ANIMPACT, Scientific Meeting, 7th February of 2014 at Porto, Portugal
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09:30 Registration
   
10:00 Opening
   
10:20 Sphingomyelinases in cell regulation
  Yusuf Hannun, Stony Brook University, USA
   
11:10 Selected short communication
  Sphingolipid metabolism is regulated in mammary epithelial cell differentiation and correlates to breast cancer prognosis
Luísa Helguero, University of Aveiro
   
11:30 Coffee break
   
11:50 Bioactive sphingolipids in inflammation and cancer
  Lina Obeid, Stony Brook University, USA
   
12:40 Selected short communication
  Sphingosine Kinase Modulates IL-7-Mediated Signaling in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Joana Matos, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon
   
13:00 Lunch
   
14:00 Poster session
   
15:00 Sphingolipid lysosomal storage diseases: pathogenesis and therapy
  Frances Platt, University of Oxford, UK
   
15:50 Sphingolipid and nutrient signaling in yeast: insights into ageing and disease
  Vítor Costa, University of Porto, Portugal
   
16:30 Tackling sphingolipids biophysical properties to decipher their biological roles
  Liana Silva, University of Lisbon, Portugal
   
17:10 Selected short communication
  Myelin lipids inhibit axon regeneration following spinal cord injury: a novel perspective for therapy
Fernando Mar, Institute for Cell and Molecular, University of Porto
   
17:30 Closing remarks and Farewell Coffee
   

 

 


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