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Congress Timetable

  • Sunday August 24th
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    Sunday August 24th

    17:00 Registration
    18:30
    18:30 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Kristian Berg
    19:30 “Fortieth anniversary of the European Society of Photobiology. History and significance in the scientific community”
    19:30 Welcome Party
    20:30
  • Monday August 25th
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    Monday August 25th

    09:00 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Guglielmo Lanzani
    10:00 “Engineering carbon-based phototransducers for cell stimulation and vision restoration”
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    PDT and immunotherapy of cancer Oral communications on photochemistry and photophysics Photosynthetic biohybrids Environmental antimicrobial PDT Phototherapy
    Chair: Pål Selbo Chair: Massimo Trotta Chair: Matteo Grattieri Chairs: Kristjan Plaetzer & Giovanni Romano Chair: Franz Trautinger
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    10:30 “Photodynamic therapy and immunogenic cell death in cancer immunotherapy” 10:30 “Singlet molecular oxygen in biological systems: Mechanistic studies using 18O-labeled dioxygen, mass spectrometry, and near-infrared light emission measurements” 10:30 “Cyanobacteria as Living Biohybrids: Porous PEDOT:PSS Interfaces for Environmental Electrophysiology” 10:30 “UVC light source to prevent airborne infection transmission” 10:30 “Photopheresis: 40 Years on”
    10:55 Invited: Dmitri Krysko (Ghent University, BE) 10:45 Paolo Di Mascio (Universidade de São Paulo, BR) 10:55 Invited: Paulo Rocha (University of Coimbra, PT) 10:55 Invited: Giovanni Romano (Università degli Studi di Firenze, IT) 10:55 Invited: Franz Trautinger (University Hospital of St. Poelten, AT)
    10:55 “Enhancing Photodynamic Therapy and Anti-Tumor Immunity: The Critical Role of Drug Delivery” 10:45 “Unveiling the Hidden Architecture of the Brain: the Power of Super-Resolution Shadow Imaging and Optogenetics” 10:55 “Photosynthetic biohybrids for sensing, current generation, and solar fuels” 10:55 “Photodynamic materials for the prevention and treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in humans and animals” 10:55 “Phototherapy of Mycosis fungoides”
    11:20 Invited: Lígia Catarina Gomes da Silva (University of Coimbra, PT) 10:55 Virginia Puente (Biofisika Center, ES) 11:20 Invited: Matteo Grattieri (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 11:20 Invited: Reza Ghiladi (North Carolina State University, US) 11:20 Invited: Johanna Latzka (University Hospital of St. Poelten, AT)
    11:20 “Enhancing CD8+ T-Cell Responses with PCI-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccination” 10:55 “Investigating the Impact of Blue Light and UVB on Skin DNA Repair and Pigmentation: In Vitro and In Vivo Insights” 11:20 “Combining microbe and electrode modifications for improved biophotovoltaic performances” 11:20 “Rose Bengal photosensitizing effect on Candida albicans: new insights of an old molecule” 11:20 “Modification of extracorporeal photopheresis with 5-aminolevulinic acid”
    11:45 Invited: Pål Kristian Selbo (Oslo University Hospital, NO) 11:05 Carine Jacques (Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetics & Personal Care, FR) 11:35 Charlotte Roullier (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH) 11:45 Invited: Nidia Maldonado Carmona (Università degli Studi di Firenze, IT) 11:45 Invited: Qian Peng (Oslo University Hospital, NO)
    11:45 “Immunological effects after photodynamic therapy in blood and glioma tissue by using orthotopic Fisher glioma rat model” 11:05 “Blue Light from VR-HMDs: Unanswered Questions and the Need for Research” 11:35 “Enhancing Photosynthetic Bacteria-based Biohybrid Electrodes with Functionalized CeO2 Nanoparticles” 11:45 “Agricultural applications of Photodynamic Inactivation - 2025 update” 11:45 “Identification of clones by TCR Vb repertoire analysis supports diagnosis of leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma”
    12:00 Odrun Arna Gederaas (University of Agder, NO) 11:15 Stefanie Bauer (Federal Office for Radiation Protection, DE) 11:50 Rosa Matteucci (Politecnico di Bari, IT) 12:00 Kristjan Plaetzer (University of Salzburg, AT) 12:00 Invited: Johannes Woltsche (Medical University of Graz, AT)
    12:00 “Utilizing Photoimmunotherapy to Combat Multidrug Resistance” 11:15 “Characterisation of urinary thymidine dimer excretion in hairless mice exposed to ultraviolet radiation” 11:50 “Biohybrid photoconverters from photosynthetic bacterial Reaction Centres and organic light harvesting dyes” 12:00 “Sustainable Synthesis and Photodynamic Antifungal Activity of a Chitosan-Riboflavin Conjugate for Agricultural Applications” 12:00 “Wavelength-Dependent Modulation of Inflammatory Cytokines by Photobiomodulation in Cutaneous Wound Healing”
    12:15 Kaitlyn Moore (University of Maryland, US) 11:25 Celina Pihl (Copenhagen University Hospital, DK) 12:05 Roberta Ragni (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 12:15 Alexander Pinilla (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, CL) 12:25 Giovana Tofoli (São Leopoldo Mandic, BR)
    12:15 “Enhancing BCG immunotherapy with photochemical treatment” 11:25 “Photoactive MDM2 inhibitors: light related strategies to tackle hard to treat cancers” 12:05 “Hybrid Microalgae-based Photoelectrodes for Solar Energy-Assisted Catalytic Conversions” 12:15 “Sunlight-powered fungicide conjugates: fighting fungal resistance” 12:25 “Photocaged Small Molecule Inhibitor of CD73: A Strategy for Light-Guided Cancer Immunotherapy with Reduced Off-Target Effects”
    12:30 Arno Bruel (Institute for Cancer Research, NO) 11:35 Edoardo Armano (Università degli Studi di Milano, IT) 12:20 Caio César Gonçalves Silva (Universidade Estadual Paulista, BZ) 12:30 Alberto Nunez Bendinelli (Ramon Llull University, ES) 12:40 Sina Katharina Goetzfried (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL)
    12:30 “Photoimmunotherapy Modulates P-glycoprotein Function In Vivo” 11:35 “Effects of CuInZnS/ZnS quantum dots on microalgae at different environment conditions” 12:20 “Cryo-EM of rationally designed photosystem I nanoassembly on graphene validates orientation-driven enhancement of photocatalytic performance” 12:30 “Taming the Swamp Thing: chlorophyllin-based Photodynamic Inactivation against Candida auris dynamic biofilm” 12:40 “Multifaceted Effects of a Multiple Nitric Oxide Photoreleaser and its Photoproducts on Amyloid-β Aggregation”
    12:45 Brian Schnoor (University of Maryland, US) 11:45 Agne Kalnaityte-Vengeliene (Vilnius University, LT) 12:35 Miriam Izzo (University of Warsaw, PO) 12:45 Linda Jernej (University of Salzburg, AT) 12:45 Francesca Laneri (Università degli Studi di Catania, IT)
    12:45 “Anti-tumoral effect of light-activated CD351 in breast and pancreatic cancer” 11:45 “Sunscreens: Yet another plea for a neutral grey filter” 12:45 “Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation: A Promising Approach to Prevent Bacterial Infections in Aquaculture Systems”
    13:00 Cristina Dias (University of Aveiro, PT) 11:55 Arjan van Dijk (Centre for Environmental Safety and Security, NL) 12:50 Cátia Sofia Silva Vieira (University of Aveiro, PT)
    13:00 “Cancer-Associated fibroblasts impact in Photodynamic therapy response through intercellular communication in Oral and Cutaneous Squamous Carcinoma cells” 11:55 “Depigmenting Action and Bioimaging of Luminescent Piperazinyl Phenol Derivatives” 12:50 “Cell viability, ROS production, lipid peroxidation and membrane damage of L. monocytogenes after UVA and Blue Light treatment”
    13:15 Invited: Angeles Juarranz (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES) 12:05 Chiara Maria Antonietta Gangemi (Università degli Stidi di Messina, IT) 12:55 Alessia Lena (Università degli Studi di Udine, IT)
    12:05 “Cellular Photodamage Induced by Dasatinib: Type I/II Mechanisms and Photoprotection in Reconstructed Epidermis” 12:55 “Photodynamic Decontamination of food: assessing surface challenges against Listeria monocytogenes”
    12:15 Inmaculada Andreu (Universitat Politècnica de València, ES) 13:00 Anabel Santiago Cenit (University of Salzburg, AT)
    12:15 “Carbon quantum dots as the latest component of sunscreen products to protect the skin from blue light”
    12:25 Viktoriia Lyzhniuk (Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, UA)
    12:25 “Predicting Singlet-Oxygen Quantum Yield in Porphyrinic and Non-Porphyrinic Photosensitizers via Novel Quantum Descriptors”
    12:35 Jackson J. Alcázar (Universidad del Desarrollo, CL)
    12:35 “Synthesis and characterization of new purpurin imide derivatives with functional groups from Purpurin 18 for PDT application”
    12:45 Sol Vincent (University of Limoges, FR)
    12:45 “Supramolecular interactions between cationic porphyrins and anionic carboxymethyl cellulose”
    12:55 Mariachiara Sarà (Università degli Studi di Messina, IT)
    13:00 Lunch break
    15:00
    15:00 Keynote Lecture: Prof. Angela Falciatore
    15:30 “Light Sensing in Marine Diatoms: from molecular mechanisms to ecosystems”
    Oral communications on PDT Triplet Photosensitisers Environmental and sustainable applications of photosynthetic microorganisms Environment in Melanocyte and Melanoma
    Chair: Virginie Lhiaubet Chairs: Francesca Giuntini & Fabienne Dumoulin Chairs: Rossella Labarile & Daniel Puyol Chair: Lionel Larue
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “D” Room “E”
    15:30 “Photo-antibacterial efficiency of metalloporphyrins bearing triphenylphosphonium units” 15:30 “Activatable Photosensitizers: From Molecules to Nanoparticles” 15:30 “The Purple Power in Europe: Purple Phototrophic Bacteria for Resource Recovery from Organic Waste Sources” 15:30 “DNA damage remodels the MITF interactome to increase melanoma genomic instability”
    15:45 M. Amparo F. Faustino (University of Aveiro, PT) 15:55 Invited: Juan Chen (University Health Network, CA) 15:55 Invited: Daniel Puyol (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, ES) 15:55 Invited: Pakavarin Louphrasitthiphol (University of Oxford, UK)
    15:45 “Engineering Hypoxia-Tolerant Photosensitizers: An Iridium–Phthalocyanine Approach” 15:55 “Supramolecular photosensitizers based on oligo- and polysaccharides: from self-assembly to applications in prevention and control of antibacterial infections” 15:55 “Microbe-electrode interfaces for sustainable technologies” 15:55 “Targeting GRPR for sex hormone-dependent cancer after loss of E-cadherin”
    15:55 Gloria Vigueras (Universidad de Murcia, ES) 16:20 Invited: Antonino Mazzaglia (Università degli Studi di Messina, IT) 16:20 Invited: Melania Reggente (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH) 16:20 Invited: Véronique Delmas (Université Paris-Saclay, FR)
    15:55 “Potential of a radioluminescent light source for photobiomodulation in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease” 16:20 “Triplet Lifetime Matters: Designing Photosensitizers for Effective Photodynamic Therapy in Hypoxic Tumors” 16:20 “Harnessing purple non-sulfur bacteria for gas to protein bioconversion” 16:20 “Molecular Mechanisms of Hair Graying: Role of Dicer”
    16:05 Irene Muñoz Velasco (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, FR) 16:45 Invited: Janusz M. Dąbrowski (Jagiellonian University, PL) 16:45 Invited: Maria del Rosario Rodero Raya (University of Valladolid, ES) 16:45 Invited: Lionel Larue (Institut Curie, FR)
    16:05 “Ca2+ signals interplay with ROS in Br-SQ-C4 induced phototoxicity”
    16:15 Francesca Bianco (Università degli Studi di Torino, IT)
    16:15 “A novel ruthenium-based PACT treatment for uveal melanoma: Formulation advancements and preclinical insights”
    16:25 Daria Kotova (Leiden University, NL)
    16:25 “Impact of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts on the response to Photodynamic Therapy in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma spheroid models”
    16:35 Andrea Barahona Lopez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES)
    16:35 “Pre-treatment with topical 5-fluorouracil increases the efficacy of daylight photodynamic therapy for actinic keratoses – a randomized controlled trial”
    16:45 Stine Regin Wiegell (Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, DK)
    16:45 Coffee break
    17:15
    17:15 “Image-Guided, Alcohol-Based Photodynamic Therapy for Inoperable Cancers” 17:15 “Phthalocyanines as triplet molecular and nanophotosensitisers” 17:15 “Photosynthetic bacteria-based electrolysis for green hydrogen production” 17:15 “Unraveling UVA1-induced Photo Modifications of Eumelanin and Pheomelanin in Human Skin: Insights into Pigment Darkening”
    17:25 Kassa E. Tizale (University of Maryland, US) 17:40 Invited: Fabienne Dumoulin (Acibadem University, TR) 17:30 Dario Lacalamita (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 17:30 Sandra Del Bino-Nokin (L'Oreal Research and Innovation, FR)
    17:25 “Tetrapyrrolic Photosensitizers in Cancer Radiotherapy: Dual Roles as Radiosensitizers and Radioprotective Agents — Current Insights and Future Perspectives” 17:40 “Platinum(II) porphyrin metal-organic frameworks: luminescent tools for optical oxygen sensing in biomineralisation-capable bacteria biofilms” 17:30 “Chemical Engineering of Living Cell Surfaces via Melanin-Inspired Coatings for Biotechnological and Environmental Applications” 17:30 “The double-edged sword dilemma – photoreactivity and antioxidant action of melanin pigments demonstrated in synthetic and natural melanins”
    17:35 Saulius Bagdonas (Vilnius University, LT) 17:55 Francesca Giuntini (Liverpool John Moores University, UK ) 17:45 Alessandro Digregorio (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 17:45 Krystian Mokrzyński (Jagiellonian University, PL)
    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” 17:55 “Bioluminescence-based Singlet Oxygen Generation” 17:45 “Amphiphilic fatty acid conjugates of pyridylporphyrins in photodynamic therapy of melanoma cell lines”
    17:45 Jian Li ( Army Medical University, CN) 18:10 Valeska Viereckt (Marburg University, DE) 18:00 Martina Mušković (University of Rijeka, HR)
    17:45 “A Blueprint for Far-UVC Use in Airborne Pathogen Control” 18:10 “Modification of the efficiency of melanin to photogenerate singlet oxygen by selected quenchers of triplet excited states”
    17:45 James Montavon (Blueprint Biosecurity, US) 18:10 Tadeusz Sarna (Jagiellonian University, PL)
    17:55 “Bispecific aptamer-decorated nanoplatforms targeting tumor and stromal cells in breast cancer derived organoids: implications for precision phototherapies”
    18:05 Loredana Ricciardi (Consiglio nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)
    18:05" “Temoporfin-mediated photodynamic therapy induces immunogenic cell death on head and neck cancer”
    18:15 Elena Catanzaro (Ghent University, BE)
    18:15" “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”
    18:25 Mahshid Hashemkhani (Université Paris Cité, FR)
    18:30 Ice cream event
    20:00
  • Tuesday August 26th
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    Tuesday August 26th

