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Congress Timetable

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  • Sunday August 24th
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    17:00 Registration
    18:30
    18:30 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Kristian Berg
    “Fortieth anniversary of the European Society of Photobiology. History and significance in the scientific community”
    19:30
    19:30 Welcome Party
    20:30
  • Monday August 25th
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    09:00 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Guglielmo Lanzani
    “Engineering carbon-based phototransducers for cell stimulation and vision restoration”
    10:00
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    PDT and immunotherapy of cancer
    Chair: Pål Selbo    		 Oral communications on photochemistry and photophysics
    Chair: Massimo Trotta    		 Photosynthetic biohybrids
    Chair: Matteo Grattieri    		 Environmental antimicrobial PDT
    Chairs: Kristjan Plaetzer & Giovanni Romano    		 Phototherapy
    Chair: Franz Trautinger
    10:30 “Singlet molecular oxygen in biological systems: Mechanistic studies using 18O-labeled dioxygen, mass spectrometry, and near-infrared light emission measurements”
    Invited: Dmitri Krysko (Ghent University, BE)    		 10:30 “Singlet molecular oxygen in biological systems: Mechanistic studies using 18O-labeled dioxygen, mass spectrometry, and near-infrared light emission measurements”
    Paolo Di Mascio (Universidade de São Paulo, BR)    		 10:30 “Engineering Cyanobacteria for Electrosynthesis”
    Invited: Shelley Minteer (Missouri University of Science and Technology, US)    		 10:30 “UVC light source to prevent airborne infection transmission”
    Invited: Giovanni Romano (Università degli Studi di Firenze, IT)    		 10:30 “Photopheresis: 40 Years on”
    Invited: Franz Trautinger (University Hospital of St. Poelten, AT)
    10:55 10:45 10:55 10:55 10:55
    10:55 “Enhancing Photodynamic Therapy and Anti-Tumor Immunity: The Critical Role of Drug Delivery”
    Invited: Lígia Catarina Gomes da Silva (University of Coimbra, PT)    		 10:45 “Unveiling the Hidden Architecture of the Brain: the Power of Super-Resolution Shadow Imaging and Optogenetics”
    Virginia Puente (Biofisika Center, ES)    		 10:55 “Cyanobacteria as Living Biohybrids: Porous PEDOT:PSS Interfaces for Environmental Electrophysiology”
    Invited: Paulo Rocha (University of Coimbra, PT)    		 10:55 “Photodynamic materials for the prevention and treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in humans and animals”
    Invited: Reza Ghiladi (North Carolina State University, US)    		 10:55 “Phototherapy of Mycosis fungoides”
    Invited: Johanna Latzka (University Hospital of St. Poelten, AT)
    11:20 10:55 11:20 11:20 11:20
    11:20 “Enhancing CD8+ T-Cell Responses with PCI-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccination”
    Invited: Pål Kristian Selbo (Oslo University Hospital, NO)    		 10:55 “Investigating the Impact of Blue Light and UVB on Skin DNA Repair and Pigmentation: In Vitro and In Vivo Insights”
    Carine Jacques (Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetics & Personal Care, FR)    		 11:20 “Photosynthetic biohybrids for sensing, current generation, and solar fuels”
    Invited: Matteo Grattieri (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT)    		 11:20 “Rose Bengal photosensitizing effect on Candida albicans: new insights of an old molecule”
    Invited: Nidia Maldonado Carmona (Università degli Studi di Firenze, IT)    		 11:20 “Modification of extracorporeal photopheresis with 5-aminolevulinic acid”
    Invited: Qian Peng (Oslo University Hospital, NO)
    11:45 11:05 11:45 11:45 11:45
    11:45 “Immunological effects after photodynamic therapy in blood and glioma tissue by using orthotopic Fisher glioma rat model”
    Odrun Arna Gederaas (University of Agder, NO)    		 11:05 “Blue Light from VR-HMDs: Unanswered Questions and the Need for Research”
    Stefanie Bauer (Federal Office for Radiation Protection, DE)    		 11:45 “Combining microbe and electrode modifications for improved biophotovoltaic performances”
    Charlotte Roullier (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH)    		 11:45 “Agricultural applications of Photodynamic Inactivation - 2025 update”
    Kristjan Plaetzer (University of Salzburg, AT)    		 11:45 “Identification of clones by TCR Vb repertoire analysis supports diagnosis of leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma”
    Invited: Johannes Woltsche (Medical University of Graz, AT)
    12:00 11:15 12:00 12:00 12:10
    12:00 “Utilizing Photoimmunotherapy to Combat Multidrug Resistance”
    Kaitlyn Moore (University of Maryland, US)    		 11:15 “Characterisation of urinary thymidine dimer excretion in hairless mice exposed to ultraviolet radiation”
    Celina Pihl (Copenhagen University Hospital, DK)    		 12:00 “Enhancing Photosynthetic Bacteria-based Biohybrid Electrodes with Functionalized CeO2 Nanoparticles”
    Rosa Matteucci (Politecnico di Bari, IT)    		 12:00 “Sustainable Synthesis and Photodynamic Antifungal Activity of a Chitosan-Riboflavin Conjugate for Agricultural Applications”
    Alexander Pinilla (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, CL)    		 12:10 “Wavelength-Dependent Modulation of Inflammatory Cytokines by Photobiomodulation in Cutaneous Wound Healing”
    Giovana Tofoli (São Leopoldo Mandic, BR)
    12:15 11:25 12:15 12:15 12:25
    12:15 “Enhancing BCG immunotherapy with photochemical treatment”
    Arno Bruel (Institute for Cancer Research, NO)    		 11:25 “Cryo-EM of rationally designed photosystem I nanoassembly on graphene validates orientation-driven enhancement of photocatalytic performance
    Miriam Izzo (University of Warsaw, PO)    		 12:15 “Biohybrid photoconverters from photosynthetic bacterial Reaction Centres and organic light harvesting dyes”
    Roberta Ragni (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT)    		 12:15 “Sunlight-powered fungicide conjugates: fighting fungal resistance”
    Alberto Nunez Bendinelli (Ramon Llull University, ES)    		 12:25 “Photocaged Small Molecule Inhibitor of CD73: A Strategy for Light-Guided Cancer Immunotherapy with Reduced Off-Target Effects”
    Sina Katharina Goetzfried (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL)
    12:30 11:35 12:30 12:30 12:40
    12:30 “Photoimmunotherapy Modulates P-glycoprotein Function In Vivo”
    Brian Schnoor (University of Maryland, US)    		 11:35 “Photoactive MDM2 inhibitors: light related strategies to tackle hard to treat cancers”
