Prof. Robertto Di Marco

8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m.   REGISTRATION

9:15 a.m.-9:30  a.m  Prof. Rosario Pignatello (Director, Department of Drug and Health Sciences,  University of Catania) – Introduction to the course.

9:30  a.m-10:00 a.m ???? - Prof. Mattia Frasca

10:00  a.m-11:30  a.m  Prof. Emanuele Amata (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Drug Synthesis. Part 1 (Theory).

       11:30  a.m-12:00 p.m.   Coffee-Break

12:00  a.m-13:00 p.m. Prof. Emanuele Amata (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Drug Synthesis.  Part 2 (Theory)

      13:00-14:00 p.m. Lunch Break

14:30 p.m.-19:30 p.m. Prof. Emanuele Amata (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Drug Synthesis.  Part 3 (Laboratory).

9:00 a,m.-11:00 a.m. Prof. Giuseppe Grasso&Dr. Alessia Di Stefano (Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania) - Surface Plasmon Resonance in drug discovery. Part 1 (Theory).

11:00 a.m-11:30 a.m  Coffee Break

11:30 a.m.-13:00 p.m. Prof. Giuseppe Grasso&Dr. Alessia Di Stefano (Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania) - Surface Plasmon Resonance in drug discovery. Part 2 (Laboratory).

      13:00-14,30 Lunch Break

15:30 p.m.-17:30 p.m. Prof. Giuseppe Grasso&Dr. Alessia Di Stefano (Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania) - Surface Plasmon Resonance in drug discoovery. Part 2 (Laboratory, continued).

17:30 p.m.-17:45 p.m.: .

17:45 p.m.-18:00 p.m.-:

18:00 p.m -18:15 p.m.: 

Certificates relevant to oral and/or poster presentations can be received upon request by email to salvatore.guccione@unict.it

 

9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Prof. Giuseppe Forte title?

     11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Coffee Break

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ????

     12.30 -13,30 Lunch Break

Afternoon (via Valdisavoia 5)

15:00 p.m.-17:30 p.m. Prof. Claudia Carbone-Prof. Teresa Musumeci (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania). Laboratory activity for the preparation and characterization of nanomedicines

Morning (I Classroom I - University Campus, v.le Andrea Doria 6, Bldg.2)

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Dr. Maria Di Chiara (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) -Radioligand Binding Assays in Drug Discovery.Part 1 (Theory).

10:00 a.m.-13:00 a.m. Dr. Maria Di Chiara (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Radioligand Binding Assays in Drug Discovery (Laboratory).Part 2 (Laboratory).

     11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Coffee Break

 

     13.30-14,30 p.m. Lunch Break

Afternoon ( Classroom I - University Campus, v.le Andrea Doria 6, Bldg.2)

15:30 p.m.-16:30 p.m. Dr. Rosalia Maria Cristina Pellitteri (Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council, (IRIB-CNR).Neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory activity of natural compounds: therapeutic implications for neurodegenerative diseases

16:30 p.m.-17:30 p.m. Dr. Sara Merlo (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - 

Neuroinflammation: a unifying mechanism in brain disorders

Morning (Classroom I - University Campus, v.le Andrea Doria 6, Bldg.2)

09:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Prof. Roberto Di Marco  (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) -  Updates on microbial extracellular vesicles: just tools for intercellular communication and virulence factors, or also potential innovative therapeutic targets?

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Dr. Ezgi Balkan Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa. Istanbul Türkiye) Cancer Immunotherapy: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Applications

11:30-11,30  a.m.: Coffee Break

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Dr. Agata Kryczyk-Poporawa (Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analytics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University, Medical College,  Kraków, Poland)

Stability in Drug Development: Ensuring Quality and Efficacy

     13:00 p.m.-14:00  CLOSING REMARKS & PHOTO

               LUNCH

Lab and session schedules may vary according to the number of participants to ensure proper access to laboratory practices.”

 

VIRTUAL SESSION (e-LEARNING) JUNE 13th-17th 2026

09:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Prof. Dr. Thierry Langer University of Vienna Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.Pharmaceutical Chemistry Division-

Research towards next generation pharmacophore modeling

11:00 a.m.-13:00 p.m. Prof. Univ.-Prof.  Dr. Dr. h.c. Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry Holger Stark (Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf Institut fuer Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie)

From Bench to Bedside to Bench: Histamine H3 Receptor Antagonists in Orphan Diseases

09:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Prof. Johan Wouters (Department of Chemistry Université de Namur)Crystal engineering to modulated pharmaceutical properties of solids" 

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Prof. Lucia Montenegro (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania). 

 

16:00 p.m.-17:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Dr. Giulio Petronio Petronio PhD Clinical MIcrobiology Laboratory Dept. Medicina e Scienze della Salute “Vincenzo Tiberio” Università degli Studi del Molise.Bridging Traditional Botanicals and Modern Microbiology: Laboratory Standards and the Galleria mellonella In Vivo Pre-Screening Model

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.  

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  

4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 

Wednesday  July 2026

9:00 a.m.-13:00

 

 

 

The abstract book can be downloaded from the BIP site or from the folder in the TEAMS classroom after the virtual session ends.

Attendance certificates needs to be validated after the virtual session ends. Ask the ERASMUS responsible person at your university to contact Prof. Salvatore Guccione.

Certificates relevant to lectures, oral or poster presentations can be received upon request by email to salvatore.guccione@unict.it