19th National Congress of the Italian Society for Neuroscience (SINS)

9 - 11 September 2021
19th National Congress of the Italian Society for Neuroscience (SINS)

There was so much NICO at the 19th  National Congress of the Italian Society for Neuroscience ( SINS ) scheduled from the 9th to the 11th September 2021.
The congress, originally based in Brescia, due to the circumstance related to the Covid19 emergency, took place in virtual mode.
Find out the interventions of our researchers.

Furthermore, our researcher Martina Lorenzati, PostDoc in Physiology of Neural Stem Cells group, led by Annalisa Buffo, has won the B4S (Brescia 4 Science Award 2021), and Chiara Olmeo - Research group of Adult neurogenenis led by Luca Bonfanti, was awarded for her oral communication.

Thursday, Sept 9

Symposium 5: Under40
The brain extracellular matrix – friend or foe? Current discussion over the role of the extracellular matrix in synaptic plasticity and psychiatric disorders
Chairpersons: G. Chelini – D. Carulli

Perineuronal net interactions in modulating adult plasticity and cognitive function
Ilaria Bertocchi  (Department of Neuroscience, Univ. of Turin)
NICO - research group of Neuropsychopharmacology

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Symposium 11
Neuronal and non-neuronal mechanisms of neurodegeneration in motor neuron diseases
Chairpersons: G. Bonanno – A. Poletti

Spinal muscular atrophy, more than a motor neuron disease: the contribution of neuromuscular junction dysfunctions to disease progression
Marina Boido  (Department of Neuroscience, Univ. of Turin)
NICO - research group of Brain development and disease

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Symposium 14
Cues and circuits driving reproduction in mice
Chairpersons: S. Bovetti – P. Peretto

Neural plasticity in the Accessory olfactory bulb and its role in controlling reproduction in the mouse
Paolo Peretto  (DBios, Univ. of Turin)
NICO - research group of Adult Neurogenenis

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Friday, Sept 10

Symposium 22: Under40
Key factors in brain morphogenesis during development
Chairpersons: G. Pallavicini – G. Favero

Genotoxic stress and TP53 activation in neural progenitors lead to microcephaly syndrome
Gianmarco Pallavicini  (Department of Neuroscience, Univ. of Turin)
NICO - research group of Embryonic neurogenesis

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Symposium 24
Sex and Gender in Neuroscience: toward a bridging
Chairpersons: M. Pizzi – F. Blandini

Neuromorphology of Gender: old and new contributions for the study of brain sex differences
Giancarlo Panzica  (Department of Neuroscience, Univ. of Turin)
NICO - research group of Neuroendocrinology

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Symposium 29: Under40
Mechanisms regulating white matter function, dysfunction and repair: focus on oligodendrocytes and microglia
Chairpersons: F. Boscia – M. Grilli

Citron-kinase deletion unveils inherent molecular and functional heterogeneity in dorsal and ventral oligodendrocyte progenitor cells of the mouse forebrain
Enrica Boda  (Department of Neuroscience, Univ. of Turin)

NICO - research group of Physiopathology of neural stem cells

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Saturday, Sept 11

Oral Comunications:
Chairpersons: M. Pizzi – M. Memo

Imaging the mouse developing auditory cortex
Chiara La Rosa  (Department of veterinary sciences, Univ. of Turin)
NICO - research group of Adult Neurogenenis

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Poster session:  Martina Lorenzati (group Buffo), Marco Ghibaudi  and Chiara Olmeo (group Bonfanti) 

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Brescia 4 Science Award 2021

Our researcher Martina Lorenzati , PostDoc in Physiology of Neural Stem Cells group, led by Annalisa Buffo , has won the B4S (Brescia 4 Science Award 2021).

The B4S Brescia for Science Award 2021 is a new initiative sponsored by four non-profit Institutions based in Brescia well known for their mission specifically dedicated to the promotion of Science in Society (IRCCS Fatebenefratelli, Fondazione Camillo Golgi, Fondazione Giorgio Brunelli, Fondazione IniziativeZooprofilattiche e Zootecniche), which has awarded eight poster Authors whose work is characterized by high level of innovation and social impact in different fields of Neuroscience.

Martina Lorenzati won this competition with her  poster entitled “Human iPSCs-derived oligodendrocytes and astrocytes as the first Autosomal Dominant Leukodystrophy-relevant cellular models” . The poster presentation describes the first analyses on ADLD stem cell-derived glial cells (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, considered the main responsible of the disease).

This is only the first part of a bigger project granted by ELA International ( Allele-specific siRNAs as therapeutic option for ADLD: in vitro pre-clinical validation on unique human experimental models 2020-2022 | ELA International, Luxembourg ) and in collaboration with dr. Elisa Giorgio ( Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin) , whose aim is to validate the first therapy for this disease, already tested by the same group in another recent publication .