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SUMMARY:Biology and bioengineering tools in the treatment of H2020 age-rel
 ated diseases - Speaker to be confirmed
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CONTACT:Valeria Chiono
DESCRIPTION:WORKSHOP: “Biology and bioengineering tools in the treatment
  of H2020 age-related diseases”\n\n5th April 2016 – Department of Clin
 ical Neurosciences – Clifford Albutt Building\n Theatre Lecture Room –
  Cambridge\n\nOrganizers: \n Valeria Chiono (Politecnico di Torino\, Italy
 )\, \n Maria Grazia Spillantini (University of Cambridge\, UK)\n\n9:20-9:3
 0 \n Valeria Chiono\, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\,
  Politecnico di Torino\, Italy: \n Welcome and Introduction to the Worksho
 p\n\nBiology Tools\n\n9:30-10:00 \n Maria Grazia Spillantini\, Department 
 of Clinical Neurosciences\, University of Cambridge\, UK: \n Introduction 
 to neurodegenerative diseases and current research approaches for their tr
 eatment\n\n10:00-10:30 \n Stefano Pluchino\, Department of Clinical Neuros
 ciences\, University of Cambridge\, UK: \n Neural stem cells and exosome t
 herapeutics in the treatment of CNS diseases\n\n10:30-11:00 Thea & Coffee 
 Break\n\n11:00-11:30 \n Florian Merkle\, WT-MRC Institute of Metabolic Sci
 ence\, University of Cambridge\, UK: \n Modelling human disease with pluri
 potent stem cells: opportunities and challenges\n\n11:30-12:00 \n Colin Wa
 tts\, Department of Clinical Neurosciences\, University of Cambridge\, UK:
  \n Introduction on glioblastoma and patient specific in vitro models of g
 lioblastoma\n\n12:00-12:30 \n William Scott\, Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foun
 dation Trust\, Newcastle\, UK: \n Regenerative approaches to the treatment
  of type 1 diabetes\n\n12:30-14:00 Lunch Break & Networking\n\nBioengineer
 ing Technologies\n\n14:00-14:45 \n Gianluca Ciardelli\, Department of Mech
 anical and Aerospace Engineering\, Politecnico di Torino\, Italy: \n Polyu
 rethanes as versatile materials in tissue engineering and nanomedicine\n\n
 14:45-15:15 \n Ricardo Ribeiro\, School of Mechanical and Systems Engineer
 ing\, University of Newcastle\, UK: \n Bioprinting technologies in tissue 
 engineering\n\n15:15-15:45 \n Ciro Chiappini\, Imperial College London\, L
 ondon\, UK\n Regenerative Medicine Tools: nanoneedles for cell manipulatio
 n\n\n15:45-16:00 Thea & Coffee Break\n\n16:00-16:15 Clara Mattu\, Departme
 nt of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\, Politecnico di Torino\, Italy
 :\n Nanotechnology in drug delivery – Part I\n\n16:15-16:30 Marco Sanger
 mano\, Department of Applied Science and Technology\, Politecnico di Torin
 o\, Italy: \n Nanotechnology in drug delivery – Part II\n\nFor registrat
 ion\, please send an email to valeria.chiono@polito.it with subject “Wor
 kshop registration” including the names of attending people\n
LOCATION:Department of Clinical Neurosciences - Clifford Albutt Building L
 ecture Theatre Room – Cambridge (UK)
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