Training School

Conjugation of glycans onto nanomaterials: opportunities in therapy and diagnosis

Organizers: Cécilia Ménard-Moyon (CNRS, Strasbourg, +33 669 068 369, c.menard@ibmc-cnrs.unistra.fr) & Barbara Richichi (University of Florence, Italy, barbara.richichi@unifi.it)

Location: Hôtel Mercure Strasbourg Centre Gare, Seminar room “La Verrière”, Strasbourg, France (room on the right just after the entrance)

Agenda

Monday 12^th September (14h-18h30)

13h30-14h: registration

14h-14h15: Welcome (agenda, organization)

Cécilia Ménard-Moyon

14h15-14h45: Nanoparticles for biomedical applications

Cécilia Ménard-Moyon

Chair: Barbara Richichi

14h45-15h: Nanomaterials: A look ahead (regulatory issues & presentation of the INNOGLY COST action)

Barbara Richichi

Chair: Cécilia Ménard-Moyon

15h-16h30: Biological applications of glycofullerenes (1h15 + 15 min questions)

Jean-François Nierengarten (CNRS, France)

Chair: Jose M. Palomo

16h30-17h: Coffee break

17h-18h30: Glyconanomaterials for virus detection and inhibition (1h15 + 15 min questions)

Jose M. Palomo (CSIC, Spain)

Chair: Laura Polito

20h: Tasting of 6 wines, accompanied by cheeses and delicatessen (meat) (at Oenosphere)

Tuesday 13^th September (9h-18h)

9h-10h30: Glycosylated nanovaccines in infections and cancer (1h15 + 15 min questions)

Laura Polito (CNR, Italy)

Chair: Francesco Stellacci

10h30-11h: Coffee break

11h-12h30: Multifunctional nanoprobes for multivalent lectin-carbohydrate recognition (1h15 + 15 min questions)

Dejian Zhou (University of Leeds, UK)

Chair: Marco Marradi

12h30-14h30: Lunch break

14h30-16h: Antiviral nanoparticles targeting glycosaminoglycan-binding viruses (1h15 + 15 min questions)

Francesco Stellacci (EPFL, Switzerland)

Chair: Jean-François Nierengarten

16h-16h30: Coffee break

16h30-18h: Gold glyconanoparticles for steering immune responses (1h15 + 15 min questions)

Marco Marradi (University of Florence, Italy)

Chair: Dejian Zhou

20h: Dinner at the restaurant Gurtlerhoft (13 place de la Cathédrale, Strasbourg)

Wednesday 14^th September (8h-12h)

8h-10h15: Article analysis – Working groups (article reading and Powerpoint preparation)

All trainees & trainers

10h15-10h30: Coffee break

10h30-11h30: Article analysis – Working groups (presentations)

All trainees & trainers

11h30-12h: Concluding remarks – Cécilia Ménard-Moyon & Barbara Richichi