Preliminary Program

XIVth Gliwice Scientific Meetings

Gliwice, 26-27.11.2010

Conference site:

Education and Congress Center (Centrum Edukacyjno-Kongresowe)

Silesian University of Technology (Politechnika Slaska)

Konarskiego 18 Street, Gliwice

Preliminary Program

Friday 26.11.2010

9.00 Opening ceremony

9.15 – 14.00 Session I Stress response mechanisms and their usefulness in prediction of cancer response to therapy

Luciene Zanchetta (Institute of Technology SligoAsh Lane, Sligo, Ireland): Simulated sunlight-induced damage to mitochondria and mtDNA in human skin cells.

Geza Sáfrány (National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Budapest): Low dose radiation induced transcriptional alterations in bystander primary human fibroblast cells.

Carmel Mothersill (McMaster University, Canada): Issues in the interpretation of low dose effects in radiobiology and environmental radiation protection.

10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break

Colin Seymour (McMaster University, Canada): Update on communication of bystander signals between organisms.

Rob Mairs (UK Beatson Laboratories): Potent bystander effects are induced by targeted radionuclides.

Joanna Rzeszowska-Wolny (M. Sklodowska-Curie Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice): Oxidative stress and bystander effect.

Ludmyla Drobot (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv) The oncogenic potential of adaptor protein Ruk/CIN85 in human breast adenocarcinoma

13.30 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 15.30 Poster session

15.30 – 18.00 Session II New drugs and treatments

Ross Hannan (Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia): transcription by RNA polymerase I as target for anticancer therapy.

Wiesław Szeja (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice): Synthesis and biological activity of genistein glycosides and glycoconjugates.

Ilona Wandzik (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice): Synthesis of complex derivatives of uridine as potential inhibitors of glycosyltransferases.

Aleksandra Rusin (Institute of Oncology, Gliwice): Biological activities of synthetic genistein derivatives.

19.00 – 22.00 Social event: Concert and get-together party

Saturday 27.11.2010

9.00 – 10.00 Open Meeting with the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)

Robert Kenney ( EACR Executive Director)

Presentations of Polish Members

10.00 - 13.45 Session III Molecular modeling and bioinformatics tools

Andrzej Polanski (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland, and Polish - Japanese School of Information Techniques): Large scale searching for exact tandem repeats in genomes based on the Burrows - Wheeler transform algorithm

Krzysztof Fujarewicz (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice): Genomic data analysis with bootstrapping.

Jacek Koronacki (IPI PAN, Warsaw): A reliable and simple approach to feature selection and interdependency discovery in supervised classification.

Mateusz Gałuszka (Selvita, Krakow, Poland): CLC bio-specialized software solutions for genetics and genomics.

11.30 – 11.45 Coffee break

William Amos (Molecular Evolution Group, Cambridge University, Cambridge,UK): Exploring patterns of non-randomness in human mutations.

Olivier Lichtarge (Department of Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA): Evolution: a guide to protein function and its redesign.

Marek Kimmel (Department of Statistics, Rice University, Houston TX, USA and Systems Engeenering Group, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland): Patterns of evolution of human genetic disease with implications for deep sequencing methods.

13.45 – 14.45 Lunch

14.45 – 16.45 Poster reviewing and rewards

16.45 Closing remarks

		XIVth Gliwice Scientific Meetings Gliwice, 26-27.11.2010 Conference site: Education and Congress Center (Centrum Edukacyjno-Kongresowe) Silesian University of Technology (Politechnika Slaska) Konarskiego 18 Street, Gliwice Preliminary Program Friday 26.11.2010 9.00 Opening ceremony 9.15 – 14.00 Session I Stress response mechanisms and their usefulness in prediction of cancer response to therapy Luciene Zanchetta (Institute of Technology SligoAsh Lane, Sligo, Ireland): Simulated sunlight-induced damage to mitochondria and mtDNA in human skin cells. Geza Sáfrány (National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Budapest): Low dose radiation induced transcriptional alterations in bystander primary human fibroblast cells. Carmel Mothersill (McMaster University, Canada): Issues in the interpretation of low dose effects in radiobiology and environmental radiation protection. 10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break Colin Seymour (McMaster University, Canada): Update on communication of bystander signals between organisms. Rob Mairs (UK Beatson Laboratories): Potent bystander effects are induced by targeted radionuclides. Joanna Rzeszowska-Wolny (M. Sklodowska-Curie Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice): Oxidative stress and bystander effect. Ludmyla Drobot (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv) The oncogenic potential of adaptor protein Ruk/CIN85 in human breast adenocarcinoma 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch 14.30 – 15.30 Poster session 15.30 – 18.00 Session II New drugs and treatments Ross Hannan (Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia): transcription by RNA polymerase I as target for anticancer therapy. Wiesław Szeja (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice): Synthesis and biological activity of genistein glycosides and glycoconjugates. Ilona Wandzik (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice): Synthesis of complex derivatives of uridine as potential inhibitors of glycosyltransferases. Aleksandra Rusin (Institute of Oncology, Gliwice): Biological activities of synthetic genistein derivatives. 19.00 – 22.00 Social event: Concert and get-together party Saturday 27.11.2010 9.00 – 10.00 Open Meeting with the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Robert Kenney ( EACR Executive Director) Presentations of Polish Members 10.00 - 13.45 Session III Molecular modeling and bioinformatics tools Andrzej Polanski (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland, and Polish - Japanese School of Information Techniques): Large scale searching for exact tandem repeats in genomes based on the Burrows - Wheeler transform algorithm Krzysztof Fujarewicz (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice): Genomic data analysis with bootstrapping. Jacek Koronacki (IPI PAN, Warsaw): A reliable and simple approach to feature selection and interdependency discovery in supervised classification. Mateusz Gałuszka (Selvita, Krakow, Poland): CLC bio-specialized software solutions for genetics and genomics. 11.30 – 11.45 Coffee break William Amos (Molecular Evolution Group, Cambridge University, Cambridge,UK): Exploring patterns of non-randomness in human mutations. Olivier Lichtarge (Department of Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA): Evolution: a guide to protein function and its redesign. Marek Kimmel (Department of Statistics, Rice University, Houston TX, USA and Systems Engeenering Group, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland): Patterns of evolution of human genetic disease with implications for deep sequencing methods. 13.45 – 14.45 Lunch 14.45 – 16.45 Poster reviewing and rewards 16.45 Closing remarks