SESSION ONE: Stem Cells PLUS PROGRAM SPEAKER Abstract title 10:00-10:30 Mohamad Jaber, University of Poitiers Cell Transplantation in the Damaged Adult Brain 10:30-11:00 Karim SiTayeb, University of Nantes, France Reprogrammed Human Somatic Cells to Study Liver Development and Pathologies 11:00-11:30 Nada Alaa Eddine, University of St. Joseph, Lebanon What are Adipose Derived Stem Cells (ADSC) ? Are They Safe For Injection for Skin Injuries ? Effect of Long-Term Proliferation on Immunomodulation and Carcinogenesis Marker 11:30-12:00 Farah Jaber Hijazi, University of Nottingham, UK Planarian MBD2/3 is Required for Adult Stem Cell Pluripotency Independently of DNA Methylation 12:00-12:30 Kazem Zibara, Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group C is Downregulated Throughout Lebanese Hematopoietic Differentiation and Participates to Stem Cell University Maintenance SESSION TWO: Cellular and Molecular Immunology PLUS PROGRAM SPEAKER Abstract title 13:30-14:00 Jens Rettig, University of Saarland, Germany The Other Synapse: Calcium-dependent Exocytosis in the Immune System 14:00-14:30 Marc Piechaczyk, University of Montpellier, France Antiviral Monoclonal Antibodies Induce Long-lasting Antiviral Immunity Through FcϒR-Binding Effector Functions 14:30-15:00 Haidar Akl, K.U. Leuven, Belgium Transforming the Constitutively Active IP3 Signaling in DLBCL and CLL into Deadly Ca2+ Signals by Targeting IP3R/Bcl-2 Complexes 15:00-15:30 Hussein FayyadKazan, University of Brussels, Belgium Circulating miR-150 and miR-342 in Plasma are Novel Potential Biomarkers for Acute Myeloid Leukemia 15:30-16:00 Chang Xian ZHANG, University of Lyon I, France In Search of the Cellular Origins of Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Lessons Learnt from Men1 Knockout Mouse Models 16:15-16:45 Bertrand Liagre, University of Limoges, France Dispermidined-protoporphyrin IX, New Photosensitizing One Active in Dynamic Phototherapy on Prostate Cancer Cells SESSION TWO: Cellular and Molecular Immunology PLUS PROGRAM SPEAKER Abstract title 16:45-17:15 Nabil Hadad, Lebanese University Aedes albopictus in Lebanon: A Potential Vector of Arboviral Diseases 17:15-17:45 Bassam Badran, Lebanese University Chemokine C Receptor 7 (CCR7): New Players (NFAT-1, Sp-1, Sp-3, miR-21) Regulating its Expression in Mature Dendritic Cells SESSION THREE: Cellular and Molecular Biology PLUS PROGRAM SPEAKER Abstract title 09:30-09:50 Nada Borghol, Lebanese University Associations with Early Life Socio-economic Position in Adult DNA Methylation 09:50-10:10 Zouhair Attieh, American University of Science & Technology, Lebanon Differential Expression of Multicopper Ferroxidases (MCF) in Ductal Carcinoma 10:10-10:30 Mireille Kallassy, St. Joseph University, Lebanon DltX de Bacillus Cereus est Essential pour l’Incorporation des Esters de D- Alanine au Niveau des Acides Teichoiques de la Paroi Bactérienne 10:30-10:50 Nader Hussein, Lebanese University Role of SUMOylation in Full Antiestrogenicity 11:10-11:30 Eva Hamadé, Lebanese University Importance of the Newly Synthesized Inhibitor of COX-2 in Inflammation: Subcutaneous Air Pouch Animal Model 11:30-11:50 Raghida Abou Combination of Arsenic and Interferon-α Inhibits Expression of KSHV Merhi, Latent Transcripts and Synergistically Improves Survival of Mice with Lebanese Primary Effusion Lymphomas University SESSION THREE: Cellular and Molecular Biology PLUS PROGRAM SPEAKER Abstract title 11:50-12:10 Mohamad Fayad-Kazan, University of Brussels, Belgium Screening the Yeast Genome for New Factors Involved in Nitrogen Catabolite Repression (NCR) 12:10-12:30 Ali Shaib, University of Saarland, Germany Molecular Mechanisms of Exocytosis of Large Dense Core Vesicles in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons 12:30-12:50 Rihab Nasr, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Effective Targeting of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Initiating Activity with the Combination of Arsenic Trioxide and Interferon Alpha SESSION FOUR: Educational Session PLUS PROGRAM SPEAKER Abstract title 14:00-14:20 Layal Falha, Lebanese University Implication of the Nkx2.2 Transcription Factor in Gliomagenesis 14:20-14:40 Lamice Habib, Interaction of Natural Triterpenes, Cucurbitacin E and Erythrodiol, Lebanese with Lipid Membranes University 14:40-15:00 Ferdos Alaa El Rendu Osler Weber Syndrome (HHT): Genetic, Molecular and Din, Lebanese Epidemiological Aspects University 15:00-15:20 Jalil Daher, University of Brussels, Belgium Myeloperoxidase-oxidized LDLs Interfere with Tubulogenesis and Mobility in Endothelial Cells 15:20-15:40 Ali Kassem, University of Brussels, Belgium Monoallelic Variant Surface Glycoprotein Expression in Trypanosoma brucei is Controlled Downstream from Transcription Initiation 15:40-16:00 Zahraa Zghaib, Lebanese University Imiqualines: Promising Anticancer Molecules SESSION FOUR: Educational Session PROGRAM SPEAKER Abstract title 16:00-16:20 Role of the Metabolism of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate in the Development of Cutaneous Melanoma Marguerite Mrad, Lebanese University PLUS