Young Affiliates Network

Session A – Biotechnologies for a Sustainable World (Room A)

16:00 – 16:25: "Biotechnology and sustainable processing of tropical fruits and agroindustrial waste", Natalia Montellano,  Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

16:25 – 16:50: "Staying strong: how an endangered orchid may survive by selective breeding for forest repopulation", Pablo Bolaños, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica

16:50 – 17:15: "From Andes to Innovation: Plant-Based Functional Foods for a Sustainable Future", Leslie Tejeda, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

17:15 – 17:40: "From Test Tubes to Real-World Impact: Laboratory Insights Driving Green Chemistry and Climate Sustainability", Murad AlDamen, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

17:40 – 18:05: "International Academic Collaborations for STEM Development in Latin America", Ronald Vargas, Universidad Nacional de San Martin/INTECH, Chascomús, Argentina.

Session B – Health, Innovation & Inclusive Societies (Room B)

16:00 – 16:25: "Molecular surveillance for malaria elimination in low transmission areas of South America", Fabian Saenz, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

16:25 – 16:50: "Role of Health, Innovation and Inclusive Societies Towards Guiding Precision Medicine in a Blinding Eye Disease", Subhabrata Chakrabarti, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

16:50 – 17:15: "Region-specific brain decellularized extracellular matrix promotes cell recovery in an in vitro model of stroke", Rolando Gittens, Universidad de Panamá (UP), Panamá, Panamá

17:15 – 17:40: "Protein Aggregation Induced by SARS-CoV-2 Proteins and Its Neurological Implications", Yraima Cordeiro, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

17:40 – 18:05: "Data-Driven Insights for Epidemic Preparedness: A Nigerian Case Study", Bolanle Ojokoh, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

Session C – Environment, Evolution & Future Technologies (Room C)

16:00 – 16:25: "Future and Promising Targets in the Chemical Investigation of Natural Resources in Cameroon", Simeon F. Kouam, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

16:25 – 16:50: "Efficacy of UV-A LED System in the Degradation of Zearalenone and fumonisin B1 in pure water: kinetics and in vivo study", Sammir Abbes, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia

16:50 – 17:15: "Digital innovations and interdisciplinary pathways in biodiversity protection", Chabi Djagoun, University of Abomey Calavi, Benin

17:15 – 17:40: Bridging Science and Governance: Timber Identification Technologies and Local Perceptions in Bolivia, Kathelyn Paredes, Columbia University, New York, United States of America

17:40 – 18:05: Endangered cave planarians from the Serra da Bodoquena (MS, Brazil) uncover organ size reduction mechanisms and sensory processing sensitivity in the dark, Federico Brown, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Session D - Aging & Emerging Viruses (Room D)

Chairs: Marcelo Alves Mori (UNICAMP) e Claudia Pinto Figueiredo (UFRJ)

16:00 – 16:20: Oropouche Virus: Immune Mechanisms and Diagnostic Challenges in Neurological Disease, José Luiz Proença Modena, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

16:30 – 16:40: Molecular mechanisms of DNA damage-induced cell death by parthanathos, Nicolas Hoch, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

16:50 – 17:00: The Role of Astrocytes in Senescence, Luan Pereira Diniz, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

17:10 – 17:20: Redox Protein Modifications, Calcium Signals, and Synaptic Plasticity in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurological Disorders, Andrea Paula Lima, University of Chile

17:30 – 17:40: The aged heart under attack: is cardioprotection still possible?, Fernando Seara, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

17:50 – 18:00: Alarmins in Emerging Viral Infections: Extracellular ATP as a Driver of Brain Pathology in Zika Virus Infection”, Luiz Eduardo Baggio Sávio, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

18:10 – 18:20: Regenerative Medicine and Advanced Therapies in the Context of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Fernanda Ferreira Cruz, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

18:30 – 18:40: When Viruses Meet Metabolism: NAD⁺ at the Crossroads of Infection and Inflammation, Julianna Dias Zeidler, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

18:50 – 19:00: Emerging Viral Infections and Joint Diseases, Lilian Colodeti, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Session E - Responsible and Strategic AI for the Common Good: From Fairness and National Strategies to Quantum Machine Learning Perspectives (Room E)

16:00 – 16:25: National Artificial Intelligence Strategies as pathways for emerging economies, Renata Pelissari, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil

16:25 – 16:50: Bias is Learned, Fairness is Taught: How Machines Learn and How We Can Teach Them Equity, Marcos Medeiros Raimundo, IC - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

16:50 – 17:15: Quantitative Decision Support in Management: Methods, Models, and Applications, Betania Silva Carneiro Campello, FCA - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Limeira, Brazil

17:15 – 17:40: Applications of Machine Learning Models for Predicting Mortality and Health Outcomes in Brazil, Luciana Correia Alves, IFCH - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

17:40 – 18:05: Perspectives in quantum machine learning, Yannick Deville, Université de Toulouse, France