1st part
Itilo Mani, Peloponnese
Venue: Hotel Porto Vitilo
Sunday – May 20, 2012
5:00 – 8:30
Opening session
Welcoming remarks
Konstantinos Drosatos, MSc, PhD
President of the World Hellenic Biomedical Association
5:15 – 6:15
Distinguished lecture
Professor Georgios P. Chrousos
Chairman of the Scientific Board of the Summer School
“Welcoming Address: In Search of Wisdom”
and
“The Profound Impact of Stress on Human Biology”
Break
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Keynote lecture
Professor Argiris Efstratiadis
"Mouse Models of Cancer"
Itilo Mani, Peloponnese
Venue: Hotel Porto Vitilo
Sunday – May 20, 2012
5:00 – 8:30
Opening session
Welcoming remarks
Konstantinos Drosatos, MSc, PhD
President of the World Hellenic Biomedical Association
5:15 – 6:15
Distinguished lecture
Professor Georgios P. Chrousos
Chairman of the Scientific Board of the Summer School
“Welcoming Address: In Search of Wisdom”
and
“The Profound Impact of Stress on Human Biology”
Break
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Keynote lecture
Professor Argiris Efstratiadis
"Mouse Models of Cancer"
Monday, May 21, 2012
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
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Undergraduate lectures
8:30 - 10:00 Spyros Kollias Stroke: from early diagnosis to timely therapy Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article), (4th article), (5th article) 10:30 -12:00 Dimitris Kardassis The molecular and genetic basis of atherosclerosis Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article), (4th article) 4:30 - 6:00 Despina Sanoudou Technical/Experimental aspects of whole genome arrays Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article), (4th article), (5th article), (6th article), (7th article) 6:30 - 8:00 Diomedes Logothetis Membrane potential: Ion movement - Forces and measurement Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article), (4th article), (5th article) |
Graduate lectures
8:30 - 10:00 Despina Sanoudou Applications of whole genome arrays in basic research, clinical research and clinical practice Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article), (4th article), (5th article), (6th article), (7th article) 10:30-12:00 Diomedes Logothetis Membrane-delimited modulation of ion channel activity Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article) 4:30 - 6:00 Spyros Kollias Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)-connectivity of the human brain in-vivo Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article), (4th article), (5th article) 6:30 - 8:00 Dimitris Kardassis Transcriptional regulation of genes involved in lipoprotein metabolism Suggested reading: (1st article). (2nd article), (3rd article), (4th article) |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
7:00 am - 8:15 am
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:15 am
Breakfast
8:15 -9:45
Joint lecture (graduate and undergraduate)
Dimitris Kardassis
High Density Lipoproteins: From biological understanding to clinical exploitation
10:15 - 11:45
Joint lecture (graduate and undergraduate)
Diomedes Logothetis
Signaling through a heteromeric GPCR complex and its role in psychosis
12:45 - 2:15
Joint lecture (graduate and undergraduate)
Spyros Kollias
Insights into the structure and function of the human brain
2:45 - 4:15
Joint lecture (graduate and undergraduate) (Room: TBA)
Despina Sanoudou
Whole genome arrays: Case studies to be distributed to teams of students, resolved and discussed in class
Joint lecture (graduate and undergraduate)
Dimitris Kardassis
High Density Lipoproteins: From biological understanding to clinical exploitation
10:15 - 11:45
Joint lecture (graduate and undergraduate)
Diomedes Logothetis
Signaling through a heteromeric GPCR complex and its role in psychosis
12:45 - 2:15
Joint lecture (graduate and undergraduate)
Spyros Kollias
Insights into the structure and function of the human brain
2:45 - 4:15
Joint lecture (graduate and undergraduate) (Room: TBA)
Despina Sanoudou
Whole genome arrays: Case studies to be distributed to teams of students, resolved and discussed in class
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
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Undergraduate lectures
