Location
1 Panepistimiou Avenue,
2109 Aglantzia, Nicosia
Date & Time
9:00am – 6:45pm, 22nd Oct
10:30am – 12:30pm, 23th Oct
Speakers
6 Senior Scientists
& 8 Young Researchers
Seats
DAY 1 - 175 people
DAY 2 - 186 people

About this event

This will be the first national conference for βιος-SBSCy and it will be a high-profile event that
  • will showcase local and international research activity in the Molecular Life Sciences
  • will include invited speakers from Cyprus and abroad (“long talks”)
  • will also include talks from young researchers (post-doctoral and doctoral) (“short talks”), selected from submitted abstracts
  • will contain poster sessions for young researchers to present their work
  • will celebrate the admittance of βιος-SBSCy to the FEBS as the Constituent Society representing Cyprus
  • will include the FEBS National Lecture by Prof. Anders H. Lund
Registration is now closed as capacity has been reached. Thank you for your interest. 
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VENUES

October 22, amphitheater B205 building ΧΩΔ02, capacity 116 people (overflow B204, 59 people), building ΧΩΔ02.

October 23, Ceremony Hall, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos, capacity 186 people.

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Organising Committee

Niovi Santama, University of Cyprus | Yiorgos Apidianakis, University of Cyprus | Myrtani Pieri, University of Nicosia | Vicky Nicolaidou, University of Nicosia | Maria Christofidou, University of Nicosia | Maria-Arsenia Maniori, University of Nicosia | Apostolos Zaravinos, European University Cyprus | Marianna Christodoulou, European University Cyprus

Abstract Submission

You may submit your abstract after your registration to the conference . You can select to present your subject as a Poster or a Talk.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW CLOSED

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DAY 1: October 22

Amphitheater B205 Building ΧΩΔ02

DAY 2: October 23

Ceremony Hall, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos

Event Schedule

1st National Conference of the βιος-SBSCy - “Molecular Life Sciences in Cyprus”
    Registration / Checkin Ticket
    09:00 - 10:00

    You could register for the conference from this website and obtain your barcoded registration "ticket". Please bring this ticket along to the conference desk to get your registration badge.
    Your badge will also contain your lunch voucher for Saturday 22 October!

    SESSION 1
    10:00 - 11:30

    Session Chairs: Myrtani Pieri, University of Nicosia | Vicky Nicolaidou, University of Nicosia

    • Welcome address · 10:00

    • Aristides Eliopoulos
    Autophagy:'make and brake' in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
    10:15 - 10:45

    Long Talk 1 (+Q&A)

    Aristides Eliopoulos
    Professor of Biology & Genetics, Kapodistrian University of Athens
    • Ourania E. Tsitsilonis
    Decoding the immunological puzzle of prothymosin alpha
    10:45 - 11:15

    Long Talk 2 (+Q&A)

    Ourania E. Tsitsilonis
    Professor, Department of Biology, University of Athens
    • Maria Chatzifrangkeskou
    JNK is a novel ciliogenesis regulator controlling actin driven processes
    11:15 - 11:30

    Short Talk 1 (+Q&A)

    Maria Chatzifrangkeskou
    Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Cyprus
    COFFEE BREAK
    11:30 - 12:00
    SESSION 2
    12:00 - 1:00pm

    Session Chairs: Antonis Kirmizis, University of Cyprus | Apostolos Zaravinos, European University of Cyprus

    • Sonja Vernes
    Inside the bat cave: studying bats to learn about speech and language
    12:00-12:30

    Long Talk 3 (+Q&A)

    Sonja Vernes
    Professor at Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences, St Andrews University
    • Chrysoula Pitsouli
    How gut microbes nurture intestinal stem cells
    12:30-1:00pm

    Long Talk 4 (+Q&A)

    Chrysoula Pitsouli
    Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus
    LUNCH BREAK
    1:00 - 2:30pm
    SESSION 3
    2:30 - 3:45pm

    Session Chairs: Marianna Christodoulou, European University of Cyprus | Maria Christofidou, University of Nicosia

    • Josephina Sampson
    The molecular biology of EML4-ALK oncogenic fusions in lung cancer
    2:30 - 2:45pm

    Short Talk 2 (+Q&A)

    Josephina Sampson
    Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Leeds
    • Angeliki Chatziantoniou
    Signatures of the co-deregulated genes and their transcriptional regulators in lung cancer
    2:45 - 3:00pm

    Short Talk 3 (+Q&A)

