Brazil-Canada Workshop II on advances in the Science of Prion and Prion-like misfolding diseases

• Processo: 14/16189-8
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio Organização - Reunião Científica
• Data de Início da vigência: 01 de novembro de 2014
• Data de Término da vigência: 30 de novembro de 2014
• Área do conhecimento: Ciências da Saúde - Medicina
• Pesquisador responsável: Glaucia Noeli Maroso Hajj
• Beneficiário: Glaucia Noeli Maroso Hajj
• Instituição Sede: A C Camargo Cancer Center. Fundação Antonio Prudente (FAP). São Paulo , SP, Brasil
• Assunto(s): Neurociências Príons
• Palavra(s)-Chave do Pesquisador: Prion | Neurociência

Resumo

The topics of discussion for the meeting will focus on normal prion protein isoform structure and cellular function, and propagated protein misfolding in prion and prion-like diseases. These themes will cover a spectrum of research topics that will include, but not be limited to, insights into the three-dimensional structure of the prion protein (PrP), PrP interplay with other proteins, including amyloid-², mechanisms ofprotein misfolding in disease, and therapeutic strategies against prion and prion-like diseases, to name a few. We feel these topics will be of high interest to both parties; it forms the basis of a major component of the research focus for APRI, and represents a field of rising interest in the Brazilian neuroscience research community. (AU)