ABCD 2025

The Biennial Congress of the Italian Association of
Cell Biology and Differentiation

Paestum, Italy • 24-26 September 2025

ABCD 2025

The Biennial Congress of the Italian Association of
Cell Biology and Differentiation

Paestum, Italy • 24-26 September 2025

ABCD 2025

The Biennial Congress of the
Italian Association of Cell Biology
and Differentiation

Paestum, Italy • 24-26 September 2025

Programme

Programme

  • 13:00-15:00

    Registration and poster set-up

    15:15-15:30

    Welcome and Opening of the Congress

    15:30-16:15

    Keynote Lecture

    Chairs: Simona Paladino, Sara Sigismund

    Carmine Settembre, TIGEM, Naples, Italy
    From bulk to selective: a journey through the physiological relevance of autophagy

    16:15-16:45

    Coffee break

    16:45-18:45

    Session 1 • Cell Communication

    Chairs: Andrea Ballabio, Alison Forrester

    The EMBO Keynote Lecture
    Chiara Zurzolo, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France

    Reshaping cellular connectivity with tunneling nanotubes

    Alessandra Boletta, San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
    Primary cilia and nutrient sensing: an unexpected liaison between cellular organelles

    Rossella Venditti, University of Naples Federico II - TIGEM, Italy
    Function and regulation of ER-TGN contact sites

    18:45-20:45

    Poster Session 1 (Odd numbers)

    21:00-22:30

    Buffet dinner

  • 9:00-9:45

    Keynote Lecture

    Chair: Sirio Dupont

    Marcos Gonzalez-Gaitan, University of Geneve, Switzerland
    Growth and scaling in development through endocytosis

    9:45-9:55

    Remembering Edoardo Boncinelli

    Pier Paolo Di Fiore, University of Milan and IEO, Italy

    9:55-11:55

    Session 2 • Self Organization in Biology

    Chairs: Gabriella Minchiotti, Roberto Giambruno

    Shahragim Tajbakhsh, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
    Intravital and ex vivo live imaging pipelines uncouple stem cell migration and fates

    Milena Bellin, University of Padua, Italy
    Cardiac microtissues from human pluripotent stem cells to model and correct inherited heart disease

    Annalisa Fico, IGB-CNR, Naples Italy
    Decoding developmental roles of non-coding RNAs with stem-cell-based embryo models

    12:00-16:00

    Excursion to the temples and lunch box

    16:00-16:45

    The Fondazione Umberto Veronesi Keynote Lecture

    Chair: Saverio Marchi

    Patrizia Agostinis, VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium
    Cancer cell plasticity, drug-tolerant persisters, and vulnerability to ferroptosis

    16:45-17:00

    Coffee break

    17:00-18:45

    Session 3 • Biology of Metastasis

    Chairs: Valeria Poli, Giorgio Scita

    Danijela Matic Vignjevic, Curie Institute, Paris, France
    Self-organization of tumor hierarchy and stemness

    Ilaria Malanchi, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
    Emergency granulopoiesis in cancer progression

    Marco Montagner, University of Padua, Italy
    Using a molecular time machine to understand the determinants and evolution of metastatic cancer cells

    18:45-19:30

    Science & Society

    Chairs: Daniela Sarnataro, Paola Rusmini

    Giulia Piaggio (IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute)
    A brief introduction to a new Italian scientific association: the Liquid Biopsy Society

    Isaura Font Monclús (Merck)
    Revolutionizing Cell Biology: Innovations in 3D Cell Culture and Differentiation

    Matteo Parri (Nikon)
    Innovating your imaging Nikon Eclipse Ji and AX-NSPARC, a smart imaging system for AI-Driven Automated Assays with super-resolution confocal microscope

    Talk by Cytosens
    TBD

    19:30-21:00

    Poster Session 2 (Even numbers)

    21:00-22:30

    Buffet dinner

  • 9:00-13:00

    Parallel Sessions

    • Session 1 • Cell Communication, Metabolism, Signalling and Trafficking

      Chairs: Simona Polo, Annamaria Porcelli

      9:00-10:45

      Raffaella Bonavita, Naples, Italy
      Evidence of an unprecedented cytoplasmic function of DDX11, the Warsaw breakage syndrome DNA helicase, in regulating autophagy

      Giuseppe Fiume, Catanzaro, Italy
      FABP5 is a key player in metabolic modulation and NF-κB dependent inflammation driving pleural mesothelioma

      Alessia Calcagnì, Naples, Italy
      A multi-focal Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) mouse model to study kidney cystogenesis and tumorigenesis pathways

      Virginia Campani, Modena, Italy
      NF-YA splicing triggers a vicious crosstalk between CRC cells and stromal cells within the tumor microenvironment