    09:00 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Sherri McFarland
    10:00 “Molecules to Medicine: Multidisciplinary Integration of the Photosciences with Metal Complexes”
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Clinical Applications Photophysics of fluorescent probes for biological application Ultrafast spectroscopy methods in photosynthesis and photobiology Light management by photosynthetic micro-organisms Photosensitivity, Photodiagnostics and Photoprotection
    Chair: Luis Arnaut Chairs: Agathe Espagne & Marie Erard Chairs: Nicoletta Liguori & Pavel Maly Chairs: Angela Falciatore & Gianluca Farinola Chair: Sally Ibbotson
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    10:30 “Positioning Antimicrobial PDT Between Antiseptics and Antibiotics” 10:30 “Photochemistry of fluorescent proteins: from mechanistic studies to new fluorescence imaging methods” 10:30 “Combination of ultrafast spectroscopy and spectroelectrochemistry, a tool to control excited-state dynamics” 10:30 “Living Materials for Solar Energy Conversion from Photosynthetic Microorganisms and Biopolymers” 10:30 “Photosensitivity - the Role of Photodiagnostics”
    10:55 Invited: Luis Arnaut (CQC-IMS, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, PT) 10:55 Invited: Agathe Espagne (Ecole Normale Supérieure, FR) 10:55 Invited: Tomas Polivka University of South Bohemia, CZ) 10:55 Invited: Gianluca M. Farinola (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 10:55 Invited: Sally Ibbotson (Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, UK)
    10:55 “Photogeneration of Reactive Oxygen and Iodine Species by Modified Porphyrinoids: From Molecular Mechanisms to Advanced Preclinical Models in aPDT” 10:55 “From Quantum Dots to Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles: bright nanotools for biosensing” 10:55 “Development of Multiscale Time-Resolved Circular Dichroism for Investigating Conformational Changes of Biomolecules” 10:55 “Microscale imaging sheds light on species-specific strategies for photo-regulation and photo-acclimation of microphytobenthic diatoms” 10:55 “What is Wrong with Photoprotection in the General Population”
    11:20 Invited: Janusz Dabrowski (Jagiellonian University, PL) 11:20 Invited: Chloe Grazon (Université de Bordeaux, FR) 11:20 Invited: Pascale Changenet (CNRS-INSERM-Ecole Polytechnique, FR) 11:20 Invited: Bruno Jesus (Nantes Université, FR) 11:20 Invited: Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)
    11:20 “Breaking down the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and the treatment of pneumonia resistant using photoreaction” 11:20 “Sense and Switch across the scales - GFP-like and Bacteriophytochromes in optical imaging from mice to cells” 11:20 “Ultrafast multi-exciton spectroscopy tracks excitation energy transport through molecular photosystems” 11:20 “Photobiological Hydrogen Production Using Photosynthetic Microorganisms” 11:20 “Photoprotection in the photosensitivity diseases”
    11:45 Invited: Vanderlei S. Bagnato (University of Sao Paulo, BZ) 11:45 Invited: Andre-Christian Stiel (Helmholtz Munich, DE) 11:45 Invited: Pavel Maly (Charles University, CZ) 11:45 Invited: Rossella Labarile (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 11:45 Yolanda Gilaberte (Miguel Servet University Hospital, ES)
    11:45 “Photodynamic therapy of acne and hidradenitis suppurativa” 11:45 “Fluorescent Protein Photobleaching: Spectroscopic Impact and Molecular Basis” 11:45 “Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Exciton Energy Transfer below Sunlight Level” 11:45 “Upcycling agri-food by-product with phototrophic purple bacteria” 11:45 “Exploring the Repurposing of ExpoDose® for Disease Management of Photodermatoses”
    12:10 Invited: Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT) 12:10 Invited: Marie Erard (Université Paris-Saclay, FR) 12:10 Invited: Niek van Hulst (ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences - ES) 12:10 Invited: Baptiste Leroy (Université de Mons, BE) 12:00 Ewan Eadie (Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, UK)
    12:10 “Antimicrobial properties and safety profile of Protoporphyrin IX and pexiganan conjugate” 12:10 “Dye-based Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Optogenetics” 12:10 “Excited-state dynamics of neorhodopsin, an bistable microbial rhodopsin: retinal to retinal energy transfer and nonlinear effects” 12:10 “Biocompatible Strategies for Microalgae-based Bio-photoanode Fabrication and Electron Extraction” 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”
    12:25 Maciej Jaśkiewicz (University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, PL) 12:25 Daniel Jonathan (Université de Bordeaux, FR) 12:30 Invited: John Kennis (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL) 12:25 Cesar Vicente-Garcia (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 12:15 Marie Jürgens (Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, DE)
    12:25 “Shedding Light on Biofilms: Antimicrobial Efficacy of Low Irradiance Violet-Blue Light Exposure” 12:25 “Engineering material-friendly proteins” 12:30 “Tracking Energy Transport in Photosynthetic Systems: Does Nature Know Better?” 12:25 “Bridging Diamond and Cyanobacteria: the Role of Polydopamine in Photocurrent Generation” 12:15 “A New Photoprotective Technology”
    12:40 Lucy Sinclair (University of Strathclyde, UK) 12:40 Juan Pablo Fuenzalida Werner (University of Navarra, ES) 12:45 Giulia Lo Gerfo Morganti (Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, ES) 12:30 Nora Colson (Hasselt University, BE) 12:30 Ana López Sánchez (Cantabria Labs, ES)
    12:40 “Antibacterial mechanisms of action of a new Ru(II) polypyridyl photosensitizer in Photodynamic Therapy” 11:40 “Selective Mitochondrial Targeting Using TAPY Vectors: From Cancer Cells to Patogenic Yeast” 12:45 “Real-time tracking of ground- and excited-state responses of photoactive molecules to a change of microenvironment, from femtoseconds to milliseconds ” 12:30 “Systemic photoprotection”
    12:55 Maria Auset Vallejo (Universitat Ramon Llull, ES) 12:45 Jean Colombari Neto (Universitat Jaume I, ES) 13:00 Antonio Sampaoli (Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, ES) 12:45 Aheen Faisal (Aalborg University Hospital, DK)
    12:55 “Molybdenum cluster-based photosensitizers in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and their applications” 12:45 “Independent assessment of DNA damage from high exposures to Far-UVC in a human volunteer trial”
    13:10 Michaela Kubáňová (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, CZ) 13:10 Paul O’Mahoney (UK Health Security Agency, UK)
    13:00 Lunch break
    15:00
    14:30 Springer Meeting
    15:30
    Light in dentistry Photosensitization of Natural and Synthetic Molecules and Biomolecules Computational methods in photosynthesis and photobiology Oral communications on PDT Photoprotection
    Chair: Martha Ribeiro Chairs: Andres Thomas & Giorgia Miolo Chairs: Nicoletta Liguori & Lorenzo Cupellini Chair: Amparo Faustino Chair: Yolanda Gilaberte
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    15:30 “Advancing Dental Care with Nonthermal Light-Based Technologies” 15:30 “Photosensitized oxidation of free and peptide tryptophan to N-formylkynurenine” 15:30 “Photoactivation and quenching mechanism of Orange Carotenoid Protein from multiscale simulations” 15:30 “Prediction of non-additive effects of complex UV sources: application to DNA photochemistry” 15:30 “Photoprotection and climate change”
    15:55 Invited: Martha S. Ribeiro (Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, BR) 15:55 Invited: Andrés Thomas (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, AR) 15:55 Invited: Lorenzo Cupellini (Università degli Studi di Pisa - IT) 15:45 Thierry Douki (Université Grenoble Alpes) 15:55 Invited: Yolanda Gilaberte (Miguel Servet University Hospital, ES)
    15:55 “Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in the Oral Cavity: Impacts on the Oral Microbiom” 15:55 “Light-Activatable Hyaluronic Acid-Derivatives Releasing Nitric Oxide and Their Delivery in the Skin” 15:55 “Quantum-classical dynamics in the study of scotopic and photopic vision” 15:45 “An N Doped Carbon Dots Nanoconjugate for the Simultaneous Generation of Nitric Oxide and Singlet Oxygen with Green Light” 15:55 “The role of the microbiome on sunlight effects and photoprotection”
    16:20 Invited: Silvia Cristina Núñez (Universidade Brasil, BR) 16:20 Invited: Salvatore Sortino (Università degli Studi di Catania, IT) 16:20 Invited: Massimo Olivucci (Università degli Studi di Siena, IT) 15:55 Cristina Parisi (Università degli Studi di Catania, IT) 16:20 Invited: Peter Wolf (Medical University of Graz, AT)
    16:20 “The use of aPDT mediated by Butyl Toluidine blue to inactivate Candida albicans” 16:20 “The PUVA (Psoralen + UVA) Process in the Light of Time-Resolved Spectroscopy” 16:20 “Molecular modelling of the last steps of the Kok-Joliot cycle in Photosystem II” 15:55 “Assessment of cationic phthalocyanines and doxycycline against resistant microbes – innovative approach or dead end?” 16:20 “Present and future of systemic photoprotection”
    16:45 Invited: Renato Araujo Prates (Universidade Nove de Julho, BR) 16:45 Invited: Gilch Peter (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, DE) 16:45 Invited: Leonardo Guidoni (Università degli Studi de L'Aquila, IT) 16:05 Daniel Ziental (Poznan University of Medical Sciences, PL) 16:45 Invited: Salvador Gonzalez (University of Alcalá, ES)
    16:45 “Thermodynamics of the Amotosalen-DNA Intercalation” 16:05 “Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy FLIM with BODIPY2 molecular rotor used to measure cancer cell membrane microviscosity”
    16:50 A. Theresa Ott (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, DE) 16:15 Liubov Shimolina (Privolzhsky Research Medical University, RUS)
    16:15 “Molecular and biological mechanism studies of protein photooxidation to control cell fate and their therapeutic applications”
    16:25 Mingyu Park (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KOR)
    16:25 “Novel Peptide-Based Prodrugs for Targeted Delivery in ALA-PDT”
    16:35 Ian Eggleston (University of Bath, UK)
    16:35 “Time-resolved Study of a C4h Phthalocyanine Interacting with Guanine-rich Nucleic Acid Sequences”
    16:45 Robert Edkins (University of Strathclyde, UK)
    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” 17:15 “Photosensitization by topical retinoids: from photophysics to photobiology” 17:15 “Beyond a single excitation: calculating multi-exciton dynamics and Interaction in highly nonlinear spectroscopy of molecular photosystems” 17:15 “Non-Adiabatic Dynamics study on microhydrated DNA probe” 17:15 “Nuclear DNA Lesions Drive Metabolic Reprogramming in Keratinocytes Following Acute UVB Exposure”
    17:30 Tania Mateus Yoshimura (Nuclear Energy Research Institute, BR) 17:30 Virginie Lhiaubet (Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ES) 17:40 Invited: Pavel Maly (Acibadem University, TR) 17:25 Elise Lognon (Université Paris Cité, FR) 17:30 Hadi Younes (Univ. Bordeaux, FR)
    17:30 “Chemico-physical and biological properties of two monoclonal antibodies, Bevacizumab (Avastin®) and Durvalumab (Imfinzi®) under real-life light doses” 17:40 “Modelling the interplay between structure and energy transfer in biosystems” 17:25 “A novel water-in-oil emulsion for photoimmunotherapy delivery” 17:30 “Evaluating Photoprotective Properties of UK Garments with Integrating-Sphere Spectrophotometry”
    17:45 Giorgia Miolo (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT) 18:05 Invited: Carles Curutchet (University of Barcelona, ES) 17:35 Kathryn McNaughton (University of Maryland, US) 17:45 Rebecca Meehan (University of St Andrews, UK)
    17:45 “Uncovering Mutagenic Cascades: A UV-Triggered Crosslink Between Etheno-Cytosine and Thymine Drives Additional DNA Lesions” 18:05 “First-principles simulations unveil the effect of mutations on light harvesting” 17:35 “NIR-Responsive Plasmonic Nanoparticle-loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanostructures for Photo-Assisted Gram-Positive Bacteria" Eradication” 17:45 “Vitamin D Receptor and Oxidative Stress”
    18:00 Carlos Montero Galán (Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ES) 18:15 Piermarco Saraceno (Università degli Studi di Pisa, IT) 17:45 Federica Rizzi (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 18:00 Ángeles Juarranz (Cantabria Labs, ES)
    18:00 “From Reduced to Oxidized: How Eumelanin Oxidation State Modulates Excited States and Photoprotective Efficacy” 18:15 “Molecular determinants of the mechanism of action of PSBS under the computational microscope” 17:45 “Unveiling the Cell Death Mechanisms Induced by LUZ51-Mediated PDT” 18:00 “Urinary Thymidine Dimer Excretion in Tanning Bed Users Compared with Sun Exposure During a Danish Summer”
    18:15 Joanna Waresiak (Jagiellonian University, PL) 18:25 Gregor Hill (Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, ES) 17:55 Livia Stenico Tanajura (University of Coimbra, PT) 18:15 Catharina Margrethe Lerche (Copenhagen University Hospital, DK)
    18:15 “Carnosine oxidation mediated by singlet molecular oxygen” 18:25 “Computational Insights into The Dynamic Interaction of FCP-LHCX1 Complexes in Diatoms” 17:55 “Discovering the Potential of Amino-Based Flavylium Dyes for Photodynamic Therapy”
    18:30 Marisa H. G. Medeiros (Universidade de São Paulo, BR) 18:30 Boutheina Zender (University of Patras, GR) 18:05 Patricia Correia (REQUIMTE/LAQV, PT)
    18:30 “A Kinetic Approach to the Photoinduced Crosslinking of Unmodified Bovine Serum Albumin: Functional Consequences” 18:05 “Ru-coubpy complexes as potent photosensitizers for cancer phototherapy”
    18:35 Claudia Cecilia Vera (Instituto de Bionanotecnología del NOA, AR) 18:15 Vicente Marchán (University of Barcelona, ES)
    18:15 “Metallochlorins for photodynamic therapy: Experimental results and theoretical calculations”
    18:25 Ana Margarida Silva (REQUIMTE/LAQV, PT)
    18:25 “Molybdenum Clusters for Enhanced Photodynamic and X-ray-Induced Cancer Therapy”
    18:30 Tomas Pribyl (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, CZ)
    18:30 Walking tour
    21:00
  • Wednesday August 27th
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    Wednesday August 27th

