Past workshops
Science Xpression 2022
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Science Xpression 2021
9.30 – 10.00.
WELCOME
María D. Mayán Santos. Institute for Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC), Spain.
María Isabel González Siso Deputy director Advanced Scientific Research Center (CICA), Spain.
10.00 – 11.30.
Session chair Paula Carpintero Fernández. Institute for Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC), Spain.
Targeting metabolic plasticity and autophagy in glioma stem cells with TAT-Cx43-266-283.
Arantxa Tabernero. Institute of Neuroscience Castilla y León (INCyL), University of Salamaca, Spain.
Respiratory disturbances in the neonatal Cx36-knockout mouse: Mechanism of generation of periodic Cheyne-Stokes breathing.
Luis Barrio. Ramón y Cajal Institute for Health Research (IRYCIS), Spain.
Go with the flow – regulation of endothelial Pannexin1 by wall shear stress.
Brenda Kwak. Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, Switzerland.
The other life of Cx43 beyond gap junctions-mediated intercellular communication.
Henrique Girao. Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) – Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra.
11.30 – 12.00.
COFFE BREAK
12.00 – 14.00.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs): a cross-kingdom communication system.
Antonella Bongiovanni. Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), Palermo, Italy.
EV heterogeneity and functional consequences.
Lorena Martin-Jaular. Institut Curie, France.
Cx43-containing extracellular vesicles as new therapeutic approach for cancer therapy.
María Mayán. Institute for Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC), Spain.
Protrusion-mediated intercellular communication in cancer..
Trond Aasen. Vall d’Hebron Institute de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain.
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Science Xpression 2020
October 6
9.00 h. Welcome. María Mayán. INIBIC, Spain, Mathieu Vinken.Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
Session 1
Chair: María Mayán (INIBIC)
9.10 h. Mathieu Vinken. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
9.40 h. Rafael Gozalbes. ProtoQSAR SL, Spain.
10.10 h. Brenda Kwak. Université de Genève, Switzerland.
10 min Break
10.50 h. Steven Ballet. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
11.20 h. María Mayán. INIBIC, Spain
11.50 h. Mathieu Vinken. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
10 min Break
12.30 h. Discussion
12.40 h. Break
Session 2
Chair: Mathieu Vinken Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
Keynote lectures
13.30 h. Esther Lutgens. Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands.
14.15 h. Beatrice Coornaert. Galapagos NV, Belgium.
15.00 h. Break
15.15 h. General discussion. PANACHE
October 7
Session 3
Chair: María Mayán (INIBIC)
9.00 h. Keynote lecture. Leigh Anne Swayne. University of Victoria, Canada.
10.00 h. Flash presentations (young researchers)
11.30 h. Break
14.30 h. Keynote lecture. Rob Gourdie. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, USA.
13.00 h. Flash presentations (young researchers)
Session 4. Workshop.
Chairs: María Mayán (INIBIC) and Brenda Kwak (UNIGE)
16.00 h. Communication skills, Ethics and Women in Science. Presenters: María Mayán and Brenda Kwak
Lluís Montoliu. Ethics in Biomedical Research. Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC). President of the CSIC Ethics Committee. SPAIN.
Ashani T. Weeraratna. Women in Science. Department Chair, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Bloomberg Distinguished Professor. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. USA.
Alexia-Ileana Zaromytidou. Chief Editor, Nature Cancer. Nature Research
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Science Xpression 2019
Conferences
Anti-tumor effect of the connexin43 peptide, TAT-Cx43266-283, in mouse models of glioma in vivo.. Arantxa Tabernero. Salamanca University, Spain.
Cx43 a potential target for prevention of drug resistance to BRAF/MEK inhibitors in metastatic melanoma. María D. Mayán. INIBIC A Coruña, Spain.
Inhibition of Pannexin 1 reduces tumorigenic properties of melanoma. Silvia Penuela. The University of Western Ontario. Canada
At the junction of connexins: rewiring cells through tunneling nanotubes. Trond Aasen. VHIR Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Spain.
Connexin hemichannels and pannexin channels as drug targets in liver toxicity. Mathieu Vinken. Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Belgium, Belgium.
Selective inhibition of Panx1 channels decreases hemostasis and thrombosis in vivo. Filippo Molica. University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland.
Anti-tumor effect of the connexin43 peptide, TAT-Cx43266-283, in mouse models of glioma in vivo. Arantxa Tabernero. Salamanca University, Spain.
