PROGRAM
PROGRAM
DAY 1 | 29 November 2023
CHECK-IN 9:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:30
SESSION 1 - BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF BONE REGENERATION
Chair Dr. Lorena Di Pietro [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
COFFEE BREAK 11:30 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:00
BBS9 and ciliary signalling in osteogenesis: lesson from nonsyndromic craniosynostosis - PhD Student Diego Sibilia [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
LUNCH 13:00 - 14:30
SESSION 2 - NANOMATERIAL INTERACTION WITH PROTEINS, CELLS AND IMMUNE SYSTEM
Chair Prof. Wanda Lattanzi [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
14:30 - 15:00
The chemistry of graphene and its derivatives, a multi-purpose nano-laboratory - Dr. Francesco Amato [Sapienza Università di Roma]
15:00 - 15:15
Reprogram-bone, REgenerative PROtein-dialoguing GRAphene: personalized Material for BONE grafting - Dr. Federica Tiberio [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
15:15 - 15:30
BIOink for personalized reconstructive cranioplasty in pediatric patients: modulation of calvarial osteogenic stem NICHE [BioNICHE project’s results] - PhD Student Martina Salvati [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
16:00 - 16:15
MARGO: MAxillofacial bone Regeneration by 3D-printed laser-activated Graphene Oxide scaffolds - Dr. Ioanna Theodorou [CSIC]
COFFEE BREAK 16:15 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:15
Evaluation of immune response after different NIR radiation regimens on 3D-printed PLGA-GO scaffolds - Dr. Andrea Papait [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
17:15 - 17:45
Unveiling the biological identity of graphene oxide: implications for precision nanomedicine - Dr. Erica Quagliarini [Sapienza Università di Roma]
17:45 - 18:00
Leveraging the protein corona of graphene oxide for the early detection of pancreatic cancer - Dr. Luca Digiacomo [Sapienza Università di Roma]
DAY 2 | 30 November 2023
CHECK-IN 9:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:15
SESSION 3 - BIOPRINTING IN MEDICINE
Chair Prof. Massimiliano Papi [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
10:15 - 10:45
3D-Bioprinted Models for Cancer Growth Evaluation and Testing of Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy - Dr. Giordano Perini [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
10:45 - 11:00
MXenes-mediated Photothernal Therapy on 3D Breast Cancer Models - PhD Student Ginevra Friggeri [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
COFFEE BREAK 11:30 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:15
SESSION 4 - ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF NANOMATERIALS ON MEDICAL DEVICES
Chair Dr. Valentina Palmieri [CNR]
12:30 - 12:45
A biocompatible ternary antimicrobial nanocoating significantly impacts the formation of biofilm-associated infections on medical devices - Dr. Margherita Cacaci [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
12:45 - 13:00
Curcumin-Functionalized Graphene Oxide Strongly Prevents Candida parapsilosis Adhesion and Biofilm Formation - PhD Student Damiano Squitieri [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]
13:00 - 13:15
Innovative strategies against Mycobacterium tubercolosis infection: an overview on graphene oxide - Dr. Flavio De Maio [Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS]
13:15 - 13:30
Concluding Remarks