    09:00 Nobel Lecture: Prof. Martin Chalfie
    10:00
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    Hypoxia in PDT (ESP/ASP Symposia) Nature’s Quest: Discovery and Applications of Natural Photosensitizers Material Interfaces for Photostimulation UV radiation and climate effects through the lens of the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel Effects of solar visible light on human skin aging and pigmentation - current status and options for treatment
    Chairs: Santi Nonell & Sherri McFarland Chair: Bianca Siewert Chair: Giuseppe Paternò Chair: Janet Bornman Chair: Ludger Kolbe
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    10:30 “Photocatalytic water oxidation for oxygen-independent PDT” 10:30 “Nature’s Photosensitizers: What They Are, Where They Hide, and How to Discover Them” 10:30 “Phototaming of Bacterial Bioelectricity” 10:30 “Introduction” 10:30 “Effects of solar visible blue light on human skin aging and pigmentation - current status and options for protection and treatment”
    10:55 Invited: Santi Nonell (Institut Quimic de Sarria - Universitat Ramon Llull, ES) 10:55 Invited: Anzhela Galstyan (University of Duisburg-Essen, DE) 10:55 Invited: Giuseppe Maria Paternò (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 10:35 Janet Bornman (Food Futures Institute Murdoch University - Murdoch University, W. Australia) 10:45 Ludger Kolbe (Applied Skin Research, DE)
    10:55 “ROS dosimetry and effect of oxygen consumption on PDT efficacy” 10:55 “Natural Dye Extracts as photosensitizers for sustainable antimicrobial applications” 10:55 “Conjugated polymer nanoparticles for biophotonic applications: biohybrid photo-sensitive interfaces for living cells” 10:35 “How stratospheric ozone, air-pollution, and climate will shape surface UV radiation in the 21st century?” 10:45 “Analytical imaging and functional analysis of reactive lipids – connecting photodamage and senescence”
    11:20 Invited: Tim Zhu (University of Pennsylvania, US) 11:20 Invited: Anzhela Galstyan (University of Duisburg-Essen, DE) 11:20 Invited: Manuela Ciocca (Libera Università di Bolzano, IT) 11:00 Invited: Alkiviadis Bais (Aristotle University, GR) 11:10 Florian Gruber (Medical University of Vienna, AT)
    11:20 “Selective targeting of proteins and pathways using photopharmacology” 11:20 “Fungal Photosensitizers: Dual Potential for Photodynamic Antimicrobial and Cancer Applications?” 11:20 “Fluorescence proteins: a light management mechanism in Corals” 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” 11:10 “Redefining sun protection – Protection strategies to defend solar induced damages beyond the UV spectrum”
    11:45 Invited: Edtih Glazer (North Carolina State University, US) 11:45 Invited: Pamela Vrabl (University of Innsbruck, AT) 11:35 Ariel García Fleitas (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 11:25 Invited: Thomas Matthew Robson (University of Cumbria, UK) 11:45 Julianne C Nayar (The University of Sydney, AU)
    11:45 “Unconventaional Reactive Oxygen Generation and Biological Outcomes” 11:45 “Unconventaional Reactive Oxygen Generation and Biological Outcomes” 11:35 “Optical Characterization of 3D Light-Driven Bio-Hybrid Actuators” 11:25 “Potential impacts of solar radiation modification (SRM) on ecosystems” 11:45 “Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein (CREB): A Novel Early Biomarker for Predicting the Efficacy of Sun Protective Agents in Preventing Skin Carcinogenesis”
    12:10 Invited: Tae-Hyuk Kwon (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KR) 12:00 Hilda Mercado-Uribe (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, MX) 11:50 Andrea Pianetti (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 11:50 Invited: Kelsey E. Roberts (University of Massachusetts, US) 12:00 Julianne Clare Nayar (The University of Sydney, AU)
    12:10 “BODIPYs as Photodynamic and Photothermal Agents with Unprecedented Phototoxic Indexes under Normoxic and Hypoxic Conditions” 12:00 “On Novel Angular Furocoumarins and Their Interaction With DNA” 11:50 “Engineering of Light Sensitivity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii” 11:50 “PFAS or non-PFAS ? The photochemistry of new(er) CFC replacements and implications for climate change” 12:00 “Assessing Quality of Life in Patients with Photodermatoses: An Examination of the relationship between Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Patient-Reported Impact of Dermatological Disease (PRIDD) Scores and Photodiagnostic Investigation Results”
    12:35 Invited: Bernhard Spingler (University of Zurich, CH) 12:15 Michelle P. Rademacher (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, DE) 12:05 Anna Bosc (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 12:15 Invited: Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen (California State University Northridge, US) 12:15 Marese O’Reilly (Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, UK)
    12:35 “Experimental challenges in hypoxia research: a panel discussion” 12:15 “Pterin-Thymidine Adducts” 12:05 “B. subtilis membrane potential photomodulation through newly-synthesized azobenzenes” 12:15 “UV radiation and climate effects on fiber material degradation: Challenges and sustainable design” 12:15 “Feeding skin cellular regeneration: the importance of 1C metabolism and the potential of 5-MTHF to counteract UV-induced damage”
    13:00 Invited: Sherri A. McFarland (The University of Texas at Arlington, US) 12:30 Carolina Lorente (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, AR) 12:20 Edoardo Cianflone (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 12:40 Invited: Liping Zhu (Donghua University, CN) 12:30 Alessia Luccarini (Università Politecnica delle Marche, IT)
    12:30 “Biotin-Functionalized Aloe Emodin: A Novel Photosensitizer for Receptor-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy” 12:20 “Novel photoactuators for bacterial modulation: design, synthesis and characterization”
    12:45 Paula Rivero-Jerez (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, CL) 12:35 Marta Ghidoli (Politecnico di Milano, IT)
    12:45 “Contribution of 2,4-Heptadienal, an oxidation product of w-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, to photoreactivity of peroxidised docosahexaenoate” 12:35 “Spatiotemporal Control of Bacterial Adhesion via Light-Responsive Modulators”
    12:50 Anna Pawlak (Jagiellonian University, PL) 12:50 Alessio Colleoni (University of Milan, IT)
    12:50 “The Genesis of Porphyrin Virucidal Photosensitizers from Abiotic Processing of Glycine” 12:50 “Investigating The Mechanism of Cardiac Cell Excitability Modulation by a Membrane-Targeted Photoswitch”
    12:55 Anna Pawlak (Jagiellonian University, PLFederico Fiori (Università degli Studi di Sassari, IT) 13:00 Chiara Florindi (Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, IT)
    12:55 “Photodynamic inactivation of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores using different photosensitizers and Xenon Test Chamber Q-SUN®”
    13:00 Leonardo do Prado Silva (University of São Paulo, BR)
    13:00 Lunch break
    14:30
    14:30 Young Investigator Award Lectureship
    Nicoletta Liguori: Photosynthetic proteins in action! Towards a real‐time investigation of how light-harvesting is regulated in photosynthetic organisms Antonio Francés-Monerris: Emergent Photoactivated Anticancer Therapies: A Molecular Description
    15:30
    15:30 Poster Session (click to open the poster list)
    18:00
    18:00 ESP General Assembly
    19:00
    20:00 Gala Dinner
    23:00
  • Thursday August 28th
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    Thursday August 28th