    Edoardo Armano (Università degli Studi di Milano, IT)    		 12:30 “Hybrid Microalgae-based Photoelectrodes for Solar Energy-Assisted Catalytic Conversions”
    Caio César Gonçalves Silva (Universidade Estadual Paulista, BZ)    		 12:30 “Taming the Swamp Thing: chlorophyllin-based Photodynamic Inactivation against Candida auris dynamic biofilm”
    Linda Jernej (University of Salzburg, AT)    		 12:40 “Development of novel near-infrared photosensitizers to induce immunogenic cell death for deep-tissue cancer therapy”
    Faye Naessens (Ghent University, BE)
    12:45 11:45 12:45 12:45 12:55
    12:45 “Anti-tumoral effect of light-activated CD351 in breast and pancreatic cancer”
    Cristina Dias (University of Aveiro, PT)    		 11:45 “Effects of CuInZnS/ZnS quantum dots on microalgae at different environment conditions”
    Agne Kalnaityte-Vengeliene (Vilnius University, LT)    		 12:45 12:45 “Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation: A Promising Approach to Prevent Bacterial Infections in Aquaculture Systems”
    Cátia Sofia Silva Vieira (University of Aveiro, PT)    		 12:55 “Multifaceted Effects of a Multiple Nitric Oxide Photoreleaser and its Photoproducts on Amyloid-β Aggregation”
    Francesca Laneri (Università degli Studi di Catania, IT)
    13:00 11:55 13:00 12:50 13:00
    11:55 “Sunscreens: Yet another plea for a neutral grey filter”
    Arjan van Dijk (Centre for Environmental Safety and Security, NL)    		 12:50 “Cell viability, ROS production, lipid peroxidation and membrane damage of L. monocytogenes after UVA and Blue Light treatment”
    Alessia Lena (Università degli Studi di Udine, IT)
    12:05 12:55
    12:05 “Depigmenting Action and Bioimaging of Luminescent Piperazinyl Phenol Derivatives”
    Chiara Maria Antonietta Gangemi (Università degli Studi di Messina, IT)    		 12:55 “Photodynamic Decontamination of food: assessing surface challenges against Listeria monocytogenes”
    Anabel Santiago Cenit (University of Salzburg, AT)
    12:15 13:00
    12:15 “Cellular Photodamage Induced by Dasatinib: Type I/II Mechanisms and Photoprotection in Reconstructed Epidermis”
    Inmaculada Andreu (Universitat Politècnica de València, ES)
    12:25
    12:25 “Carbon quantum dots as the latest component of sunscreen products to protect the skin from blue light”
    Viktoriia Lyzhniuk (Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, UA)
    12:35
    12:35 “Predicting Singlet-Oxygen Quantum Yield in Porphyrinic and Non-Porphyrinic Photosensitizers via Novel Quantum Descriptors”
    Jackson J. Alcázar (Universidad del Desarrollo, CL)
    12:45
    12:45 “Synthesis and characterization of new purpurin imide derivatives with functional groups from Purpurin 18 for PDT application”
    Sol Vincent (University of Limoges, FR)
    12:55
    12:55 “Supramolecular interactions between triphenylphosphonium-functionalized cationic porphyrins and quantum dots: synthesis and characterization of hybrid nanosystems”
    Mariachiara Sarà (Università degli Studi di Messina, IT)
    13:05
    13:00 Lunch break
    14:30
    14:30 Keynote Lecture: Prof. Angela Falciatore
    “Light Sensing in Marine Diatoms: from molecular mechanisms to ecosystems”
    15:30
    Oral communications on PDT
    Chair: Virginie Lhiaubet    		 Triplet Photosensitisers
    Chairs: Francesca Giuntini & Fabienne Dumoulin    		 Environmental and sustainable applications of photosynthetic microorganisms
    Chairs: Rossella Labarile & Daniel Puyol    		 Environment in Melanocyte and Melanoma
    Chair: Lionel Larue
    15:30 “Photo-antibacterial efficiency of metalloporphyrins bearing triphenylphosphonium units”
    M. Amparo F. Faustino (University of Aveiro, PT)    		 15:30 “Activatable Photosensitizers: From Molecules to Nanoparticles”
    Invited: Juan Chen (University Health Network, CA)    		 15:30 15:30 “The Purple Power in Europe: Purple Phototrophic Bacteria for Resource Recovery from Organic Waste Sources”
    Invited: Daniel Puyol (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, ES)    		 15:30 “DNA damage remodels the MITF interactome to increase melanoma genomic instability”
    Invited: Pakavarin Louphrasitthiphol (University of Oxford, UK)
    15:45 15:55 15:55 15:55 15:55
    15:45 “Engineering Hypoxia-Tolerant Photosensitizers: An Iridium–Phthalocyanine Approach”
    Gloria Vigueras (Universidad de Murcia, ES)    		 15:55 “Supramolecular photosensitizers based on oligo- and polysaccharides: from self-assembly to applications in prevention and control of antibacterial infections”
    Invited: Antonino Mazzaglia (Università degli Studi di Messina, IT)    		 15:55
    		15:55 “Upcycling agri-food by-product with phototrophic purple bacteria”
    Invited: Baptiste Leroy (Université de Mons, BE)    		 15:55 “Targeting GRPR for sex hormone-dependent cancer after loss of E-cadherin”
    Invited: Véronique Delmas (Université Paris-Saclay, FR)
    15:55 16:20 16:20 16:20 16:20
    15:55 “Potential of a radioluminescent light source for photobiomodulation in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease”
    Irene Muñoz Velasco (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, FR)    		 16:20 “Triplet Lifetime Matters: Designing Photosensitizers for Effective Photodynamic Therapy in Hypoxic Tumors”
    Invited: Janusz M. Dąbrowski (Jagiellonian University, PL)    		 16:20
    		16:20 “Harnessing purple non-sulfur bacteria for gas to protein bioconversion”
    Invited: Maria del Rosario Rodero Raya (University of Valladolid, ES)    		 16:20 “Molecular Mechanisms of Hair Graying: Role of Dicer”
    Invited: Lionel Larue (Institut Curie, FR)
    16:05 16:45 16:45 16:45 16:45
    16:05 “Ca2+ signals interplay with ROS in Br-SQ-C4 induced phototoxicity”
    Francesca Bianco (Università degli Studi di Torino, IT)
    16:15
    16:15 “A novel ruthenium-based PACT treatment for uveal melanoma: Formulation advancements and preclinical insights”
    Daria Kotova (Leiden University, NL)
    16:25
    16:25 “Impact of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts on the response to Photodynamic Therapy in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma spheroid models”
    Andrea Barahona Lopez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES)
    16:35
    16:35 “Pre-treatment with topical 5-fluorouracil increases the efficacy of daylight photodynamic therapy for actinic keratoses – a randomized controlled trial”
    Stine Regin Wiegell (Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, DK)
    16:45
    16:45 Coffee break
    17:15
