Seminar about current research in Alzheimer's Disease in Tallinn University

CURRENT RESEARCH IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, PROTEIN MISFOLDING AND FUNCTIONAL PROTEIN ASSEMBLY

14-15th May 2014, Tallinn University Narva road 29 Astra building 5th floor room A-543

On May 14-15, a select group of professionals will gather in Tallinn University for an informative free seminar titled „Current research in Alzheimer's Disease, protein misfolding and functional protein assembly“. The seminar will gather eminent scientists engaged in the Alzheimer Disease research (their scientific fields are seen at the end of the letter).

Everyone is welcome to participate to this event. It will surely provide enriching experience for all of the participants: students, scientists, neurologists.Participation is free. Coffe breaks except lunch are included. As the seats are limited, please reply by the 5th of May (mkaldmae@tlu.ee).

Please feel free to contact if you have any further questions.

Seminar coordinator
MSc Margit Kaldmäe
Tallinn University
Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
E-mail: mkaldmae@tlu.ee
Phone: (+372) 6409 415 

Programme

Each lecturer has 55 minutes: 40 min time for presentation + 15 min for questions.

Wednesday, 14 May

12.30 – 12.45 Introduction to the course - Margit Kaldmäe and Jenny Presto

12.45 – 13.40 "Protein folding and misfolding in humans and spiders" - Jan Johansson

13.40 – 14.35 “An overview of Alzheimer disease with insights on cell death mechanisms” - Maria Ankarcrona

Coffee break – 1st floor Gallery (50 min)

15.25 – 16.20 "MALDI MS-based screening for inhibitors of Aβ peptide aggregation. The inhibitory effect of BB41 and zinc ions" - Peep Palumaa
  

Thursday, 15 May

9:00 Coffee break – 1st floor Gallery (45 min)

9.45 – 10.40 "Chaperones in misfolding disease – BRICHOS against Alzheimer disease" - Jenny Presto

10.40 – 11.35 “Pathways to Alzheimer disease. The vascular connection” - Angel Cedazo-Minguez

Lunch

13.00 – 13.55 “Functional consequences of amyloid-beta peptide misfolding in neuronal networks” - André Fisahn

13.55 – 14.50 “Neuroproteomics in human Alzheimer brain” - Anna Sandebring

Coffee break – 1st floor Gallery (35 min)

15.25 – 16.20 “Alterations in protein glycosylation in Alzheimer Disease” - Sophia Schedin Weiss

16.20 – 16.30 Goodbye