    09:00 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Roberta Croce
    10:00 “Photosynthesis in the Far-Red: From Cyanobacteria to Plants”
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    Targeting with light: emerging tools for advanced diagnosis and therapy Multiscale time-resolved structural dynamics of light sensitive biomolecules Plant UV Photobiology Influencing factors of human UV-exposure Photodynamic Priming and Targeting to Overcome Resistance
    Chair: Greta Varchi Chair: Michel Sliwa Chair: Gareth Jenkins Chair: Alois Schmalwieser Chair: Huang Chiao-Huang
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    10:30 “Photodynamic drug delivery : Designing liposomes for light-controlled release and enhanced chemotherapy efficacy” 10:30 “Multiscale time resolved spectroscopy to decipher the photo-activation mechanism of a switchable near-infrared fluorescent bacteriophytochromes” 10:30 “UVR8 photoreceptor action in plant responses to UV-B radiation” 10:30 “Clothing in dependence of temperature, gender and age as influencing factors for everyday life UVR exposure” 10:30 “Benzoporphyrin derivative-based nanoparticles for the targeted photodynamic therapy of ovarian cancer”
    10:55 Invited: Mans Broekgaarden (Université Grenoble-Alpes, FR) 10:55 Invited: Michel Sliwa (Université de Lille, FR) 10:55 Invited: Gareth Jenkins (University of Glasgow, UK) 10:55 Invited: Alois W. Schmalwieser (University of Veterinary Medicine, AT) 10:55 Invited: Carla Arnau del Valle (Universitat Politècnica de València, ES)
    10:55 “Porphyrin-peptide targeting systems for PDT applications” 10:55 “How hydroxylated carotenoids enable ultrafast energy transfer in the Kin4B8 rhodopsin: A multiscale computational study” 10:55 “UV-B perception and signaling in plants” 10:55 “Environmental and behavioral factors influencing childhood UVR exposure” 10:55 “Targeted Nanoplatform to Overcome Delivery Barriers in Photoimmunotherapy and Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Cancer”
    11:20 Invited: Enrico Caruso (Università dell'Insubria, IT) 11:20 Invited: Laura Pedraza-González (Università degli Studi di Pisa, IT) 11:20 Invited: Roman Ulm (University of Genéve, CH) 11:20 Invited: Peter A. Philipsen (Department of Dermatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, DK) 11:20 Invited: Sumiao Pang (University of Maryland, US)
    11:20 “Cancer-Associated fibroblasts impact in Photodynamic therapy response through intercellular communication in Oral and Cutaneous Squamous Carcinoma cells” 11:20 “Integrated structural dynamics of a vitamin B12-dependent photoreceptor” 11:20 “Chloroplast movements in alpine plant species along an elevational gradient in UV radiation in the Tatra Mountains” 11:20 “Increasing solar UV radiation in Central Europe” 11:20 “Tuning nanoliposomes for pancreatic cancer chemotherapy by balancing photodynamic therapy, priming, and drug release”
    11:45 Invited: Angeles Juarranz (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES) 11:45 Invited: Martin Weik (Institut de Biologie Structurale, FR) 11:45 Invited: Justyna Labuz (Jagiellonian University, PO) 11:45 Invited: Sebastian Lorenz (Federal Office for Radiation Protection, DE) 11:45 Invited: Mans Broekgaarden (Université Grenoble-Alpes, FR)
    11:45 “Systematic Targeting of GD2-positive Neuroblastoma Tumors with Photooncolytic Phage Nanobots” 11:45 “The relevance of amino acid-chromophore interaction in protein conformational changes and their impact on chromophore relaxation dynamics” 11:45 “UV-B-mediated acclimation of Norway spruce and Scots pine to high light stress depends on photoperiod” 11:45 “UV radiation exposure of outdoor workers with respect to the Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) of working garments” 11:45 “Investigating photodynamic priming-radiotherapy synergy: A mechanistic insight into the efficacy of nanoscintillator-mediated PDT”
    12:00 Alberto Danielli (Università degli Studi di Bologna, IT) 12:00 Sara Hernandez Mejias (IMDEA Nanoscience, ES) 12:00 Lara García Campa (Örebro University, SE) 11:55 Alois W. Schmalwieser (Unit of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Veterinary Medicine, AT) 12:00 Invited: Anne-Laure Bulin (Université Grenoble-Alpes, FR)
    12:00 “Sensing melanoma cells with hyaluronic acid decorated magnetoplasmonic nanoassemblies: from diagnosis to future therapeutic applications” 12:00 “Electron Return Kinetics in Successive Two-Photon DNA Repair by (6-4) Photolyase” 12:00 “Transcriptional responses to UV-B radiation in Arabidopsis are shaped by PAR intensity and genetic variation” Oral communication in Environmental Photobiology 12:00 “Overcoming Chemoresistance in Cancer: A Mechanistic Look at PDT and ABC Transporters”
    12:15 Giuseppe Nocito (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 12:15 Pavel Müller (Université Paris-Saclay, FR) 12:15 Luis Orlando Morales Suarez (Örebro University, SE) 12:25 Huang Chiao Huang (University of Maryland, US)
    12:15 “Enhancing Tumor Uptake of Silicon Phthalocyanine and Improving PDT Efficacy in a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Murine Model via In Situ Sonoporation” 12:15 “Time-resolved structural dynamics of natural and engineered photoreceptors containing non-canonical amino acids” 12:15 “Screening overrules damage repair: layers of protection for enhanced UV tolerance in Botrytis cinerea” 12:00 “Mitochondrial intercellular transfer in response to UV-induced stress” 12:25 “Localization of laser thermal therapy in gliomas using plasmonic gold nanorods”
    12:30 Martina Capozza (Università degli Studi di Torino, IT) 12:30 Gustavo Fuertes (Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ) 12:30 Aruppillai Suthaparan (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO) 12:15 Sophie Amouret (Université Laval, CA) 12:40 Rebecca Johnson (University of Maryland, US)
    12:30 “Fully reversible control over DNA-intercalation with visible light” 12:30 “Dynamics and Fate of the CO2 Photoproduct in Fatty Acid Photodecarboxylase” 12:30 “Physiological response of Porphyra linearis (Rhodophyta) to different UV radiation doses” 12:15 “Dynamic Transcriptomic Responses of Human Dermal Stem Cells to Ultraviolet Radiation: Implications for Melanoma Origin” 12:40 “N-Acetylcysteine as a co-adjuvant in photodynamic therapy for the treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma”
    12:45 David Grantz (University of Groningen, NL) 12:45 Damien Sorigue (Ecole Polytechnique, FR) 12:45 Débora T. Pereira (Malaga University, ES) 12:30 Mouna Mhamdi-Ghodbani (Elbe Kliniken Stade-Buxtehude, DE) 12:55 María Gallego-Rentero (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES)
    12:45 “Lighting Up the Hypoxic Tumor: Folate-targeted, oxygen-generating nanoparticles for synergistic photodynamic and chemotherapeutic treatment” 12:45 “Multi-step 11-cis to all-trans retinal photoisomerization in bestrhodopsin, an unusual microbial rhodopsin” 12:45 “Detection of chloroplast movements through changes in the leaf ability to depolarize light: application of the Umov effect” 12:30 “Effects and uptake of luminescent micro- and nanoplastics labelled with lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles in small aquatic organisms” 12:55 “Mission to Kill - Investigating novel photochemical strategies to eliminate cholangiocarcinoma”
    13:00 Luca Menilli (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT) 13:00 John T.M. Kennis (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL) 13:00 Pawel Hermanowicz (Jagiellonian University, PO) 12:45 Joanna Musiał (Adam Mickiewicz University, PL) 13:00 Riccarda Katharina Læret (Oslo University Hospital, NO)
    13:00 “Conformational heterogeneity and protonation equilibria shape the photocycle branching in channelrhodopsin-2” 12:45 “Bifunctional natural antioxidants targeting mitochondria for UVA-induced photoprotection”
    13:10 Matteo Capone (Consiglio Nazionale delle ricerche, IT) 13:00 Charareh Pourzand (University of Bath, UK)
    13:10 “Mechanism and Dynamics of Photoswitchable Flavoprotein Charge-Transfer Complexes”
    13:20 Bo Zhuang (Peking University, CN)
    13:00 Lunch break
    15:00
    15:00 Keynote Lecture: Prof. Franz Trautinger
    15:30 “Photodermatology - Quo Vadis?”
    Self-assembled photosensitizers. Nanomaterials for phototherapy Theoretical Photochemistry and Chemiexcitation in Biology and Medicine Precision Photobiology: Tailoring Light Environments in Controlled Environment Agriculture Photosynthetic Efficiency and Resilience Is Phototherapy a valuable treatment option in dermatology nowadays?
    Chair: Gema de la Torre Chair: Antonio Monari Chair: Matt Jones Chair: Maya Lambreva Chair: Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    15:30 “Light-induced disruptive porphysomes with improved photodynamic applications against cancer and bacterial infections” 15:30 “Don’t Help them to Bury the lights Multiscale methods to Simulate Photobiological Processes” 15:30 “Developmental Plasticity in Vertical Farms” 15:30 “Bioenergetics of the cyanobacteria during mixotrophy” 15:30 “PUVA - Still an Invaluable Option for Skin Disease?”
    15:55 Invited: Ali Makky (Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Saclay, FR) 15:55 Invited: Antonio Monari (Université Paris Cité, FR) 15:55 Invited: Matt Jones (University of Glasgow, UK) 15:55 Invited: Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne (University of Turku, FI) 15:55 Invited: Sally Ibbotson (Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, UK)
    15:55 “Harnessing Dynamic Supramolecular Polymers for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy” 15:55 “Multiscale Simulation of a Fluorescent Probe Sensitive to Different DNA Structural Conformations” 15:55 “The Role of Phytochrome Interacting Factors (PIFs) in Reducing Food Waste” 15:55 “Photosynthesis regulation impacts carbon and nitrogen assimilation in the diazotrophic cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120” 15:55 “Phototherapy of atopic dermatitis”
    16:20 Invited: Miguel García-Iglesias (Universidad de Cantabria, ES) 16:20 Invited: Marco Marazzi (Universidad de Alcalá, ES) 16:20 Invited: Amanda Burridge (University of Bristol, UK) 16:20 Invited: Giorgio Perin (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT) 16:20 Maria Teresa Rossi (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)
    16:20 “Nanostructured amphiphilic phthalocyanines and metallo-supramolecular porphyrinoid assemblies for targeted phototherapy” 16:20 “Leveraging computational methods to characterize the photophysical features of emerging light-activated anticancer agents” 16:20 “Translating academic photobiology to the context of a vertical farm” 16:20 “Aquatic photosynthesis in extreme temperatures” 16:20 “Phototherapy for psoriasis at the age of biologicals (originators and biosimilars)”
    16:45 Invited: Gema de la Torre (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES) 16:45 Invited: Marta Erminia Alberto (Università della Calabria, IT) 16:45 Invited: Phil Butlin (Crop Research Centre, UK) 16:45 Invited: Volha Chukhutsina (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL) 16:45 Invited: Peter Wolf (Medical University of Graz, AT)
    16:45 Coffee break
    17:15
    17:15 “Cluster and kill: the use of clustering‐triggered emission materials for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy” 17:15 “Photodynamics of DNA fragments by mixed quantum classical dynamical” 17:15 “Controlling light-energy use in a minimal protein network to understand how plants regulate light harvesting” 17:15 “Nanomaterials for enhanced photoprotection in photosynthetic microorganisms” 17:15 “Phototherapy of vitiligo”
    17:30 Roger Bresoli Obach (Universitat Ramon Llull, ES) 17:30 Roberto Improta (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 17:30 Anjali Pandit (Leiden Institute of Chemistry, NL) 17:40 Invited: Maya Dimova Lambreva (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 17:30 Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)
    17:30 “Modular nanoparticles for bioimaging and photodynamic therapy of breast cancer” 17:30 “QM/MM-MD investigations of DNA probes and photoDNAzymes: towards molecular design” 17:30 “Genetic Basis of Tillering Plasticity in Response to Plant Density in Sorghum” 17:40 “Photoprotection by non-photochemical quenching compensates for less cortical screening in pale versus melanic sympatric pairs of lichen species” 17:30 “Omalizumab therapy for solar urticaria is associated with behavioural and quality-of-life benefits ”
    17:45 Veronika Huntošová (PJ Šafárik University, SK) 17:45 Elise Dumont (Université Côte d'Azur, FR) 17:45 Asad Riaz (University of Queensland, AU) 17:55 Knut Asbjørn Solhaug (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO) 17:45 Kirsty J Rutter (Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK)
    17:45 “Smart Photoactivatable Assemblies for Eradicating Local Antibiotic-resistant Bacterial Infections” 17:45 “Copper Nanoclusters as Vector to Cure Menkes Disease: Insights from Molecular Modeling” 17:55 “Understanding the impact of photoprotection mechanisms on ROS regulation in the moss Physcomitrium patens” 17:45 “Identifying new markers that predict the effectiveness of photoprotective agents in reducing skin carcinogenesis”
    18:00 Khatia Merabishvili (Université Paris-Saclay, FR) 18:00 Éric Brémond (Université Paris Cité, FR) 18:10 Francesco Paolo Tranne (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT) 18:00 Katie M Dixon (University of Sydney, AU)
    18:00 “Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Glycosylated Aza-BODIPY Derivatives for Bioimaging” 18:00 “Deciphering the Chemiexcitation Step of Luminol: A Computational Mechanistic Study” 18:10 “Interactive Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation and Elevated CO2 on Estuarine Phytoplankton: Constant vs Variable Treatments”
    18:15 Irene Paramio (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES) 18:05 Juliana Cuéllar-Zuquin (Universitat de València, ES) 18:25 Patrick J. Neale (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, US)
    18:15 “Phthalocyanine-Encapsulated Lignin Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Applications: Data Analysis Assisted Nanoengineering” 18:05 “Computational Inspection of Light-Sensitive Compounds Properties in Biological Systems”
    18:30 Dilara Sipahioğlu (Acibadem University, TR) 18:10 Alessandra Gilda Ritacca (Università della Calabria, IT)
    18:10 “DNA binding/unbinding kinetics of the dioxetane of melatonin”
    18:15 Clara Cabrero-Tejero (Universitat Politècnica de València, ES)
    18:00 Closing Remarks
    18:30
  • All days
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    Sunday August 24th

