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Organizing Committee Chairs

Dr. Ana Luisa Piña-Hernández (RGMX Chapter Germany)

Dr. Héctor A. Cabrera-Fuentes (RGMX Chapter Singapore and Hessen, Germany)

Student Section

Stephanie L. Proskauer-Peña, MD. (RGMX Chapter Czech Republic)

Dante V. Ortiz-Figueroa, MD. MSc. (RGMX Chapter France)

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S C I E N T I F I C P R O G R A M

13:30 Registration – Embassy of Mexico in Germany

Day 1, April 27th, 2017

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Session 1 Mexico-Europe: Seeds for collaboration in Biomedical Research 14:00-15:00

Introduction

MA Jorge Agraz / MSc. Juan de Dios Ocampo Dr. Ana Luisa Piña-Hernández / Dr. Héctor Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes

Welcome Address

Dr. Rogelio Granguillhome Morfín Ambassador of Mexico in Germany

Dr. Alejandro Rivera Becerra In Representation: Head of Chancery

Institute of Mexicans Abroad

MPP. Sofía Orozco Aguirre México´s Head of the Coordinating Commission of National Institutes of Health and Hospitals of High Specialty, representing México’s Minister of Health

Dr. Guillermo Miguel Ruiz Palacios Director Berlin Institute of Health - Biomedical Innovation Academy

Prof. Dr. Duska Dragun President of the Council of the Mexican National Bioethics Commission

Dr. Manuel Ruiz de Chávez Guerrero European Representative of CONACyT

Dr. Christian González Laporte Representative for the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico in Europe Liaison Office UAEMex - University of Hildesheim, Germany

M.A. María Elena Camacho-Mohr Photo Session

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Session 2 Cardiovascular Scheherazade 15:00-16:00 _____________________________________ _________________________________________________________

Chair: Dr. Héctor Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes

Prof. Dr. Elisa Liehn (Germany)

Morpho-Biomechanical cross-talk in the heart after acute myocardial infarction

Prof. Dr. Óscar Pérez (Mexico)

HDL deliver cholesterol to cultured cells by a SR-Bi-independent mechanism: HMEC-1 as endothelial cell

model

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Coffee break 16:00 – 16:15

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Session 3 Emerging Infectious Diseases 16:15 – 17:15 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Chair: Dr. Ana Luisa Piña-Hernández

Prof. Dr. Klaus Preissner (Germany)

The dual role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETS) in innate immunity and thrombosis

Prof. Dr. Arturo Reyes Sandoval (United Kingdom)

Novel Vaccines for emerging pathogens: Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya and opportunities for biomedical

research collaborations Oxford-Mexico

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Session 4 Oral and Poster Session 17:15 – 18:30 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Chair: Prof. Dr. Álvaro Rendón

Oral Presentations - Dr. Héctor Salazar (Germany) Mechanisms of activation and desensitization in AMPA receptors

- Dr. Magali Aceves-Martins (Scotland)

The European Youth Tackling Obesity (EYTO) Project: Highlights from the Spanish participation towards future

replication

- Dr. Paul Lamothe Molina (Germany) Optogenetic suppression of specific spatial memories in mice

- Dr. Carlos Omar Heras Bautista (Germany) Role of cardiomiocytesin extracelular matrix homeostasis in health and disease

Poster session _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Session 5 Exhibition Art –Science-Biomedicine 18:30 – 20:00 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Art and Biomedicine Exhibition by Mexican Artists

Reception at the Embassy of Mexico in Germany

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Day 2, April 28th, 2017

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Session 6 Health and Research 10:00 – 10:30

Mexico-Germany Relationship _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Chair: Dr. Rogelio Granguillhome Morfín

Dr. Guillermo Miguel Ruiz Palacios Mexico´s Head of the Coordinating Commission of National Institutes of Health and Hospitals of High Specialty, representing Mexico’s Minister of Health

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Session 7 Protecting Your Neurons – Basic and Translational 10:30 – 11:30 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Chair: Dr. Ana Luisa Piña-Hernández

Prof. Dr Ulrich Dirnagl (Germany)

Neuroprotection: Renaissance of an already abandoned therapeutic concept?

