26th International Symposium on Molecular Medicine


2-4 November 2023


Grand Hotel Duca D'Este, Tivoli, Rome, Italy





Presentations Include:


The list is incomplete and will be updated periodically:



  • Russ Reiter - (USA) - Melatonin and Its Metabolites: Major Contributors to the Maintenance of Cellular Redox Homeostasis.
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  • Adel El-Naggar - (USA) - Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: Evolution, Heterogeneity and Targeted Therapy.
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  • Fabio Stefano Timeus - (Italy) - Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in clinical practice: 18 years of experience of the Onco-Hematology Department of Regina Margherita Children's Hospital.
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  • Annette Kaiser - (Germany) - The Role of Spermidine and Its Key Metabolites in Important, Pathogenic Human Viruses and in Parasitic Infections Caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
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  • Jessica Gasparello - (Italy) - From Liquid Biopsy to microRNA Therapeutics for Colorectal Cancer (CRC).
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  • Roberto Gambari - (Italy) - Expression of gamma-globin genes in sirolimus-treated beta-thalassemia patients.
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  • Roberto Gambari - (Italy) - Inhibitory effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and BNT162b2 vaccine on erythropoietin-induced globin gene expression in erythroid precursor cells (ErPCs) from β-thalassemia patients.
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  • Alessia Finotti - (Italy) - The Cystic Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene (CFTR) is under post-transcriptional control of microRNAs: effects of treatments with agomiRNAs and possible biomedical applicationss.
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  • Alessia Finotti - (Italy) - Inhibition of the expression of pro-inflammatory genes by pre-miR-93-5p: relevance for Cystic Fibrosis and COVID-19.
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  • Lisheng Wang - (Canada) - A drug nanotherapy to target breast cancer cells and cancer stem cells.
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  • Maxim Khomutov - (Russia) - C-Methylated analogues of spermidine: synthesis and biological application.
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  • Peter Nielsen - (Denmark) - New weapons against multidrug resisten bacterial infections.
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  • Vlasta Galova - (Slovakia) - The sweet side of wound healing: galectins as promising therapeutic targets in the treatment of open excisions and sutured incisions.
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  • Peter Gal - (Slovakia) - Novel approaches to treat wounds.
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  • Tomas Vasilenko - (Slovakia) - Agrimonia eupatoria L. and skin wound healing.
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  • Xing Cui - (China) - LncRNA MALAT1, Post-transcriptionally Stabilized by NSUN2-mediated M5C Modification, Exerts Properties in Bone Lesions Formation in Multiple Myeloma.
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  • Esther Priel - (Israel) - The beneficial effects of novel telomerase increasing compounds on neurodegenerative and ageing related diseases.
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  • Hamid Al-Jamal - (Malaysia) - Thymoquinone enhances Hypomethylation of SHP-1 and Inhibits JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway in K562 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells.
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  • Hsiao-Sheng Liu - (Taiwan) - Autophagy promotes insulin secretion under glucose stimulation both in vitro and in vivo in a RAB37 dependent manner.
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  • Marianna Nicoletta Rossi - (Italy) - Identification and characterization of Kunitz-Type Protease Inhibitors from Blister Beetles trascriptomic analysis.
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  • Matus Coma - (Slovakia) - Canonical and Non-canonical Transforming Factor-Beta Signaling in Fibroblasts Isolated from Various Neoplastic/Healing/Normal Tissues.
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  • Alaiya Ayodele - (Saudi Arabia) - Dental Pulp MSCs from Osteopetrosis patients treated with the Carbonic anhydrase activator- azole stimulate osteogenic and immune metabolic pathways.
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  • Lukas Urban - (Slovakia) - Comparison of Specific Myo/fibroblast Markers in Fibroblasts Isolated from Various Neoplastic/Healing/Normal Tissues.
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  • Nunzia Mollo - (Italy) - Mitochondrial dysfunction in Down syndrome is caused by an alteration in the NRIP1/PGC-1α pathway and occurs early during neuronal differentiation.
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  • Michele Ammendola - (Italy) - Microenvironment, Immune Stromal Cells, Angio and Lymphoangiogenesis in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery.
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  • Ahmed Malki - (Qatar) - Novel Stevioside derivative Induced Apoptosis in Colon Cancers Cells via Mitochondrial Signaling Pathways.
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  • Sabrina Bimonte - (Italy) - The role of cannabinoids in triple negative breast cancer.
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  • Rana Youness - (Egypt) - Deciphering the Immunocological Role of Non-coding RNAs in Breast Cancer.
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  • Chenjing Zhu - (China) - The Prognostic Value of LAYN in HPV-related HNSCC and its Influence on Immune Cell Infiltration.
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  • Toru Kondo - (Japan) - Development of novel miR-dependent genome-editing Adeno-associated virus that selectively eradicates glioblastoma-initiating cells.
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  • Yoshihiro Suzuki-Karasaki - (Japan) - Changes in mitochondrial morphology and positioning in cancer cell death caused by mitochondrial oxidative stress.
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  • Pavel Vodicka - (Czech Republic) - Genomic instability in adenomas and in colorectal cancer progression.
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  • Hong Fan - (China) - H3K27me3-mediated inactivation of SFRP1 promotes cell proliferation via Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
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  • Michael Stürzl - (Germany) - Tumor microenvironment-dependent epigenetic imprinting in the vasculature predicts colon cancer outcome.
