[Info-area2] Giornata del Dottorato GenOMeC - 30 settembre 2015

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Dottorato in Genetica Oncologia e Medicina Clinica
GenOMeC
Direttore Prof. Alessandra Renieri

Annual Progress Report
Doctorate in Genetics, Oncology and Clinical Medicine
(GenOMeC)

September 30, 2015 Centro Didattico Le Scotte, Room A

9.30 	Welcome Addresses
Francesco Frati, Vice Rector of the University of Siena
Alessandra Renieri, Director of the Doctorate in Genetics, Oncology and 
Clinical Medicine

Morning section

9.45 	Progress report of the 2nd year, XXIX cycle (10 minutes for each 
one) – I Session
Chairmen: Iacopo Petrini, Lido Calorini

Aprile Lara (M. Bocchia)
Increased atherothrombotic risk and nilotinib treatment in chronic 
myeloid leukemia patients: a probable role for genetic predisposition 
and induced pro-inflammatory/pro-oxidative status

Belcastro Eugenia  (A. Pompella)
Inflammation and denitrosating enzymes: from the development of a 
cellular inflammatory model
to pathological tissues

Bennett David (P. Rottoli)
Research of clinical biomarkers with diagnostic and prognostic meaning 
in patients with interstitial lung diseases and lung transplant

Caporaso Antonella (A. Giordano)
Identification of novel CDK9-55 kDa substrates involved in DNA damage 
response

Cheleschi Sara (A. Fioravanti, M. Galeazzi)
Possible chondroprotective effect of canakinumab: an in vitro study on 
human osteoarthritic chondrocytes


11.00 	Progress report of the 2nd year, XXIX cycle (10 minutes for each 
one) – II Session
Chairmen: Persio Dello Sbarba, Andrea Galli

Chiarucci Carla (M. Maio)
Identification of immune-related  biomarkers  that can be predictive for 
clinical responses to targeted therapies in melanoma patients

Fazio Carolina (M. Maio)
Pre-clinical development of new combined epigenetic and 
immunotherapeutic approaches for (the treatment of ) malignant 
mesothelioma

Iannuzzi Carmelina Antonella (A. Giordano)
Dissecting the molecular mechanisms underlying mesothelioma development 
and progression

Imperatore Valentina (A. Renieri)
Massive parallel sequencing in sporadic retinoblastoma patients reveals 
somatic mosaicism

Lopomo Angela (L. Migliore)
Genetic and Epigenetic biomarkers in Myasthenia Gravis

Penon Antonella (A. Giordano)
Study of the role of various tomato cultivars in colorectal cancer 
development

12.30 Final Student Questionnaire

Afternoon section

13.30 Lunch and poster viewing

14.30 Progress report of the 1st year, XXX cycle (5 minutes for each 
one)
Chairmen: Massimo Mannelli, Matteo Bertelli

Cencini Emanuele (M. Bocchia)
Study of gene polymorphisms as predictors of treatment efficacy and 
toxicity in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphomas

Delaram Rahmani (A. Giordano)
The role of cell cycle regulators in human cancer

Giacobini Gianluca (M. Maio)
Identification of immune correlates of clinical activity and/or disease 
outcome in melanoma patients
undergoing immunotherapy or targeted therapy

Landucci Elisa (A. Renieri)
Modeling Rett syndrome with iPSCs-derived neurons

Lofiego Maria (M. Maio)
A new human cell-based vaccine for cancer therapy: pre-clinical 
characterization

Mancuso Pietro (A. Giordano – A. Bellacosa)
Role of TDG in DNA demethylation and transcriptional regulation in 
melanoma

Pinto Anna Maria (A. Renieri)
Molecular basis of Arteriovenous Malformations  (AVMs)

Sarti Samanta (L. Poliseno)
Assessing the biological role of miR-211 family in a zebrafish melanoma 
model

16.00 Closing session and meeting of the faculty board

17.00 Attribution of credits by the faculty board





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Dr. Frullanti Elisa, PhD
Medical Genetics
University of Siena, Policlinico S Maria alle Scotte
Viale Bracci, 2 - 53100 - Siena - Italy
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