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Scientific Program

Preliminary Program

The YSA Symposium will take place at the Hörsaalzentrum of Meduni Vienna and will feature keynote lectures and talks across several scientific areas from Immunology over Malignant Diseases to Medical Imaging and Physics, poster sessions, sponsor exhibitions and lively networking opportunities.

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Tuesday, 12 May - Day I

08:00 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 09:15 Opening - Welcome by the University & the YSA

9:15 - 10:00 Keynote Lecture I - ISTVÁN HERNÁDI:
Translational models from motivation to decision making: What can we learn from animal cognition?

10:00 - 10:40 Oral session I: Neuroscience

10:40 - 10:50 Poster slam I

10:50 - 11:50 Poster session I

11:50 - 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 - 13:45 Keynote Lecture II - NICOLA GAGLIANI:
From patients to the lab – and back:  Exploring immune responses in the  gastrointestinal tract and liver

13:45 - 14:25 Oral session II: Immunology

14:25 - 14:35 Poster slam II

14:35 - 15:35 Poster session II

15:35 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 - 16:45 Keynote Lecture III - ED ROBERTS:
Immunological memory and tumor development

16:45 - 17:25 Oral session III: Malignant Diseases

17:25 - 17:35 Closing session Day I


Wednesday, 13 May - Day II

08:00 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 09:05 Opening Day II

9:05 - 9:15 Poster slam III

9:15 - 10:00 Poster session III

10:00 - 10:45 Keynote Lecture IV - IRINA V. LARINA:

Optical coherence tomography for decoding the mysteries of female reproductive physiology

10:45 - 11:25 Oral session IV: Physics & Medical Imaging

11:25 - 11:35 Poster slam IV

11:35 - 12:35 Poster session IV

12:35 - 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 - 14:15 Keynote Lecture V - BERND PULVERER:
Transparent Publishing + Open Science: from bench to journal

14:15 - 14:55 Oral session V: Mixed Session

14:55 - 15:15 TBA

15:15 - 15:35 Coffee break

15:35 - 15:45 Poster slam V

15:45 - 16:45 Poster session V

16:45 - 17:00 Closing session Day II

19:00 Networking Event & Award Winners at Van Swieten Saal


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