Mini-Symposium Scientific program
Mini-Symposium December 13th, 2019
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Registration
2-2:15 p.m. Opening
Dean of Graduate Courses, Cristiani Derani
Coordinators of the Graduate Programs in Biochemistry and Medicine, Ariane Zammonner & Katia Lin
Coordinator of the mini-symposium, Alexandra Latini
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Opening lecture
Dissociation between anxiety and fear: A translational approach
Roger Walz
Núcleo de Excelência em Neurociências de Santa Catarina ( NENASC), Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
3:15-4:00 p.m.
Conference:
Alzheimer’s disease: role of APP beyond Aβ Abstract
Alfredo Lorenzo
Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra, INIMEC-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
INIMEC, Argentina
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Selected mini-talks on mito or neurodegenerative diseases.
10 min presentation
Mini-talk 1: Neuroprotective effect of maternal physical exercise on offspring against amyloid-β neurotoxicity Cristiane Matté, UFRGS, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Mini-talk 2: Depletion of striatal dopamine induces fatigue-like symptoms in mice Abstract
Débora da Luz Scheffer, UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
4:30-5:15 p.m.
Extended coffee-break: Poster presentation
Organ, Tissue, and Bone Marrow Donation: Registration, Procedures, Eligibility, Brazilian legislation.
Elementary school students (5th graders; presentation in Portuguese)
Colégio Gardner, Kobrasol, Santa Catarina, Brazil
colegiogardner.com.br
5:15-5:45 p.m.
Conference:
BH4 pathway, mitochondria and a new experimental model for Parkinson’s disease
Shane Cronin
Institute of molecular biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Science, University of Vienna, Austria
IMBA-Austria
5:45-6:15 p.m.
Conference:
Chronic pain, deep brain stimulation and Parkinson disease
Ramiro Zepeda
Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Talca, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Deep Brain Stimulation, Chile
6:15-7:15 p.m.
Closing lecture:
Interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction, infection, immunity and neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease
Louis-Éric Trudeau
Pharmacology and Physiology Department, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
labotrudeau.org