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Sunday, 25 March 2012
12.00 - 2.00 pm : Arrival
2.00 - 6.00 pm: Workshop - New Technologies to the Study of MicroRNAs - Biotech Companies
2.00 pm: Exploring Circulating miRNAs as Blood-Based Diagnostic Biomarkers
Keith W. Jones - Vice President, Biological Sciences - Affymetrix
3.00 pm: MiSeq Personal Sequencer for Analysis of Small RNA
Carolina Almeida - Field Applications Scientist - Illumina Brasil
Gordon Spangler - Field Applications Scientist - Illumina US
4.00 pm: The miRNA revolution: microRNA biogenesis, function and analysis.
Julien Calais - QIAGEN Appllication Scientist
5.00 pm: Early detection of colorectal cancer using microRNA biomarkers in patient blood sample
Torben Helledie - Exiqon
Opening of Conference
6.30 pm: Silvia Rogatto, Patricia Reis (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
6.40 pm: Regulation of microRNA processing in development, differentiation and cancer.
Thomas D. Schmittgen (Ohio State University, USA)
7.10 pm: Keynote Lecture Human cancer non-coding RNA transcriptomes.
Wan Lam (BC Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia, Canada)
8.00 pm: Buffet
Monday, 26 March 2012
Morning Session - MicroRNAs in Cancer (8.10 am – 12.00 pm)
Chair: Silvia Rogatto, Patricia Reis (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
8.10 am: microRNA alterations in leukemia
Junia V. Melo (Adelaide University, Australia)
8.50 am: Role of microRNAs in colorectal tumor
Raphael B Parmigiani (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, SP, Brazil)
9.20 am: Integrative analysis in cancer reveals microRNAs as potential regulators in penile carcinomas
Silvia Rogatto (Sao Paulo State University and AC Camargo Hospital, Brazil)
10.00 am: Coffee break
10.20 am: microRNAs in thyroid oncogenesis
Edna Teruko Kimura (University of Sao Paulo - USP, Brazil)
10.50 am: Deregulated genetic pathways in urologic diseases: role of miRNAs in tumorigenesis
Katia Ramos Moreira Leite (University of Sao Paulo - USP, Brazil)
11.20 am: MicroRNAs in lung tumorigenesis
Mark E. Hatley (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA)
12.00 am: Lunch and Technical Presentation
1) Life Technologies microRNA portfolio: From discovery to validation
Guilherme Mendes, PhD (Field Applications Scientist)
2) miRNA Detection and Profiling using Anti-miRNA Beads
Tom Xu (Principal Scientist)
Evening Session – MicroRNAs in Plants (1.30 pm – 4.15 pm)
Chair: Fabio Nogueira (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
1.30 pm: Small RNA-regulated pathways associated with vegetative and reproductive organ development
Fabio Nogueira (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
2.10 pm: Epigenetic mechanisms in cellular differentiation and the role of small RNAs in plant development
Marja Timmermans (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA)
2.50 pm: Epigenetic regulation of the sugarcane genome
Paulo Ferreira (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Brazil)
3.20 pm: Biogenesis and action of plant microRNAs
Javier Palatnik (Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina)
3.50 pm: Coffee break
Evening Session – Bioinformatics and MicroRNAs (4.10 pm – 5.30 pm)
Chair: Fabio Nogueira, Patricia Reis (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
4.10 pm: Bioinformatic identification of small RNAs and targets in plants
Renato Vicentini (Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, UNICAMP, Brazil)
4.40 pm: Advanced bioinformatics for microRNA target prediction and data analysis
Igor Jurisica (Ontario Cancer Institute, University of Toronto, Canada)
Oral Presentation Session - Selected Abstracts (5.30 pm- 6.20 pm)
Chair: Cesar Martins (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
5.30 pm: Whole Genome Transcriptome Analysis Reveals miR-29a targets Involved in Self-Renewal, Apoptosis and Epigenetic Regulation, Including Central Components of Active Demethylation and Maintainance of DNA Methylation Status
Lucila Habib Bourguignon Oliveira (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
5.40 pm: Identification of a Novel Prognostic microRNA Signature in Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Patricia Reis (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
5.50 pm: Developmental genes network of haploid Apis mellifera male embryo
Camilla Valente Pires (University of Sao Paulo - USP, Brazil)
6.00 pm: miR-29a Target Components of Cell Methylation Status and Pluripotency-Related Pathways: A Step Forward in Cell Reprogramming.
Mariane Serra Fráguas (University of Sao Paulo - USP, Brazil)
6.10 pm: Open for Questions
6.20 – 8.00 pm: Dinner
Poster Session (8.00 pm- 9.00 pm)
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Morning Session – MicroRNAs in Aging, Development and Evolution (8.10 am – 12.00 pm)
Chair: Robson Carvalho (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
8.10 am: MicroRNAs and aging
Francisco Enguita (University of Lisbon)
8.50 am: MicroRNA regulation and developmental timing of myogenesis
Andrea Münsterberg (University of East Anglia, UK)
9.30 am: Evolution and functional diversity of miRNA genes in animals
Dr. Eric C. Lai (Sloan Kettering Institute, USA)
10.10 am: Coffee break
10.30 am: microRNAs in skeletal muscle plasticity
John J McCarthy (University of Kentucky Medical Center, USA)
11.30 am: Closing Session
Silvia Rogatto, Robson Carvalho (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
12.00 pm: Departure
* Programme may be subject to change.