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1. 1st Workshop Babraham Institute and São Paulo’s Universities (USP,
UNIFESP and UNICAMP)
“Nature versus Nurture: the Influence of Genes, Nutrition and the Microbiome on
Immunity and Metabolism”
Support: BBSRC, USP, UNIFESP and UNICAMP
Preliminary Program
Day 1: November 27, 2014 - Opened to public
Venue: Institute of Biomedical Sciences IV, University of São Paulo
8.00 – 8.25 – Registration
Coffee
8.25 – 8.30 – Opening
Section 1. Regulation of tissue homeostasis.
8.30 – 9.05 – Talk 1: Marc Veldhoen (Babraham Institute): Role of the arylhydrocarbon
receptor at epithelial barrier sites
9.05 – 9.40 – Talk 2: Alexandre Basso (UNIFESP): Sympathetic nervous system
regulation of adaptive immune responses
Chair: Prof. Dr. Marcelo Mori (UNIFESP)
9.40 – 10.00- Questions
10.00 -10.30- Coffee break
Section 2. Intestinal homeostasis.
10.30 – 11.05 - Talk 3: Patrick Varga-Weisz (Babraham Institute): Chromatin
remodelling, epigenetic stability and intestinal homeostasis.
11.05 – 11.40- Talk 4: Alicia J. Kowaltowski (IQ, USP): Diet, Redox State and Energy
Metabolism.
Chair: Prof. Dr. Niels Olsen (USP)
11.40 – 12.00- Question
12.00- 14.00 - Lunch

2. Section 3. Cell signalling.
14.00-14.35 – Talk 5: Phill Hawkins (Babraham Institute): The role of the PI3K
signalling pathway in neutrophil activation
14.35-15.10 – Talk 6: William Festuccia (USP): Regulation of adiposity and inflammation
by mTORC1 and 2
Chair: Marco Vinolo (UNICAMP)
15.10 – 15.30- Questions
15.30-16.00 – Coffee break
Section 4. OMICs tools.
16.00 -16.35 – Talk 7: Michael Wakelam (Babraham Institute): Analysis of colorectal
tissue lipids by mass spectrometry
16.35-17.10 – Talk 8: Alison Colquhoun (USP): Lipidomics and Brain Tumours
Chair: Rui Curi (USP)
17.10-17.20- Questions
17.20-17.30- Closing remarks