PROGRAM
14:00-14:20 Introduction Valeria Poli – University of Turin
Testing, Tracing, Treating: the unique contributions of Molecular Biology not only to the development of SARS-CoV-2 therapies, but also to diagnosis
14:20-14:50 Sachdev Sidhu - University of Toronto
COVID-19 Biologic Therapeutic Development in Real Time
14:50-15:20 Pier Paolo Pandolfi - University of Turin
Targeted therapies for Covid-19 and other RNA viruses
15:20-15:50 Giuseppe Novelli - Tor Vergata University of Rome
COVID-19: Genetics, is it the answer?
15:50-16:20 Coffee break
16:20-16:50 Federica Facciotti - European Institute of Oncology, Milan
Serological tests for SARS-Cov2 Antibodies detection: the IEO experience
16:50-17:05 Barbara Illi - National Research Council, Rome SIBBM-Zanichelli
Covid-19 web resource presenting molecular, genomic, epidemiological and social sciences approaches towards the understanding and solution of the epidemics.
17:10-17:40 Graziano Pesole - National Research Council, Bari and University of Bari
Comparative and evolutionary genomics of SARS-Cov-2
17:40-18:10 Luigi Aurisicchio - Takis S.r.l., Rome
Generation of recombinant viral vectors for vaccine and gene therapy applications
18:10-18:30 Conclusions
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SPEAKERS
Sachdev Sidhu
The Donnelly Centre,
University of Toronto
160 College Street, Room 816
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 3E1
sachdev.sidhu@utoronto.ca
Pier Paolo Pandolfi
Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences
Molecular Biotechnology Center,
University of Turin
Via Nizza 52, 10126 - Turin, Italy
pierpaolo.pandolfiderinaldis@unito.it
Giuseppe Novelli
Laboratory of Medical Genetics
Tor Vergata University of Rome
V.le Oxford 81, 00133 - Rome, Italy
novelli@med.uniroma2.it
Federica Facciotti
Mucosal Immunology
European Institute of Oncology
Via Adamello 16, 20139 - Milan, Italy
federica.facciotti@ieo.it
Barbara Illi
Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology
National Research Council
Department of Biology and Biotecnology "Charles Darwin",
Sapienza University of Rome
barbara.illi@uniroma1.it
Graziano Pesole
Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies
National Research Council
Bari, Italy
Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics,
University of Bari "A. Moro",
via Amendola 165/A, 70125 - Bari, Italy
graziano.pesole@uniba.it
Luigi Aurisicchio
Chief Executive and Scientific Officer,
Takis S.r.l.
Via Castel Romano, 100, 00128 - Rome, Italy
aurisicchio@takisbiotech.it