    17:00 Registration
    18:30
    18:30 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Kristian Berg
    19:30 “Fortieth anniversary of the European Society of Photobiology. History and significance in the scientific community”
    19:30 Welcome Party
    20:30

    Monday August 25th

    09:00 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Guglielmo Lanzani
    10:00 “Engineering carbon-based phototransducers for cell stimulation and vision restoration”
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    PDT and immunotherapy of cancer Oral communications on photochemistry and photophysics Photosynthetic biohybrids Environmental antimicrobial PDT Phototherapy
    Chair: Pål Selbo Chair: Massimo Trotta Chair: Matteo Grattieri Chairs: Kristjan Plaetzer & Giovanni Romano Chair: Franz Trautinger
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    10:30 “Photodynamic therapy and immunogenic cell death in cancer immunotherapy” 10:30 “Singlet molecular oxygen in biological systems: Mechanistic studies using 18O-labeled dioxygen, mass spectrometry, and near-infrared light emission measurements” 10:30 “Cyanobacteria as Living Biohybrids: Porous PEDOT:PSS Interfaces for Environmental Electrophysiology” 10:30 “UVC light source to prevent airborne infection transmission” 10:30 “Photopheresis: 40 Years on”
    10:55 Invited: Dmitri Krysko (Ghent University, BE) 10:45 Paolo Di Mascio (Universidade de São Paulo, BR) 10:55 Invited: Paulo Rocha (University of Coimbra, PT) 10:55 Invited: Giovanni Romano (Università degli Studi di Firenze, IT) 10:55 Invited: Franz Trautinger (University Hospital of St. Poelten, AT)
    10:55 “Enhancing Photodynamic Therapy and Anti-Tumor Immunity: The Critical Role of Drug Delivery” 10:45 “Unveiling the Hidden Architecture of the Brain: the Power of Super-Resolution Shadow Imaging and Optogenetics” 10:55 “Photosynthetic biohybrids for sensing, current generation, and solar fuels” 10:55 “Photodynamic materials for the prevention and treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in humans and animals” 10:55 “Phototherapy of Mycosis fungoides”
    11:20 Invited: Lígia Catarina Gomes da Silva (University of Coimbra, PT) 10:55 Virginia Puente (Biofisika Center, ES) 11:20 Invited: Matteo Grattieri (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 11:20 Invited: Reza Ghiladi (North Carolina State University, US) 11:20 Invited: Johanna Latzka (University Hospital of St. Poelten, AT)
    11:20 “Enhancing CD8+ T-Cell Responses with PCI-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccination” 10:55 “Investigating the Impact of Blue Light and UVB on Skin DNA Repair and Pigmentation: In Vitro and In Vivo Insights” 11:20 “Combining microbe and electrode modifications for improved biophotovoltaic performances” 11:20 “Rose Bengal photosensitizing effect on Candida albicans: new insights of an old molecule” 11:20 “Modification of extracorporeal photopheresis with 5-aminolevulinic acid”
    11:45 Invited: Pål Kristian Selbo (Oslo University Hospital, NO) 11:05 Carine Jacques (Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetics & Personal Care, FR) 11:35 Charlotte Roullier (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH) 11:45 Invited: Nidia Maldonado Carmona (Università degli Studi di Firenze, IT) 11:45 Invited: Qian Peng (Oslo University Hospital, NO)
    11:45 “Immunological effects after photodynamic therapy in blood and glioma tissue by using orthotopic Fisher glioma rat model” 11:05 “Blue Light from VR-HMDs: Unanswered Questions and the Need for Research” 11:35 “Enhancing Photosynthetic Bacteria-based Biohybrid Electrodes with Functionalized CeO2 Nanoparticles” 11:45 “Agricultural applications of Photodynamic Inactivation - 2025 update” 11:45 “Identification of clones by TCR Vb repertoire analysis supports diagnosis of leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma”
    12:00 Odrun Arna Gederaas (University of Agder, NO) 11:15 Stefanie Bauer (Federal Office for Radiation Protection, DE) 11:50 Rosa Matteucci (Politecnico di Bari, IT) 12:00 Kristjan Plaetzer (University of Salzburg, AT) 12:00 Invited: Johannes Woltsche (Medical University of Graz, AT)
    12:00 “Utilizing Photoimmunotherapy to Combat Multidrug Resistance” 11:15 “Characterisation of urinary thymidine dimer excretion in hairless mice exposed to ultraviolet radiation” 11:50 “Biohybrid photoconverters from photosynthetic bacterial Reaction Centres and organic light harvesting dyes” 12:00 “Sustainable Synthesis and Photodynamic Antifungal Activity of a Chitosan-Riboflavin Conjugate for Agricultural Applications” 12:00 “Wavelength-Dependent Modulation of Inflammatory Cytokines by Photobiomodulation in Cutaneous Wound Healing”
    12:15 Kaitlyn Moore (University of Maryland, US) 11:25 Celina Pihl (Copenhagen University Hospital, DK) 12:05 Roberta Ragni (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 12:15 Alexander Pinilla (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, CL) 12:25 Giovana Tofoli (São Leopoldo Mandic, BR)
    12:15 “Enhancing BCG immunotherapy with photochemical treatment” 11:25 “Photoactive MDM2 inhibitors: light related strategies to tackle hard to treat cancers” 12:05 “Hybrid Microalgae-based Photoelectrodes for Solar Energy-Assisted Catalytic Conversions” 12:15 “Sunlight-powered fungicide conjugates: fighting fungal resistance” 12:25 “Photocaged Small Molecule Inhibitor of CD73: A Strategy for Light-Guided Cancer Immunotherapy with Reduced Off-Target Effects”
    12:30 Arno Bruel (Institute for Cancer Research, NO) 11:35 Edoardo Armano (Università degli Studi di Milano, IT) 12:20 Caio César Gonçalves Silva (Universidade Estadual Paulista, BZ) 12:30 Alberto Nunez Bendinelli (Ramon Llull University, ES) 12:40 Sina Katharina Goetzfried (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL)
    12:30 “Photoimmunotherapy Modulates P-glycoprotein Function In Vivo” 11:35 “Effects of CuInZnS/ZnS quantum dots on microalgae at different environment conditions” 12:20 “Cryo-EM of rationally designed photosystem I nanoassembly on graphene validates orientation-driven enhancement of photocatalytic performance” 12:30 “Taming the Swamp Thing: chlorophyllin-based Photodynamic Inactivation against Candida auris dynamic biofilm” 12:40 “Multifaceted Effects of a Multiple Nitric Oxide Photoreleaser and its Photoproducts on Amyloid-β Aggregation”
    12:45 Brian Schnoor (University of Maryland, US) 11:45 Agne Kalnaityte-Vengeliene (Vilnius University, LT) 12:35 Miriam Izzo (University of Warsaw, PO) 12:45 Linda Jernej (University of Salzburg, AT) 12:45 Francesca Laneri (Università degli Studi di Catania, IT)
    12:45 “Anti-tumoral effect of light-activated CD351 in breast and pancreatic cancer” 11:45 “Sunscreens: Yet another plea for a neutral grey filter” 12:45 “Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation: A Promising Approach to Prevent Bacterial Infections in Aquaculture Systems”
    13:00 Cristina Dias (University of Aveiro, PT) 11:55 Arjan van Dijk (Centre for Environmental Safety and Security, NL) 12:50 Cátia Sofia Silva Vieira (University of Aveiro, PT)
    13:00 “Cancer-Associated fibroblasts impact in Photodynamic therapy response through intercellular communication in Oral and Cutaneous Squamous Carcinoma cells” 11:55 “Depigmenting Action and Bioimaging of Luminescent Piperazinyl Phenol Derivatives” 12:50 “Cell viability, ROS production, lipid peroxidation and membrane damage of L. monocytogenes after UVA and Blue Light treatment”
    13:15 Invited: Angeles Juarranz (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES) 12:05 Chiara Maria Antonietta Gangemi (Università degli Stidi di Messina, IT) 12:55 Alessia Lena (Università degli Studi di Udine, IT)
    12:05 “Cellular Photodamage Induced by Dasatinib: Type I/II Mechanisms and Photoprotection in Reconstructed Epidermis” 12:55 “Photodynamic Decontamination of food: assessing surface challenges against Listeria monocytogenes”
    12:15 Inmaculada Andreu (Universitat Politècnica de València, ES) 13:00 Anabel Santiago Cenit (University of Salzburg, AT)
    12:15 “Carbon quantum dots as the latest component of sunscreen products to protect the skin from blue light”
    12:25 Viktoriia Lyzhniuk (Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, UA)
    12:25 “Predicting Singlet-Oxygen Quantum Yield in Porphyrinic and Non-Porphyrinic Photosensitizers via Novel Quantum Descriptors”
    12:35 Jackson J. Alcázar (Universidad del Desarrollo, CL)
    12:35 “Synthesis and characterization of new purpurin imide derivatives with functional groups from Purpurin 18 for PDT application”
    12:45 Sol Vincent (University of Limoges, FR)
    12:45 “Supramolecular interactions between cationic porphyrins and anionic carboxymethyl cellulose”
    12:55 Mariachiara Sarà (Università degli Studi di Messina, IT)
    13:00 Lunch break
    15:00
    15:00 Keynote Lecture: Prof. Angela Falciatore
    15:30 “Light Sensing in Marine Diatoms: from molecular mechanisms to ecosystems”
    Oral communications on PDT Triplet Photosensitisers Environmental and sustainable applications of photosynthetic microorganisms Environment in Melanocyte and Melanoma
    Chair: Virginie Lhiaubet Chairs: Francesca Giuntini & Fabienne Dumoulin Chairs: Rossella Labarile & Daniel Puyol Chair: Lionel Larue
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “D” Room “E”
    15:30 “Photo-antibacterial efficiency of metalloporphyrins bearing triphenylphosphonium units” 15:30 “Activatable Photosensitizers: From Molecules to Nanoparticles” 15:30 “The Purple Power in Europe: Purple Phototrophic Bacteria for Resource Recovery from Organic Waste Sources” 15:30 “DNA damage remodels the MITF interactome to increase melanoma genomic instability”
    15:45 M. Amparo F. Faustino (University of Aveiro, PT) 15:55 Invited: Juan Chen (University Health Network, CA) 15:55 Invited: Daniel Puyol (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, ES) 15:55 Invited: Pakavarin Louphrasitthiphol (University of Oxford, UK)
    15:45 “Engineering Hypoxia-Tolerant Photosensitizers: An Iridium–Phthalocyanine Approach” 15:55 “Supramolecular photosensitizers based on oligo- and polysaccharides: from self-assembly to applications in prevention and control of antibacterial infections” 15:55 “Microbe-electrode interfaces for sustainable technologies” 15:55 “Targeting GRPR for sex hormone-dependent cancer after loss of E-cadherin”
    15:55 Gloria Vigueras (Universidad de Murcia, ES) 16:20 Invited: Antonino Mazzaglia (Università degli Studi di Messina, IT) 16:20 Invited: Melania Reggente (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH) 16:20 Invited: Véronique Delmas (Université Paris-Saclay, FR)
    15:55 “Potential of a radioluminescent light source for photobiomodulation in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease” 16:20 “Triplet Lifetime Matters: Designing Photosensitizers for Effective Photodynamic Therapy in Hypoxic Tumors” 16:20 “Harnessing purple non-sulfur bacteria for gas to protein bioconversion” 16:20 “Molecular Mechanisms of Hair Graying: Role of Dicer”
    16:05 Irene Muñoz Velasco (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, FR) 16:45 Invited: Janusz M. Dąbrowski (Jagiellonian University, PL) 16:45 Invited: Maria del Rosario Rodero Raya (University of Valladolid, ES) 16:45 Invited: Lionel Larue (Institut Curie, FR)
    16:05 “Ca2+ signals interplay with ROS in Br-SQ-C4 induced phototoxicity”
    16:15 Francesca Bianco (Università degli Studi di Torino, IT)
    16:15 “A novel ruthenium-based PACT treatment for uveal melanoma: Formulation advancements and preclinical insights”
    16:25 Daria Kotova (Leiden University, NL)
    16:25 “Impact of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts on the response to Photodynamic Therapy in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma spheroid models”
    16:35 Andrea Barahona Lopez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES)
    16:35 “Pre-treatment with topical 5-fluorouracil increases the efficacy of daylight photodynamic therapy for actinic keratoses – a randomized controlled trial”
    16:45 Stine Regin Wiegell (Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, DK)
    16:45 Coffee break
    17:15
    17:15 “Image-Guided, Alcohol-Based Photodynamic Therapy for Inoperable Cancers” 17:15 “Phthalocyanines as triplet molecular and nanophotosensitisers” 17:15 “Photosynthetic bacteria-based electrolysis for green hydrogen production” 17:15 “Unraveling UVA1-induced Photo Modifications of Eumelanin and Pheomelanin in Human Skin: Insights into Pigment Darkening”
    17:25 Kassa E. Tizale (University of Maryland, US) 17:40 Invited: Fabienne Dumoulin (Acibadem University, TR) 17:30 Dario Lacalamita (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 17:30 Sandra Del Bino-Nokin (L'Oreal Research and Innovation, FR)
    17:25 “Tetrapyrrolic Photosensitizers in Cancer Radiotherapy: Dual Roles as Radiosensitizers and Radioprotective Agents — Current Insights and Future Perspectives” 17:40 “Platinum(II) porphyrin metal-organic frameworks: luminescent tools for optical oxygen sensing in biomineralisation-capable bacteria biofilms” 17:30 “Chemical Engineering of Living Cell Surfaces via Melanin-Inspired Coatings for Biotechnological and Environmental Applications” 17:30 “The double-edged sword dilemma – photoreactivity and antioxidant action of melanin pigments demonstrated in synthetic and natural melanins”
    17:35 Saulius Bagdonas (Vilnius University, LT) 17:55 Francesca Giuntini (Liverpool John Moores University, UK ) 17:45 Alessandro Digregorio (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 17:45 Krystian Mokrzyński (Jagiellonian University, PL)
    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” 17:55 “Bioluminescence-based Singlet Oxygen Generation” 17:45 “Amphiphilic fatty acid conjugates of pyridylporphyrins in photodynamic therapy of melanoma cell lines”
    17:45 Jian Li ( Army Medical University, CN) 18:10 Valeska Viereckt (Marburg University, DE) 18:00 Martina Mušković (University of Rijeka, HR)
    17:45 “A Blueprint for Far-UVC Use in Airborne Pathogen Control” 18:10 “Modification of the efficiency of melanin to photogenerate singlet oxygen by selected quenchers of triplet excited states”
    17:45 James Montavon (Blueprint Biosecurity, US) 18:10 Tadeusz Sarna (Jagiellonian University, PL)
    17:55 “Bispecific aptamer-decorated nanoplatforms targeting tumor and stromal cells in breast cancer derived organoids: implications for precision phototherapies”
    18:05 Loredana Ricciardi (Consiglio nazionale delle Ricerche, IT)
    18:05" “Temoporfin-mediated photodynamic therapy induces immunogenic cell death on head and neck cancer”
    18:15 Elena Catanzaro (Ghent University, BE)
    18:15" “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”
    18:25 Mahshid Hashemkhani (Université Paris Cité, FR)
    18:30 Ice cream event
    20:00

