February 2nd, Thursday
08.00-09.15: Registration
09.15: Welcome
09.30-11.00: 1st, Morning session: Chairperson N. Tiso
6x15' presentations (Neurosciences and behaviour)
1) Tyrone Lucon-Xiccato, Padova, New paradigms for studying learning and memory in zebrafish
2) Davide Potrich, Trento, Quantity Discrimination by Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
3) Claudio Agnisola, Napoli, Can the Earth-strength magnetic field influence the orientation to water flows in zebrafish?
4) Filippo Del Bene, Paris, Deciphering anatomy and function of an inter-hemispheric neural circuit in the zebrafish optic tectum
5) Jean-Michel Cioni, Cambridge, UK, Cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein 2 regulates axonal sorting in the optic tract
6) Rosa Maria Sepe, Biology, Napoli, Important role of endocannabinoid signalling in the development of functional vision and locomotion in zebrafish
11.00-11.30: Coffee break
11.30-13.00: 2nd, Morning session: Chairperson M. Mione
6x15' presentations (Disease Model I)
1) Diana Corallo, Padova, Role of LIN-28B in neural crest cell development, differentiation and oncogenesis
2) Anna Pistocchi, Milano, From zebrafish to human: cohesins dysregulation and leukemia
3) Alessandro Cellerino, Pisa, From the bush to the bench: the genome of a short-lived african fish reveals novel aspects of the genetic control of vertebrate aging
4) Marina Mione, Trento, A preclinical zebrafish model of brain tumor with alternative mechanisms of telomere maintenance (ALT)
5) Valentina Tonelotto, Padova, Zebrafish as a model for dissecting the signals regulated by Collagen VI: novel insights on COL6-related neuromuscular disorders
6) Maria Marchese, Pisa, Zebrafish: a tool to study muscular dystrophies
13.00-14.30: Buffet Lunch and Poster session
14.30-15.45: 1st, Afternoon session: Chairperson M. Presta
5x15' presentations (Diseases Model II)
1) Stefania Bellesso, Padova, Deregulated FGF signaling substantially contributes to early osteogenic defects in Mucopolysaccharidosis type II.
2) Valeria Mastrodonato, Milano, A model of CEDNIK syndrome generated by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
3) Marco Schiavone, Padova, Protective effect of Alisporivir - a cyclophilin inhibitor without immunosuppressive activity - in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
4) Giuseppe Paganini, Brescia, b-galactosylceramidase affects melanocyte differentiation and neoplastic progression
5) Giulia Fasano, Napoli, Effects of Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Trycarbonil on dopaminergic neurons in zebrafish
15.45-16.15: Coffee break
16.15-18.00: 2nd, Afternoon session: Chairperson M. Santoro
7x15' presentations (Cardiovascular, endocrine and metabolism)
1) Davide Pradella, Milano, Nova2 alternative splicing regulation of the Netrin receptor Unc5b during angiogenesis.
2) Claudio Laquatra, Padova, Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model to study the pathophysiological role of the mitochondrial chaperone TRAP1.
3) Federica Marelli, Milano, Zebrafish as a new model to study in vivo the functional consequences of human THRA variants
4) Nicola Facchinello, Padova, Generation and characterization of a zebrafish null mutant for the glucocorticoid receptor gene.
5) Monica Beltrame, Milano, A novel Sox/Notch regulatory network to fine-tune zebrafish vascular development
6) Giuseppe Montalbano, Messina, Melatonin treatment suppresses appetite genes and improves adipose tissue plasticity in diet-induced obese (DIO) zebrafish.
7) Immacolata Porreca, Ariano Irpino, In vivo characterization of a long non-coding RNA during development
February 3rd, Friday
09.30-10.30: 1st, Morning session
Plenary Lecture, Prof. Stainier "Cardiomyocyte behavior and genetic compensation in zebrafish"
10.30-11.00: Coffee break
11.10-12.30: 2nd, Morning session: Chairperson D. Stainier
6x15' presentations (Development and Organogenesis)
1) Jessica Guerra, Brescia, Ptx3b affects primary cilium function during zebrafish development
2) Daniela Zizioli, Brescia, Zebrafish sialidase neu3.2: insight on its role during zebrafish developmen
3) Margherita Peron, Padova, Stat3‐dependent mitochondrial DNA transcription drives stem cells proliferation in zebrafish
4) Giuditta Rurale, Milano, Unraveling the Sonic Hedgehog-Glis3 pathway involvement in the specification of the thyroid gland in zebrafis
5) Pamela Floris, Milano, Role of the SMYD3 methylase in embryonic stem cells differentiation and zebrafish development
6) Elena Guzzolino, Pisa, MiR-182 is a Tbx5 effector during heart development in zebrafish
12.30-14.30: Buffet Lunch and Poster session
14.30-15.45: 1st, Afternoon session: Chairperson S. Fantino
5x15' presentations (Husbandry and Health issues)
1) Livia D’Angelo, Napoli, Legislative aspects behind zebrafish research
2) Tommaso Sala, Buguggiate, How to properly plan a Zebrafish facility: the importance of the layout. Zebrafish breeding: a standard overview and latest improvements
3) Ludovico Scenna, Padova, Zebrafish Humane endpoints and Health monitoring
4) Massimo Foà, Ludwigsburg, Designing health monitoring scheme for Zebrafis
5) Vincenzo Cavalieri, Palermo, The zebrafish facility of the Mediterranean Center for Human Health Advanced Biotechnologies
15.45-16.15: Coffee break
16.15-17.15: 2nd, Afternoon session: Chairperson P. Sordino
3x15' presentations (Technologies)
1) Lapo Turrini, Firenze, Functional imaging of zebrafish neuronal activity by Bessel illumination-based SPIM
2) Sara Gargiulo, Napoli, Imaging of adult zebrafish models
3) Rosario Licitra, Pisa, Investigating fishmeal replacement with insect meal in “aquafeed”using zebrafish (Danio rerio) as animal model
17.20-18.00: Community meeting