      Saverio Marchi, Ancona, Italy
      Exploring the interplay between lipid droplets and mitochondria in cancer progression

      10:45-11:15

      Coffee break

      11:15-13:00

      Margherita Caputo, Milan, Italy
      Role of RNA and RNA-binding proteins in EGFR endocytosis

      Sara Francesca Colombo, Milan, Italy
      The ER-to-Golgi transport in neuronal cells: the impact of COPII molecular diversity on synapse development and function

      Maria Giovanna De Leo, Lausanne, Switzerland
      CROP2, a Retriever-PROPPIN complex mediating protein export from endosomes to the plasma membrane

      Francesco Consolato, Milan, Italy
      A high-content screening approach to unveil the molecular mechanism of the ciliary response to glutamine

      Marialaura Petroni, Rome, Italy
      Loss of NBS1 disrupts Sonic Hedgehog signaling by impairing the actin cytoskeleton-primary cilium axis

    • Session 2 • Cellular stress, Stem cells, Development and Regeneration

      Chairs: Nicoletta Guaragnella, Gabriella Minchiotti

      9:00-10:45

      Veronica Addabbo, Bari, Italy
      Phenotypic rescue in neural progenitors derived from iPSCs of patients with AGC1 deficiency

      Alessandro Bertero, Turin, Italy
      Single cell transcriptional perturbome in pluripotent stem cell models

      Andrea Conte, Naples, Italy
      A multi-omics approach to elucidate the role of synaptojanin 1 (SYNJ1) in health and disease

      Silvia Brunelli, Monza, Italy
      Decoding the inflammatory microenvironment in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: single-cell analysis identifies SPP1+ macrophages as drivers of aberrant FAP differentiation

      Mario Chiariello, Siena, Italy
      MAPK15 controls intracellular lipid uptake and protects mammalian liver from steatotic disease

      10:45-11:15

      Coffee break

      11:15-13:00

      Elvira Parrotta, Catanzaro, Italy
      VLMC-mediated extracellular matrix remodeling triggers neurodegneration in sporadic PSP-RS via TGF-β and PI3K/AKT signaling

      Francesco Nicassio, Milan, Italy
      Dissecting the epigenetic and transcriptional programs governing cancer stem cells through single-cell multi-omics and long-read transcriptomics

      Caterina Peggion, Padua, Italy
      Exploring the role of microRNAs and secreted metabolites in myogenesis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis

      Giuseppe Lupo, Rome, Italy
      The transcription factor Nr2f1 regulates adult neural stem cell quiescence and activation

      Elena Taverna, Milan, Italy
      Intracellular architecture and cell fate choice in the developing brain

    13:00-14:00

    Lunch box

    14:15-15:00

    Keynote Lecture

    Chair: Paolo Grumati

    Volker Haucke, FMP, Berlin, Germany
    Lipid control of membrane dynamics in health and disease

    15:00-16:45

    Session 4 • From Neurobiology to Biology of the Brain

    Chairs: Paola Defilippi, Paolo Remondelli

    Giampietro Schiavo, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
    Restoring axonal transport in neurological diseases

    Orly Reiner, Weizzman Institute, Rehovot, Israel
    Advancing neurodevelopmental research: developing human brain organoid models to investigate brain malformations

    Alessandro Fiorenzano, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
    Directing cell fate, maturation, and brain repair using human pluripotent stem cells

    16:45-17:15

    Coffee break

    17:15-19:00

    Session 5 • Artificial Intelligence

    Chairs: Massimo Bonora, Giulia Piaggio

    Guillaume Jacquemet, University of Turku, Finland
    Studying cancer cell metastasis in the era of deep learning for microscopy

    Francesca Buffa, Bocconi University and IFOM, Milan, Italy
    Using machine learning and multi-agent modelling to dissect the tumor microenvironment

    Carlo Tacchetti, University San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
    From cloud to bedside: the pitfalls and opportunities of AI in medicine

    19:00-19:10

    Official closure of the meeting

    19:10-19:30

    ABCD Assembly

    20:30-22:30

    Gala dinner

  • Poster presenters are required to be available for discussion during their assigned session. Odd-numbered posters are pesented in the first session while even-numbered ones during the second session.

    All posters should stay up for the entire duration of the meeting, independently of the session to which they have been assigned. You are kindly invited to put up your poster upon arrival, from Thursday at 15:00 onwards, and in time for the first poster session. Posters should be taken down before 18:00 on Friday, 26 September.

    When preparing your poster please remember that the poster's maximum size is A0 (841 x 1189 mm; width x height).

    Correct format... poster should be PORTRAIT    poster should NOT be LANDSCAPE Wrong format...