    Tuesday August 26th

    09:00 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Sherri McFarland
    10:00 “Molecules to Medicine: Multidisciplinary Integration of the Photosciences with Metal Complexes”
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Clinical Applications Photophysics of fluorescent probes for biological application Ultrafast spectroscopy methods in photosynthesis and photobiology Light management by photosynthetic micro-organisms Photosensitivity, Photodiagnostics and Photoprotection
    Chair: Luis Arnaut Chairs: Agathe Espagne & Marie Erard Chairs: Nicoletta Liguori & Pavel Maly Chairs: Angela Falciatore & Gianluca Farinola Chair: Sally Ibbotson
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    10:30 “Positioning Antimicrobial PDT Between Antiseptics and Antibiotics” 10:30 “Photochemistry of fluorescent proteins: from mechanistic studies to new fluorescence imaging methods” 10:30 “Combination of ultrafast spectroscopy and spectroelectrochemistry, a tool to control excited-state dynamics” 10:30 “Living Materials for Solar Energy Conversion from Photosynthetic Microorganisms and Biopolymers” 10:30 “Photosensitivity - the Role of Photodiagnostics”
    10:55 Invited: Luis Arnaut (CQC-IMS, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, PT) 10:55 Invited: Agathe Espagne (Ecole Normale Supérieure, FR) 10:55 Invited: Tomas Polivka University of South Bohemia, CZ) 10:55 Invited: Gianluca M. Farinola (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 10:55 Invited: Sally Ibbotson (Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, UK)
    10:55 “Photogeneration of Reactive Oxygen and Iodine Species by Modified Porphyrinoids: From Molecular Mechanisms to Advanced Preclinical Models in aPDT” 10:55 “From Quantum Dots to Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles: bright nanotools for biosensing” 10:55 “Development of Multiscale Time-Resolved Circular Dichroism for Investigating Conformational Changes of Biomolecules” 10:55 “Microscale imaging sheds light on species-specific strategies for photo-regulation and photo-acclimation of microphytobenthic diatoms” 10:55 “What is Wrong with Photoprotection in the General Population”
    11:20 Invited: Janusz Dabrowski (Jagiellonian University, PL) 11:20 Invited: Chloe Grazon (Université de Bordeaux, FR) 11:20 Invited: Pascale Changenet (CNRS-INSERM-Ecole Polytechnique, FR) 11:20 Invited: Bruno Jesus (Nantes Université, FR) 11:20 Invited: Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)
    11:20 “Breaking down the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and the treatment of pneumonia resistant using photoreaction” 11:20 “Sense and Switch across the scales - GFP-like and Bacteriophytochromes in optical imaging from mice to cells” 11:20 “Ultrafast multi-exciton spectroscopy tracks excitation energy transport through molecular photosystems” 11:20 “Photobiological Hydrogen Production Using Photosynthetic Microorganisms” 11:20 “Photoprotection in the photosensitivity diseases”
    11:45 Invited: Vanderlei S. Bagnato (University of Sao Paulo, BZ) 11:45 Invited: Andre-Christian Stiel (Helmholtz Munich, DE) 11:45 Invited: Pavel Maly (Charles University, CZ) 11:45 Invited: Rossella Labarile (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 11:45 Yolanda Gilaberte (Miguel Servet University Hospital, ES)
    11:45 “Photodynamic therapy of acne and hidradenitis suppurativa” 11:45 “Fluorescent Protein Photobleaching: Spectroscopic Impact and Molecular Basis” 11:45 “Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Exciton Energy Transfer below Sunlight Level” 11:45 “Upcycling agri-food by-product with phototrophic purple bacteria” 11:45 “Exploring the Repurposing of ExpoDose® for Disease Management of Photodermatoses”
    12:10 Invited: Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT) 12:10 Invited: Marie Erard (Université Paris-Saclay, FR) 12:10 Invited: Niek van Hulst (ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences - ES) 12:10 Invited: Baptiste Leroy (Université de Mons, BE) 12:00 Ewan Eadie (Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, UK)
    12:10 “Antimicrobial properties and safety profile of Protoporphyrin IX and pexiganan conjugate” 12:10 “Dye-based Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Optogenetics” 12:10 “Excited-state dynamics of neorhodopsin, an bistable microbial rhodopsin: retinal to retinal energy transfer and nonlinear effects” 12:10 “Biocompatible Strategies for Microalgae-based Bio-photoanode Fabrication and Electron Extraction” 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”
    12:25 Maciej Jaśkiewicz (University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, PL) 12:25 Daniel Jonathan (Université de Bordeaux, FR) 12:30 Invited: John Kennis (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL) 12:25 Cesar Vicente-Garcia (Università degli Studi di Bari, IT) 12:15 Marie Jürgens (Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, DE)
    12:25 “Shedding Light on Biofilms: Antimicrobial Efficacy of Low Irradiance Violet-Blue Light Exposure” 12:25 “Engineering material-friendly proteins” 12:30 “Tracking Energy Transport in Photosynthetic Systems: Does Nature Know Better?” 12:25 “Bridging Diamond and Cyanobacteria: the Role of Polydopamine in Photocurrent Generation” 12:15 “A New Photoprotective Technology”
    12:40 Lucy Sinclair (University of Strathclyde, UK) 12:40 Juan Pablo Fuenzalida Werner (University of Navarra, ES) 12:45 Giulia Lo Gerfo Morganti (Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, ES) 12:30 Nora Colson (Hasselt University, BE) 12:30 Ana López Sánchez (Cantabria Labs, ES)
    12:40 “Antibacterial mechanisms of action of a new Ru(II) polypyridyl photosensitizer in Photodynamic Therapy” 11:40 “Selective Mitochondrial Targeting Using TAPY Vectors: From Cancer Cells to Patogenic Yeast” 12:45 “Real-time tracking of ground- and excited-state responses of photoactive molecules to a change of microenvironment, from femtoseconds to milliseconds ” 12:30 “Systemic photoprotection”
    12:55 Maria Auset Vallejo (Universitat Ramon Llull, ES) 12:45 Jean Colombari Neto (Universitat Jaume I, ES) 13:00 Antonio Sampaoli (Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, ES) 12:45 Aheen Faisal (Aalborg University Hospital, DK)
    12:55 “Molybdenum cluster-based photosensitizers in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and their applications” 12:45 “Independent assessment of DNA damage from high exposures to Far-UVC in a human volunteer trial”
    13:10 Michaela Kubáňová (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, CZ) 13:10 Paul O’Mahoney (UK Health Security Agency, UK)
    13:00 Lunch break
    15:00
    14:30 Springer Meeting
    15:30
    Light in dentistry Photosensitization of Natural and Synthetic Molecules and Biomolecules Computational methods in photosynthesis and photobiology Oral communications on PDT Photoprotection
    Chair: Martha Ribeiro Chairs: Andres Thomas & Giorgia Miolo Chairs: Nicoletta Liguori & Lorenzo Cupellini Chair: Amparo Faustino Chair: Yolanda Gilaberte
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    15:30 “Advancing Dental Care with Nonthermal Light-Based Technologies” 15:30 “Photosensitized oxidation of free and peptide tryptophan to N-formylkynurenine” 15:30 “Photoactivation and quenching mechanism of Orange Carotenoid Protein from multiscale simulations” 15:30 “Prediction of non-additive effects of complex UV sources: application to DNA photochemistry” 15:30 “Photoprotection and climate change”
    15:55 Invited: Martha S. Ribeiro (Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, BR) 15:55 Invited: Andrés Thomas (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, AR) 15:55 Invited: Lorenzo Cupellini (Università degli Studi di Pisa - IT) 15:45 Thierry Douki (Université Grenoble Alpes) 15:55 Invited: Yolanda Gilaberte (Miguel Servet University Hospital, ES)
    15:55 “Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in the Oral Cavity: Impacts on the Oral Microbiom” 15:55 “Light-Activatable Hyaluronic Acid-Derivatives Releasing Nitric Oxide and Their Delivery in the Skin” 15:55 “Quantum-classical dynamics in the study of scotopic and photopic vision” 15:45 “An N Doped Carbon Dots Nanoconjugate for the Simultaneous Generation of Nitric Oxide and Singlet Oxygen with Green Light” 15:55 “The role of the microbiome on sunlight effects and photoprotection”
    16:20 Invited: Silvia Cristina Núñez (Universidade Brasil, BR) 16:20 Invited: Salvatore Sortino (Università degli Studi di Catania, IT) 16:20 Invited: Massimo Olivucci (Università degli Studi di Siena, IT) 15:55 Cristina Parisi (Università degli Studi di Catania, IT) 16:20 Invited: Peter Wolf (Medical University of Graz, AT)
    16:20 “The use of aPDT mediated by Butyl Toluidine blue to inactivate Candida albicans” 16:20 “The PUVA (Psoralen + UVA) Process in the Light of Time-Resolved Spectroscopy” 16:20 “Molecular modelling of the last steps of the Kok-Joliot cycle in Photosystem II” 15:55 “Assessment of cationic phthalocyanines and doxycycline against resistant microbes – innovative approach or dead end?” 16:20 “Present and future of systemic photoprotection”
    16:45 Invited: Renato Araujo Prates (Universidade Nove de Julho, BR) 16:45 Invited: Gilch Peter (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, DE) 16:45 Invited: Leonardo Guidoni (Università degli Studi de L'Aquila, IT) 16:05 Daniel Ziental (Poznan University of Medical Sciences, PL) 16:45 Invited: Salvador Gonzalez (University of Alcalá, ES)
    16:45 “Thermodynamics of the Amotosalen-DNA Intercalation” 16:05 “Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy FLIM with BODIPY2 molecular rotor used to measure cancer cell membrane microviscosity”
    16:50 A. Theresa Ott (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, DE) 16:15 Liubov Shimolina (Privolzhsky Research Medical University, RUS)
    16:15 “Molecular and biological mechanism studies of protein photooxidation to control cell fate and their therapeutic applications”
    16:25 Mingyu Park (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KOR)
    16:25 “Novel Peptide-Based Prodrugs for Targeted Delivery in ALA-PDT”
    16:35 Ian Eggleston (University of Bath, UK)
    16:35 “Time-resolved Study of a C4h Phthalocyanine Interacting with Guanine-rich Nucleic Acid Sequences”
    16:45 Robert Edkins (University of Strathclyde, UK)
    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” 17:15 “Photosensitization by topical retinoids: from photophysics to photobiology” 17:15 “Beyond a single excitation: calculating multi-exciton dynamics and Interaction in highly nonlinear spectroscopy of molecular photosystems” 17:15 “Non-Adiabatic Dynamics study on microhydrated DNA probe” 17:15 “Nuclear DNA Lesions Drive Metabolic Reprogramming in Keratinocytes Following Acute UVB Exposure”
    17:30 Tania Mateus Yoshimura (Nuclear Energy Research Institute, BR) 17:30 Virginie Lhiaubet (Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ES) 17:40 Invited: Pavel Maly (Acibadem University, TR) 17:25 Elise Lognon (Université Paris Cité, FR) 17:30 Hadi Younes (Univ. Bordeaux, FR)
    17:30 “Chemico-physical and biological properties of two monoclonal antibodies, Bevacizumab (Avastin®) and Durvalumab (Imfinzi®) under real-life light doses” 17:40 “Modelling the interplay between structure and energy transfer in biosystems” 17:25 “A novel water-in-oil emulsion for photoimmunotherapy delivery” 17:30 “Evaluating Photoprotective Properties of UK Garments with Integrating-Sphere Spectrophotometry”
    17:45 Giorgia Miolo (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT) 18:05 Invited: Carles Curutchet (University of Barcelona, ES) 17:35 Kathryn McNaughton (University of Maryland, US) 17:45 Rebecca Meehan (University of St Andrews, UK)
    17:45 “Uncovering Mutagenic Cascades: A UV-Triggered Crosslink Between Etheno-Cytosine and Thymine Drives Additional DNA Lesions” 18:05 “First-principles simulations unveil the effect of mutations on light harvesting” 17:35 “NIR-Responsive Plasmonic Nanoparticle-loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanostructures for Photo-Assisted Gram-Positive Bacteria" Eradication” 17:45 “Vitamin D Receptor and Oxidative Stress”
    18:00 Carlos Montero Galán (Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ES) 18:15 Piermarco Saraceno (Università degli Studi di Pisa, IT) 17:45 Federica Rizzi (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 18:00 Ángeles Juarranz (Cantabria Labs, ES)
    18:00 “From Reduced to Oxidized: How Eumelanin Oxidation State Modulates Excited States and Photoprotective Efficacy” 18:15 “Molecular determinants of the mechanism of action of PSBS under the computational microscope” 17:45 “Unveiling the Cell Death Mechanisms Induced by LUZ51-Mediated PDT” 18:00 “Urinary Thymidine Dimer Excretion in Tanning Bed Users Compared with Sun Exposure During a Danish Summer”
    18:15 Joanna Waresiak (Jagiellonian University, PL) 18:25 Gregor Hill (Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, ES) 17:55 Livia Stenico Tanajura (University of Coimbra, PT) 18:15 Catharina Margrethe Lerche (Copenhagen University Hospital, DK)
    18:15 “Carnosine oxidation mediated by singlet molecular oxygen” 18:25 “Computational Insights into The Dynamic Interaction of FCP-LHCX1 Complexes in Diatoms” 17:55 “Discovering the Potential of Amino-Based Flavylium Dyes for Photodynamic Therapy”
    18:30 Marisa H. G. Medeiros (Universidade de São Paulo, BR) 18:30 Boutheina Zender (University of Patras, GR) 18:05 Patricia Correia (REQUIMTE/LAQV, PT)
    18:30 “A Kinetic Approach to the Photoinduced Crosslinking of Unmodified Bovine Serum Albumin: Functional Consequences” 18:05 “Ru-coubpy complexes as potent photosensitizers for cancer phototherapy”
    18:35 Claudia Cecilia Vera (Instituto de Bionanotecnología del NOA, AR) 18:15 Vicente Marchán (University of Barcelona, ES)
    18:15 “Metallochlorins for photodynamic therapy: Experimental results and theoretical calculations”
    18:25 Ana Margarida Silva (REQUIMTE/LAQV, PT)
    18:25 “Molybdenum Clusters for Enhanced Photodynamic and X-ray-Induced Cancer Therapy”
    18:30 Tomas Pribyl (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, CZ)
    18:30 Walking tour
    21:00