    17:15 “Image-Guided, Alcohol-Based Photodynamic Therapy for Inoperable Cancers”
    Kassa E. Tizale (University of Maryland, US)    		 17:15 “Phthalocyanines as triplet molecular and nanophotosensitisers”
    Invited: Fabienne Dumoulin (Acibadem University, TR)    		 17:15 17:15 “Microbe-electrode interfaces for sustainable technologies”
    Invited: Melania Reggente (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH)    		 17:15 “Unraveling UVA1-induced Photo Modifications of Eumelanin and Pheomelanin in Human Skin: Insights into Pigment Darkening”
    Sandra Del Bino-Nokin (L'Oreal Research and Innovation, FR)
    17:25 17:40 17:30 17:40 17:30
    17:25 “Tetrapyrrolic Photosensitizers in Cancer Radiotherapy: Dual Roles as Radiosensitizers and Radioprotective Agents — Current Insights and Future Perspectives”
    Saulius Bagdonas (Vilnius University, LT)    		 17:40 “Platinum(II) porphyrin metal-organic frameworks: luminescent tools for optical oxygen sensing in biomineralisation-capable bacteria biofilms”
    Francesca Giuntini (Liverpool John Moores University, UK )    		 17:30 17:40 “Photosynthetic bacteria-based electrolysis for green hydrogen production”
    Dario Lacalamita (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT)    		 17:30 “The double-edged sword dilemma – photoreactivity and antioxidant action of melanin pigments demonstrated in synthetic and natural melanins”
    Krystian Mokrzyński (Jagiellonian University, PL)
    17:35 17:55 17:45 17:55 17:45
    17:35 “Efficacy and safety of daylight and artificial white light photodynamic therapy verse minocycline for papulopustular rosacea：A single-center, assessor-blinded, randomized, parallel-group, non-inferior”
    Jian Li ( Army Medical University, CN)    		 17:55 “Bioluminescence-based Singlet Oxygen Generation”
    Valeska Viereckt (Marburg University, DE)    		 17:45 17:55 “Chemical Engineering of Living Cell Surfaces via Melanin-Inspired Coatings for Biotechnological and Environmental Applications”
    Alessandro Digregorio (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT)    		 17:45 “Amphiphilic fatty acid conjugates of pyridylporphyrins in photodynamic therapy of melanoma cell lines”
    Martina Mušković (University of Rijeka, HR)
    17:45 18:10 18:00 18:10 18:00
    17:45 “Photodynamic Therapy Agents for Therapeutic Utilization of Biopolymer Oxidation”
    Yunsu Shin (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KOR)    		 18:10 “Modification of the efficiency of melanin to photogenerate singlet oxygen by selected quenchers of triplet excited states”
    Tadeusz Sarna (Jagiellonian University, PL)    		 18:00 18:10 “Impact of photobioreactor scale-up on light conversion efficiency in Rhodopseudomonas sp. cultures”
    Isabela Calegari Moia (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)    		 18:00
    17:55 18:25 18:15 18:25 18:15
    17:55 “Bispecific aptamer-decorated nanoplatforms targeting tumor and stromal cells in breast cancer derived organoids: implications for precision phototherapies”
    Loredana Ricciardi (Consiglio nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)    		 18:25 18:15 18:25 18:15
    18:05 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30
    18:05 “Temoporfin-mediated photodynamic therapy induces immunogenic cell death on head and neck cancer”
    Elena Catanzaro (Ghent University, BE)
    18:15
    18:15 “Case Report: Combined Thalidomide and Photodynamic Therapy for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in an Elderly Patient”
    Fan Yukun (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,CN)
    18:25
    18:25 “Cyto/hemocompatible hybrid NPs made of iron oxide/silver sulfide quantum dots with luminescence in the near-infrared region for combinational therapy of peritoneal metastasis”
    Mahshid Hashemkhani (Université Paris Cité, FR)
    18:30
    18:30 Ice cream event
    20:00
  • Tuesday August 26th
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    09:00 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Sherri McFarland
    “Molecules to Medicine: Multidisciplinary Integration of the Photosciences with Metal Complexes”
    10:00
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Clinical Applications
    Chair: Luis Arnaut    		 Photophysics of fluorescent probes for biological application
    Chairs: Agathe Espagne & Marie Erard    		 Ultrafast spectroscopy methods in photosynthesis and photobiology
    Chairs: Nicoletta Liguori & Pavel Maly    		 Light management by photosynthetic micro-organisms
    Chairs: Angela Falciatore & Gianluca Farinola    		 Photosensitivity, Photodiagnostics and Photoprotection
    Chair: Sally Ibbotson
    10:30 “Positioning Antimicrobial PDT Between Antiseptics and Antibiotics”
    Invited: Luis Arnaut (CQC-IMS, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, PT)    		 10:30 “Photochemistry of fluorescent proteins: from mechanistic studies to new fluorescence imaging methods”
    Invited: Agathe Espagne (Ecole Normale Supérieure, FR)    		 10:30 “Combination of ultrafast spectroscopy and spectroelectrochemistry, a tool to control excited-state dynamics”
    Invited: Tomas Polivka ( University of South Bohemia - CZ)    		 10:30 “Living Materials for Solar Energy Conversion from Photosynthetic Microorganisms and Biopolymers”
    Invited: Gianluca M. Farinola (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT)    		 10:30 “Photosensitivity - the Role of Photodiagnostics”
    Invited: Sally Ibbotson (Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, UK)
    10:55 10:55 10:55 10:55 10:55
    10:55 “Photogeneration of Reactive Oxygen and Iodine Species by Modified Porphyrinoids: From Molecular Mechanisms to Advanced Preclinical Models in aPDT”
    Invited: Janusz Dabrowski (Jagiellonian University, PL)    		 10:55 “From Quantum Dots to Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles: bright nanotools for biosensing”
    Invited: Chloe Grazon (Université de Bordeaux, FR)    		 10:55 “Development of Multiscale Time-Resolved Circular Dichroism for Investigating Conformational Changes of Biomolecules”
    Invited: Pascale Changenet (CNRS-INSERM-Ecole Polytechnique, FR)    		 10:55 “Microscale imaging sheds light on species-specific strategies for photo-regulation and photo-acclimation of microphytobenthic diatoms”
    Invited: Bruno Jesus (Nantes Université, FR)    		 10:55 “What is Wrong with Photoprotection in the General Population”
    Invited: Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)
    11:20 11:20 11:20 11:20 11:20
    11:20 “Breaking down the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and the treatment of pneumonia resistant using photoreaction”