    • Poster Session 1 • 24 September • 18:45-20:45

      P.A1 • Ilenia Agliarulo • Naples
      Intra-Golgi positioning of enzymes: a balancing act between forward and retrograde transport machinery

      P.A3 • Samuele Amadori • Padova
      Targeting mitochondrial calcium by RNA-based therapy in inflammatory bowel diseases

      P.A5 • Matteo Balestra • Milan
      Endocytic landscapes: how context influences endocytosis in physiology and cancer

      P.A7 • Concetta Bianco • Pozzuoli, NA
      The role of the MOSPD proteins in ER-mediated contact sites

      P.A9 • Carlo Cosimo Campa • Turin
      RabAnalyser: a computational framework to explore the cell-to-cell variability of Rab GTPases organization

      P.A11 • Francesca Carriero • Pozzuoli, NA
      Dissecting non–cell-autonomous mechanisms in birt–hogg–dubé (BHD) syndrome to identify novel renal cancer biomarkers.

      P.A13 • Laura Cavazzuti • Rome
      SCD1 mediated lipid desaturation drives radiotherapy resistance in prostate cancer

      P.A15 • Michele Cillo • Pozzuoli, NA
      Selective endoplasmic reticulum immunoprecipitation (ER-Ip) allows in-depth study of ER dynamics

      P.A17 • Alexia Conte • Milan
      Quantitative modelling of EGFR signaling and endocytic fate

      P.A19 • Francesca Corsi • Rome
      Resolving therapy-induced inflammatory eicosanoid storm to prevent prostate cancer chemoresistance

      P.A21 • Nicole Crestan • Aviano, PN
      Role of p27kip1 in CDK4/6 inhibitor-induced senescence in breast cancer

      P.A23 • Massimo D'Agostino • Naples
      A light-resuming strategy as a new screening method for Sec61 inhibitors: discovery of small molecules down-modulating PD-L1 expression

      P.A25 • Natalia De Cicco • Naples
      DNA aptamers restores mitochondrial dynamics in a cellular model of Huntington’s disease

      P.A27 • Paola Defilippi • Turin
      p140Cap-mediated control of the WNT pathway in breast cancer

      P.A29 • Mariagrazia Di Gennaro • Caserta
      Unravelling the role of the TGN export machinery for basolateral proteins in Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) transport and processing

      P.A31 • Rosaria Di Martino • Naples
      Autoregulatory circuit regulating basolateral cargo export from the TGN: role of the orphan receptor GPRC5A in PKD signaling and cell polarity

      P.A33 • Antonia Esposito • Padua
      Investigating the role of gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease: the impact of microbiota-derived metabolites on mitochondria (dys)function

      P.A35 • Alison Forrester • Namur, Belgium
      Drugging the Endoplasmic Reticulum exit sites (ERES)

      P.A37 • Chiara Gava • Aviano, PN
      Characterization of a model of radioresistant luminal breast cancer

      P.A39 • Aniello Giacco • Pozzuoli, NA
      Fluoxetine MoA uncovered alterations in the LRRK2-Rab-RABIN8 pathway in Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA (MPS-IIIA)

      P.A41 • Paolo Grumati • Pozzuoli, NA
      FAM134B is a master regulator of ER-phagy during myogenesis

      P.A43 • Maria Iavazzo • Pozzuoli, NA
      Starvation promotes ribosome autophagy via ZNF598–SQSTM1 axis

      P.A45 • Ozlem Kartal • Padua
      Targeting MICU2 and PDK4 to counteract skeletal muscle atrophy

      P.A47 • Adriana Limone • Naples
      Targeting RPSA to modulate endosomal trafficking and amyloidogenesis in genetic Alzheimer’s disease

      P.A49 • Chiara Lualdi • Novara
      Lysosomal cathepsin D regulates autophagy and lysosomal biogenesis through the mTOR-TFEB axis

      P.A51 • Sara Magliacane Trotta • Naples
      Cancer-derived exosomal-Alu RNA promotes colorectal cancer progression by inducing epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition through NLRP3 inflammasome activation

      P.A53 • Andrea Roberto Marchetti • Turin
      A newly discovered mTOR-STAT3 pathway regulates calcium release and calcium-mediated apoptosis at the ER in triple negative breast cancer

      P.A55 • Francesco Marocco • Rome
      Negative regulation of miRNA sorting into EVs is mediated by the capacity of RBP PCBP2 to impair the SYNCRIP-dependent miRNA loading

      P.A57 • Fabiola Mascanzoni • Naples
      Golgi unlinking during G2 is necessary for spindle formation and cytokinesis

      P.A59 • Maria Chiara Mattevi • Aviano, PN
      Elucidating the role of AREG in luminal breast cancer arising in young women

