Content:

1. Description
2. Lecturers
3. Important facts
4. Travel
5. Programme
6. Participants
7. Location
8. Poster

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„Imaging neuroinflammation“

NERKA

Regional Biophysical School “Academician Radoslav K. Andjus” (NERKA) was established in honor of Professor R.K. Andjus (1926-2003) an internationally recognized scientists from the University of Belgrade, a member of Montenegrin and Serbian academies of sciences and arts and one of the founders of Institute for Marine Biology in Kotor. This is the sixth school, organized traditionally by the Biophysical Society of Serbia this time with the sponsorship of the International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) with over 50 members. We are expecting a good turnout of participants from Serbia, Montenegro and the Region.

Welcome to Biophysics at the Mediterranean!

Prof. Pavle Andjus, president of Serbian Biophysical Society

 

Description

Each school has a different theme, and thematic objective of this school is to introduce modern methods of biophysical imaging and image analysis in studies of inflammatory phenomena and markers of neurodegenerative diseases. It is also envisaged to rise discussion among the participants on the translational value of these techniques and the clinical relevance of presented experimental markers.

The techniques covered will be:

• MRI, MRS, PET, EPRI, and
• advanced microscopy
  • non-linear microscopy – dual photon fluorescence,
  • fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) & microscopy,
  • super-resolution microscopy : PALM, STED,
  • raman spectroscopy : CARS,
  • digital holographic microscopy.

A multidisciplinary faculty is chosen ranging from fields of:

• physics (applications of laser technology and advanced microscopy),
• physical chemistry (magnetic resonance techniques and applications),
• biology (experimental models of neurodegenerative diseases), and
• medicine (clinical studies and markers of neuroinflammation).

Lecturers

(in alphabetic order)

• Prof. Pavle Andjus, PhD – Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Caterina Bendotti, PhD – “Mario Negri” Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
• Andrew Clayton, PhD – Swinburne University of Technology,  Hawthorn, Australia
• Marko Daković, PhD – Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Irena Dujmović, MD – School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Diego Gomez-Nicola, PhD –  University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, UK
• Prof. Robert Harris, PhD – Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
• Branislav Jelenković, PhD – Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Prof. Lars Klimaschewski, MD – Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
• Aleksandar Krmpot, PhD – Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Prof. Slobodan Macura, PhD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
• Miloš Mojović – Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Prof. Hugh Perry, PhD – Centre for Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK
• Boris Šakić, PhD – McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
• Vladana Vukojević, PhD – Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Important facts

Registration fee:

150€ (to be paid after acceptance of application)

Accommodation:

private villas, walking distance from venue – managed by local organizer.

Travel

Help offered by organizing committee and the exclusive touristic agency IMPALA (info@impalayu.com).

Fellowships

Fellowships to attend the School sponsored by IUPAB will be distributed to young researchers (<35) on competitive basis and will consist of 300 (three hundred) Euro and/or price of accommodation + registration fee waiver.

Applications (short CV and letter of recommendation) to be sent to clm@bio.bg.ac.rs until April 11^th, 2016.

For further info contact:

clm@bio.bg.ac.rs

Programme

Friday, 17 June 2016

15:00 – 16:00 Registration and snacks
16:00 Welcome address
16:30 – 18:30 Hugh Perry, University of Southampton (UK): „Microglia the cornerstone of neuroinflammation.”
19:00 Dinner – get together and meet the speaker

Saturday, 18 June 2016

Advanced microscopy and applications
08:00 – 09:00 On site breakfast and snacks get together
09:00 – 10:30 Branislav Jelenković, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade (RS): „Physical principles of advanced microscopy and the use of lasers in biology and medicine.“
10:30 – 12:00 Aleksandar Krmpot, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade (RS): „Nonlinear laser scanning microscopy.“
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch brake
14:00 – 15:30 Andrew Clayton, Swiburne University of Technology (AUS): “Imaging molecular interactions at the cell surface with multidimensional microscopy.”
15:30 – 17:00 Vladana Vukojević, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, (SE): “Live cell studies by methods with single-molecule sensitivity: Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Photoactivated Localization Microscopy.”
17:00 – 18:30 Diego Gomez-Nicola, University of Southampton (UK): “Modulating the self-repairing potential of the brain in chronic neurodegeneration.”
19:00 Dinner – get together and meet the speakers