    Wednesday August 27th

    09:00 Nobel Lecture: Prof. Martin Chalfie
    10:00
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    Hypoxia in PDT (ESP/ASP Symposia) Nature’s Quest: Discovery and Applications of Natural Photosensitizers Material Interfaces for Photostimulation UV radiation and climate effects through the lens of the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel Effects of solar visible light on human skin aging and pigmentation - current status and options for treatment
    Chairs: Santi Nonell & Sherri McFarland Chair: Bianca Siewert Chair: Giuseppe Paternò Chair: Janet Bornman Chair: Ludger Kolbe
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    10:30 “Photocatalytic water oxidation for oxygen-independent PDT” 10:30 “Nature’s Photosensitizers: What They Are, Where They Hide, and How to Discover Them” 10:30 “Phototaming of Bacterial Bioelectricity” 10:30 “Introduction” 10:30 “Effects of solar visible blue light on human skin aging and pigmentation - current status and options for protection and treatment”
    10:55 Invited: Santi Nonell (Institut Quimic de Sarria - Universitat Ramon Llull, ES) 10:55 Invited: Anzhela Galstyan (University of Duisburg-Essen, DE) 10:55 Invited: Giuseppe Maria Paternò (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 10:35 Janet Bornman (Food Futures Institute Murdoch University - Murdoch University, W. Australia) 10:45 Ludger Kolbe (Applied Skin Research, DE)
    10:55 “ROS dosimetry and effect of oxygen consumption on PDT efficacy” 10:55 “Natural Dye Extracts as photosensitizers for sustainable antimicrobial applications” 10:55 “Conjugated polymer nanoparticles for biophotonic applications: biohybrid photo-sensitive interfaces for living cells” 10:35 “How stratospheric ozone, air-pollution, and climate will shape surface UV radiation in the 21st century?” 10:45 “Analytical imaging and functional analysis of reactive lipids – connecting photodamage and senescence”
    11:20 Invited: Tim Zhu (University of Pennsylvania, US) 11:20 Invited: Anzhela Galstyan (University of Duisburg-Essen, DE) 11:20 Invited: Manuela Ciocca (Libera Università di Bolzano, IT) 11:00 Invited: Alkiviadis Bais (Aristotle University, GR) 11:10 Florian Gruber (Medical University of Vienna, AT)
    11:20 “Selective targeting of proteins and pathways using photopharmacology” 11:20 “Fungal Photosensitizers: Dual Potential for Photodynamic Antimicrobial and Cancer Applications?” 11:20 “Fluorescence proteins: a light management mechanism in Corals” 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” 11:10 “Redefining sun protection – Protection strategies to defend solar induced damages beyond the UV spectrum”
    11:45 Invited: Edtih Glazer (North Carolina State University, US) 11:45 Invited: Pamela Vrabl (University of Innsbruck, AT) 11:35 Ariel García Fleitas (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 11:25 Invited: Thomas Matthew Robson (University of Cumbria, UK) 11:45 Julianne C Nayar (The University of Sydney, AU)
    11:45 “Unconventaional Reactive Oxygen Generation and Biological Outcomes” 11:45 “Unconventaional Reactive Oxygen Generation and Biological Outcomes” 11:35 “Optical Characterization of 3D Light-Driven Bio-Hybrid Actuators” 11:25 “Potential impacts of solar radiation modification (SRM) on ecosystems” 11:45 “Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein (CREB): A Novel Early Biomarker for Predicting the Efficacy of Sun Protective Agents in Preventing Skin Carcinogenesis”
    12:10 Invited: Tae-Hyuk Kwon (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KR) 12:00 Hilda Mercado-Uribe (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, MX) 11:50 Andrea Pianetti (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 11:50 Invited: Kelsey E. Roberts (University of Massachusetts, US) 12:00 Julianne Clare Nayar (The University of Sydney, AU)
    12:10 “BODIPYs as Photodynamic and Photothermal Agents with Unprecedented Phototoxic Indexes under Normoxic and Hypoxic Conditions” 12:00 “On Novel Angular Furocoumarins and Their Interaction With DNA” 11:50 “Engineering of Light Sensitivity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii” 11:50 “PFAS or non-PFAS ? The photochemistry of new(er) CFC replacements and implications for climate change” 12:00 “Assessing Quality of Life in Patients with Photodermatoses: An Examination of the relationship between Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Patient-Reported Impact of Dermatological Disease (PRIDD) Scores and Photodiagnostic Investigation Results”
    12:35 Invited: Bernhard Spingler (University of Zurich, CH) 12:15 Michelle P. Rademacher (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, DE) 12:05 Anna Bosc (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 12:15 Invited: Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen (California State University Northridge, US) 12:15 Marese O’Reilly (Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, UK)
    12:35 “Experimental challenges in hypoxia research: a panel discussion” 12:15 “Pterin-Thymidine Adducts” 12:05 “B. subtilis membrane potential photomodulation through newly-synthesized azobenzenes” 12:15 “UV radiation and climate effects on fiber material degradation: Challenges and sustainable design” 12:15 “Feeding skin cellular regeneration: the importance of 1C metabolism and the potential of 5-MTHF to counteract UV-induced damage”
    13:00 Invited: Sherri A. McFarland (The University of Texas at Arlington, US) 12:30 Carolina Lorente (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, AR) 12:20 Edoardo Cianflone (Politecnico di Milano, IT) 12:40 Invited: Liping Zhu (Donghua University, CN) 12:30 Alessia Luccarini (Università Politecnica delle Marche, IT)
    12:30 “Biotin-Functionalized Aloe Emodin: A Novel Photosensitizer for Receptor-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy” 12:20 “Novel photoactuators for bacterial modulation: design, synthesis and characterization”
    12:45 Paula Rivero-Jerez (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, CL) 12:35 Marta Ghidoli (Politecnico di Milano, IT)
    12:45 “Contribution of 2,4-Heptadienal, an oxidation product of w-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, to photoreactivity of peroxidised docosahexaenoate” 12:35 “Spatiotemporal Control of Bacterial Adhesion via Light-Responsive Modulators”
    12:50 Anna Pawlak (Jagiellonian University, PL) 12:50 Alessio Colleoni (University of Milan, IT)
    12:50 “The Genesis of Porphyrin Virucidal Photosensitizers from Abiotic Processing of Glycine” 12:50 “Investigating The Mechanism of Cardiac Cell Excitability Modulation by a Membrane-Targeted Photoswitch”
    12:55 Anna Pawlak (Jagiellonian University, PLFederico Fiori (Università degli Studi di Sassari, IT) 13:00 Chiara Florindi (Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, IT)
    12:55 “Photodynamic inactivation of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores using different photosensitizers and Xenon Test Chamber Q-SUN®”
    13:00 Leonardo do Prado Silva (University of São Paulo, BR)
    13:00 Lunch break
    14:30
    14:30 Young Investigator Award Lectureship
    Nicoletta Liguori: Photosynthetic proteins in action! Towards a real‐time investigation of how light-harvesting is regulated in photosynthetic organisms Antonio Francés-Monerris: Emergent Photoactivated Anticancer Therapies: A Molecular Description
    15:30
    15:30 Poster Session (click to open the poster list)
    18:00
    18:00 ESP General Assembly
    19:00
    20:00 Gala Dinner
    23:00