      P.A61 • Caterina Miro • Naples
      Leptin enhances the intracellular Thyroid Hormone activation in skeletal muscle to boost energy balance

      P.A63 • Alessandra Murabito • Candiolo, TO
      Proximity Labeling and Synchronization of Secretory Traffic Reveal that TBC1D22B is a RAB1B GTPase-activating Protein that Regulates ER-to-Golgi Transport

      P.A65 • Alessandra Palazzi • Naples
      HIPK2 loss causes TDP-43 cytoplasmic mis-localization in mice and human neuroblastoma cells: a new pathogenetic mechanism of ALS

      P.A67 • Ilaria Piazza • Padua
      The role of testosterone in skeletal muscle mitochondrial calcium signalling

      P.A69 • Martina Quagliata • Padua
      RNA therapeutics to target the mitochondrial calcium uniporter

      P.A71 • Antonio Rea • Pozzuoli, NA
      TEX2 controls mitochondrial dynamics at ER-mitochondria contact sites

      P.A73 • Alessandro Ruocco • Naples
      Dysregulation of endosomal pathway driven by Synj1 overexpression affects neuronal homeostasis

      P.A75 • Stefania Salvatore • Bologna
      Investigating neuromodulation of humoral innate immune response in Drosophila melanogaster

      P.A77 • Miriana Sbrissa • Padua
      Impact of ETC complex I dysfunction on mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis

      P.A79 • Roberto Schirano • Rome
      Overcoming Neuroblastoma Immune Evasion through targeting of cGAS-STING pathway epigenetic alterations

      P.A81 • Maria Concetta Sergio • Pozzuoli, NA
      The role of ESCRT complex in SARS-CoV-2 infection

      P.A83 • Manuela Sollazzo • Bologna
      SPARC sustains survival and metastatisation of CI-impaired ovarian cancer cells

      P.A85 • Raffaele Strippoli • Rome
      Role of autophagy in the activation of the peritoneal membrane by colorectal cancer-produced extracellular vesicles as a first step of peritoneal metastasis formation

      P.A87 • Roberta Visconti • Naples
      A novel role of KMT5a in autophagy: implications for glioblastoma therapy

      P.A89 • Elena Ziviani • Padua
      Induction of Parkin-independent mitophagy in iNeurons by USP14 inhibition

      P.B1 • Natalia Abate • Naples
      CSTB and TRiC/CCT complex: a potential molecular mechanism driving EPM1 pathogenesis 

      P.B3 • Salma Amin • Milan
      Cellular mechanism associated with SLC35A2-CDG brain malformations

      P.B5 • Eustachio Attico • Modena
      Cell therapy strategies for bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency: oral mucosa transplantation in two patients with long-term follow-up and molecular characterization

      P.B7 • Anna Martina Battaglia • Catanzaro
      Neuro-immune crosstalk orchestrates ferroptosis resistance in oral carcinoma

      P.B9 • Giorgia Lucia Benedetto • Catanzaro
      Caspase Inhibition Rescues PKA-CREB Signaling and Restores Neuronal Function in Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease

      P.B11 • Flavia Biamonte • Catanzaro
      Tobacco exposure and ferroptosis resistance in oral cancer: mechanistic insights from cadmium stress

      P.B13 • Maira Certini • Bari
      Reversing time: OSKM-mediated rejuvenation enhances lifespan and healthspan in Drosophila melanogaster

      P.B15 • Arianna Coppola • Naples
      Long non-coding RNA T-UCstem1 modulates paracrine WNT signaling during gastruloid morphogenesis

      P.B17 • Raffaele Covello • Catanzaro
      iPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons recapitulate TAU accumulation and axonal injury in Sporadic Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

      P.B19 • Emile Danvin • Naples
      Neuro-ectodermal and gastruloid models to dissect Kabuki syndrome

      P.B21 • Filomena Del Piano • Naples
      Lipid nanoparticles for in vivo mRNA delivery and direct cell reprogramming into dopamine neurons

      P.B23 • Rosita Di Palma • Naples
      Generation and characterization of an ex vivo model system of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for the screening of RNA-based drugs

      P.B25 • Claudia Esposito • Catanzaro
      Functional and Omics Approaches Uncover Mitochondrial Deficits in iPSC-derived Midbrain Organoids from Sporadic PSP Patients

      P.B27 • Chiara Fogliano • Naples
      Retinal degeneration across developmental stages in zebrafish knock-out for impg2: a morphological and ultrastructural investigation

      P.B29 • Cristiana Galeano • Catanzaro
      Iron-regulated redox imbalance modulates keratinocyte inflammation and differentiation in psoriasis-like conditions

      P.B31 • Lucrezia Gerardi • Rome
      ATM inhibition unlocks PARP inhibitor efficacy in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma

