Diagnosing and Combatting Viral and Cancer Diseases

This on-line meeting will launch the new EUniWell Research Collaborative Network which seeks to explore the design, biochemical action and biomedical activity of new agents (particularly, but not exclusively, metal-containing molecules and nanostructures) that target unusual DNA or RNA structural motifs relevant to cancer and viral disease.

All EUniwell researchers and staff are welcome. Joining details will be circulated via email to registered attendees prior to the event.

The meeting will feature research presentations on this topic from the network coordinators:

Professor Mike Hannon (U. Birmingham) - Supramolecular recognition of DNA and RNA junction structures for anti-viral and anti-cancer therapy

Professor Sylvestre Bonnet (U. Leiden) - Stabilization of four-way DNA junctions with small molecules

Professor Luigi Messori (U. Firenze) - Non canonical DNA structures as targets for metal based drugs

Professor Zoe Pikramenou (U. Birmingham) - Nanoparticle metal probes for detection, delivery and imaging

Several colleagues from the EUniWell universities will be making short presentations of their scientific interests and potential for collaboration in the area of the network.

Schedule (all times below are GMT):

9am Intro and Welcome

9.05 Sylvestre Bonnet

9.30 Mike Hannon

9.55 Brief Coffee Break

10.05 Luigi Messori

10.30 Zoe Pikramenou

10.55 Brief Coffee Break

11.05 Short Presentation Christophe Blanquart, Nantes

11.10 Short Presentation Jim Tucker, Birmingham

11.15 Short Presentation Tarita Biver, Pisa

11.20 Short Presentation Luca Conti, Firenze

11.25 Questions to presenters of short presentations

11.30 Close