Preliminary Program

Last updated: October 29, 2024, 8:00 AM

Location: Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroii Sanitari Blvd., 050474 Bucharest
* Honor Hall – Poster display

Thursday, 31 October 2024

Location: Council Hall
14:00 – 15:30 Dizzy Workshop – Understanding and managing vestibular dizziness: a comprehensive approach

Vestibular dizziness presents as a common yet often challenging condition in clinical practice, impacting patients’ quality of life and overall function. This workshop offers a deep dive into the pathophysiology, diagnostic process, and evidence-based management strategies for vestibular dizziness. Designed for medical professionals, the session will provide practical insights into differentiating vestibular from non-vestibular causes, interpreting patient symptoms accurately, and applying effective therapeutic approaches.

Key workshop highlights include:
• Overview of the vestibular system’s anatomy and physiology
• Identifying and classifying types of vestibular dizziness
• Diagnostic tools and tests, including bedside assessments and imaging techniques
• Treatment protocols, from pharmacologic management to rehabilitation strategies
• Case-based discussions and hands-on practice with manoeuvres for common vestibular disorders (e.g., BPPV)

Join us to expand your understanding and improve patient outcomes through an integrative approach to vestibular dizziness management.

Organizers: Cristina Goanta, M.D. PhD; Cristina Zugun Eloae, M.D.

Details of the Workshop:
📅 Date: Thursday, 31st of October
📍 Location: Council Hall, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy
⏰ Time: 14:00

15:00 – 16:00 Onsite registration and poster mounting

16:00 – 16:40 Opening CeremonyChair Mihai Moldovan, SNN President

16:40 – 17:00 FENS and IBRO Neuroscience training and funding opportunitiesAna-Maria Zăgrean, SNN General Secretary

19:00 – 19:45 General Assembly of SNN

19:45 Welcome cocktail

Friday, 1st November 2024

Location: Council Hall

8:30 – 9:00 Onsite registration and poster mounting

09:00 – 10:50 Session 2, Chair Daniela Popa
Michele Migliore – Cognitive functions and dysfunctions emerging from large-scale models of brain regions
Daniela Popa – Interaction between the cerebellum and forebrain in basal ganglia-related disorders
Violeta Caragea – The functional expression of the TRPM3 ion channel in the cerebellum
Andrei Ilie – Science 3.0: doing research in the era of blockchain and AI – is it time for a paradigm shift?

10:50 – 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 – 13:30 Session 3, Chair Mihai Moldovan
Hannah Monyer – Inhibition that’s exciting
Mirela Simon – Variability of nervous tissue excitability under certain physiological and pathological conditions
Mihai Moldovan – To burst or not to burst – an EEG story
Alexandru Călin – Imaging intracellular chloride dynamics in distinct GABAergic interneuron subtypes during seizures
Miralena Tomescu – Resilience Moderates Neuro-hormonal Response to VR-Simulated Natural Disaster Stress: An EEG Microstate Analysis

13:30 – 14:00 Light lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Poster session

15:00 – 17:00 Session 4, Chair Ana-Maria Zăgrean
Gratiela Gradisteanu Pircalabioru – From gut to mind: the microbiota in depression and anxiety
Ionut Dumitru (ONLINE) – Transcriptomic characterization of postnatal human neural progenitors
Siobhain O’Mahony (ONLINE) – The role of the gut microbiome in cognitive health across the lifespan
Mara Ioana Ionescu – The role of gestational gut microbiome modulation in shaping maternal behavior and offspring neurodevelopment
Sponsor Presentation

17:00 – 17:20 Coffee break

17:20 – 19:00 Session 5, Chair Aurel Popa
Aurel Popa – Stem cells embedded in a nutritional Hydrogel: a promising method to stimulate neurogenesis after stroke in animal model
Andrei Gresita – 3D bioprinting: an innovative approach to cellular regeneration after cerebral ischemia
Kevin Boboc – Nanoliposome as a carrier of therapeutic miRNAs to stimulate functional post-stroke recovery after cerebral ischemia
Claudia Iacob – The relationship between sleep deprivation and memory in rodents: A meta-analysis

Saturday, 2nd November 2024

Location: George Emil Palade Amphitheatre

09:00 – 11:00 Session 6, Chair Bogdan Amuzescu
Adelina Păduraru – Statins modulate the activity of temperature-gated Transient Receptor Potential channels
Ramona Babeș – Artemisinin activates the polymodal ion channel TRPA1 in a non-electrophilic manner
Bogdan Amuzescu – Electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of human Nav1.5 channels: experimental and simulation studies
Melania Magercu – Cerebrospinal fluid from multiple sclerosis patients alters HMC3 human microglia cytoskeleton
Singh Yadav Dharm – Peroxidized retinal pigment epithelial cells as a model of age-related macular degeneration: A Dielectrophoretic study

11:00 – 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 – 12:50 Session 7 – Young investigators blitz presentations
Andreea Cosmina Duțică – Atypical EEG microstate dynamics in underground miners
Didina-Cătălina Barbălată – Challenges in studying the impact of gestational gut dysbiosis and perinatal asphyxia on neurodevelopmental reflexes in rat offspring
Cristian Ciotei – Postpartum maternal behaviour – under the influence of gestational stress and antibiotics
Edwin Humberto Hodelin Maynard – Mapping brain stem circuits involved in visually evoked defensive behaviours in Brn3Cre mice.
Diana Petre – Characterisation of an Area Centralis in the retina of Brn3cCre; Brn3bCKOAP mice
Sorin Dincă – Glutamine reverses hyperexcitability of DRG neurons in neuropathic pain: Patch clamp insights from a rat neuropathic pain model
Maria Alexandra Nuțu – Effects of Diesel exhaust particles on cell lines and nervous tissue
Maria Cristina Preda-Sburlea – Quadrigeminal plate circuit involved in focus and defense responses to stimuli
Nistor Raluca-Ioana – Development of a non-invasive ECG system using Sprague-Dawley rats
Valentin Ionescu – Cortisol values as a possible marker for brain-personality pathologies. An example for anxiety and depression

13:00 – 13:30 Concluding remarks, Awards, and Closing Ceremony