Sunday, 19 June 2016

Magnetic resonance imaging and applications
08:00 – 09:00 On site – breakfast and snacks get together
09:00 – 10:30 Slobodan Macura, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (USA): „Preclinical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance  Microscopy and Spectroscopy in Neuroinflammation.”
10:30 – 12:00 Marko Daković, University of Belgrade (RS): „Diffusion weighted MRI and MR spectroscopy in research of neroinflammatory processes.”
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch brake
13:30 – 15:00 Caterina Bendotti, “Mario Negri” Institute for Pharmacological Research – Milano (IT): „Insights on the mechanisms of disease progression from two mouse models of inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis”
15:00 – 16:30 Miloš Mojović, University of Belgrade (RS): “EPR in vivo spectroscopy for assessment of oxidative status in neurodegeneration.”
16:30 – 18:00 Pavle Andjus, University of Belgrade (RS): “Combining magnetic resonance imaging with advanced microscopy in studies of neurodegenerative processes.”
19:00 Dinner – get together and meet the speakers

Monday, 20 June 2016

From bench to bedside
08:00 – 09:00 On site breakfast and snacks get together
09:00 – 10:30 Boris Šakić, McMaster University (CAN): „Imaging of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in an animal model of CNS Lupus”
10:30 – 12:00 Lars Klimaschewski, Medical University of Innsbruck (AU): “Advanced fluorescence microscopy for molecular tracing in nervous system.”
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch brake
14:00 – 15:30 Irena Dujmović, University of Belgrade (RS): „Neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica: spectrum disorders: from microscopy to magnetic resonance imaging techniques.”
15:30 – 17:00 Wrap up discussion panel – „Translational value of biophysical imaging.“ (moderators Boris Šakić, Pavle Andjus)
18:00 Boat Excursion and Farewell Dinner

Participants

• Ana Stančić (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Group of Immunology, Institute for Medical Research
• András Harazin (Budapest, Hungary): PhD student at the Biological Barriers Group, Institute of Biopyhics, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• Andrej Vidak (Zagreb, Croatia): PhD student at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
• Anđela Šoškić (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Laboratory for Neurocognition and Applied Cognition, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade
• Antonella Battisti (Livorno, Italy): PhD at the CNR Nanoscience Institute
• Arsen Kishmiryan (Yerevan, Armenia): PhD student at the L.A. Orbeli Institute of Physiology NAS RA
• Biljana Ristić (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Laboratory for Immunology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• Bojan Jevtić (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Department of Immunology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University Belgrade
• Danica Pavlović (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Photonic Center, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade
• Daniel Čierny (Bratislava, Slovakia): PhD at the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine and University hospital Martin Biology
• Dániel Veres (Budapest, Hungary): PhD at the In vivo imaging center, Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology
• Dina Mileusnić (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Immunotoxicology group, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University Belgrade
• Elena Rafailovska (Skopje, Macedonia): MSc at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University
• Enikő Szabó (Ambrózfalva, Hungary): PhD at the Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• Gevorg Ghukasyan (Yerevan, Armenia): PhD student at the L.A. Orbeli Institute of Physiology NAS RA
• János Haskó (Szeged, Hungary): PhD student at the Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• Jovana Despotović (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Laboratory for molecular biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade
• Jovanka Krajoska (Skopje, Macedonia): MSc at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University
• Kirilka Mladenova (Sofia, Bulgaria): PhD student at the Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
• Mária Mészáros (Budapest, Hungary): PhD student at the Biological Barriers Group, Institute of Biopyhics, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• Marija Bogdanovska (Skopje, Macedonia): MSc at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics – Skopje, Institute of Biology, Department of Physiology
• Marija Jovanović (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University Belgrade
• Marina Zarić (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, “Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences
• Milena Amidžić (Belgrade, Serbia): MSc at the Immunobiology/Ecology group, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University Belgrade
• Milica Kosić (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• Miloš Opačić (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Department of Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade
• Nikolett Hegedűs (Budapest, Hungary): PhD student at the Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University
• Roland Patai (Szeged, Hungary): PhD student at the Neuronal Plasticity Research Group , Molecular Neurobiology Research Unit, Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• Snežana Jovičić (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at The Centre for Biological Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade
• Stanko Aksentijević (Belgrade, Serbia): MSc at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
• Suzana Stanisavljević (Belgrade, Serbia): PhD student at the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University Belgrade

Location

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