    Invited: Vanderlei S. Bagnato (University of Sao Paulo, BZ)    		 11:20 “Sense and Switch across the scales - GFP-like and Bacteriophytochromes in optical imaging from mice to cells”
    Invited: Andre-Christian Stiel (Helmholtz Munich, DE)    		 11:20 “Ultrafast multi-exciton spectroscopy tracks excitation energy transport through molecular photosystems”
    Invited: Pavel Maly (Charles University, CZ)    		 11:20 “Photobiological Hydrogen Production Using Photosynthetic Microorganisms”
    Invited: Rossella Labarile (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)    		 11:20 “Photoprotection in the photosensitivity diseases”
    Yolanda Gilaberte (Miguel Servet University Hospital, ES)
    11:45 11:45 11:45 11:45 11:45
    11:45 “Photodynamic therapy of acne and hidradenitis suppurativa”
    Invited: Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)    		 11:45 “Fluorescent Protein Photobleaching: Spectroscopic Impact and Molecular Basis”
    Invited: Marie Erard (Université Paris-Saclay, FR)    		 11:45 “Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Exciton Energy Transfer below Sunlight Level”
    Invited: Niek van Hulst (ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences - ES)    		 11:45 “Biocompatible Strategies for Microalgae-based Bio-photoanode Fabrication and Electron Extraction”
    Cesar Vicente-Garcia (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT)    		 11:45 “Exploring the Repurposing of ExpoDose® for Disease Management of Photodermatoses”
    Ewan Eadie (Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, UK)
    12:10 12:10 12:10 12:00 12:00
    12:10 “Hyperuricemia Exacerbates MRSA Infection but is Reversed by Curcumin-Based Photodynamic Therapy”
    Raphael Queiroz (Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, BZ)    		 12:10 “Dye-based Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Optogenetics”
    Daniel Jonathan (Université de Bordeaux, FR)    		 12:10 12:00 “Bridging Diamond and Cyanobacteria: the Role of Polydopamine in Photocurrent Generation”
    Nora Colson (Hasselt University, BE)    		 12:00 “A two-year follow-up of EPP patients during afamelanotide treatment indicates increases in the quality of life, time spent outside and demasking of pre-existing pigmented lesions”
    Marie Jürgens (Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, DE)
    12:25 12:25 12:25 12:15 12:15
    12:25 “Antimicrobial properties and safety profile of Protoporphyrin IX and pexiganan conjugate”
    Maciej Jaśkiewicz (University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, PL)    		 12:25 “Engineering material-friendly proteins”
    Juan Pablo Fuenzalida Werner (University of Navarra, ES)    		 12:25 12:15 12:15 “A New Photoprotective Technology”
    Ana López Sánchez (Cantabria Labs, ES)
    12:40 12:40 12:40 12:30 12:30
    12:40 “Shedding Light on Biofilms: Antimicrobial Efficacy of Low Irradiance Violet-Blue Light Exposure”
    Lucy Sinclair (University of Strathclyde, UK)    		 12:40 “Selective Mitochondrial Targeting Using TAPY Vectors: From Cancer Cells to Patogenic Yeast”
    Jean Colombari Neto (Universitat Jaume I, ES)    		 12:40 12:30 12:30
    12:55 12:45 12:55 12:45 12:45
    12:55 “Antibacterial mechanisms of action of a new Ru(II) polypyridyl photosensitizer in Photodynamic Therapy”
    Maria Auset Vallejo (Universitat Ramon Llull, ES)    		 12:45 12:45 12:45 12:45
    13:10 12:50 12:50 12:50 12:50
    13:10 “Molybdenum cluster-based photosensitizers in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and their applications”
    Michaela Kubáňová (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, CZ)    		 12:50 12:50 12:50 12:50
    13:25 12:55 12:55 12:55 12:55
    12:55 12:55 12:55 12:55 12:55
    13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00
    13:00 Lunch break
    14:30
    14:30 Springer Meeting
    15:30
    Light in dentistry
    Chair: Martha Ribeiro    		 Photosensitization of Natural and Synthetic Molecules and Biomolecules
    Chairs: Andres Thomas & Giorgia Miolo    		 Computational methods in photosynthesis and photobiology
    Chairs: Nicoletta Liguori & Lorenzo Cupellini    		 Oral communications on PDT
    Chair: Amparo Faustino    		 Photoprotection
    Chair: Yolanda Gilaberte
    15:30 “Advancing Dental Care with Nonthermal Light-Based Technologies”
    Invited: Martha S. Ribeiro (Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, BR)    		 15:30 “Photosensitized oxidation of free and peptide tryptophan to N-formylkynurenine”
    Invited: Andrés Thomas (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, AR)    		 15:30 “Photoactivation and quenching mechanism of Orange Carotenoid Protein from multiscale simulations”
    Invited: Lorenzo Cupellini (Università degli Studi di Pisa - IT)    		 15:30 “Prediction of non-additive effects of complex UV sources: application to DNA photochemistry”
    Thierry Douki (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, FR)    		 15:30 “Photoprotection and climate change”
    Invited: Yolanda Gilaberte (Miguel Servet University Hospital, ES)
    15:55 15:55 15:55 15:45 15:55
    15:55 “Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in the Oral Cavity: Impacts on the Oral Microbiom”
    Invited: Silvia Cristina Núñez (Universidade Brasil, BR)    		 15:55 “Light-Activatable Hyaluronic Acid-Derivatives Releasing Nitric Oxide and Their Delivery in the Skin”
    Invited: Salvatore Sortino (Università degli Studi di Catania, IT)    		 15:55 “Quantum-classical dynamics in the study of scotopic and photopic vision”
    Invited: Massimo Olivucci (Università degli Studi di Siena, IT)    		 15:45 “An N Doped Carbon Dots Nanoconjugate for the Simultaneous Generation of Nitric Oxide and Singlet Oxygen with Green Light”
    Cristina Parisi (Università degli Studi di Catania, IT)    		 15:55 “The role of the microbiome on sunlight effects and photoprotection”
    Invited: Peter Wolf
    16:20 16:20 16:20 15:55 16:20
    16:20 “The use of aPDT mediated by Butyl Toluidine blue to inactivate Candida albicans”
    Invited: Renato Araujo Prates (Universidade Nove de Julho, BR)    		 16:20 “The PUVA (Psoralen + UVA) Process in the Light of Time-Resolved Spectroscopy”
    Invited: Gilch Peter (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, DE)    		 16:20 “Modelling the interplay between structure and energy transfer in biosystems”
    Invited: Carles Curutchet (University of Barcelona - ES)    		 15:55 “Assessment of cationic phthalocyanines and doxycycline against resistant microbes – innovative approach or dead end?”
