11th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology
11th ESP 2005 - Aix-les-Bains, France, September 3/8, 2005
Programme
Registration
Le Foyer, Casino Grand Cercle - Opening hours
Saturday, 3 September: 16.00 – 19.00
Sunday, 4 September – Wednesday, 7 September: 07.45 – 18.00
Thursday, 8 September: 07.45 – 13.00
Sunday, September 4
| 08.45: | Opening Ceremony - Welcome Addresses |
| 09.00: | Young Scientist Award Lecture |
| J.Y. Matroule (BEL): NF-kappaB, a key player in PDT-induced inflammatory response | |
| 09.30: | Coffee Break |
| 10.00: | Parallel Symposia |
| ALA-based PDT | |
| DNA damage and repair | |
| Novel blue light receptors | |
| Oxidative stress in plants | |
| Lunch Break | |
| 14.30: | Parallel Symposia |
| Molecular and cellular aspects of PDT | |
| Photocarcinogenesis | |
| Role of natural and artificial photosynthesis in sustainable energy development | |
| Visual pigments and phototransduction (Joint ASP-ESP Symposium) | |
Monday, September 5
| 08.45: | Photobiology update |
| J. Krutmann (GER): Signal transduction in keratinocytes under UV-A radiation | |
| 09.30: | Coffee Break |
| 10.00: | Parallel Symposia |
| Photodermatology (ESD-ESP Joint Symposium) | |
| Photodiagnosis and optical techniques for medical diagnosis | |
| Physical chemistry of photosensitizers: membrane interactions, vectorisation and targeting | |
| UV and visible light effects in aquatic environments | |
| Lunch Break | |
| 14.00: | Poster Session I |
| 15.30: | Parallel Symposia |
| Photoageing | |
| Photochemistry and photobiology of fullerenes (EPA-ESP Joint Symposium) | |
| Photomovements | |
| UV effects oral communications | |
Tuesday September, 6
| 08.45: | Photobiology update |
| N. E. Geacintov ( USA ): Oxidative DNA damage: from electron/hole injection to gel electrophoresis | |
| 09.30: | Coffee Break |
| 10.00: | Parallel Symposia |
| Clinical applications of PDT | |
| Light-regulation in plants: growth and rhythms | |
| Photoimmunology (sponsored by L'Oréal) | |
| Lunch Break | |
| 14.30: | Parallel Symposia |
| Photochemistry and phototoxicity of drugs | |
| Photoprotection and sunscreens | |
| Plant photobiology in extreme environments | |
| 17.30: | ESP General Assembly |
| 20.00: | Banquet - ESP Medals Awards |
Wednesday September 7, Morning
| 08.45: | Photobiology update |
| F. Nagy (HUN): Small molecules play an important role in circadian time-keeping | |
| 09.30: | Coffee Break |
| 10.00: | Parallel Symposia |
| Acclimation, stress and regulation of photosynthesis | |
| Cellular response to solar UV | |
| Ocular light damage | |
| Lunch Break | |
| 14.00: | Poster Session II |
| 15.30: | Parallel Symposia |
| Animal model of photocarcinogenesis | |
| Antimicrobial PDT | |
| Spectroscopic studies of fast and ultrafast events in photobiology | |
Thursday September 8, Morning
| 08.45: | Photobiology update |
| R. Salimbeni (ITA): Photoprotection and photorestoration of cultural heritage | |
| 09.30: | Coffee Break |
| 10.00: | Parallel Symposia |
| Mechanisms of plant UV-response | |
| PDT: oral communications | |
| Photochemistry and photobiology of biomolecules | |
| 13.00: | Closing |