    Angeliki Chatziantoniou
    M.Sc. Student, European University Cyprus
    • Lucy Shahabian
    Survival of vaccine-induced human milk SARS-CoV-2 IgG, IgA & SIgA immunoglobulins
    across simulated human infant gastrointestinal digestion
    3:00 - 3:15pm

    Short Talk 4 (+Q&A)

    Lucy Shahabian
    M.Sc. Student, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
    • Nicolas Kylilis
    A gene expression, coarse-grained E.coli model that focuses on translation & proteome
    resource constrains to facilitate
    3:15 - 3:30pm

    Short Talk 5 (+Q&A)

    Nicolas Kylilis
    Research Fellow, University of Cyprus
    • Christiana Christou
    Ras Suppressor1 (RSU1) silencing in invasive breast cancer cells promotes apoptosis
    3:30 - 3:45pm

    Short Talk 6 (+Q&A)

    Christiana Christou
    Ph.D. student, European University Cyprus
    COFFEE BREAK
    3:45 - 4:15pm
    Session4
    4:15 - 5:45pm

    Session Chairs: Yiorgos Apidianakis, University of Cyprus | Kyriakos Felekkis, University of Nicosia

    • Eleni Petsalaki
    A novel signaling pathway delays abscission in cytokinesis with chromatin bridges
    4:15 - 4:45pm

    Long Talk 5 (+Q&A)

    Eleni Petsalaki
    H.F.R.I Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Crete
    • Paris A. Skourides
    Integrin Cadherin Cross-Talk: Cadherins Take the Lead
    4:45 - 5:15pm

    Long Talk 6 (+Q&A)

    Paris A. Skourides
    Professor at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus
    • Constantina Neophytou
    Biotin controls intestinal stem cell mitosis and host-microbiome interactions
    5:15 - 5.30pm

    Short Talk 7 (+Q&A)

    Constantina Neophytou
    Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Cyprus
    • Basma Naiisseh
    Optimisation of mutation-specific TALEN- and CRISPR/Cas9-based
    gene correction therapy for β-thalassaemia
    5:30 - 5:45pm

    Short Talk 8 (+Q&A)

    Basma Naiisseh
    Ph.D. student, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
    POSTER SESSION
    5:45 - 7:00 pm
    WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
    10:30 - 11:00

    Session chair: Niovi Santama, University of Cyprus, Chair of βιος-SBSCy

    • Welcome address and presentation of FEBS activities
    • Introduction of Speaker

    Plenary Talk: The FEBS National Lecture
    11:00 - 12:15
    • Martin Jansson
    Tuning the ribosome in health and disease

    Q&A

    Martin Jansson
    Assistant Professor at the Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen
    Plenary Speaker
    FEBS National Lecture
    Award Ceremony
    12:30
    Reception at the foyer
    12:40

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    1st National Conference of the βιος-SBSCy “Molecular Life Sciences in Cyprus”

    Registration is now closed as capacity has been reached. Thank you for your interest. 

    Our Speakers

    Meet our distinguished speakers
    Martin Jansson

    Martin Jansson

    Assistant Professor at the Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen
    Plenary Speaker
    FEBS National Lecture
    Aristides Eliopoulos

    Aristides Eliopoulos

    Professor of Biology & Genetics, Kapodistrian University of Athens
    Eleni Petsalaki

    Eleni Petsalaki

    H.F.R.I Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Crete
    Chrysoula Pitsouli

    Chrysoula Pitsouli

    Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus
    Paris A. Skourides

    Paris A. Skourides

    Professor at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus
    Ourania E. Tsitsilonis

    Ourania E. Tsitsilonis

    Professor, Department of Biology, University of Athens
    Sonja Vernes

    Sonja Vernes

    Professor at Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences, St Andrews University
    Maria Chatzifrangkeskou

    Maria Chatzifrangkeskou

    Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Cyprus
    Josephina Sampson

    Josephina Sampson

    Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Leeds
    Angeliki Chatziantoniou

    Angeliki Chatziantoniou

    M.Sc. Student, European University Cyprus
    Lucy Shahabian

    Lucy Shahabian

    M.Sc. Student, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
    Nicolas Kylilis

    Nicolas Kylilis

    Research Fellow, University of Cyprus
    Christiana Christou

    Christiana Christou

    Ph.D. student, European University Cyprus
    Constantina Neophytou

    Constantina Neophytou

    Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Cyprus
    Basma Naiisseh

    Basma Naiisseh

    Ph.D. student, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics

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