Scientific Program
February 6th, 2025
9:00 Registration
9:30 Opening Session
Maria do Carmo Pereira | Coordinator of the Research Group Supramolecular Assemblies of LEPABE, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
Fernando Pereira | Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
9:45 - 11:00 Oral Presentations
Chair: Joana Loureiro
(Keynote) 9:45 – 10:30 Gert Fricker | University of Heidelberg
Delivery of a therapeutic peptide across the blood-brain barrier for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
10:30 - 10:45 Romeu António Videira | University of Porto
SC-Nanophytosomes: a nanotechnological tool to unlock precision mitochondrial medicine for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
10:45 – 11:00 Tânia Martins | University of Aveiro
Biomarkers in blood-derived EVs: New tools for AD diagnosis
11:00 - 11:15 Discussion
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:15 Oral Presentations
Chair: Joana Loureiro
(Keynote) 11:30 - 12:00 Ana Catarina Silva | University Fernando Pessoa
The promise of the nose-to-brain route for direct drug delivery
12:00 – 12:15 Carmo Correia | University of Porto
Maximising deposition of a nanostructured lipid carriers formulation for nose-to-brain drug delivery
12:15-12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:10 Poster Session
Chair: Maria João Ramalho
13:10 - 14:15 Lunch
14:15 - 15:15 Oral Presentations
Chair: Maria João Ramalho
(Keynote) 14:15 - 14:45 Cláudia Guimas Almeida | NOVA University Lisbon
How does the Alzheimer's genetic factor Bin1 put synapses at risk?
14:45 - 15:00 Margarida Vaz | University of Aveiro
Exploring Aβ Effects on Extracellular Vesicles’ Metabolic Profile
15:00 - 15:15 Joana Saavedra | University of Porto
Dissecting the protective role of Transthyretin in brain processes dysregulated in Alzheimer’s Disease
15:15-15:30 Discussion
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 - 17:00 Oral Presentations
Chair: Pedro Carneiro
15:45 - 16:00 Hélio Albuquerque | University of Aveiro
Development of multi-functional small molecules to tackle Alzheimer's disease
16:00 - 16:15 Daniela Malafaia | University of Aveiro
Chromeno[3,4-b]xanthones: novel multifunctional small molecules targeting Alzheimer’s disease
16:15 - 16:30 Lúcia Melo | University of Aveiro
Development of novel amyloid probes with donor-acceptor-donor architectures
16:30 - 16:45 Helena Rodrigues | Catholic University of Portugal
Neuroprotective Effects of Mushroom Biomass in Caenorhabditis elegans models of Alzheimer’s disease
16:45-17:00 Discussion
February 7th, 2025
10:00 - 12:15 Oral Presentations
Chair: Débora Nunes
(Keynote) 10:00 – 10:30 Maria José Diógenes | University of Lisboa
New strategy to prevent BDNF receptor cleavage and synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's
10:30 - 10:45 Tiago Oliveira | University of Minho
Brain regional susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease pathology
10:45 - 11:00 Ivone Martins | University of Amsterdam
Bacteriophages in Alzheimer’s detection: exploring novel therapeutic approaches
11:00 - 11:15 Discussion
11:15 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 11:45 Pedro Martins | University of Porto
Association between the use of levodopa/carbidopa and the disease outcomes included in the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set
11:45 - 12:00 Diogo Trigo | University of Aveiro
Metabolism, energy, and oxidative stress: mitochondria in Alzheimer's disease
12:00 – 12:15 Débora Moreira | University of Porto
Engineering dendrimers to advance a therapeutic strategy for Amyloid-β-Induced Neurotoxicity
12:15 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 Workshop on Production and Characterization of Nanoparticles for Loading Bioactive Compounds
17:00 Closing Session