Cell-surface mimics to study virus-membrane interactions
Marta Bally
Umeå University
09:45h - 10:30h
Variant-specific Interactions at the Plasma Membrane: Heparan Sulfate's Impact on SARS-CoV-2 Binding Kinetics
Dario Valter Conca Umeå University
11:20h - 11:40h
Poster Sessions
Conference Room
9.6.2025
20:30 – 21:30h
Poster Session I
Talk Title / Abstract Title
Speaker / Presenting Author
20:30h - 21:00h
Poster Sessions
Conference Room
9.6.2025
20:30 – 21:30h
Poster Session I
Talk Title / Abstract Title 2
Talk Title / Abstract Title 2
20:30h - 21:00h
Tackling the urgent need for a broad spectrum antiviral drug, from lipid interfaces to in vivo activity
Miguel Castanho University of Lisbon
09:00h - 09:45h
Sulfation patterns of heparan sulfate influence the physicochemical characteristics of papillomavirus interactions for entry
Fouzia Bano
Umeå University
11:00h - 11:20h
Structure and processes at the lipid-aqueous interface - methods and applications
Tommy Nylander Lund University
09:00h - 09:45h
Cell Membrane Derived Supported Lipid Bilayers in Virology Research
Hudson Pace
Umeå University
09:45h - 10:05h
Influence of ethanol on liposome's bilayer properties; systematic comparison between preparation methods
Leonardo Severini
“La Sapienza” University of Rome
10:05h - 10:25h
Sessions
Conference Room
11.6.2025
09:00 – 12:45h
Session VIA: Gels, Polymers, Proteins and Amphiphiles
- Katarina Maniura
- Jenny Malmström
- Ashley Hancock
-Hrachya Ishkhanyan
- Alberto Striolo
- Cornelia Palivan
Instructive soft biomaterials for tissue response by design: steering events at the biointerface
Katarina Maniura
EMPA
09:00h - 09:45h
Sessions
Conference Room
11.6.2025
09:00 – 12:45h
Session VIA: Gels, Polymers, Proteins and Amphiphiles
- Katarina Maniura
- Jenny Malmström
- Ashley Hancock
-Hrachya Ishkhanyan
- Alberto Striolo
- Cornelia Palivan
Soft Materials to Understand Cell-Material Interactions
Jenny Malmström
University of Auckland
09:45h - 10:30h
Sessions
Conference Room
11.6.2025
09:00 – 12:45h
Session VIA: Gels, Polymers, Proteins and Amphiphiles
- Katarina Maniura
- Jenny Malmström
- Ashley Hancock
-Hrachya Ishkhanyan
- Alberto Striolo
- Cornelia Palivan
Advanced Methods to Control and Investigate Inter-Protein Interactions and Energy Transfer in Model Photosynthetic Biomembranes
Ashley Hancock
University of Leeds
11:00h - 11:45h
Immobilisation of enzymes for biocatalysis and biofuel cells
Edmond Magner
University of Limerick
09:00h - 09:45h
Growth factor affinity binding alginate sulfate substrates for biomedical applications
Rami Mhanna
American University of Beirut
09:45h - 10:30h
Regulation of the photosynthetic ABGAPDH via selfassembly
Alessandra Del Guidice
“La Sapienza” University of Rome
11:00h - 11:20h
Cornelia Palivan
17:30h - 18:30h
Boosting Antimicrobial Effects of Photocatalytic TiO2 nanoparticles by peptide coating
Martin Malmsten University of Copenhagen
11:40h - 12:25h
Dynamic In Situ Synthesis of Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric Nanoparticles via a High-Performance Micro-Reactor Chip
Fatih Inci Bilkent University
12:25h - 12:45h
The shape of the plasma membrane regulates the nanoscale organization, function and pharmacology of transmembrane protein
Dimitrios Stamou
University of Copenhagen
17:30h - 18:30h
Tackling the urgent need for a broad spectrum antiviral drug, from lipid interfaces to in vivo activity
Francesca Baldelli Bombelli
Politecnico di Milano
15:15h - 16:00h
Lipid Nanoparticles and Transethosomes for surface eye pathologies
Luigi Talarico
University of Siena
16:00h - 16:20h
Advanced Dendrimer-Based Nanocarriers for Enhanced and Selective Delivery of 5-fluorouracil or Doxorubicin
Magdalena Goncerz
Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science
16:20h - 16:40h
Development of Extracellular Vesicle-Imprinted Biosensors for Elucidating Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Diagnosis
Yeseren Saylan
Bilkent University
17:10h - 17:30h
Understanding synergistic antimicrobial peptide combinations through computational approaches
Chris Lorenz
King’s College London
10:55h - 11:40h
Exploring the Biointerface of Polycrystalline Lysozyme Coatings: Interaction with Biological Fluids and Implications for Antimicrobial Release
Nawel Kaddour
University of Limerick
11:40h - 12:00h
Antimicrobial peptide double cooperative effect towards the development of new antimicrobial agents
Kaori Sugihara
The University of Tokyo
12:00h - 12:45h
Molecules at the Interface: Modelling Confinement Effects on DNA–Ion Interactions
Francesca Mocci
University of Cagliari
15:15h - 16:00h
The impact of multivalent phosphate ions on protein selfassembly processes
Robin Curtis
University of Manchester
16:00h - 16:20h
Into the core of Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs); mRNA transfection efficiency is buffer specific
Cristina Carucci
University of Cagliari
16:20h - 16:40h
Bending, crowding and jostling: life is free inside the COVID vaccines
Drew Parsons
University of Cagliari
17:10h - 17:30h
From solid supported to pores-spanning membranes – what do we gain?
Claudia Steinem
University of Göttingen
20:30h - 21:30h
Obese Microenvironments Drive Breast Cancer Invasion
Delphine Gourdon
University of Glasgow
11:20h - 12:05h
Tissue as a surface - using soap bubble physics to understand the mechanics of epithelia
Andreas Janshoff
University of Göttingen
12:05h - 12:50h
Impact on Nanoparticles Biobehavior: Protein Corona Formation
Barabara Jachimska
Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science
15:45h - 16:30h
Tailor-Made Design of Fluorinated Nanotherapeutics for Cardiac Disfunctions
Beatrice Lucia Bona
Politecnico di Milano
17:00h - 17:20h
Mitochondriotropic liposomes featuring a triphenylphosphonium bolaamphiphile: development of a protocol for loading antioxidants and evaluation of liposome ability in subcellular targeting
Simona Sennato
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR - Rome
17:20h - 17:40h
Design and investigation of microfluidic-synthetized lipid-based nanocarriers: High-throughput screening and optimization
Illaria Clemente
University of Siena
17:40h - 18:00h
Metabolomics for investigating molecular mechanisms of nanostructure– biology interactions
Flaminia Cesare Marincola
University of Cagliari
18:00h - 18:20h