Thematic Course:

Cell Biology

Date

2-3-4 March 2026

Organizer

Leopoldo Staiano (TIGEM)

Location

TIGEM, Naples

About the Course

This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the structure, function, and dynamics of cells, the basic units of life. This includes a detailed exploration of the cellular components, their organization, and their roles in various cellular processes.

Lessons Location: Positano Room

9:00 – 11:00
High-content screening

Diego Medina

11:00 – 13:00
Lysosomes as dynamic modulators of cell metabolism
Gennaro Napolitano

14:30 – 16:30
Membrane contact sites
Rossella Venditti

Lessons Location: Positano Room

9:00 – 11:00
Virology

Mirko Cortese

11:00 – 13:00
Molecular Oncology and Precision Medicine
Pietro Carotenuto

14:30 – 16:30
Membrane trafficking
Antonella De Matteis

Lessons Location: Positano Room

9:00 – 11:00
Kidney Organoids: a novel multifaceted tool to study renal development and to model rare diseases

Leopoldo Staiano

11:00 – 13:00
Animal models for the study of human diseases
Nunzia Pastore