18th International Congress on Photobiology 2024 — ASN Events

18th International Congress on Photobiology 2024 — ASN Events

Sunday 25 August	Monday 26 August	Tuesday 27 August	Wednesday 28 August	Thursday 29 August	Friday 30 August
	08:15 - 08:30 Congress Opening
	08:30 - 09:15 IUPB FINSEN MEDAL LECTURE	08:30 - 09:15 IUPB FINSEN MEDAL LECTURE	08:30 - 09:15 IUPB FINSEN MEDAL LECTURE	08:30 - 09:15 MEPSA AWARD Vivienne Reeve Lecture
					08:45 - 17:00 Activities Day
	09:15 - 09:45 IUPB EDNA ROE LECTURE	09:15 - 09:45 IUPB FINSEN LECTURE	09:15 - 09:45 KEYNOTE LECTURE - Francesca TOMA	09:15 - 09:45 KEYNOTE LECTURE - Tayyaba HASAN
	09:45 - 10:15 Morning Tea	09:45 - 10:15 Morning Tea	09:45 - 10:15 Morning Tea	09:45 - 10:15 Morning Tea
	10:15 - 12:45 Concurrent Session - Structure, function and application of animal “non-conventional” opsins. 10:15 - 12:15 Concurrent Session - Targeted photosensitizer delivery strategies Concurrent Session - UV radiation in the skin and vitamin D 10:15 - 11:45 Concurrent Session - Advances in optogenetics and molecular aspects 10:15 - 12:25 Concurrent Session - Light sensing in plants, algae and cyanobacteria: photosynthesis and photoperception Concurrent Session - Phototoxicity - Photostability of drugs	10:15 - 12:25 Concurrent Session -What’s new and controversial on sunscreens and photoprotection Concurrent Session - Cell death mechanisms involved in photodynamic activation Concurrent Session - Photoreactivity of biomolecules: diversity in the mechanisms 10:15 - 12:15 Concurrent Session - Photobiology in aquatic phototrophs Concurrent Session - Photosystem II and water oxidation 10:15 - 11:45 Concurrent Session - Nanobioplasmonics	10:15 - 12:15 Concurrent Session - Hyperpigmentation. The role of visible light Concurrent Session - Photodynamic therapy resistance mechanisms in cancer Concurrent Session - Acclimation of photosynthetic machineries 10:15 - 12:45 Concurrent Session - Endogenous photosensitizers and the skin redoxome 10:15 - 12:35 Concurrent Session - Photoimmunology: effect of solar radiation on the immune system	10:15 - 12:15 Concurrent Session - Novel approaches to photochemical mechanisms in PDT Concurrent Session - Light dosimetry and delivery in tissue in PDT Concurrent Session - Light in the onset, prevention and treatment of myopia Concurrent Session - Computational chemistry and photochemistry of biological and nanotechnological systems 10:15 - 11:45 Concurrent Session - Biomolecular and biohybrid systems for solar energy conversion 10:15 - 12:25 Concurrent Session - Photosynthetic pigments: Tetrapyrroles & carotenoids
		12:25 - 12:45 2025 Group Photo
		12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
	12:45 - 14:00 Lunch		12:45 - 13:45 KEYNOTE LECTURE - Henry LIM - Beyond sunscreens: Oral and systemic photoprotection' Lunch	12:45 - 13:45 Lunch KEYNOTE LECTURE - Robert RAMSAY
		13:30 - 15:30 Poster Session
	14:00 - 14:30 KEYNOTE LECTURE - Serge PICAUD		14:00 - 15:00 Concurrent Session - Phototherapy Concurrent Session - Role of nanoparticles in PDT and beyond Concurrent Session - Plant responses to UV-B mediated by the UVR8 photoreceptor Concurrent Session - Role of UV radiation in the breakdown of plastic waste Concurrent Session - Ocular photobiology : non-visual interaction of light with eye Concurrent Session - Keratinocyte cancer – prediction, prevention, diagnosis – skin photoaging.	14:00 - 14:30 KEYNOTE LECTURE - Maria Gabriela LAGORIO
	14:30 - 15:00 KEYNOTE LECTURE - Chikako NISHIGORI			14:30 - 15:00 KEYNOTE LECTURE - Anthony ANDRADY
	15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Tea	15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Tea	15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Tea
	15:30 - 17:30 Concurrent Session - Photobiology and photoprotection in skin of color 15:30 - 18:00 Concurrent Session - Design of photosensitizing systems with improved efficiency Concurrent Session - Designed Photoenzymes Concurrent Session - Quantum efficiency of photobiological processes: an experimental and theoretical view from femtosecond to millisecond time-scale 15:30 - 17:40 Concurrent Session - Biomolecular condensates in plant light signaling	15:30 - 18:00 Concurrent Session - PDT combinations and drug delivery 15:30 - 17:50 Concurrent Session - Biodiversity in photosynthetic light harvesting and regulation 15:30 - 17:30 Concurrent Session - Melanin pigments: how photochemistry affects their biological role Concurrent Session - Nanobiophotonics - nanoscience to address biological challenges Concurrent Session - Melanoma heterogeneity and therapeutic approaches Concurrent Session - Photosensitivity diseases and photodiagnostics	15:30 - 17:00 Concurrent Session - Phototherapy (Continued) 15:30 - 16:30 Concurrent Session - Role of nanoparticles in PDT and beyond (Continued) Concurrent Session - Plant responses to UV-B mediated by the UVR8 photoreceptor (Continued) Concurrent Session - Role of UV radiation in the breakdown of plastic waste (Continued) 15:30 - 16:40 Concurrent Session - Ocular photobiology : non-visual interaction of light with eye (Continued) 15:30 - 15:50 Concurrent Session - Keratinocyte cancer – prediction, prevention, diagnosis – skin photoaging. (Continued)	15:30 - 17:30 Concurrent Session - Photosynthetic organisms as biofactories Concurrent Session - Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy Concurrent Session - ROS & nitric oxide in PDT 15:30 - 18:00 Concurrent Session - Mechanisms of defense against sunlight induced DNA damage 15:30 - 17:40 Concurrent Session - Photobiology and Antarctic organisms
16:00 - 16:35 IUPB Presidential Lecture
16:35 - 17:10 MEPSA Presidential Lecture
17:15 - 20:15 Welcome Reception
	18:00 - 19:30 IUPB Board Meeting	18:00 - 19:00 IUPB General Assembly MEPSA AGM
			19:00 - 23:00 Congress Dinner