8:30 - 10:00 Christos Tsatsanis Role of Non-coding RNAs in Human Diseases Suggested reading: (Article 1), (Article 2), (Article 3) 10:30 - 12:00 Dimitris Boumpas Inflammation: “The new phase of an old flame” Suggested reading: (Article 1), (Article 2), (Article 3) 4:30 - 6:00 Eleftherios P. Diamandis The kallikrein gene family: Physiology, pathobiology and clinical applications Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article), (4th article) 6:30 - 8:00 Manolis Dermitzakis Human Population genetics and genomics Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article) |
Graduate lectures
8:30 - 10:00 Eleftherios P. Diamandis Proteomic strategies for discovering novel cancer biomarkers Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article), (4th article), (5th article) 10:30 - 12:00 Manolis Dermitzakis Complex trait genomics Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article) 4:30 - 6:00 Christos Tsatsanis RNA delivery systems for the treatment of inflammatory diseases:design and validation Suggested reading: (Article 1), (Article 2), (Article 3) 6:30 - 8:00 Dimitris Boumpas Autoimmunity and immunotherapy Suggested reading: (Article 1), (Article 2), (Article 3) |
Thursday, May 24, 2012
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
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Undergraduate lecture
8:30 - 10:00 Athanasios Mantalaris Introduction to Stem Cells: from embryonic to adult |
Graduate lecture
8:30 - 10:00 Sophia Mavrogeni MYOCARDITIS: From clinical assessment to MRI evaluation Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article) |
Joint lecture (Graduate and undergraduate)
10:30 - 12:00
Dimitris Boumpas
Autoimmunity and inflammation
10:30 - 12:00
Dimitris Boumpas
Autoimmunity and inflammation
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Undergraduate lecture
2:30 - 4:00 Sophia Mavrogeni Introduction to myocarditis Suggested reading: (1st article), (2nd article), (3rd article) |
Graduate lecture
2:30 - 4:00 Athanasios Mantalaris Stem-cell based cellular therapies |
Joint lecture (graduate and undergraduate)
4:30 - 6:00
Eleftherios P. Diamandis
Pancreatic cancer and our quest for discovering novel biomarkers for early detection
(Article 1) (Article 2)
4:30 - 6:00
Eleftherios P. Diamandis
Pancreatic cancer and our quest for discovering novel biomarkers for early detection
(Article 1) (Article 2)
Dinner by the Municipality of Eastern Mani
Friday, May 25, 2012
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
Joint lectures (Graduate and undergraduate)
8:30 - 10:00
Athanasios Mantalaris
Stem cells applications
10:30 - 12:00
Manolis Dermitzakis
Emerging technologies in the analysis of human genetic variation
3:00 - 4:30
Christos Tsatsanis
Regulation of macrophage activation and inactivation in inflammatory diseases: from mechanisms to therapies
5:00 - 6:30
Sophia Mavrogeni
Myocarditis: The multiple faces of an unknown disease
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7:30 - 9:30
Συζήτηση στρογγυλής τράπεζας
Η πορεία του ανθρώπου προς την αριστεία
περνά από την επιστημονική, επαγγελματική και προσωπική του πρόοδο
σε μια παγκόσμια κοινωνία που αλλάζει
Εισηγητές
Καθηγητής Σαράντης Καργάκος
Καθηγητής Ελευθέριος Διαμαντής, Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο MountSinai, Τορόντο, Καναδάς
Καθηγητής Πέτρος Γρουμπός, Πολυτεχνείο Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών
Δημοσιογραφικός συντονισμός: Κατερίνα Καπερναράκου, εφημερίδα «Καθημερινή»
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
Excursion - Departure from Mani - Arrival in Athens
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
Free day
Suggested sites to visit
Parthenon & The New Museum of Acropolis - www.theacropolismuseum.gr
The National Gallery - www.nationalgallery.gr
Museum of Cycladic Art - www.cycladic.gr
Plaka neighborhood, Psyrri area
The Athens Coast - www.athensguide.com/tram.htm
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2nd Part - Athens
Monday, May 28, 2012
9:00 - 12:00
Visit to Merck-Serono Hellas, Marousi
Lectures
9:00-10:00
Dimitris Sakellariou, MD, PhD
Main steps for pharmaceutical research companies to take the path
from understanding a disease to bringing a safe and effective new treatment to patients
10:30 – 11:30
Michalis Arvanitis, MD, PhD