    Daniel Ziental (Poznan University of Medical Sciences, PL)    		 16:20 “Present and future of systemic photoprotection”
    Invited: Salvador Gonzalez
    16:45 16:45 16:45 16:05 16:45
    16:45 “Thermodynamics of the Amotosalen-DNA Intercalation”
    A. Theresa Ott (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, DE)    		 16:05 “Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy FLIM with BODIPY2 molecular rotor used to measure cancer cell membrane microviscosity”
    Liubov Shimolina (Privolzhsky Research Medical University, RUS)
    16:15
    16:15 “Molecular and biological mechanism studies of protein photooxidation to control cell fate and their therapeutic applications”
    Mingyu Park (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KOR)
    16:25
    16:25 “Novel Peptide-Based Prodrugs for Targeted Delivery in ALA-PDT”
    Ian Eggleston (University of Bath, UK)
    16:35
    16:35 “Time-resolved Study of a C4h Phthalocyanine Interacting with Guanine-rich Nucleic Acid Sequences”
    Robert Edkins (University of Strathclyde, UK)
    16:45
    16:45 Coffee break
    17:15
    17:15 “Proof-of-concept for systemic photodynamic therapy with methylene blue in a murine model of disseminated Candida auris”
    Tania Mateus Yoshimura    		 17:15 “Photosensitization by topical retinoids: from photophysics to photobiology”
    Virginie Lhiaubet (Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ES)    		 17:15 “From atomistic to coarse-grained Molecular Dynamics simulations approaches to resolve the first steps of photoprotection in plants”
    Invited: Nicoletta Liguori (ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences - ES)    		 17:15 “Non-Adiabatic Dynamics study on microhydrated DNA probe”
    Elise Lognon ((Université Paris Cité, FR)    		 17:15 “Nuclear DNA Lesions Drive Metabolic Reprogramming in Keratinocytes Following Acute UVB Exposure”
    Hadi Younes (Univ. Bordeaux, FR)
    17:30 17:30 17:40 17:25 17:30
    17:30 17:30 “Chemico-physical and biological properties of two monoclonal antibodies, Bevacizumab (Avastin®) and Durvalumab (Imfinzi®) under real-life light doses.”
    Giorgia Miolo (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT)    		 17:40 “Beyond a single excitation: calculating multi-exciton dynamics and Interaction in highly nonlinear spectroscopy of molecular photosystems”
    Invited: Pavel Maly (Charles University - CZ)    		 17:25 “A novel water-in-oil emulsion for photoimmunotherapy delivery”
    Kathryn McNaughton (University of Maryland, US)    		 17:30 “Systemic photoprotection”
    Aheen Faisal (Aalborg University Hospital, DK)
    17:45 17:45 18:05 17:35 17:45
    17:45 17:45 “Uncovering Mutagenic Cascades: A UV-Triggered Crosslink Between Etheno-Cytosine and Thymine Drives Additional DNA Lesions”
    Carlos Montero Galán (Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ES)    		 18:05 “Molecular modelling of the last steps of the Kok-Joliot cycle in Photosystem II”
    Invited: Leonardo Guidoni (Università degli Studi de L'Aquila, IT)    		 17:35 “NIR-Responsive Plasmonic Nanoparticle-loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanostructures for Photo-Assisted Gram-Positive Bacteria" Eradication”
    Federica Rizzi (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)    		 17:45 “Evaluating Photoprotective Properties of UK Garments with Integrating-Sphere Spectrophotometry”
    Rebecca Meehan (University of St Andrews, UK)
    17:50 18:00 18:30 17:45 18:00
    17:50 18:00 “From Reduced to Oxidized: How Eumelanin Oxidation State Modulates Excited States and Photoprotective Efficacy”
    Joanna Waresiak (Jagiellonian University, PL)    		 17:45 “Unveiling the Cell Death Mechanisms Induced by LUZ51-Mediated PDT”
    Livia Stenico Tanajura (University of Coimbra, PT)    		 18:00 “Vitamin D Receptor and Oxidative Stress”
    Ana López Sánchez (Cantabria Labs, ES)
    17:55 18:15 17:55 18:15
    17:55 18:15 “Carnosine oxidation mediated by singlet molecular oxygen”
    Marisa H. G. Medeiros (Universidade de São Paulo, BR)    		 17:55 “Discovering the Potential of Amino-Based Flavylium Dyes for Photodynamic Therapy”
    Patricia Correia (REQUIMTE/LAQV, PT)    		 18:15 “Urinary Thymidine Dimer Excretion in Tanning Bed Users Compared with Sun Exposure During a Danish Summer”
    Catharina Margrethe Lerche (Copenhagen University Hospital , DK)
    18:00 18:30 18:05 18:30
    18:30 “Impact of Photosensitized Modifications of Monoclonal Antibodies on their Biological Activity and Safety”
    Claudia Cecilia Vera (Instituto de Bionanotecnología del NOA, AR)    		 18:05 “Ru-coubpy complexes as potent photosensitizers for cancer phototherapy”
    Vicente Marchán (University of Barcelona, ES)
    18:35 18:15
    18:15 “Metallochlorins for photodynamic therapy: Experimental results and theoretical calculations”
    Ana Margarida Silva (REQUIMTE/LAQV, PT)
    18:25
    18:25 “Molybdenum Clusters for Enhanced Photodynamic and X-ray-Induced Cancer Therapy”
    Tomas Pribyl (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, CZ)
    18:30
    18:30 Walking tour
    21:00
  • Wednesday August 27th
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    09:00 Nobel Lecture: Prof. Martin Chalfie
    10:00
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    Hypoxia in PDT (ESP/ASP Symposia)
    Chairs: Santi Nonell & Sherri McFarland    		 Nature’s Quest: Discovery and Applications of Natural Photosensitizers
    Chair: Bianca Siewert    		 Material Interfaces for Photostimulation
    Chair: Giuseppe Paternò    		 UV radiation and climate effects through the lens of the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel
    Chair: Janet Bornman    		 Effects of solar visible light on human skin aging and pigmentation - current status and options for treatment
    Chair: Ludger Kolbe
    10:30 “Photocatalytic water oxidation for oxygen-independent PDT”
    Invited: Santi Nonell (Institut Quimic de Sarria - Universitat Ramon Llull, ES)    		 10:30 “Nature’s Photosensitizers: What They Are, Where They Hide, and How to Discover Them”
    Invited: Bianka Siewert (University of Innsbruck, AT)    		 10:30 “Phototaming of Bacterial Bioelectricity”
    Invited: Giuseppe Maria Paternò (Politecnico di Milano, IT)    		 10:30 “Introduction”
    Janet Bornman (Food Futures Institute Murdoch University - Murdoch University, W. Australia)    		 10:30
    10:55 10:55 10:55 10:35
    10:55 “ROS dosimetry and effect of oxygen consumption on PDT efficacy”
    Invited: Tim Zhu (University of Pennsylvania, US)    		 10:55 “Natural Dye Extracts as photosensitizers for sustainable antimicrobial applications”
    Invited: Anzhela Galstyan (University of Duisburg-Essen, DE)    		 10:55 “Revealing the role of membrane lipidic environment in photo-regulation: antenna protein CP29 and its mutants inside nanodiscs”
    Invited: Samim Sardar (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)    		 10:35 “How stratospheric ozone, air-pollution, and climate will shape surface UV radiation in the 21st century?”
