DIMET COURSE “Experimental models in translational medicine

DIMET COURSE
“Experimental models in translational medicine:
how to produce and how to use them”
University of Milano-Bicocca
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Tuesday, May 27, 2014  Building U4, Aula Magna
09:00: “Zebrafish as a model system to study human molecular diseases” - Anna
Pistocchi, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University
of Milan
11:00 “Drosophila melanogaster as a model of neuropsychiatric disease” - Mauro
Zordan, Drosophila Neurogenetics and Behaviour Lab, Department of Biology,
University of Padua
14:30 “Mouse Transgenesis” Institute, Milan
Lorenza Ronfani, Dibit, San Raffaele Scientific
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Building U4, Aula Magna
10:00 “Atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia: insights from experimental in vivo models
(title to be confirmed)” - Giulia Chiesa, University of Milan
11.30 “Genetically modified pigs and large mammals as a pre-clinical tool for
translational medicine” - Cesare Galli, AVANTEA, Cremona
14.30 “Experimental models for mitochondrial disorders” - Massimo Zeviani,
Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Thursday, May 29, 2014 Room to be defined
09:00 “Experimental models in translational and molecular medicine” - DIMET
students discussion and journal clubs
10:30 “Update on Italian Law 26/2014 - European Directive 2010/63/UE”
11:30 “Alternative methods: successful examples of animal experiments substitution”
(title to be confirmed)” - Marisa Meloni, CellTox, Milan
Edificio U8 – Monza 20052, Via Cadore 48
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