5th PATh Spring Workshop
Diagnosis
Lab-on-chip platforms for biological analysis; ZnO-based transducer platforms for biosensing applications; Improvement of cancer biomarkers detection using ionic-liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems for human fluids pre-treatment.
Environmental Fate and Remediation
Occurrence of Anticancer drugs in the Environment, Risk Assessment and Degradation; Removal of cytostatics from cancer patients’ urine using supported ionic liquids; Ecotoxicological tools to assess the adverse effects of cytostatic in freshwater environments; Occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs; Enhancing the applicability of ionic liquids by manipulating their structure.
Application
Task-Specific Ionic Liquids for Pharmaceutical Applications; Metabolic profiling and modulation in cancer treatment; Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: From basic science to new therapies
Organizing Committee:
Mara G. Freire
Ana Catarina Sousa
Márcia Neves
Mariam Kholany
Francisca Silva
Rita Teles
PROGRAM
Diagnosis (Chair João Rocha)
09:15 Opening session (Ana C. Sousa and Mara G. Freire)
09:30 Lab-on-chip platforms for biological analysis (João Conde, INESC MN, IST)
10:00 Discussion
10:10 ZnO-based transducer platforms for biosensing applications (Joana Rodrigues, I3NUA)
10:30 Improvement of cancer biomarkers detection using ionic-liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems for human fluids pre-treatment (Matheus Pereira, CICECO-UA)
10:30 Discussion
Environmental Monitoring and Toxicity Assessment (Chair Isabel Lopes)
11:20 Anticancer drugs in the Environment: Occurrence, Risk Assessment and Degradation (Teresa Gouveia, LEPABE-FEUP)
11:50 IonCytDevice: Removal of cytostatics from cancer patients’ urine using supported ionic liquids (Francisca e Silva, CICECO-UA)
12:10 Ecotoxicological tools to assess the adverse effects of cytostatic in freshwater environments (Cátia Venâncio, CESAM-UA)
12:30 Occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs – Portuguese reality and way forward (Susana Viegas, ENSP-NOVA)
12:50 Discussion
New perspectives with ILs (Chair Pedro Carvalho)
14:30 Task-Specific Ionic Liquids for Pharmaceutical Applications (Luís Branco, LAQVREQUIMTE, UNL)
15:00 Discussion
15:10 Enhancing the applicability of ionic liquids by manipulating their structure (José Esperança, LAQV-REQUIMTE, UNL)
15:40 Discussion
New strategies for cancer treatment (Chair Ramiro Pastorinho)
16:10 – Metabolic profiling and modulation in cancer treatment (Iola Duarte, CICECO-UA)
16:40 Discussion
16:50 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: From basic science to new therapies? (João T. Barata, IMM-UL)
17:20 Discussion
17:30 Final Remarks/Closing Session