    Thursday August 28th

    09:00 Plenary Lecture: Prof. Roberta Croce
    10:00 “Photosynthesis in the Far-Red: From Cyanobacteria to Plants”
    10:00 Coffee break
    10:30
    Targeting with light: emerging tools for advanced diagnosis and therapy Multiscale time-resolved structural dynamics of light sensitive biomolecules Plant UV Photobiology Influencing factors of human UV-exposure Photodynamic Priming and Targeting to Overcome Resistance
    Chair: Greta Varchi Chair: Michel Sliwa Chair: Gareth Jenkins Chair: Alois Schmalwieser Chair: Huang Chiao-Huang
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    10:30 “Photodynamic drug delivery : Designing liposomes for light-controlled release and enhanced chemotherapy efficacy” 10:30 “Multiscale time resolved spectroscopy to decipher the photo-activation mechanism of a switchable near-infrared fluorescent bacteriophytochromes” 10:30 “UVR8 photoreceptor action in plant responses to UV-B radiation” 10:30 “Clothing in dependence of temperature, gender and age as influencing factors for everyday life UVR exposure” 10:30 “Benzoporphyrin derivative-based nanoparticles for the targeted photodynamic therapy of ovarian cancer”
    10:55 Invited: Mans Broekgaarden (Université Grenoble-Alpes, FR) 10:55 Invited: Michel Sliwa (Université de Lille, FR) 10:55 Invited: Gareth Jenkins (University of Glasgow, UK) 10:55 Invited: Alois W. Schmalwieser (University of Veterinary Medicine, AT) 10:55 Invited: Carla Arnau del Valle (Universitat Politècnica de València, ES)
    10:55 “Porphyrin-peptide targeting systems for PDT applications” 10:55 “How hydroxylated carotenoids enable ultrafast energy transfer in the Kin4B8 rhodopsin: A multiscale computational study” 10:55 “UV-B perception and signaling in plants” 10:55 “Environmental and behavioral factors influencing childhood UVR exposure” 10:55 “Targeted Nanoplatform to Overcome Delivery Barriers in Photoimmunotherapy and Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Cancer”
    11:20 Invited: Enrico Caruso (Università dell'Insubria, IT) 11:20 Invited: Laura Pedraza-González (Università degli Studi di Pisa, IT) 11:20 Invited: Roman Ulm (University of Genéve, CH) 11:20 Invited: Peter A. Philipsen (Department of Dermatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, DK) 11:20 Invited: Sumiao Pang (University of Maryland, US)
    11:20 “Cancer-Associated fibroblasts impact in Photodynamic therapy response through intercellular communication in Oral and Cutaneous Squamous Carcinoma cells” 11:20 “Integrated structural dynamics of a vitamin B12-dependent photoreceptor” 11:20 “Chloroplast movements in alpine plant species along an elevational gradient in UV radiation in the Tatra Mountains” 11:20 “Increasing solar UV radiation in Central Europe” 11:20 “Tuning nanoliposomes for pancreatic cancer chemotherapy by balancing photodynamic therapy, priming, and drug release”
    11:45 Invited: Angeles Juarranz (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES) 11:45 Invited: Martin Weik (Institut de Biologie Structurale, FR) 11:45 Invited: Justyna Labuz (Jagiellonian University, PO) 11:45 Invited: Sebastian Lorenz (Federal Office for Radiation Protection, DE) 11:45 Invited: Mans Broekgaarden (Université Grenoble-Alpes, FR)
    11:45 “Systematic Targeting of GD2-positive Neuroblastoma Tumors with Photooncolytic Phage Nanobots” 11:45 “The relevance of amino acid-chromophore interaction in protein conformational changes and their impact on chromophore relaxation dynamics” 11:45 “UV-B-mediated acclimation of Norway spruce and Scots pine to high light stress depends on photoperiod” 11:45 “UV radiation exposure of outdoor workers with respect to the Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) of working garments” 11:45 “Investigating photodynamic priming-radiotherapy synergy: A mechanistic insight into the efficacy of nanoscintillator-mediated PDT”
    12:00 Alberto Danielli (Università degli Studi di Bologna, IT) 12:00 Sara Hernandez Mejias (IMDEA Nanoscience, ES) 12:00 Lara García Campa (Örebro University, SE) 11:55 Alois W. Schmalwieser (Unit of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Veterinary Medicine, AT) 12:00 Invited: Anne-Laure Bulin (Université Grenoble-Alpes, FR)
    12:00 “Sensing melanoma cells with hyaluronic acid decorated magnetoplasmonic nanoassemblies: from diagnosis to future therapeutic applications” 12:00 “Electron Return Kinetics in Successive Two-Photon DNA Repair by (6-4) Photolyase” 12:00 “Transcriptional responses to UV-B radiation in Arabidopsis are shaped by PAR intensity and genetic variation” Oral communication in Environmental Photobiology 12:00 “Overcoming Chemoresistance in Cancer: A Mechanistic Look at PDT and ABC Transporters”
    12:15 Giuseppe Nocito (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 12:15 Pavel Müller (Université Paris-Saclay, FR) 12:15 Luis Orlando Morales Suarez (Örebro University, SE) 12:25 Huang Chiao Huang (University of Maryland, US)
    12:15 “Enhancing Tumor Uptake of Silicon Phthalocyanine and Improving PDT Efficacy in a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Murine Model via In Situ Sonoporation” 12:15 “Time-resolved structural dynamics of natural and engineered photoreceptors containing non-canonical amino acids” 12:15 “Screening overrules damage repair: layers of protection for enhanced UV tolerance in Botrytis cinerea” 12:00 “Mitochondrial intercellular transfer in response to UV-induced stress” 12:25 “Localization of laser thermal therapy in gliomas using plasmonic gold nanorods”
    12:30 Martina Capozza (Università degli Studi di Torino, IT) 12:30 Gustavo Fuertes (Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ) 12:30 Aruppillai Suthaparan (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO) 12:15 Sophie Amouret (Université Laval, CA) 12:40 Rebecca Johnson (University of Maryland, US)
    12:30 “Fully reversible control over DNA-intercalation with visible light” 12:30 “Dynamics and Fate of the CO2 Photoproduct in Fatty Acid Photodecarboxylase” 12:30 “Physiological response of Porphyra linearis (Rhodophyta) to different UV radiation doses” 12:15 “Dynamic Transcriptomic Responses of Human Dermal Stem Cells to Ultraviolet Radiation: Implications for Melanoma Origin” 12:40 “N-Acetylcysteine as a co-adjuvant in photodynamic therapy for the treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma”
    12:45 David Grantz (University of Groningen, NL) 12:45 Damien Sorigue (Ecole Polytechnique, FR) 12:45 Débora T. Pereira (Malaga University, ES) 12:30 Mouna Mhamdi-Ghodbani (Elbe Kliniken Stade-Buxtehude, DE) 12:55 María Gallego-Rentero (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES)
    12:45 “Lighting Up the Hypoxic Tumor: Folate-targeted, oxygen-generating nanoparticles for synergistic photodynamic and chemotherapeutic treatment” 12:45 “Multi-step 11-cis to all-trans retinal photoisomerization in bestrhodopsin, an unusual microbial rhodopsin” 12:45 “Detection of chloroplast movements through changes in the leaf ability to depolarize light: application of the Umov effect” 12:30 “Effects and uptake of luminescent micro- and nanoplastics labelled with lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles in small aquatic organisms” 12:55 “Mission to Kill - Investigating novel photochemical strategies to eliminate cholangiocarcinoma”
    13:00 Luca Menilli (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT) 13:00 John T.M. Kennis (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL) 13:00 Pawel Hermanowicz (Jagiellonian University, PO) 12:45 Joanna Musiał (Adam Mickiewicz University, PL) 13:00 Riccarda Katharina Læret (Oslo University Hospital, NO)
    13:00 “Conformational heterogeneity and protonation equilibria shape the photocycle branching in channelrhodopsin-2” 12:45 “Bifunctional natural antioxidants targeting mitochondria for UVA-induced photoprotection”
    13:10 Matteo Capone (Consiglio Nazionale delle ricerche, IT) 13:00 Charareh Pourzand (University of Bath, UK)
    13:10 “Mechanism and Dynamics of Photoswitchable Flavoprotein Charge-Transfer Complexes”
    13:20 Bo Zhuang (Peking University, CN)
    13:00 Lunch break
    15:00
    15:00 Keynote Lecture: Prof. Franz Trautinger
    15:30 “Photodermatology - Quo Vadis?”
    Self-assembled photosensitizers. Nanomaterials for phototherapy Theoretical Photochemistry and Chemiexcitation in Biology and Medicine Precision Photobiology: Tailoring Light Environments in Controlled Environment Agriculture Photosynthetic Efficiency and Resilience Is Phototherapy a valuable treatment option in dermatology nowadays?
    Chair: Gema de la Torre Chair: Antonio Monari Chair: Matt Jones Chair: Maya Lambreva Chair: Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton
    Room “A” Room “B” Room “C” Room “D” Room “E”
    15:30 “Light-induced disruptive porphysomes with improved photodynamic applications against cancer and bacterial infections” 15:30 “Don’t Help them to Bury the lights Multiscale methods to Simulate Photobiological Processes” 15:30 “Developmental Plasticity in Vertical Farms” 15:30 “Bioenergetics of the cyanobacteria during mixotrophy” 15:30 “PUVA - Still an Invaluable Option for Skin Disease?”
    15:55 Invited: Ali Makky (Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Saclay, FR) 15:55 Invited: Antonio Monari (Université Paris Cité, FR) 15:55 Invited: Matt Jones (University of Glasgow, UK) 15:55 Invited: Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne (University of Turku, FI) 15:55 Invited: Sally Ibbotson (Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, UK)
    15:55 “Harnessing Dynamic Supramolecular Polymers for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy” 15:55 “Multiscale Simulation of a Fluorescent Probe Sensitive to Different DNA Structural Conformations” 15:55 “The Role of Phytochrome Interacting Factors (PIFs) in Reducing Food Waste” 15:55 “Photosynthesis regulation impacts carbon and nitrogen assimilation in the diazotrophic cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120” 15:55 “Phototherapy of atopic dermatitis”
    16:20 Invited: Miguel García-Iglesias (Universidad de Cantabria, ES) 16:20 Invited: Marco Marazzi (Universidad de Alcalá, ES) 16:20 Invited: Amanda Burridge (University of Bristol, UK) 16:20 Invited: Giorgio Perin (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT) 16:20 Maria Teresa Rossi (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)
    16:20 “Nanostructured amphiphilic phthalocyanines and metallo-supramolecular porphyrinoid assemblies for targeted phototherapy” 16:20 “Leveraging computational methods to characterize the photophysical features of emerging light-activated anticancer agents” 16:20 “Translating academic photobiology to the context of a vertical farm” 16:20 “Aquatic photosynthesis in extreme temperatures” 16:20 “Phototherapy for psoriasis at the age of biologicals (originators and biosimilars)”
    16:45 Invited: Gema de la Torre (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES) 16:45 Invited: Marta Erminia Alberto (Università della Calabria, IT) 16:45 Invited: Phil Butlin (Crop Research Centre, UK) 16:45 Invited: Volha Chukhutsina (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL) 16:45 Invited: Peter Wolf (Medical University of Graz, AT)
    16:45 Coffee break
    17:15
    17:15 “Cluster and kill: the use of clustering‐triggered emission materials for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy” 17:15 “Photodynamics of DNA fragments by mixed quantum classical dynamical” 17:15 “Controlling light-energy use in a minimal protein network to understand how plants regulate light harvesting” 17:15 “Nanomaterials for enhanced photoprotection in photosynthetic microorganisms” 17:15 “Phototherapy of vitiligo”
    17:30 Roger Bresoli Obach (Universitat Ramon Llull, ES) 17:30 Roberto Improta (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 17:30 Anjali Pandit (Leiden Institute of Chemistry, NL) 17:40 Invited: Maya Dimova Lambreva (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT) 17:30 Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton (Università degli Studi di Brescia, IT)
    17:30 “Modular nanoparticles for bioimaging and photodynamic therapy of breast cancer” 17:30 “QM/MM-MD investigations of DNA probes and photoDNAzymes: towards molecular design” 17:30 “Genetic Basis of Tillering Plasticity in Response to Plant Density in Sorghum” 17:40 “Photoprotection by non-photochemical quenching compensates for less cortical screening in pale versus melanic sympatric pairs of lichen species” 17:30 “Omalizumab therapy for solar urticaria is associated with behavioural and quality-of-life benefits ”
    17:45 Veronika Huntošová (PJ Šafárik University, SK) 17:45 Elise Dumont (Université Côte d'Azur, FR) 17:45 Asad Riaz (University of Queensland, AU) 17:55 Knut Asbjørn Solhaug (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO) 17:45 Kirsty J Rutter (Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK)
    17:45 “Smart Photoactivatable Assemblies for Eradicating Local Antibiotic-resistant Bacterial Infections” 17:45 “Copper Nanoclusters as Vector to Cure Menkes Disease: Insights from Molecular Modeling” 17:55 “Understanding the impact of photoprotection mechanisms on ROS regulation in the moss Physcomitrium patens” 17:45 “Identifying new markers that predict the effectiveness of photoprotective agents in reducing skin carcinogenesis”
    18:00 Khatia Merabishvili (Université Paris-Saclay, FR) 18:00 Éric Brémond (Université Paris Cité, FR) 18:10 Francesco Paolo Tranne (Università degli Studi di Padova, IT) 18:00 Katie M Dixon (University of Sydney, AU)
    18:00 “Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Glycosylated Aza-BODIPY Derivatives for Bioimaging” 18:00 “Deciphering the Chemiexcitation Step of Luminol: A Computational Mechanistic Study” 18:10 “Interactive Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation and Elevated CO2 on Estuarine Phytoplankton: Constant vs Variable Treatments”
    18:15 Irene Paramio (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES) 18:05 Juliana Cuéllar-Zuquin (Universitat de València, ES) 18:25 Patrick J. Neale (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, US)
    18:15 “Phthalocyanine-Encapsulated Lignin Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Applications: Data Analysis Assisted Nanoengineering” 18:05 “Computational Inspection of Light-Sensitive Compounds Properties in Biological Systems”
    18:30 Dilara Sipahioğlu (Acibadem University, TR) 18:10 Alessandra Gilda Ritacca (Università della Calabria, IT)
    18:10 “DNA binding/unbinding kinetics of the dioxetane of melatonin”
    18:15 Clara Cabrero-Tejero (Universitat Politècnica de València, ES)
    18:00 Closing Remarks
    18:30