    Invited: Alkiviadis Bais (Aristotle University, GR)
    11:20 11:20 11:20 11:00
    11:20 “Selective targeting of proteins and pathways using photopharmacology”
    Invited: Edtih Glazer (North Carolina State University, US)    		 11:20 “Fungal Photosensitizers: Dual Potential for Photodynamic Antimicrobial and Cancer Applications?”
    Invited: Pamela Vrabl (University of Innsbruck, AT)    		 11:20 “Conjugated polymer nanoparticles for biophotonic applications: biohybrid photo-sensitive interfaces for living cells”
    Invited: Manuela Ciocca (Libera Università di Bolzano, IT)    		 11:00 “Integrated global assessment of the interactive effects of UV radiation, climate and stratospheric ozone depletion on polar and alpine ecosystems, photodegradation of plant material and of pesticides”
    Invited: Thomas Matthew Robson (University of Cumbria, UK)
    11:45 11:45 11:45 11:25
    11:45 “Unconventaional Reactive Oxygen Generation and Biological Outcomes”
    Invited: Tae-Hyuk Kwon (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KR)    		 11:45 “Photoinactivation of Trypanosoma cruzi: effects on lipids and proteins”
    Hilda Mercado-Uribe (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, MX)     		11:45 “Fluorescence proteins: a light management mechanism in Corals”
    Ariel García Fleitas (Politecnico di Milano, IT)    		 11:25 “Potential impacts of solar radiation modification (SRM) on ecosystems”
    Invited: Kelsey E. Roberts (University of Massachusetts, US)
    12:10 12:00 12:00 11:50
    12:10 “BODIPYs as Photodynamic and Photothermal Agents with Unprecedented Phototoxic Indexes under Normoxic and Hypoxic Conditions”
    Invited: Bernhard Spingler (University of Zurich, CH)    		 12:00 “On Novel Angular Furocoumarins and Their Interaction With DNA”
    Michelle P. Rademacher (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, DE)    		 12:00 “Optical Characterization of 3D Light-Driven Bio-Hybrid Actuators”
    Andrea Pianetti (Politecnico di Milano, IT)    		 11:50 “PFAS or non-PFAS ? The photochemistry of new(er) CFC replacements and implications for climate change”
    Invited: Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen (California State University Northridge, US)
    12:35 12:15 12:15 12:15
    12:35 “Experimental challenges in hypoxia research: a panel discussion”
    Invited: Sherri A. McFarland (The University of Texas at Arlington, US)    		 12:15 “Pterin-Thymidine Adducts”
    Carolina Lorente (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, AR)    		 12:15 “Engineering of Light Sensitivity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii”
    Anna Bosc (Politecnico di Milano, IT)    		 12:15 “UV radiation and climate effects on fiber material degradation: Challenges and sustainable design”
    Invited: Liping Zhu (Donghua University, CN)
    13:00 12:30 12:30 12:40
    12:30 “Biotin-Functionalized Aloe Emodin: A Novel Photosensitizer for Receptor-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy”
    Paula Rivero-Jerez (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, CL)    		 12:30 “B. subtilis membrane potential photomodulation through newly-synthesized azobenzenes”
    Edoardo Cianflone (Politecnico di Milano, IT)    		 12:40 “TBA”
    12:45 12:45 13:00
    12:45 “Contribution of 2,4-Heptadienal, an oxidation product of w-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, to photoreactivity of peroxidised docosahexaenoate”
    Anna Pawlak (Jagiellonian University, PL)    		 12:45 “Novel photoactuators for bacterial modulation: design, synthesis and characterization”
    Marta Ghidoli (Politecnico di Milano, IT)
    12:50 13:00
    12:50 “The Genesis of Porphyrin Virucidal Photosensitizers from Abiotic Processing of Glycine”
    Federico Fiori (Università degli Studi di Sassari, IT)
    12:55
    12:55 “Photodynamic inactivation of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores using different photosensitizers and Xenon Test Chamber Q-SUN®”
    Leonardo do Prado Silva (University of São Paulo, BR)
    13:00
    13:00 Lunch break
    14:30
    14:30 Young Investigator Award Lectureship
    15:30
    15:30 Poster Session
    18:00
    18:00 ESP General Assembly
    19:00
    20:00 Gala Dinner
    23:00
  • Thursday August 28th
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    09:00 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Roberta Croce
    “Photosynthesis in the Far-Red: From Cyanobacteria to Plants”
    10:00
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    Targeting with light: emerging tools for advanced diagnosis and therapy
    Chair: Greta Varchi    		 Multiscale time-resolved structural dynamics of light sensitive biomolecules
    Chair: Michel Sliwa    		 Plant UV Photobiology
    Chair: Gareth Jenkins    		 Influencing factors of human UV-exposure
    Chair: Alois Schmalwieser    		 Photodynamic Priming and Targeting to Overcome Resistance
    Chair: Huang Chiao-Huang
    10:30 “Photodynamic drug delivery : Designing liposomes for light-controlled release and enhanced chemotherapy efficacy”
    Invited: Mans Broekgaarden (Université Grenoble-Alpes, FR)    		 10:30 “Multiscale time resolved spectroscopy to decipher the photo-activation mechanism of a switchable near-infrared fluorescent bacteriophytochromes”
    Invited: Michel Sliwa (Université de Lille, FR)    		 10:30 “UVR8 photoreceptor action in plant responses to UV-B radiation”
    Invited: Gareth Jenkins (University of Glasgow, UK)    		 10:30 “Clothing in dependence of temperature, gender and age as influencing factors for everyday life UVR exposure”
    Invited: Alois W. Schmalwieser (University of Veterinary Medicine, AT)    		 10:30 “Benzoporphyrin derivative-based nanoparticles for the targeted photodynamic therapy of ovarian cancer”
    Invited: Carla Arnau del Valle (Universitat Politècnica de València, ES)
    10:55 10:55 10:55 10:55 10:55
    10:55 “Porphyrin-peptide targeting systems for PDT applications”
    Invited: Enrico Caruso (Università dell'Insubria, IT)    		 10:55 “How hydroxylated carotenoids enable ultrafast energy transfer in the Kin4B8 rhodopsin: A multiscale computational study”
    Invited: Laura Pedraza-González (Università degli Studi di Pisa, IT)    		 10:55 “UV-B perception and signaling in plants”
