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. Lucia Zappalà - 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.-10:00 a.m. Prof. Sebastiano Intagliata (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Engineering Proteins. Part 1 (Theory).

10:00-11:00 Prof. Sebastiano Intagliata (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Engineering Proteins.  Part 2 (Laboratory).

11:00 a.m-11:30 a.m  Coffee Break

11:30 a.m.-13:00 p.m. Prof. Sebastiano Intagliata (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) . Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Engineering Proteins.  Part 2 continued.(Laboratory).

      13:00-14,30 Lunch Break

15:30 p.m.-17:30 p.m. Dr. M. Yunus Bektay (Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Turkey). The Pharmacist Role in Clinical Trials: Optimising adherence, safety, and ethics.

 

17:30 p.m.-17:45 p.m.: In Silico and In Vitro Evaluation of Potential Dual Inhibitors of CBR1 and AKR1C3 for Improving Anthracycline Chemotherapy

Maria Świtalska Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.

17:45 p.m.-18:00 p.m.-:Lysozyme Functionalized Alginate-Chitosan Fibers and Beads Advancing Biomedical Applications

Natalia Pyra, iMed  University of Lisbon&Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków, Poland

18:00 p.m -18:15 p.m.: Protein Degradation via the Endosome-Lysosome Axis: A Roadmap for Future Tissue-Selective Therapeutics.

Bartosz Wojdyła, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.

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. Johan  Wouters (University of Namur, Belgium) - Pharmaceutical salts and co-crystals: from crystal engineering to modulated pharmaceutical properties of solids.

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

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dr. Angela Bonaccorso (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Design of experiments for pharmaceutical product and process development.

     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. Prof. Salvatore Sortino (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Light and Pharmaceutics: opportunities and perspectives.

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Dr. Deborah Santonocito (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Ocular Drug Delivery: present innovations and future challenges.

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

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Prof. Teresa Musumeci (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Intranasal delivery of drugs and nanomedicine: what do we know?

     12.30-13,30 p.m. Lunch Break

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

15:00 p.m.-16:00 p.m. Prof. Luca Vanella (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Biochemical strategies for translational research. Part 1. (Theory). 

16:00 p.m.-19:00 p.m. Prof. Luca Vanella, Dr. Barbara Tomasello (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Biochemical strategies for translational research. Part 2 (Laboratory)  @Laboratory of Advanced Biochemistry & Biology,

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

09:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Prof.  Giuseppe Caruso (International University of Health and Medical Sciences, Rome, Italy) - The translational and therapeutic potential of carnosine in Alzheimer's disease: from in vitro to clinical studies.

10:30-11,30  a.m.: Coffee Break

11:00 a.m.-13:00 p.m. Prof. Sebastiano Intagliata (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania) - Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Engineering Proteins (Results analysis of the laboratory of July, 8)

 

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

               LUNCH

 

VIRTUAL SESSION (e-LEARNING) JULY 21th-24th 2025

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Prof. Maria Emilia Sousa (Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory -Department of Chemical Sciences-  Faculty of Pharmacy-University of Porto & CIIMAR.).

Design of Natural Products Mimics for Safe and Sustainable Drugs 

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Dr. Roy Chun-Laam Ng (Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, U.K.).

Pharmacological inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome pathway for treating neuroinflammatory diseases

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.  Prof. Rosalia Rodriguez (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences -Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona). 

Nanomedicines for Obesity Treatment: From Hypothalamic Regulation to Brain-Targeted Therapy

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

Lipid nanoparticles: a versatile delivery system for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. 

16:00 p.m.-17:00 p.m. Dr. Filomena Perri Principal Scientist  (BIOSOLVEIT, Germany)

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Prof. Agata Graziella Copani (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Italy).

DNA polymerase-beta: example of target identification and drug discovery in Alzheimer’s disease

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.  Prof. Santina Chiechio (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Italy) 

Preclinical Strategies for Neuropathic Pain: Addressing Comorbidities and Emerging Treatments

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Dr. Manel López PhD Senior Principal Scientist Drug Discovery (PHARMACELERA, Spain)

Exploring Computational Chemistry in Drug Discovery: From Ideas to Real Medicines

4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Dr.  Thomas Leary Senior Application Specialist (DNASTAR Inc., USA)

Identifying Tumor-Normal mutations using advanced filtration logic in a cohort of Smoker with Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Wednesday 24th July 2025

9:00 a.m.-13:00 p.m. Dr. Andrew Orry (MolSoft LLC, San Diego, CA 92121, USA); Dr. Nir Shahaf, Dr. Matteo Pappalardo,  Prof. Salvatore Guccione (Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Italy)

Chemoinformatics workflows using ICM

 

 

 

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