      P.B33 • Eleonora Grecu • Cagliari
      Streamlined forebrain organoids generation via allometric scaling: a lab-friendly approach

      P.B35 • Maria Roberta Iazzetta • Naples
      Exploring glucocorticoid receptor function in dopaminergic neuron survival using Parkinson’s Disease-derived brain organoids

      P.B37 • Antonella Izzo • Naples
      A doxycycline-inducible iPSC-Cas9 system for allele-specific dosage normalization of Hsa21 genes in trisomic cells

      P.B39 • Marianna Maddaluno • Pozzuoli, NA
      Arylsulfatase L (ARSL) regulates chondroitin sulfate desulfation in the golgi to control skeletal development

      P.B41 • Valentina Massa • Milan
      Targeting p300 to mitigate stress-induced premature senescence in 2D and 3D neuronal models

      P.B43 • Evelyn Mazzarelli • Pieve Emanuele, MI
      Twist1 deletion limits EMT activation and promotes epithelial regeneration during acute intestinal epithelial injury

      P.B45 • Giuseppe Natali • Catanzaro
      Role of CD44 in iron-dependent cytotoxicity in HEY and SKOV3 ovarian cancer stem cells

      P.B47 • Annalisa Pecoraro • Naples
      β-Carotene suppresses stem-like properties associated with uL3-mediated chemoresistance in colorectal cancer in vitro and in preclinical CAM model

      P.B49 • Martina Polenghi • Milan
      Golgi traffic and brain development in health and disease

      P.B51 • Giulia Quattrini • Monza
      A new mouse model of JMML highlights differential susceptibility of embryonic hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells to the KrasG12D mutation

      P.B53 • Irene Relvini • Pozzuoli, NA
      Exploiting the N-degron pathway for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency liver disease

      P.B55 • Francesca Sacchi • Bologna
      Tuning the activity of corticosteroid receptors promotes cardiomyocyte proliferative and regenerative capacity

      P.B57 • Elena Scordato • Milan
      Primary cilia diversity in brain development and evolution: structural and molecular insights

      P.B59 • Claudia Tito • Rome
      Sorcin deficiency impairs lung morphogenesis, alveolarization, and surfactant production in mice

      P.B61 • Giulia Visani • Milan
      Uncovering the subcellular architecture of mRNAs networks in neural stem cells during brain development

      P.C1 • Damiano Abbo • Turin
      Targeting p130Cas scaffold protein to halt pancreatic cancer invasion and sensitize to AKT inhibition 

      P.C3 • Sara Bellardinelli • Rome
      In vivo study of the immunoregulatory role of KCASH2 in physiological and pathological contexts

      P.C5 • Caterina Boncompagni • Ferrara
      Modulating NLRP3 inflammasome as a therapeutic strategy to restrain radiation-induced atherosclerosis

      P.C7 • Francesca De Amicis • Rende
      Evidences of IL20RA blockade by ritonavir in triple negative breast cancer cells

      P.C9 • Simone Di Paola • Naples
      A role for PARP16 in the regulation of osteosarcoma cell proliferation and survival

      P.C11 • Alessandro Fatica • Rome
      The tRNA-modifying enzyme QTGAL maintains translational fidelity to support breast cancer cell proliferation and migration

      P.C13 • Aurelia Fraticelli • Rome
      Selection and validation of aptamers targeting pancreatic cancer

      P.C15 • Roberto Giambruno • Palermo
      Decoding the RNA and protein interactomes of human pseudouridine synthase 7 (PUS7) via proximity labeling and nanopore sequencing (PLANS)

      P.C17 • Olimpia Iacolare • Naples
      The focal adhesions play a crucial role in the pharyngeal apparatus morphogenesis

      P.C19 • Angela Iuzzolino • Rome
      Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses reveal ATAT1-dependent molecular pathways in lung cancer cells

      P.C21 • Martina Lupoli • Rome
      AntiSense Oligonucleotides (ASO) based treatment in ALS mouse models

      P.C23 • Sandro Montefusco • Pozzuoli, NA
      Combining phenotypic high-content imaging with the repurposing of drugs to tackle lysosomal storage disorders

      P.C25 • Shirin Navacci • Rome
      AMBRA1 controls the Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway and SHH-medulloblastoma

      P.C27 • Andrea Pelliccia • Rome
      Androgen deprivation induces a reversible quasi-apoptotic state in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer cells, revealing novel therapeutic vulnerabilities

      P.C29 • Roberta Rubino • Turin
      Localized phosphatidylinositol delivery at the intercellular bridge drives cytokinesis completion and prevents aneuploidy in breast cancer

      P.C31 • Gloria Terriaca • Rome
      KCASH2 deficiency enhances DSS‑induced inflammation and tumorigenesis in a colorectal cancer mouse model