Cx43 a potential target for prevention of drug resistance to BRAF/MEK inhibitors in metastatic melanoma. María D. Mayán. INIBIC A Coruña, Spain.
At the junction of connexins: rewiring cells through tunneling nanotubes. Trond Aasen. VHIR Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Spain.
Connexin hemichannels and pannexin channels as drug targets in liver toxicity. Mathieu Vinken. Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Belgium, Belgium.
Molecular bases for demyelination caused by mSelective inhibition of Panx1 channels decreases hemostasis and thrombosis in vivo. Filippo Molica. University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland.
11.30 – 12:00 COFFE BREAK
12.00 – 13.30 Guided visit to MUNCYT
Extracellular vesicles-mediated communication in cardiovascular diseases. Henrique Girao. University of Coimbra. Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Portugal.
Anticonvulsant effects of boldine, a blocker of astroglial connexin-43 hemichannels. Luis Barrio. IRYCIS, Spain.
Pannexin1 as a potential target for prevention of cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury. Olga Rusiecka. University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland.
Connexins – therapeuric targets in skin disease. Patricia Martin. Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland.
A multifaceted role for Panx1 in atherosclerosis. Brenda R. Kwak. University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland.
Symposium
Session Chairs:
Mathieu Vinken, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Belgium. Belgium
A multiomics approach to cardiovascular disease
Manuel Mayr. King’s College London. UK
Impact of Bisphenol A on the hypothalamic control of puberty onset.
Francisco Ruiz. Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba. (IMIBIC), Spain.
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Science Xpression 2018
Conferences
Regulation of connexin 43 gap junctions by the NEDD4 family of E3 ubiquitin ligases. Edward Leithe. Institute for Cancer Research. Oslo University Hospital HE – Norwegian Radium Hospital. Norway
Cell selectivity of peptides based on Connexin43 to target glioma stem cells. Arantxa Tabernero. Salamanca University. Spain
Inhibition of Pannexin 1 reduces tumorigenic properties of melanoma. Silvia Penuela. The University of Western Ontario. Canada
Non-SUMOylated Cx43 changes the recruitment of cellular components into exosomes switching the role of these vesicles in metastatic melanoma. María D. Mayán. INIBIC A Coruña. Spain
Beyond the gap: Alternative functions of Cx43 in cancer. Trond Aasen. VHIR Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Spain
Control of connexin43 trafficking in human papillomavirus-positive cervical cancer cells. Sheila Graham. University of Glasgow. UK
Astroglial connexins as potential target to reduce neuronal suffering in Alzheimer’s disease. Christian Giaume. Collège de France, Paris. France
Connexin 43 regulates cardiac excitability. Morten Nielsen. University of Copenhagen. Denmark
Role of connexin hemichannels in acute and chronic liver disease. Mathieu Vinken. Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Belgium. Belgium
Molecular bases for demyelination caused by mutations in astrocyte connexin-43. Luis Barrio. IRYCIS. Spain
Symposium
Session Chairs:
Silvia Penuela. The University of Western Ontario. Canada
Mathieu Vinken. Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Belgium. Belgium
Non-Coding RNAs as biomarkers for Myocardial Injury
Christian Schulte. King’s College London. UK
Optogenetics: unraveling the mysteries of the brain
Juan Roa Rivas. IMIBIC Córdoba. Spain
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Science Xpression 2017
Conferences
Role of connexin hemichannels in acute and liver disease. Mathieu Vinken. Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Belgium, Belgium
Cx62 and platelet regulation – the new kid on the block. Jonathan Gibbins. University of Reading, UK
Behavioral state instability and respiratory sleep disturbances in the connexin36 knockout mouse. Luis Barrio. IRYCIS, Spain
Neuroprotection of Connexin43 mimetic peptide through the inhibition of glial hemichannel activity mediated by -Src. Arantxa Tabernero. Salamanca University, Spain
Gap Junction independent effects of Cx43 on actin dynamics and cell migration. Kristin Pogoda. Biomedical Center Munich BMC. Munich, Germany
Growth control of human melanoma cells by exosomal connexin43. María D. Mayán. INIBIC A Coruña. Spain
Deciphering gap junction protein signaling: translating the messages. Trond Aasen. VHIR Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Spain
Symposium
Session Chairs:
Mathieu Vinken. Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Belgium, Belgium
Lab tools in Neuroscience
Rafael Pineda Reyes. Universidad de Córdoba. IMIBIC. Córdoba. Spain
MicroRNAs in Cardiovascular Disease
Temo Barwari. King´s College. London. UK
