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Auditorium I (floor 1, Auditorium complex of MU-Plovdiv) |
14:00-15:00 |
Opening session Welcome Messages – Rector of Medical University of Plovdiv - Angel Uchikov, President of USERN - Tommaso Dorigo , Founder of USERN - Nima Rezaei Keynote Lecture 1– Timothy Lyons, US Advances in Astrobiology: How Earth's early oceans and atmosphere help guide the search for life beyond our solar system Chairs: Mariya Tokmakova, Marianna Murdjeva |
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Auditorium I (floor 1, Auditorium complex of MU-Plovdiv) |
15:00-16:00 |
IFPP Festival Presentation Nima Rezaei |
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Coffee Area (floor 1, lounge) |
16:00-16:30 |
Coffee Break- 30 min |
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Auditorium I (floor 1, Auditorium complex of MU-Plovdiv) |
16:30-18:00 |
Keynote Lecture 2– Frank Sellke, USA Oral presentation session 1 – Update in Psychoneurological Sciences Chairs: Nima Rezaei, Mariya Ivanovska Juries: Frank Sellke, Maria Maisano, Tiziana Cappello, Gonzalo Cordova, Jessica Vargas Gallarce, Andrea Luppi, Dragana Ciric |
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Clinical Immunology, Hall 3 |
16:30-18:00 |
Workshop 1. Art agar with microbial world (drawing with bacteria and fungi on agar plates) Mentors: Radoslav Tashev, Zoya Rachkovska, Michael Petrov Chair: Marianna Murdjeva |
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Roundtable (floor 2, Auditorium V, Auditorium complex of MU-Plovdiv) |
16:30-18:00 |
Workshop 2. AI-assisted design and its impact on society Mentor: Tilman Plehn, Germany; Lara Lloret Iglesias Chair: Tommaso Dorigo, Italy |
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Exhibition Area (floor 1, Auditorium complex of MU-Plovdiv) |
16:30-18:00 |
Poster presentation session 1– In vitro and Animal Studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences (90 min) Chairs: Alexander Leemans, Hassan Burnusuzov Juries: Timothy Lyons, Ute Romling, Dongliang Chao, Ewa Szumowska, Fabiana Corsi-Zuelli |
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18:30-21:00 |
Virtual Session 1 (Zoom platform) Virtual Lectures on Physical and Chemical Sciences |
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Auditorium I |
9:00-10:30
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Keynote Lecture 3– Nima Rezaei, Iran Approach to patients with inborn errors of immunity: From bench to bedside Keynote Lecture 4– Hassan Abolhassani, Sweden Inborn errors of immunity reveal the molecular requirements for the generation and maintenance of human Th subsets Oral presentation session 2 – Stem Cell, Tissue Engineering, and Novel Therapeutic Targets Chairs: Marianna Murdjeva, Ute Romling Juries: Nima Rezaei, Dongliang Chao, Gonzalo Cordova, Jessica Vargas Gallarce, Hassan Abolhassani |
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Simulation Training Center of Medical University –Plovdiv (floor 3) |
9:00-10:30
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Workshop 3. Simulation medical training – virtual experience https://mu-plovdiv.bg/en/about-us/centres/simulation-centre/simulators/ Chair: Milena Sandeva |
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Roundtable (floor 2, Auditorium V, Auditorium complex of MU-Plovdiv) |
9:00-10:30 |
Meet the Expert 1. How to Prepare Applied Research Scientific Project aimed at innovation or intellectual property for Funding? Radmilla Fileva, Project Consultant MU-Plovdiv, Expert and Jury Member in the European Innovation Accelerator in EC Drew O’Sallivan, Guest – Expert, Deep Tech Venture Capital Investor, an Angel Investor (Supported by the Strategic Innovation Program of Medical University - Plovdiv) Meet the Expert 2. Challenges in Medical Imaging Alexander Leemans, Associate Professor, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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Exhibition Area (lounge, floor 1, Auditorium complex of Medical University of Plovdiv) |
9:00-10:30 |
Poster presentation session 2– Translational Biological and Medical Reviews Chairs: Joseph Firth, Ralitsa Raycheva Juries: Andrea Luppi, Fabiana Corsi-Zuelli, Ewa Szumowska, Maria Maisano, Tiziana Cappello, Dragana Ciric |
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Coffee Area (lounge, floor 1, Auditorium complex) |
10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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Auditorium I
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11:00-12:30 |
Keynote lecture 5– Elissaveta Naumova, Bulgaria Primary Immunodeficiency in Bulgaria - challenges in assigning the correct diagnosis Keynote Lecture 6– Snezhina Kandilarova, Bulgaria Experience in treatment of Primary immune deficiencies in Bulgaria Oral presentation session 3. Immune deficiencies and translational science – present state and future perspectives (joint session with the Bulgarian association of clinical immunology and J project) Chairs: Nima Rezaei, Margarita Genova Juries: Marianna Murdjeva, Elissaveta Naumova, Snezhina Kandilarova, Ute Romling, Hassan Abolhassani, Fabiana Corsi-Zuelli |
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Auditorium IV |
11:00-12:30 |
Keynote Lecture 7– Alexander Leemans, the Netherlands Charting the brain’s network with magnets and the diffusion of water molecules Oral presentation session 4 – Future of Artificial Intelligence Chairs: Pietro Vischia, Joseph Firth Juries: Alexander Leemans, Timothy Lyons, Maria Maisano, Wolfgang Marx, Andrea Luppi, Ewa Szumowska |
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Hall 3 (Department of Microbiology and Immunology) |
11:00-12:30 |
