Novel developments for treating brain disorders

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Venue: University of Crete (Heraklion Campus)

MONDAY SEPT 25 TREATMENT OPTIONS – PREVENTION, NUTRITION, DRUGS, BRAIN STIMULATION: AN INTRODUCTION Location: University of Crete (Heraklion Campus)
12.00	Bus leaving from Heraklion
13.00	Registration + Lunch
14.00	*Opening, Introduction and General information* Prof. Arjan Blokland, Dr. Gunter Kenis, Prof. Kiki Sidiropoulou and Prof. Ioannis Charalampopoulos
14.15	Prof. Maria Basta (University of Crete) - Sleep as a factor to predict and prevent cognitive decline in elderly: finding from the cretan Aging Cohort
15.00	Prof. Gerard Clarcke (University College Cork) - How good food can maintain brain function?
15.45	Break (+ mounting posters)
16.00	Prof. Ioannis Charalampopoulos (University of Crete) – Drugs to treat brain diseases
16.45	Prof. Arjan Blokland (Maastricht University) –Treating brain disorders with brain stimulation
17.30	Coffee Break
18.00	Elevator pitches of participants (ca. 10 participants)
19.00	Bus leaving to restaurant
19.30	Joint dinner
TUESDAY SEPT 26 NUTRITION, LIFE STYLE & STRESS Location: University of Crete (Heraklion Campus)
08.30	Bus leaving from Heraklion
09.15	Prof Gerard Clarke (University College Cork) - Stress, Immunity and the Gut Microbiome.
10.15	Dr Joe Firth (University of Manchester) - Physical Activity and Mental Health: Getting Exercised about the Evidence
11.15	Dr Siobhain O’Mahony (University College Cork) - Early Life Stress: What Have We Learned from Animal Models
12.15	Lunch & Poster session
13.15	Interactive sessions Workshop 1 - Psychotropic Drugs and the Gut Microbiome Moderator: Prof. Gerard Clarke Workshop 2 - Prescribing the Exercise Pill: How can we Improve the Physical Health of People Living with Mental Illness? Moderator: Dr. Joe Firth Workshop 3 - Psychobiotics for the Treatment of Depression: When and How can we target the Microbiome-gut-brain Axis Moderator: Dr. Siobhain O’Mahony
14.30	Coffee Break
15.00	Plenary presentations of the outcome of the workshops and discussion
16.00	Elevator pitches of participants (ca. 10 participants)
17.00	Scientific Integrity and Ethics
18.00	Bus leaving to Heraklion
WEDNESDAY SEPT 27 MOLECULAR MECHANISMS & BIOMARKERS Location: University of Crete (Heraklion Campus)
08.30	Bus leaving from Heraklion
09.15	Prof. Nikolaos Smyrnis (University of Athens) - The origin of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia: from genes to neural systems
10.15	Prof. Kleanthi Spanaki (University of Crete) - Early detection/biomarkers in Parkinsons’ disease
11.15	Prof. Ioannis Zaganas (University of Crete) - Molecular biomarkers in Azheimer’s disease
12.15	Lunch & Poster session
13.15	Interactive sessions Workshop 1 - Precision medicine in neuropsychiatric disorders (or Precision psychiatry) Moderator: Prof. Nikolaos Smyrnis and Prof. Kyriaki Sidiropoulou Workshop 2 - The use of ‘omic’ approaches in identifying biomarkers for neuropsychiatric disorders Moderator: Prof. Ioannis Zaganas and Dr. Alexandros Kanderakis Workshop 3 - Molecular and behavioral biomarkers in neuropsychiatric disorders: impact of environmental factors Moderator: Dr. Antonis Stamatakis
14.30	Coffee Break
15.00	Plenary presentations of the outcome of the workshops and discussion
16.00	Bus leaving to Heraklion
17.00	City tour Heraklion
THURSDAY SEPT 28 DRUG DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT Location: University of Crete Medical School
08.30	Bus leaving from Heraklion
09.15	Prof. Ioannis Sotiropoulos (NCSR “Demokritos). The prognostic and therapeutic role of exosomes
10.15	Dr. Sotiria Chaitidou (Pharmathen). Research and Drug Development in pharmaceutical industry
11.15	Translating preclinical and clinical effects of drug
12.15	Lunch & Poster session
13.15	Interactive sessions Workshop 1 - Can we use omics to understand and treat brain diseases? Moderator: Prof. Ioannis Sotiropoulos Workshop 2 - Preclinical and clinical development of a new drug Moderators: Dr. Sotiria Chaitidou, Prof. Ioannis Charalampopoulos Workshop 3 - A multi-disciplinary effort: What is needed to bring a new drug to the market? Moderator:
14.30	Coffee Break
15.00	Plenary presentations of the outcome of the workshops and discussion
16.00	Elevator pitches of participants (8 participants)
17.00	Behavioral conduct in the Lab (Ethics)
18.00	Bus leaving to Heraklion
FRIDAY SEPT 29 DIGITAL REVOLUTION Location: University of Crete Medical School
08.30	Bus leaving from Heraklion
09.15	Pedro Morgado (University of Minho) - The new landscape in the mental healthcare: new opportunities to provide healthcare
10.15	Nuno Sousa (University of Minho) - Novel research tools for neuropsychiatric disorders
11.15	Liliana Amorim (P5 Medical Digital Center) - How to research on the digital health care?
12.15	Lunch & Poster session
13.00	Evaluation Workshop
13.30	Closing
13.45	Bus leaving to Heraklion