16:00 – 18:30

Registration

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17:30 - 19:00

Symposium 1

Early Career Physiologists

Sponsored by FEPS

Chair: Dr. Alberto Sanchez Aguilera-Lopez – University Complutense of Madrid (Spain)

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Dr. Andreas Breenfeldt – Aarhus University (Denmark)

Dr. Agustin Hidalgo – Columbia University (USA)

Dr. Pamela Swiatlowska – Imperial College London (UK)

Dr. Alberto Sanchez Aguilera-Lopez – University Complutense of Madrid (Spain)

Dr. Valentina Sica – University Pompeu Fabra (Spain)

19:00 – 21:00

Welcome Reception

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Time

Session

Speakers

8:00 – 9:00

Registration

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9:00 – 9:45

Keynote Lecture 1

Sponsored by SECF

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Prof. Juan Iovanna – Marseille Cancer Research Center (France)

9:00 – 9:45

Keynote Lecture 2

Sponsored by SPS

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Prof. Christian Aalkjær – Aarhus University (Denmark)

10:00 - 11:30

Symposium 2

Improving Public Understanding of the Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes

Sponsored by European Animal Research Association (EARA) and Spanish Society for Laboratory Animal Sciences (SECAL)

Chair: Mr. Kirk Leech – EARA

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Mr. Kirk Leech – Executive Director European Animal Research Association (EARA)

Dr. Monique Havermans – Coordinator Transparency Agreement on Animal Research (Netherlands)

Dr. Javier Guillen – Senior Director for Europe & Latin America, AAALAC International (Spain)

10:00 - 11:30

Symposium 3

Regulation of synaptic homeostasis in health and disease.

Chair: Dr. Anna Fassio – University of Genoa (Italy)

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Dr. Mike Cousin – University of Edinburgh (UK)

Dr. Marta Orlando – Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Germany)

Dr. Erica Tagliatti – IRCCs Humanitas Research Hospital (Italy)

Dr. Anna Fassio – University of Genoa (Italy)

10:00 - 11:30

Symposium 4

Are we programmed for cardiometabolic disease?

Chairs: Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri – University of Cambridge (UK); Dr Silvia Arribas – Autonomous University of Madrid  (Spain)

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Dr. Emilio A. Herrera – Universidad de Chile (Chile)

Dr. Carmen Diniz – University of Porto (Portugal)

Dr. Jonas Zaugg – University of Cambridge (UK)

Dr. David Ramiro-Cortijo –Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain)

11:30 - 12:00

Coffee Break & Posters

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12:00 – 13:30

Opening Ceremony

Plenary Lecture 

Sponsored by FEPS

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Prof. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga – Hospital del Mar Research Institute (Spain)

13:30 - 15:00

Lunch & Posters

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15:00 - 17:00

Oral Communications 1

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15:00 - 17:00

Oral Communications 2

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17:00 - 17:15

Coffee Break

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17:15 - 18:45

Symposium 5

Physiology education in health sciences

Sponsored by SPFis - the Portuguese Society of Physiology

Chair: Prof Vicente Martinez Perea - Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)

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Dr. Erica Wehrwein – Michigan State University (USA)

Dr. Jorge Ascenção Oliveira – SPFis, University of Porto (Portugal)

Dr. Joaquin Garcia-Estañ – University of Murcia (Spain)

Dr. Luis Monteiro Rodrigues – SPFis, University Lusofona (Portugal)

Dr. Abdullateef I. Alagbonsi – University of Rwanda (Rwanda)

17:15 - 18:45

Symposium 6

Orai calcium channels: regulation and function

Chair: Dr. Tarik Smani – Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (Spain)

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Dr. Rainer Schindl – Medical University of Graz (Austria)

Dr. Juan A. Rosado – University of Extremadura (Spain)

Dr. Isabel Galeano-Otero – University of Bordeaux (France)

Dr. Debora Falcon – University of Seville (Spain)

17:15 - 18:45

Symposium 7

Understanding the Physiology of the Blood-Brain Barrier: from Molecular Mechanisms to Modulation Strategies