Workshop 4. mPCR in detection of infectious syndromes (Supported by the Strategic Innovation Program of Medical University - Plovdiv) Mentors: Eli Hristozova, Andreana Angelova (Dept. Medical Microbiology and Immunology) Chair: Michael Petrov |
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Roundtable (floor 2, Auditorium V, Auditorium complex of MU-Plovdiv) |
11:00-12:30 |
Meet the Expert 3. How AI could affect the future of research worldwide? Tommaso Dorigo, USERN President, Italy Meet the Expert 4. Targeted and immunotherapy in pediatric oncology - who, when, and how? Mariya Spassova, Head of Pediatric Oncohematology Division, Bulgaria |
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Exhibition Area (lounge, floor 2, Auditorium complex of Medical University of Plovdiv) |
11:00-12:30 |
Poster presentation session 3– Original Studies in Medical Sciences Chairs: Frank Sellke, Emil Slavov Juries: Gonzalo Cordova, Tiziana Cappello, Fabiana Corsi-Zuelli, Jessica Vargas Gallarce, Dongliang Chao, Tiziana Cappello |
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Auditorium I |
13:30-15:00
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Keynote Lecture 8– Ute Romling, Sweden The ubiquitous second messenger cyclic di-GMP - what have we learned and can still learn from this fascinating molecule Keynote Lecture 9– Marianna Murdjeva, Bulgaria Syndromic microbiological approach for diagnosis of infections – new horizons Oral presentation session 5. Strategic Innovation program of MU-Plovdiv. Modern approaches in diagnosis of infectious syndromes and inflammatory disorders Chairs: Nikoleta Traykova, Ute Romling Juries: Mariya Ivanovska, Tiziana Cappello, Fabiana Corsi-Zuelli, Ewa Szumowska |
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Department of Medical Biology |
13:30-15:00
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Workshop 5. Molecular diagnosis of mitochondrial dysfunction Mentors: Yordan Sbirkov, Maria Gevezova Chairs: Hassan Abolhassani, Maria Kazakova |
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Auditorium IV |
13:30-15:00 |
Workshop 6. Scientific writing European Funding Opportunities for Early Career Researchers Mentors: Jessica Vargas Gallarce, the Netherlands The Path to a Successful Publication Mentors: Gonzalo Cordova, the Netherlands Chair: Nima Rezaei |
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Roundtable (floor 2, Auditorium V, Auditorium complex of MU-Plovdiv) |
13:30-15:00 |
Meet the Expert 5. Interface between Physical and Mental Health Joseph Firth, Presidential Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK Meet the Expert 6. Surgery – Challenges and Opportunities in Life Frank Sellke, Chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Rhode Island Hospital, USA |
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Exhibition Area (lounge, floor 2, Auditorium complex of Medical University of Plovdiv)
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13:30-15:00 |
Poster presentation session 4– Innovation and Novelty in Interdisciplinary Sciences Chairs: Tommaso Dorigo, Pietro Vischia Juries: Timothy Lyons, Maria Maisano, Andrea Luppi, Dongliang Chao, Dragana Ciric |
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Coffee break |
15:00-15:30 |
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Auditorium I |
15:30-17:00 |
Keynote Lecture 10– Joseph Firth, UK Using AI to Enhance Digital Mental Healthcare: Current Evidence and Priorities Keynote Lecture 11–Dragana Ciric, Serbia Novel Approaches to Research and Learning: Architecturally Articulated Information and Complex Design Systems. Oral presentation session 6 – Transdisciplinarity Chairs: Alexander Leemans, Drozdstoy Stoyanov Juries: Tommaso Dorigo, Joseph Firth, Ewa Szumowska, Hassan Abolhassani, Dragana Ciric |
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Roundtable (floor 2, Auditorium V, Auditorium complex of MU-Plovdiv) |
15:30-17:00 |
Meet the Expert 7. Hashimoto thyroiditis – pathogenesis and co-morbidities Maria Orbetsova, Professor in Endocrinology, MU-Plovdiv and Director of Endocrinology Hospital – Sofia, Bulgaria Meet the Expert 8. Advances in Astrobiology Timothy Lyons, Distinguished Professor of Biogeochemistry, UC Riverside, USA |
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Exhibition Area (lounge, floor 2, Auditorium complex of Medical University of Plovdiv) |
15:30-17:00 |
Poster presentation session 5– Multidisciplinarity: From Formal to Social Sciences Chairs: Frank Sellke, Nikolay Mehterov Juries: Mariya Ivanovska, Maria Maisano, Pietro Vischia, Andrea Luppi, Dongliang Chao |
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Lounge, floor 1, Study complex 1
Lyrical Gala |
17:30-19:00 |
Tommaso Dorigo (Piano), Kalliopi Petrou (Soprano), Italy |
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18:30-21:00 |
Virtual Session 2 (Zoom platform) Virtual Lectures on Medical Sciences |
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Auditorium I |
9:00-10:30 |
USERN Festival USERN Talk Theater 2024 USERN Awarding Festival 2024 Announcing the Host of USERN 2025 Chairs: Nima Rezaei, Mariya Ivanovska |
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Coffee Area (lounge, floor 1, Auditorium complex) |
10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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Auditorium I |
11:00-13:00 |
USERN Laureates Talks USERN Laureate Talk in Formal Sciences USERN Laureate Talk in Physical and Chemical Sciences USERN Laureate Talk in Biological Sciences USERN Laureate Talk in Medical Sciences USERN Laureate Talk in Social Sciences
Closing Ceremony Chairs: Nima Rezaei, Tomasso Dorigo, Maria Tokmakova, Marianna Murdjeva |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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18:30-21:00 |
Virtual Session 3 (Zoom platform) Virtual Lectures on Biological and Social Sciences |