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  • Andrzej Semczuk - (Poland) - HPV16 E6 Gene Transcripts in Primary Type II Endometrial Carcinomas.
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  • Francesca Duraturo - (Italy) - Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: State of the Art in Lynch Syndrome.
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  • Jae Youl Cho - (South Korea) - METTL18 is a novel phenotypic regulator of Src-dependent metastatic response of HER2-negative breast cancer.
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  • Yurie Mori - (Japan) - A new mechanism of oxidative DNA damage by a putative acrylamide metabolite, acrylohydroxamic acid.
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  • Lia Gomes - (Brazil) - Genomics insight in Mycobacterium kansasii and its applications in solutions for clinical diagnosis.
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  • Michael Höpfner - (Germany) - Antineoplastic and antiangiogenic effects of novel tyrosine kinase inhibitors for hepatocellular cancer treatment.
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  • Michal Jirásko - (Czech Republic) - Assessment of preanalytical conditions of prostate markers.
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  • Mario Cesar Lopez Camarillo - (Mexico) - MicroRNA-204 inhibits vasculogenic mimicry and angiogenesis in stem-like breast cancer cells.
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  • "Kazuhiro Mio" - (Japan) - Real-time observation of capsaicin-induced intramolecular domain dynamics of TRPV1 using the diffracted X-ray tracking method.
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  • "Wei Han" - (China) - BNIP3 as a potential biomarker for the identification of prognosis and diagnosis in solid tumours.
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  • "Yee Kwan Law" - (Austria) - CRISPR/Cas9 screens to define the membrane transporters at the metabolic intersection with hypusination of eIF5A.
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  • "Ayodele Alaiya" - (Saudi Arabia) - Dental Pulp MSCs from Osteopetrosis patients treated with the Carbonic anhydrase activator- azole stimulate osteogenic and immune metabolic pathways.
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  • "Carmen Elena Florea" - (Romania) - The involvment of IL-6 in SARS-CoV-2 infection and chronic viral hepatitis.
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  • "Dimtcho Batchvarov" - (Canada) - Aberrant DNA methylation potentiates oncogenes’ expression and disease progression in ovarian cancer.
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  • "Federica Tonolo" - (Italy) - Absorption and effects of SAMN@TA@BSAO nanohybrid on Caco-2 cells
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  • "Graziano Rilievo" - (Italy) - Iron oxide-based nanohybrids as universal carriers for cellular delivery
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  • "Devon Ivy" - (Italy) - Investigation into the validity of the MYC internal ribosome entry site and its role in resistance to stress
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  • "Wei Zhu" - (USA) - Endogenous Morphine in Mollusk and Human: neuro-immune modulation
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  • "Wei Zhu" - (USA) - Investigating the Potential of Plant-Derived Antimalarial Drugs, Artemisinin and Artesunate, in Alleviating Long COVID Symptoms
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  • "Wei Zhu" - (USA) - Chlorpyrifos: Effects on Cell Cytotoxicity, Viability, and Apoptosis via Mitochondrial Complex I and Caspase III
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  • "Wei Zhu" - (USA) - Aloin Induces Cytotoxicity and Generates Cell Death in Lymphoma Cells through the TNF Pathway
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  • "Wei Zhu" - (USA) - Discovering Apoptotic Drug Targets for Colorectal Cancer Through Innovative Soft Voting Machine Learning Approach
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  • "Rosa Bordone" - (Italy) - Polyamine/EIF5A axis in colorectal tumors
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  • "Irena Horwacik" - (Poland) - Investigation of mechanisms of direct cytotoxicity of anti-GD2 ganglioside monoclonal antibodies using neuroblastoma cell cultures
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  • "Hanna Rokita" - (Poland) - Effects of silencing of the PHLDA1 gene on gene expression and metabolism of human neuroblastoma cells
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  • "Luca Vannucci" - (Czech Republic) - Smoldering inflammation sustains tissue structure changes and tumor microenvironment development.
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  • "Lavinia Rutigliano" - (Italy) - Cytotoxic effects of magnetic nanohybrids on colorectal adenocarcinoma cell models.
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  • "Giannoula Soufla" - (Greece) - CyTOF and microRNAs reveal possible biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT).
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  • "Chiara Papi" - (Italy) - Combined treatment with pre-miR-93 and products from Allium sativum reduces interleukin-8 mRNA content induced by anti-SARS- CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine in bronchial epithelial IB3-1 cells.
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  • "Chiara Papi" - (Italy) - The Cystic Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene (CFTR) is under post-transcriptional control of microRNAs: effects of treatments with agomiRNAs and possible biomedical applications
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  • "Matteo Zurlo" - (Italy) - Involvement of autophagy as detoxifying mechanism in erythroid cells of β-Thalassemia patients accumulating free α-globin
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  • "Elvira Grigorieva" - (Russia) - Glucocorticoid effects on brain extracellular matrix.
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  • "Elvira Grigorieva" - (Russia) - Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans contribute to high heterogeneity and chemoresistance of glioblastoma cells.
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  • "Luca Falzone" - (Italy) - Molecular determinants of drug resistance in colorectal cancer organoids and novel integrated treatment approaches.
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  • "Alessandro Lavoro" - (Italy) - Novel insights into the epigenetic regulation of SLC22A17 in cutaneous melanoma. Validation of the cg17199325 methylation hotspot as potential diagnostic biomarker.
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