    Roman Ulm (University of Genéve)    		 10:55 “Environmental and behavioral factors influencing childhood UVR exposure”
    Invited: Peter A. Philipsen (Department of Dermatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, DK)    		 10:55 “Targeted Nanoplatform to Overcome Delivery Barriers in Photoimmunotherapy and Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Cancer”
    Invited: Sumiao Pang (University of Maryland, US)
    11:20 11:20 11:20 11:20 11:20
    11:20 “Cancer-Associated fibroblasts impact in Photodynamic therapy response through intercellular communication in Oral and Cutaneous Squamous Carcinoma cells”
    Invited: Angeles Juarranz (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES)    		 11:20 “Integrated structural dynamics of a vitamin B12-dependent photoreceptor”
    Invited: Martin Weik (Institut de Biologie Structurale, FR)    		 11:20 “Chloroplast movements in alpine plant species along an elevational gradient in UV radiation in the Tatra Mountains”
    Invited: Justyna Labuz (Jagiellonian University, PO)    		 11:20 “Increasing solar UV radiation in Central Europe”
    Invited: Sebastian Lorenz (Federal Office for Radiation Protection, DE)    		 11:20 “Tuning nanoliposomes for pancreatic cancer chemotherapy by balancing photodynamic therapy, priming, and drug release”
    Invited: Mans Broekgaarden (Université Grenoble-Alpes, FR)
    11:45 11:45 11:45 11:45 11:45
    11:45 “Systematic Targeting of GD2-positive Neuroblastoma Tumors with Photooncolytic Phage Nanobots”
    Alberto Danielli (Università degli Studi di Bologna, IT)    		 11:45 “The relevance of amino acid-chromophore interaction in protein conformational changes and their impact on chromophore relaxation dynamics”
    Sara Hernandez Mejias (IMDEA Nanoscience, ES)    		 11:45 “UV-B-mediated acclimation of Norway spruce and Scots pine to high light stress depends on photoperiod”
    Lara García Campa (Örebro University, SE)    		 11:45 “UV radiation exposure of outdoor workers with respect to the Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) of working garments”
    Alois W. Schmalwieser (Unit of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Veterinary Medicine, AT)    		 11:45 “Investigating photodynamic priming-radiotherapy synergy: A mechanistic insight into the efficacy of nanoscintillator-mediated PDT”
    Invited: Anne-Laure Bulin (Université Grenoble-Alpes, FR)
    12:00 12:00 12:00 11:55 12:00
    12:00 “Sensing melanoma cells with hyaluronic acid decorated magnetoplasmonic nanoassemblies: from diagnosis to future therapeutic applications”
    Giuseppe Nocito (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)    		 12:00 “Electron Return Kinetics in Successive Two-Photon DNA Repair by (6-4) Photolyase”
    Pavel Müller (Université Paris-Saclay, FR)    		 12:00 “Transcriptional responses to UV-B radiation in Arabidopsis are shaped by PAR intensity and genetic variation”
    Luis Orlando Morales Suarez (Örebro University, SE)    		 Oral communication in Environmental Photobiology 12:00 “Overcoming Chemoresistance in Cancer: A Mechanistic Look at PDT and ABC Transporters”
    Huang Chiao Huang (University of Maryland, US)
    12:15 12:15 12:15 12:25
    12:15 “Enhancing Tumor Uptake of Silicon Phthalocyanine and Improving PDT Efficacy in a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Murine Model via In Situ Sonoporation”
    Martina Capozza (Università degli Studi di Torino, IT)    		 12:15 “Time-resolved structural dynamics of natural and engineered photoreceptors containing non-canonical amino acids”
    Gustavo Fuertes (Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ)    		 12:15 “Screening overrules damage repair: layers of protection for enhanced UV tolerance in Botrytis cinerea”
    Aruppillai Suthaparan (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO)    		 12:00 “Mitochondrial intercellular transfer in response to UV-induced stress”
    Sophie Amouret (Université Laval, CA)    		 12:25 “Localization of laser thermal therapy in gliomas using plasmonic gold nanorods”
    Rebecca Johnson (University of Maryland, US)
    12:30 12:30 12:30 12:15 12:40
    12:30 “Fully reversible control over DNA-intercalation with visible light”
    David Grantz (University of Groningen, NL)    		 12:30 “Dynamics and Fate of the CO2 Photoproduct in Fatty Acid Photodecarboxylase”
    Damien Sorigue (Ecole Polytechnique, FR)    		 12:30 “Physiological response of Porphyra linearis (Rhodophyta) to different UV radiation doses ”
    Débora T. Pereira (Malaga University, ES)    		 12:15 “Dynamic Transcriptomic Responses of Human Dermal Stem Cells to Ultraviolet Radiation: Implications for Melanoma Origin”
    Mouna Mhamdi-Ghodbani (Elbe Kliniken Stade-Buxtehude, DE)    		 12:40 “N-Acetylcysteine as a co-adjuvant in photodynamic therapy for the treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma”
    María Gallego-Rentero (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES)
    12:45 12:45 12:45 12:30 12:55
    12:45 “Lighting Up the Hypoxic Tumor: Folate-targeted, oxygen-generating nanoparticles for synergistic photodynamic and chemotherapeutic treatment”
    Luca Menilli (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT)    		 12:45 “Conformational heterogeneity and protonation equilibria shape the photocycle branching in channelrhodopsin-2”
    Matteo Capone (Consiglio Nazionale delle ricerche, IT)    		 12:45 “Detection of chloroplast movements through changes in the leaf ability to depolarize light: application of the Umov effect”
    Pawel Hermanowicz (Jagiellonian University, PO)    		 12:30 “Effects and uptake of luminescent micro- and nanoplastics labelled with lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles in small aquatic organisms”
    Joanna Musiał (Adam Mickiewicz University, PL)    		 12:55 “Mission to Kill - Investigating novel photochemical strategies to eliminate cholangiocarcinoma”
    Riccarda Katharina Læret (Oslo University Hospital, NO)
    13:00 13:00 13:00 12:45 13:00
    12:45 “Bifunctional natural antioxidants targeting mitochondria for UVA-induced photoprotection”
    Charareh Pourzand (University of Bath, UK)
    13:00
    13:00 Lunch break
    14:30
    14:30 Keynote Lecture: Prof. Franz Trautinger
    “Photodermatology - Quo Vadis?”
