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SUMMARY:Biology and bioengineering tools in the treatment of H2020 age-rel
 ated diseases - Speakers and their affiliation have been listed in the pro
 gram below.
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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 Clinic
 al Neurosciences - Clifford Albutt Building\nTheatre Lecture Room – Camb
 ridge\n\nOrganizers: \nValeria Chiono (Politecnico di Torino\, Italy)\, Ma
 ria Grazia Spillantini (University of Cambridge\, UK)\n\n9:20-9:30 \nValer
 ia Chiono\, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\, Politecni
 co di Torino\, Italy: \nWelcome and Introduction to the Workshop\n\nBiolog
 y Tools\n\n9:30-10:00 \nMaria Grazia Spillantini\, Department of Clinical 
 Neurosciences\, University of Cambridge\, UK: \nIntroduction to neurodegen
 erative diseases and current research approaches for their treatment\n\n10
 :00-10:30 \nStefano Pluchino\, Department of Clinical Neurosciences\, Univ
 ersity of Cambridge\, UK: \nNeural stem cells and exosome therapeutics in 
 the treatment of CNS diseases\n\n10:30-11:00 Thea & Coffee Break\n\n11:00-
 11:30 \nFlorian Merkle\, WT-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science\, Universit
 y of Cambridge\, UK: \nModelling human disease with pluripotent stem cells
 : opportunities and challenges\n\n11:30-12:00 \nColin Watts\, Department o
 f Clinical Neurosciences\, University of Cambridge\, UK: \nIntroduction on
  glioblastoma and patient specific in vitro models of glioblastoma\n\n12:0
 0-12:30 \nWilliam Scott\, Transplant Scientist at Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS 
 Foundation Trust\, Newcastle\, UK: \nCurrent research in the treatment of 
 diabetes\n\n12:30-14:00 Lunch Break & Networking\n\nBioengineering Technol
 ogies\n\n14:00-14:45 \nGianluca Ciardelli\, Department of Mechanical and A
 erospace Engineering\, Politecnico di Torino\, Italy: \nPolyurethanes as v
 ersatile materials in tissue engineering and nanomedicine \n\n14:45-15:15 
 \nRicardo Ribeiro\, School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering\, Univers
 ity of Newcastle\, UK: \nBioprinting technologies in tissue engineering \n
 \n15:15-15:45 \nCiro Chiappini\, Imperial College London\, London\, UK\nRe
 generative Medicine Tools: nanoneedles for cell manipulation\n\n15:45-16:0
 0 Thea & Coffee Break\n\n16:00-16:15 Clara Mattu\, Department of Mechanica
 l and Aerospace Engineering\, Politecnico di Torino\, Italy:\nNanotechnolo
 gy in drug delivery – Part I\n\n16:15-16:30 Marco Sangermano\, Departmen
 t of Applied Science and Technology\, Politecnico di Torino\, Italy: \nNan
 otechnology in drug delivery –Part  II\n
LOCATION:Department of Clinical Neurosciences - Clifford Albutt Building T
 heatre Lecture Room – Cambridge
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