Oncology drugs: from the lab to the patient
2:00 – 4:00
TBA
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Morning session
9:30 - 1:00
Visit to the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens
Presentation of the institute
Despina Sanoudou, PhD
“How much can be built in 8 years starting from scratch”
Meet with Investigators
Yassemi Capetanaki, PhD
Cell Biology Investigator - Professor Level, Director of Center of Basic Research I
Adjunct Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Katia Catherine Karalis, PhD
Developmental Biology Investigator - Associate Professor Level
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School USA,
Research Associate Children's Hospital and MGH, Boston USA
Constantinos D Anagnostopoulos MD, PHD, FRCP, FRCR, FESC
Investigator level B (Assoc. Professor), Clinical Research Center
LeonidasStefanis
Associate Professor of Neurology at Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens
See the institute
Tour around the buildings and visits in the genomics/proteomics lab, imaging facility and the MRI unit
Afternoon session
3:30 - 6:00
Visit to ΣELLAS Clinicals and Hygeia Hospital
Introduction in Clinical Research
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
Joint lectures (Graduate and undergraduate)
8:30 - 10:00
Athanasios Mantalaris
Stem cells applications
10:30 - 12:00
Manolis Dermitzakis
Emerging technologies in the analysis of human genetic variation
3:00 - 4:30
Christos Tsatsanis
Regulation of macrophage activation and inactivation in inflammatory diseases: from mechanisms to therapies
5:00 - 6:30
Sophia Mavrogeni
Myocarditis: The multiple faces of an unknown disease
_____________________________________________________________________________________
7:30 - 9:30
Συζήτηση στρογγυλής τράπεζας
Η πορεία του ανθρώπου προς την αριστεία
περνά από την επιστημονική, επαγγελματική και προσωπική του πρόοδο
σε μια παγκόσμια κοινωνία που αλλάζει
Εισηγητές
Καθηγητής Σαράντης Καργάκος
Καθηγητής Ελευθέριος Διαμαντής, Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο MountSinai, Τορόντο, Καναδάς
Καθηγητής Πέτρος Γρουμπός, Πολυτεχνείο Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών
Δημοσιογραφικός συντονισμός: Κατερίνα Καπερναράκου, εφημερίδα «Καθημερινή»
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
Excursion - Departure from Mani - Arrival in Athens
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Free day
Suggested sites to visit
Parthenon & The New Museum of Acropolis - www.theacropolismuseum.gr
The National Gallery - www.nationalgallery.gr
Museum of Cycladic Art - www.cycladic.gr
Plaka neighborhood, Psyrri area
The Athens Coast - www.athensguide.com/tram.htm
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2nd Part - Athens
Monday, May 28, 2012
9:00 - 12:00
Visit to Merck-Serono Hellas, Marousi
Lectures
9:00-10:00
Dimitris Sakellariou, MD, PhD
Main steps for pharmaceutical research companies to take the path
from understanding a disease to bringing a safe and effective new treatment to patients
10:30 – 11:30
Michalis Arvanitis, MD, PhD
Oncology drugs: from the lab to the patient
2:00 – 4:00
TBA
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Morning session
9:30 - 1:00
Visit to the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens
Presentation of the institute
Despina Sanoudou, PhD
“How much can be built in 8 years starting from scratch”
Meet with Investigators
Yassemi Capetanaki, PhD
Cell Biology Investigator - Professor Level, Director of Center of Basic Research I
Adjunct Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Katia Catherine Karalis, PhD
Developmental Biology Investigator - Associate Professor Level
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School USA,
Research Associate Children's Hospital and MGH, Boston USA
Constantinos D Anagnostopoulos MD, PHD, FRCP, FRCR, FESC
Investigator level B (Assoc. Professor), Clinical Research Center
LeonidasStefanis
Associate Professor of Neurology at Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens
See the institute
Tour around the buildings and visits in the genomics/proteomics lab, imaging facility and the MRI unit
Afternoon session
3:30 - 6:00
Visit to ΣELLAS Clinicals and Hygeia Hospital
Introduction in Clinical Research
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