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Liposomes, Microbubles, Micelles, Synthetic Polymers, Biopolymers and Dendrimers
5 sessions, 10 invited speakers; about 30 speakers – short oral presentantions – selected from abstracts, about 60 posters in poster session. Up to 100 participants expected.
Starting Friday, afternoon, concluding Monday afternoon; OPTIONAL additional stay in Prague.
FRIDAY: Transfer by bus to Liblice from the Prague Airport on Friday (10:00, 12:00, 14:00) Optional transportation can be arranged depending on arrival time of early/late coming participants.
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FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY - MONDAY
| FRIDAY - October 3, 2008 |
14.00 - 17.00
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PLENARY LECTURES
1. Cancer biology, Cancer stem cells, Immune response to cancer |
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Chairman: Lee Leserman
Gert Storm (UIPS, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Targeted Anti-Inflammatory Nanomedicines
Anne-Marie Schmitt-Verhulst (Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy, Marseille, France)
Immunosuppression associated with tumor development: evidence from induced tumors in the mouse
Lee Leserman (Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy, Marseille, France)
Liposomes in immunology: an overview
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Evening/Social
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Welcome Dinner
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| SATURDAY - October 4, 2008 |
| 09.00 - 12.00 |
2. SYNTHETIC POLYMERS / BIOPOLYMERS
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Chairmen: Tomas Etrych, Karel Ulbrich
María Jesus Vicent (Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe, Spain)
pH responsive polyacetals in the treatment of prostate cancer
Tomáš Etrych (Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic)
Hyperbranched HPMA-based polymer conjugates
Blanka Říhová (Institute of Microbiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic)
An idea of "immunogenic cancer cell death" is valid also for polymeric nanotherapeutics
Short oral presentations - selected from abstracts
Ketan Pancholi (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, UK)
In-vitro method to measure and predict diffusion from a polymeric particle based drug delivery system
Elzbieta Pedziwiatr (Department of General Biophysics, University of Lodz, Lodz,Poland)
Characterization of dendriplexes formed from carbosilane dendrimers and oligodeoxynucleotides.
David Větvička (Institute of Microbiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic)
Whole body imaging – A magnificent tool for drug delivery research
Ondřej Hovorka (Institute of Microbiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic)
Immunogenic changes in HSPs expression induced by treatment with different HPMA-based polymeric conjugates
Milada Šírová (Institute of Microbiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic)
Immunogenicity of polymers for gene delivery
Soon Hong Yuk (Department of Advanced Materials, Hannam University, Daejeon, Korea)
Paclitaxel-Loaded Core/shell Nanoparticles Prepared by Phase Separation
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| 12.00 - 13.30 |
Lunch |
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| 13.30 - 17.00 |
3. LIPOSOMES |
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Chairman: Terry Allen
Terry Allen (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada)
Ligand-targeted nanomedicines
Andrew D. Miller (Genetic Therapies Centre, Imperial College, London, UK)
Title to be announced
Kaley Wilson (Centre for Drug Research and Development, Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Liposomal nanoparticles for the delivery of CpG oligonucleotides in cancer immunotherapy
Jaroslav Turánek (Department of Vaccinology and Immunotherapy, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic)
Metallo-chelating liposomes as carriers for recombinant vaccines
Tatsuhiro Ishida (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan)
Improvement of tumor-targeting therapy with nanocarriers by changing the tumor microenvironment
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Short oral presentations - selected from abstracts
Elena Vodovozova (Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow)
Antitumor effect of liposomes bearing methotrexate diglyceride ester and Sialyl Lewis X lipophilic conjugate in the mouse model of lymphoma/leucosis
Mónica Pickholz (Biomembranes Laboratory, Institute of Biology, UNICAMP, CP 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil)
Molecular Dynamics Study of Local Anesthetics Encapsulated in Liposomes
Chengzhi Cai (Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5003, USA)
Clickable polymerized liposomes
Štěpán Koudelka (Department of Vaccinology and Immunotherapy, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic)
Liposomal derivatives of vitamine E: preparation, physical-chemical characterisation and in vivo anticancer effect
Miloš Nekvasil (Department of Membrane Transport Biophysics, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic)
An optimum modality for photodynamic therapy of tumors: gels containing liposomes with hydrophobic photosenzitizers
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Evening/Social Programme
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Informal discussions, Posters
Optional:
Concert of classical music followed by wine and cheese
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Ticket: EUR 15,-
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| SUNDAY - October 5, 2008 |
| 09.00 - 11.45 |
4. MICROBUBBLES |
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Chairman: Jiří Neuzil
Thomas C. Freemann (The Roslin Insitute, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, UK)
Manipulation of macrophage signalling pathways using siRNA
Natalya Rapoport (University of Utah,USA)
Nanobubble platform for ultrasound-mediated imaging and therapy of solid tumors
Coffee Break (10:00 - 10:30)
Short oral presentations - selected from abstracts
Zuzana Kauerová (Department of Vaccinology and Immunotherapy, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic)
Preparation of metallo-chelating microbubbles by extrusion and their characterisation by confocal microscopy, static light scattering and flow cytometry
Uthumankandu Farook (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, UK)
Stabilized phospholipid-coated microbubbles with low polydispersity index via co-axial electrohydrodynamic microbubbling
Gaio Paradossi (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università di Roma, Rome, Italy)
Novel polymer shelled microbubbles for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
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| 11.45 - 13.00 |
Lunch |
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| 13.00 - 16.00 |
5. NANODIAMONDS |
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Chairman: Miloš Nesládek
Patrik A. Curmi (Université Evry, France)
Fluorescent Diamond nanoparticles, novel polyvalent probes for biological applications
Christoph E. Nebel (Fraunhofer Institute für Angewandte Fest Kerpörfyzik, IAF, Freiburg, Germany)
Electrochemical detection of DNA using diamond surfaces
Coffee Break (14:00 - 14:30)
Kian Ping Loh (NUS, dtp. Chemistry, Singapur, Singapur)
Lipid bilayers on diamond - a combined optical and electrical biosensing platform
Philippe Bergonzo (CEA-LIST, Saclay, France)
Growth and Properties of Nanodiamond thin Films and their Applications to Biology
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CLOSING CEREMONY
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Evening/Social Programme
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Informal discussions, Posters
Night in Melnik:
Departure at 17:00 from Liblice
Local wine tasting
Visit in the Mělník Castle and charnel house
Workshop dinner at Melnik Castle
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Ticket: EUR 35,-
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| MONDAY - October 6, 2008 |
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| 11:00 |
Transfer to Prague International Airport |
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