      P.C33 • Kristin Tkalčec • Naples
      Toward precision diagnostics: aptamer-gold nanoparticle biosensing for detection of breast cancer

    • Poster Session 2 • 25 September • 19:15-21:00

      P.A2 • Aya Al Saidi • Padova
      Elucidating the role of MCU in melanogenesis

      P.A4 • Fabrizia Ametrano • Naples
      Modeling fructose-induced brain alterations:integrating in vivo and stem cell-based in vitro systems

      P.A6 • Sabrina Battista • Naples
      The HMGA1/NUMB axis as a metabolic vulnerability to improve PI3K inhibitors efficacy in cancer therapy

      P.A8 • Mariarita Brancaccio • Naples
      Uncovering a New Regulatory Pathway in IPF: The Role of miR-143-3p and AGR2 in Fibrotic Progression

      P.A10 • Carolina Cané • Naples
      HIPK2 inhibition promotes cytoplasmic accumulation of TDP-43 and its interaction with VAPB: a proteomic insight into ALS pathogenesis

      P.A12 • Elisa Cataudella • Pavia
      A transiently amplifying and self-limiting Nova2-ADAR2 circuit in endothelial cells

      P.A14 • Raffaella Ciancio • Naples
      Sigma-1R: a key modulator of Ca2+ homeostasis and inter-organelle communication in ALS

      P.A16 • Vittorio Cirillo • Baronissi, SA
      Lipid editing at the Endoplasmic Reticulum: SYNJ1 maintains PI(4)P homeostasis for COPII-driven export

      P.A18 • Paola Cordella • Lecce
      Role of peripherin in lysosomal degradation activity and autophagy

      P.A20 • Katia Cortese • Genoa
      Organelle triads as emergent signaling platforms in HER2+ breast cancer cells under trastuzumab–deruxtecan treatment

      P.A22 • Valeria Crippa • Milan
      The role of tetraspanins in extracellular vesicle-mediated clearance of insoluble TDP-43

      P.A24 • Elena D'Apolito • Naples
      Siah2-associated mitochondrial dysfunction in experimental models of Parkinson’s Disease

      P.A26 • Maria Chiara De Santis • Turin
      Glutamine sensing in pancreatic cancer

      P.A28 • Gennaro Di Bonito • Pozzuoli, NA
      FGF signaling promotes lysosome biogenesis in chondrocytes via the Mannose Phosphate Receptor pathway

      P.A30 • Chiara Di Malta • Pozzuoli, NA
      GPNMB activates lysosomal exocytosis via VAMP7 to coordinate pigmentation, cellular clearance and invasion

      P.A32 • Alberico Di Pinto • Rome
      The lysosomal acid phosphatase 2 (ACP2) targets ERAP1 for ER-to-lysosome-associated degradation and suppresses Sonic Hedgehog medulloblastoma growth

      P.A34 • Alessandra Ferraresi • Novara
      P53-mediated autophagy degradation of NKX3-2 improves ovarian cancer prognosis

      P.A36 • Raffaella Gallo • Catanzaro
      DYRK3 regulates the material properties of Endoplasmi Reticulum Exit Sites and is required for anterograde trafficking

      P.A38 • Noemi Ghiglione • Turin
      MLK4 regulates mitochondrial dynamics and metabolic rewiring in pancreatic cancer

      P.A42 • Alessandro Guarnieri • Padua
      Mitochondrial Ca²⁺ uniporter modulation in models of liver inflammation

      P.A44 • Natalia Iseppato • Modena
      NF-YA-induced metabolic reprogramming in CRC cells promotes M2 macrophage polarization to establish an immunosuppressive microenvironment

      P.A46 • Gianmaria Leone • Naples
      Dissecting and piloting the intracellular trafficking of adeno-associated viruses (AAVs)

      P.A48 • Mattia Longanesi • Bologna
      Functional and structural analysis of TnBVANK1 a bracovirus IκB-like protein

      P.A50 • Martina Maffezzoni • Brescia
      Profiling of miR-98-5p, miR-130a-3p, and miR-1246 levels in tissue and liquid biopsies of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

      P.A52 • Vanessa Mancini • Rome
      Contribution of the cation channel TRPA1 in the targeting of FGFR2c to the lipid raft signaling platforms in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells

      P.A54 • Irene Mariani • Rome
      Unrevealing the interactome of ALK2 receptor in hypoxic condition: relevance for Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) and Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) diseases

      P.A56 • Simone Mas • Palermo
      A mechanobiological approach to study PDAC progression and pharmacological response

      P.A58 • Francesco Massaro • Pozzuoli, NA
      Dissecting the clinical variability observed in HNF1B associated phenotypes