Chairs: Dr. Luca Maragliano – Polytechnic University of Marche (Italy); Dr. Valentina Castagnola – Italian Institute of Tecnology  (Italy)

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Dr. Jörg Piontek – Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Germany)

Dr. Luca Maragliano – Polytechnic University of Marche (Italy)

Dr. Valentina Castagnola – Italian Institute of Tecnology (Italy)

Dr. Joe Forth – University of Liverpool (UK)

20:00

GALA DINNER at "La Chumbera"

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Time

Session

Speakers

8:00 – 9:00

Registration

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9:00 – 10:30

Symposium 8

Muscle mitochondria: Beyond ATP production

Chair: Prof. Jesus R Huertas – University of Granada (Spain); Dr. Rafael A Casuso – University of Loyola (Spain)

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Dr. Rafael A Casuso – University of Loyola (Spain)

Dr. Laura Formentini – Autonomous University of Madrid, Centre for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (CBM, CSIC-UAM) (Spain)

Dr. Sara Cogliati – Autonomous University of Madrid, Centre for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (CBM, CSIC-UAM) (Spain)

9:00 – 10:30

Symposium 9

Integrative learning: factors and approaches for improved academic performance.

Chair: Dr. Beatriz Gal – University San Pablo CEU (Spain)

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Dr. Cayetana Ruiz Zaldibar – University Camilo José Cela (Spain)

Prof. Dr. Cheng Hwee Ming – University of Malaya (Malaysia)

Dr. Isabel Sánchez-Vera – University San Pablo CEU (Spain)

Dra. Marta Lesmes Celorrio – European University of Madrid (Spain)

10:45 - 11:30

Keynote Lecture 3

Sponsored by FEPS

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Dr. Elena Osto – Medical University of Graz (Austria)

10:45 - 11:30

Industry-sponsored lecture

Sponsored by HTBA

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Dr. Juan Ignacio Cacho Aparicio – Health Tech BioActives (Spain)

11:30 - 12:00

Coffee Break & Posters

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12:00 – 13:30

Oral Communications 3

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12:00 – 13:30

Oral Communications 4

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13:30 - 15:00

Lunch & Posters

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15:00 - 16:30

Symposium 10

New in silico and in vitro approach methodologies for designing physiologically relevant models of human tissues.

Chairs: Prof Arti Ahluwalia – University of Pisa (Italy); Dr Elena Grasselli – University of Genoa (Italy)

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Prof. Arti Ahluwalia – University of Pisa (Italy)

Dr Elena Grasselli – University of Genoa (Italy)

Dr. Laureano E. Carpio – ProtoQSAR SL (Spain)

Dr. Giulia De Negri Atanasio – University of Genoa (Italy)

15:00 - 16:30

Symposium 11

Extracellular matrix in health and disease.

Chair: Prof. Eva Sykova – Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava (Slovakia)

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Prof. Eva Sykova – Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava (Slovakia)

Prof. Dr. Juan Nacher – University of Valencia (Spain)

Dr. Federico N Soria – Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience (Spain)

Dr. Carla Cangalaya – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (Germany)

15:00 - 16:30

Symposium 12

Environmental Factors in the Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular Diseases

Chairs: Prof. Devendra K. Agrawal – Western  University of Health Sciences (California, USA); Prof. Dragan M. Djuric – University of Belgrade (Serbia)

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Prof. Devendra K. Agrawal – Western University of Health Sciences (California, USA);

Prof. Dragan M. Djuric – University of Belgrade (Serbia)

Prof. Ildiko Bock-Marquette – University of Pecs (Hungary)

Dr. Zorislava Bajić – University of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

16:30 - 17:00

Coffee Break

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17:00 - 18:30

Closing Ceremony

Plenary Lecture "RISING STAR AWARD 2024"

Sponsored by Acta Physiologica

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Dr. Borja Martinez Téllez – University of Almeria (Spain)

9:15 - 9:45

FisioComic presentations

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9:45 - 10:30

SECF 2024 award presentations

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10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

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11:00 - 12:30

SECF General Assembly and Awards

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12:30

Closing remarks

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