Prof. Dr. Rafael Gutiérrez (Mexico/Germany)

Electrophysiological studies of neuronal ensembles in health and disease

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Session 8 In flames we trust: Diabetes & Obesity Research 11:30 – 12:30 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Chair: Dr. Magali Aceves-Martins

Prof. Dr. Manuel Mayr (United Kingdom)

Very low density lipoprotein associated apolipoproteins predict cardiovascular events and are associates

with liver specific microRNA-122

Dr. Víctor Villalobos (USA)

Diabetes remission: switching from the problem space to the solution space

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Session 9 Mexican Biomedical Researchers in Europe Scientific Exchange Experience: Human Resources for Mexico 13:45 – 14:30 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chairs: Dr. Ana Luisa Piña-Hernández / Dr. Héctor Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes

Prof. Dr. Guillermo Barreto (Germany)

Scientific research and development of human resources

MSc. Lutz Steiner (Germany)

Opportunities for Collaboration in Graduate Education

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Session 10 Mexican Biomedical Researchers in Europe A Successful Story 14:30 – 15:00 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Chair: Dr. Ana Luisa Piña-Hernández

Prof. Dr. Álvaro Rendón (France)

Since October 1966, 50 years of a Franco-Mexican investigator and still on the work bench

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Efforts towards a Healthier Mexico

Proposal for specific objectives and direction

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Chairs: MSc. Juan de Dios Ocampo / Dr. Ana Luisa Piña-Hernández / Dr. Héctor Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes Dr. Guillermo Ruiz Palacios MPP. Sofía Orozco Aguirre Dr. Christian González Laporte Dr. Rogelio Granguillhome Morfín Dr. Alejandro Rivera Dr. Álvaro Rendón

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Session 12 Mexican Entrepreneurs for a Healthier México 15:30 –16:30

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chair: Dr. Ana Luisa Piña-Hernández Kappa and Innovation Match-Supporting Mexican Innovative Science and Technology Kehlse-Biomedical Research-Love for Life (Video) OnkoSolutions-Innovation for Cancer Prevention (Video) Ercus Agro Negocios-Business with and for Social Development Tangible-Nous-Sustainable Food Innovation (Food tasting) _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Food tasting and Photo Session 16:30-17:30 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Poster Session

Participants

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Cancer

Addi J. Romero Olmedo ITGA2 as a marker for lung cancer Germany

Isaac Perez Can Cancer Cells Be Stopped? USA

Luis Eduardo Lara Gonzalez Consequences of Drug Dose Modulation on Clonal Dynamics Australia

Cardiology

Araida Hidalgo Bastida Tri-culture of 3D cardiovascular model in a milli-perfused system UK

Raúl Quiñonez Uribe Imaging and analysis tools for optogenetic cardiac electrophysiology Germany

Infectiology

Diana L. Rodriguez Ortega Identification of Functional Target Genes of Biofilm Formation in Candida albicans USA

Isaac Ruiz Sofosbuvir-based regimens for patients with chronic hepatitis C and inherited blood

disorders: a real-life experience France

Nanotechnology & Biomaterials

Gabriela Figueroa Miranda Aptamer-based electrochemical biosensor for highly sensitive and selective malaria

detection Germany

Dante V. Ortiz Figueroa Development of new hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposites based on phytoextracts

and phyllosilicates for medical applications France

Neurology & Neuroscience

Brenda C. Nájera Chávez Gender effect on subcortical deep gray matter atrophy in patients with multiple sclerosis Germany

Silvina Romero Suárez Characterization of immature NK cells by the co-expression of the chemokine receptor

CXCR3 and the activatory receptor DNAM-1 Germany

Stephanie L. Proskauer Peña Spatial navigation and social memory impairment in a novel transgenic rat model of

Alzheimer ‘s disease. Czech

Republic

Luisa A. Hasam-Henderson Dissociation of parvalbumin interneuron dysfunction mediated by NMDA hypofunction or

oxidative stress during maturation Germany

Obesity & Diabetes Esther Eloisa Ramírez

Villarreal Association of the CAT rs1049982, rs1001179 and rss769217 polymorphisms with body

composition in postmenopausal women Mexico

Manuel Alejandro Cornejo Blanco

Effects of Caloric Restriction and Body Mass Recovery on Glucose Homeostasis and Muscle Catabolism USA

Celeste Alejandrina Alcaraz Reza

Association of polymorphisms in genes that code for antioxidant enzymes with body composition in postmenopausal women Mexico

Paloma Karina Barrera Reyes

Antioxidant-related Gene Expression Changes in Mononuclear Cells by Cocoa Polyphenols Intake. A Randomized Crossover Clinical Study Mexico

René Javier Hernández Bautista

“SIRT1/FoxO1 in the ARC underlie MCH-induced hyperphagia, adiposity and glucose intolerance” Spain

Nicté Figueroa Vega

Monocytes subsets are associated with caloric expenditure in obese adults after caloric restriction/ Effect of short-term caloric restriction on pro-inflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules in obese adults and relationship with phase angle estimation Mexico

Assorted

Alejandro Freyermuth Millán Characterization of the artificial centromere from an autonomous gene vector Germany

Azalia Mariel Carranza Trejo In vitro study of the effects of mesenchymal stem cells on diseased hepatocytes Czech

Republic

Karla Rubio Nuclear miRNA/exosome-mediated transcriptional silencing within the context of TGFB1

signaling and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Germany

Naivy Nava Chitooligosaccharides (COS) as seed treatment to control plant-parasitic nematodes Germany

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