      P.A60 • Carmen Miano • Bologna
      Prolonged stimulation with high doses of EGF reduces breast cancer cell aggressiveness by reducing ERBB2 stability

      P.A62 • Concetta Mosca • Naples
      Identification of a novel role of GLUT2 in adeno-associated virus trafficking

      P.A64 • Pampa Pain • Padova
      Beyond Respiration: mitochondrial calcium uptake as therapeutic target in lung inflammation

      P.A66 • Raffaella Petruzzelli • Pozzuoli, NA
      Oncogenic Consequences of Golgi Copper Dysregulation: ATP7B Loss Links Wilson Disease to Immune Evasion and Cholangiocarcinoma

      P.A68 • Antonello Prodomo • Pozzuoli, NA
      Role of endosome composition in NLRP3 activation

      P.A70 • Luca Quattrocchi • Rome
      RNA-binding proteins role in extracellular vesicles mediated cellular communication

      P.A72 • Simona Ricciardi • Pozzuoli, NA
      The Role of Atlastin in the coupling of Replication and Assembly of SARS CoV-2

      P.A74 • Paola Rusmini • Milan
      Lysosome exocytosis and neurite outgrowth: new insights into trehalose mechanism of action

      P.A76 • Irene Sambri • Pozzuoli, NA
      Modeling tubulopathy and cardiomyopathy syndromes driven by RRAGD mutations

      P.A78 • Irene Schiano Lomoriello • Milan
      The endocytic protein EPN3: a new prognostic marker and potential therapeutic target in metastatic breast cancer

      P.A80 • Simona Ida Scorza • Bari
      From flow to function: fluid shear stress orchestrates autophagy and AQP2 trafficking in collecting duct cells

      P.A82 • Angela Serpico • Naples
      Inhibitory control of Cdk1 licenses mitosis exit

      P.A86 • Alessandra Tavoni • Pavia
      Mitostitch: a new tool to investigate the structural and functional components of mitochondrial-nuclear communication

      P.A88 • Ping Zhang • Turin
      SH3BP5L triggers RAB11A/KIF5B association and promotes ITGB1 recycling in triple-negative breast cancer metastasis

      P.B2 • Sadra Afra • Naples
      A protocol to identify paternal lipids transferred from sperm to oocyte during fertilization using stable isotope in-vivo labeling and single embryo mass-spectrometry 

      P.B4 • Filomena Amoroso • Naples
      Decoding epigenetic control of 3D gastruloids through Epi-Drug screening

      P.B6 • Ilaria Aurigemma • Fisciano, SA
      Significant improvement of cardiac outflow tract septation defects in a DiGeorge syndrome model after minoxidil treatment

      P.B8 • Claudia Bellomo • NAPOLINaples
      Intestinal Organoid as a model of celiac disease and its comorbidities

      P.B10 • Jessika Bertacchini • Modena
      Polyglutamine expansion of androgen receptor induces skeletal abnormalities during bone development in a mouse model of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy

      P.B12 • Chiara Bongiovanni • Bologna
      BMPs and cardiomyocyte regeneration: insights into postnatal heart repair

      P.B14 • Michela Coiro • Rome
      Uncovering the role of circHIPK3 in cellular stress adaptation in TNBC

      P.B16 • Angelita Costantino • Alicante, Spain
      The CCR8/CCL8 axis promotes breast cancer lung metastases in mice

      P.B18 • Emanuele Cricchi • Udine
      The role of class IIa HDACs in the epigenetic control of leiomyosarcomas

      P.B20 • Greta Deidda Tarquini • Rome
      Cerium oxide nanoparticles as novel UV-protective agents with stable antioxidant properties to prevent skin cancer development and progression

      P.B22 • Simona Di Marino • Naples
      Combined activity of nicotine and caffeine in the amphibian model Xenopus laevis

      P.B24 • Moises Di sante • Pavia
      Calipers: a method for cell cycle-aware live imaging in phenotyping and regeneration studies

      P.B26 • Emanuele Ferrario • Vercelli
      AKRs confer oligodendrocytes resistance to differentiation-stimulated ferroptosis

      P.B28 • Salvatore Gagliotta • Naples
      The role of TFEB in kidney pathogenesis in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: insights from human kidney organoids

      P.B30 • Gilda Gargiulo • Naples
      Generation and characterization of lung organoids from human pluripotent stem cells to tackle lung fibrosis

      P.B32 • Giorgia Ghirardo • Padua
      Role of mitochondrial calcium in the activation and differentiation of muscle stem cells during skeletal muscle regeneration

      P.B34 • Ombretta Guardiola • Naples
      Exploring the role of the chemokine receptor CXCR2 in muscle stem cell heterogeneity

