14:00-14:30         

Introduction

14:30-17:30     

Training session and Work in groups

from 17:30                

Welcome cocktail

Psychiatric disorders

9:30 – 10:15              

Giuseppe Carrà, University of Milano-Bicocca “Models of mental disorders: a perspective”

10:15 – 10:45             

Tomi Rantamäki, University of Helsinki “Antidepressant mechanisms in the context of thermoregulation, sleep, and circadian dynamics”

10:45 – 11:15             

Patrizia Campolongo, Sapienza University of Rome “Modulation of memory for traumatic experiences”

11:15 – 11:45             

Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:15             

Jessica Mingardi, University of Milano “Home-cage automated behavioral tracking: a new tool to study complex phenotypes in mice”

12:15 – 12:45             

Iiris Hovatta, University of Helsinki (remotely) “Shared genetic background and bidirectional risk of anxiety disorders and general medical conditions”

12:45 – 14:30             

Lunch and Break

Student Talks and training session

14.30 – 17:30             

Student presentations (15-20 min talk/student), training activities and discussion

Psychiatric disorders

9:30 – 10:15                 

Danilo De Gregorio, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute “Psychedelics in Psychiatry: Mechanism of action and potential use in mental health”

10:15 – 10:45                

Gian Marco Leggio, University of Catania “Susceptibility, Resilience, and Microbiota: New Insights into PTSD”

10:45 – 11:15                 

Naoki Yamawaki, Aarhus University “Cholinergic modulation of neuronal activity: implications for stress, memory, and movement”

11:15 – 11:45                  

Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:15                 

Olli Pietiläinen, University of Helsinki “Genomic approaches in understanding the clinical and biological impact of genetic variants in psychotic disorders”

12:15 – 12:45                

Giulia Treccani, Marburg University “The Interplay of Stress, Glucocorticoids, and Sensitive Periods:  Impact on Cellular Morphology, Function and Disease Phenotype”

12:45 – 14:30                

Lunch and Break

Student Talks and training session

14.30 – 17:30                

Student presentations (15-20 min talk/student), training activities and discussion

Neurodevelopmental disorders

9:30 – 10:15                  

Cinzia Peruzzi, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori “Clinical framework of neurodevelopmental disorders”

10:15 – 10:45                 

Asami Tanimura, Aarhus University “Neuronal circuits underlying sociability and social memory”

10:45 – 11:15                 

Chiara Verpelli, CNR Neuroscience Institute “Shank3 related autism: from cell biology to new treatment opportunities”

11:15 – 11:45                  

Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:15                 

Helena Kilpinen, University of Helsinki “Stem cell models of neurodevelopment: from molecular signatures to cellular function”

12:15 – 12:45                

Riccardo Brambilla, University of Pavia “16p11.2 copy number variation syndromes: in search for biomarkers”

Free Afternoon

Neurodegenerative disorders

9:30 – 10:15               

Carlo Ferrarese, University of Milano-Bicocca ““Early biological diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders: new tools for prevention and treatment””

10:15 – 10:45              

Kristian Juul-Madsen, Aarhus University “New strategies for treating early-stage Alzheimer’s disease targeting the peripheral immune system”

10:45 – 11:15              

Silvia Coco, University of Milano-Bicocca “Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles as a potential novel strategy in Alzheimer’s disease”

11:15 – 11:45              

Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:15             

Arianna Bellucci, University of Brescia “The role of synaptopathy in Lewy body disorders”

12:15 – 12:45             

Tiziana Bonifacino, University of Genova “Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: tools for research in vitro and in vivo”

12:45 – 13:00            

General discussion and concluding remarks