brain Metastas O3 – Eduardo Ruiz \| Development of orthogonal receptors for brain delivery of biotherapeutics O4 – Roger Gómez \| Intranasal Administration of Pt(IV) nanoparticles for Glioblastoma treatment Flash presentations 3 min. F1 – Francisco Branco \| Dynamic 3D bioprinted model of glioblastoma with blood-brain barrier F2 – Elena Haro \| BBB-Targeted pBAE nanoparticles for the treatment of brain diseases F3 – Carla Vitorino \| Take the most of hybrid nanoparticles in glioblastoma therapy F4 – Ana Matos \| Multidirectional Nano-Immunotherapy against Breast Brain Metastases
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee Break + Poster session I
11:30 – 12:30	Bridging Generations in CRS: From Luminaries to Emerging Leaders
12:30 – 13:00	Sponsor’s Talk I – Allenium – Use of In Vitro Release Testing (IVRT) for semisolid topical formulations
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break and Poster Session
14:00 – 14:45	PLENARY SPEAKER 2
	João Borges \| Leveraging supramolecular polymeric nanobiomaterials for sustained drug delivery and regenerative medicine
14:45 – 15:45	Young Scientist Session II
	Selected Oral Communications: 10 min. total (7+3) O5 – María González \| Nanoassemblies for the Oral Delivery of Antibodies and Insulin O6 – Patricia González \| Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Microneedles for pH-Controlled Delivery of Nucleic Acids O7 – Sónia Siquenique \| Protein-producing lipid-based particles as oral delivery systems of antidiabetic drugs O8 – Anna Solé \| Efficient nebulization and pulmonary biodistribution of PLGA nanocarriers Flash presentations 3 min. F5 – Alberto Jimenez \| Novel RNA nanocarrier for T-cell therapies F6 – Lucía Martín-Navarro \| VCAM-1-targeted nanosystems enhanced cannabinoid anti-atherogenic properties F7 – María Vivero \| Rational Design of Drug-Loaded Contact Lenses: Insights from ToF-SIMS Analysis F8 – Ana Júlio \| Can ionic liquids improve the performance of SLNs and NLCs in ferulic acid delivery?
15:45 – 16:15	Coffee Break and Poster Session II
16:15 – 16:45	Sponsor’s Talk II – React4 Life – A Novel Dual-Flow Gut-on-Chip Model with Enhanced Replication of Human Intestinal Function for traslational research and Drug Testing
16:45 – 18:15	Workshop 1: Navigating Research Careers: Challenges, Opportunities, and Insights
	Dr. Sara Cordeiro Dr. Juan L. Paris
20:00	Gathering Dinner

Day 2: Friday – 31^st of January

09:00 – 09:15	Welcome Session – Day 2
09:15 – 10:00	PLENARY SPEAKER 3
	Prof. Samuel Sánchez Ordóñez \| Biocompatible chemical nanobots and their applications in biomedicine
10:00 – 11:00	Young Scientist Session III
	Selected Oral Communications: 10 min. total (7+3) O9 – Kristin Fichna \| Urease-powered nanomotors for bladder cancer chemotherapy O10 – Bárbara Ferreira \| Patient-Mimicking 3D Model of Intestinal Fibrosis for Nanotherapy Screening O11 – Rita Acúrcio \| Heating Up PDAC: Nano-immunotherapy guiding effective anti-tumor response O12 – Ana Pérez \| Ovalbumin-loaded nanoparticles for allergen-specific immunotherapy Flash presentations: 3min. F9 – Mariana Bento \| Mannose-Functionalized PCL-POx Nanovaccines for Pancreatic Cancer F10 – Marion Le Meur \| Brain Targeted Nanoparticles for Circadian Modulation in Alzheimer’s Disease F11 – Maria Crespo-Cuadrado \| Disruption of 3D Bladder Cancer Tumors Using PLGA-based Nanomotors F12 – Sofia Dias \| CRC spheroids and a dynamic 3D intestinal model – a tool for drug screening
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee Break and Poster session III
11:30 – 12:30	Workshop 2: Challenges, Support, and Funding Opportunities in Academia
	Dr. Elisa Garcia-Garcia
12:30 – 13:30	Workshop 3: Design better figures, posters and slides… even if you struggle with drawing a simple duck.
	Dr. Heber Longás
13:30 – 14:00	Closing remarks and Award Ceremony

Sponsors

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