      P.B36 • Alice Italia • Milan
      Functional impact of Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4) modulation in lung fibrosis-associated fibroblasts

      P.B38 • Vincenzo Lullo • Naples
      Modeling and correcting ICF syndrome in iPSCs: DNMT3B and ZBTB24 dysfunction drives haematopoietic imbalance

      P.B40 • Francesco Mangia • Naples
      PARP16 as a key regulator of endoplasmic reticulum stress response: therapeutic implications in osteosarcoma

      P.B42 • Gilla Mazzanti • Rome
      New strategies to improve the response of acute myeloid leukemia cells to targeted therapies by overcoming the protective effect of the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

      P.B44 • Maria Elena Miranda Banos • Rome
      Neuronal toxicity of mutant neuroserpin underlying neurodegeneration FENIB

      P.B46 • Chiara Parodi • Milan
      Modelling Cornelia de Lange syndrome: unravelling the role of the Tdark gene MAU2

      P.B48 • Michela Pecoraro • Salerno
      Er stress response is influenced by relationship between UPR and mitochondria

      P.B50 • Sabrina Quaresima • Rome
      Neurogenesis-astrogliogenesis balance: the role of Tsukushi during mouse neocortical development

      P.B52 • Maria Chiara Rainone • Milano
      Role of Epsin 3 in mammary gland development, lactation and cancer

      P.B54 • Silvia Ruggiero • Benevento
      Unravelling the role of HDAC11/STAT3/GSDMD pathway in SOD1-G93A skeletal muscle toxicity

      P.B56 • Mohammad Shayan Samavat • Naples
      Evidence of sperm lipids as epigenetic drivers of intergenerational inheritance

      P.B58 • Andrea Tedde • Padua
      Investigating the role of mitochondrial Ca2+ signalling and MiR-486 in RYR1-related core myopathies

      P.B60 • Marta Urbani • Rome
      Therapy-promoted prostate cancer repopulation and acquired cell-resistance (CRAC) implies vulnerability to ferroptosis via lipoxygenase activation

      P.C2 • Ludovica Altieri • Rome
      An unexpected role of α-tubulin N-acetyltransferase 1 (ATAT1) in the regulation of primary cilia 

      P.C4 • Naym Blal • Salerno
      Engineering the ECM to influence macrophage responses: early insights for immunomodulatory applications.

      P.C6 • Rosa Cardone • Bari
      A Gemcitabine-derived prodrug as a more effective approach to GEM in overcoming the tumor microenviroment-induced pancreatic cancer metastatic behavior and chemoresistance

      P.C8 • Mario De Gregorio • Turin
      From spine organization to synaptic functionality: dissecting the role of SKT/KIAA1217, an emerging scaffold in the postsynaptic complex

      P.C10 • Emanuele Fantastico • Turin
      PIP5K1A-mediated regulation of PIP₂ is essential for proper metaphase spindle assembly and accurate mitotic progression.

      P.C12 • Margherita Ferretti • Rome
      Shared immune evasion mechanisms in endometrial cancer and recurrent miscarriage: insights from the maternal–fetal interface

      P.C14 • Giorgia Gemma • Naples
      Dissecting the Role of TRIM8 in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Neurodevelopmental Syndrome

      P.C16 • Francesca Giulimondi • Rome
      Apolipoprotein-enriched nucleoproteic corona improves effective gene delivery in brain cancer models

      P.C18 • Roberta Iannitti • Naples
      MKK7 is implicated in JNK2 activation and Golgi unlinking

      P.C20 • Ludovica Lospinoso Severini • Rome
      Arsenic trioxide improves the sensitivity to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer

      P.C22 • Celeste Milani • Padova
      SPLIDS: a novel splitGFP based delivery sensor for monitoring RNA delivery and translation efficiency

      P.C24 • Maria Chiara Mottola • Pavia
      Characterization of the LINP1/LINC00707 locus in a LigI-defective model of chronic DNA damage

      P.C26 • Sabela Nikolli • Rome
      Dysregulation of microRNA biogenesis in cancer: the impact of mutant p53/Dicer complex

      P.C28 • Marianna Roca • Fisciano, SA
      Cellular behavior in response to nanomaterials: the role of the microenvironment in modulating macrophage response to polystyrene nanoparticles

      P.C30 • Gaia Sarcinelli • Pieve Emanuele, MI
      Functional contribution of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in cancer initiation

      P.C32 • Marialuisa Testa • Pozzuoli, NA
      Kidney organoids as platform for investigating monogenic diseases and AAV gene therapy approaches

      P.C34 • Veronica Vitto • Ferrara
      BAP1 safeguards against mesothelioma by stabilizing VDAC3 and preserving mitochondrial integrity