    15:30
    Self-assembled photosensitizers. Nanomaterials for phototherapy
    Chair: Gema de la Torre    		 Theoretical Photochemistry and Chemiexcitation in Biology and Medicine
    Chair: Daniel Roca    		 Precision Photobiology: Tailoring Light Environments in Controlled Environment Agriculture
    Chair: Matt Jones    		 Photosynthetic Efficiency and Resilience
    Chair: Maya Lambreva    		 Is Phototherapy a valuable treatment option in dermatology nowadays?
    Chair: Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)
    15:30 “Nanostructured amphiphilic phthalocyanines and metallo-supramolecular porphyrinoid assemblies for targeted phototherapy”
    Invited: Gema de la Torre (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES)    		 15:30 “DNA Chemiexcitation: Molecular Mechanisms and Implications”
    Invited: Daniel Roca-Sanjuán (Universitat de València, ES)    		 15:30 “Developmental Plasticity in Vertical Farms”
    Invited: Matt Jones (University of Glasgow, UK)    		 15:30 “Bioenergetics of the cyanobacteria during mixotrophy”
    Invited: Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne (University of Turku, FI)    		 15:30 “PUVA - Still an Invaluable Option for Skin Disease?”
    Invited: Sally Ibbotson (Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, UK)
    15:55 15:55 15:55 15:55 15:55
    15:55 “Harnessing Dynamic Supramolecular Polymers for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy”
    Invited: Miguel García-Iglesias (Universidad de Cantabria, ES)    		 15:55 “Multiscale Simulation of a Fluorescent Probe Sensitive to Different DNA Structural Conformations”
    Invited: Marco Marazzi (Universidad de Alcalá, ES)    		 15:55 “The Role of Phytochrome Interacting Factors (PIFs) in Reducing Food Waste”
    Invited: Amanda Burridge     		15:55 “Photosynthesis regulation impacts carbon and nitrogen assimilation in the diazotrophic cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120”
    Invited: Giorgio Perin (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT)    		 15:55 “Phototherapy of atopic dermatitis”
    Maria Teresa Rossi (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)
    16:20 16:20 16:20 16:20 16:20
    16:20 “Light-induced disruptive porphysomes with improved photodynamic applications against cancer and bacterial infections”
    Invited: Ali Makky (Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Saclay, FR)    		 16:20 “Leveraging computational methods to characterize the photophysical features of emerging light-activated anticancer agents”
    Invited: Marta Erminia Alberto (Università della Calabria, IT)    		 16:20 “Utilising academic photobiology research in the context of a vertical farm”
    Invited: Phil Butlin     		16:20 “Aquatic photosynthesis in extreme temperatures”
    Invited: Volha Chukhutsina (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL)    		 16:20 “Phototherapy for psoriasis at the age of biologicals (originators and biosimilars)”
    Invited: Peter Wolf (Graz)
    16:45 16:45 16:45 16:45 16:45
    16:45 Coffee break
    17:15
    17:15 “Cluster and kill: the use of clustering‐triggered emission materials for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy”
    Roger Bresoli Obach (Universitat Ramon Llull, ES)    		 17:15 “The photophysics of thieno and isothiazolo guanine fluorescent analogues: insights from quantum mechanical calculations”
    Roberto Improta (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)    		 17:15 “Controlling light-energy use in a minimal protein network to understand how plants regulate light harvesting”
    Anjali Pandit (Leiden Institute of Chemistry, NL)    		 17:15 “Nanomaterials for enhanced photoprotection in photosynthetic microorganisms”
    Invited: Maya Dimova Lambreva (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)    		 17:15 “Phototherapy of vitiligo”
    Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton
    17:30 17:30 17:30 17:40 17:30
    17:30 “Modular nanoparticles for bioimaging and photodynamic therapy of breast cancer”
    Veronika Huntošová (PJ Šafárik University, SK)    		 17:30 “QM/MM-MD investigations of DNA probes and photoDNAzymes: towards molecular design”
    Elise Dumont (Université Côte d'Azur, FR)    		 17:30 “Genetic Basis of Tillering Plasticity in Response to Plant Density in Sorghum”
    Asad Riaz (University of Queensland, AU)    		 17:40 “Photoprotection by non-photochemical quenching compensates for less cortical screening in pale versus melanic sympatric pairs of lichen species”
    Knut Asbjørn Solhaug (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO)    		 17:30
    17:45 17:45 17:45 17:55 17:45
    17:45 “Smart Photoactivatable Assemblies for Eradicating Local Antibiotic-resistant Bacterial Infections”
    Khatia Merabishvili (Université Paris-Saclay, FR)    		 17:45 “Copper Nanoclusters as Vector to Cure Menkes Disease: Insights from Molecular Modeling”
    Éric Brémond (Université Paris Cité, FR)    		 17:45 17:55 “Understanding the impact of photoprotection mechanisms on ROS regulation in the moss Physcomitrium patens”
    Francesco Paolo Tranne (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT)    		 17:45 “Omalizumab therapy for solar urticaria is associated with behavioural and quality-of-life benefits ”
    Kirsty J Rutter (Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK)
    18:00 18:00 17:50 18:10 18:00
    18:00 “Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Glycosylated Aza-BODIPY Derivatives for Bioimaging”
    Irene Paramio (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES)    		 18:00 “Non-Adiabatic Dynamics study on microhydrated DNA probe”
    Elise Lognon ((Université Paris Cité, FR)    		 17:50 18:10 “Interactive Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation and Elevated CO2 on Estuarine Phytoplankton: Constant vs Variable Treatments”
    Patrick J. Neale (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, US)    		 18:00 “Identifying new markers that predict the effectiveness of photoprotective agents in reducing skin carcinogenesis”
    Katie M Dixon (University of Sydney, AU)
    18:15 18:05 17:55 18:25 18:15
    18:15 “Phthalocyanine-Encapsulated Lignin Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Applications: Data Analysis Assisted Nanoengineering”
    Dilara Sipahioğlu (Acibadem University, TR)    		 18:05 “Deciphering the Chemiexcitation Step of Luminol: A Computational Mechanistic Study”
    Juliana Cuéllar-Zuquin (Universitat de València, ES)    		 17:55
    18:30 18:10 18:00
    18:10 “Computational Inspection of Light-Sensitive Compounds Properties in Biological Systems”
    Alessandra Gilda Ritacca (Università della Calabria, IT)
    18:15
    18:15 “DNA binding/unbinding kinetics of the dioxetane of melatonin”
    Clara Cabrero-Tejero (Universitat Politècnica de València, ES)
    18:20
    18:00 Closing Remarks
    18:30
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