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vital role in Parkinson's disease

HORIZON - MSCA - 2023 - DN - 101167843

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Previous Meetings

June-17 - June-19, 2026: Clinical Training Meeting, Belgrade, Serbia

Institute of Human Genetics; Institute of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, Laboratory for Immunology; Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia

• 09:00 ‐ 10:00 Institute of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry Methodological developments in PD genetics; most relevant results from Serbian cohort
• 10:00 ‐ 12:00 Group I ‐ Clinic for Neurology ‐ Laboratory for Clinical Genetics; Methods in diagnostics/research of PD genetics (sequencing, fragment analysis, RealTime PCR and NGS) as well as data analysis
• 10:00 ‐ 12:00 Group II ‐ Institute of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry ‐ Cell separation from whole blood for further analysis and functional assays
• 12.00 ‐ 13.00 Lunch
• 13:00 ‐ 15:00 Group II ‐ Clinic for Neurology ‐ Laboratory for Clinical Genetics; Methods in diagnostics/research of PD genetics (sequencing, fragment analysis, RealTime PCR and NGS) as well as data analysis
• 13:00 ‐ 15:00 Group I ‐ Institute of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry ‐ Cell separation from whole blood for further analysis and functional assays
• 18.30 ‐ 20.00 Teambuilding event

Faculty of Medicine, Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia

• 09:00 ‐ 15:00 DC Training session: Clinical aspects of PD and related disorders
• 15:15 ‐ 16:30 Lunch at the restaurant at the Palace of Science
• 18.00 ‐ 19.00 Social event Networking and informal scientific exchange

Friday, 19 June

Ceremonial Hall, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

• 08:30 ‐ 09:00 Registration
• 09:00 ‐ 09:05 Introductory remarks
• 09:05 ‐ 09:15 About BICEPS and MSCA Doctoral Network
• 09:15 ‐ 09:45 Prof. emeritus Vladimir Kostic ‐ Clinicogenetic correlations in GBA-associated PD
• 09:50 ‐ 10:20 Prof. Leonidas Stefanis ‐ Insights into PD pathobiology: from rare cohorts of genetic synucleinopathies
• 10:25 ‐ 10:55 Prof. Christoforo Comi ‐ The role of peripheral immunity in PD
• 11:00 ‐ 11:15 Coffee Break
• 11:15 ‐ 11:45 Prof. Thierry Galli ‐ Molecular and cellular mechanisms of late endosomal autophagy-dependent unconventional secretion
• 11:50 ‐ 12:25 Prof. Britta J. Eickholt ‐ Mechanisms of Astrocyte (Dys) Function in CNS Trauma and PD
• 12:30 ‐ 14:00 Poster Session & Lunch
• 14:00 ‐ 14:30 Prof. Christian Griesinger ‐ From NMR supported structural biology to clinical candidates in therapy and diagnosis in neurodegeneration
• 14:35 ‐ 15:10 Prof. Katia Karalis ‐ Bridging the Translational Gap: Emerging Preclinical Approaches for Neurodegenerative Diseases
• 15:15 ‐ 15:30 Coffee Break
• 15:30 ‐ 16:00 Panel Discussion
• 16:00 ‐ 16:20 Test and evaluation for national CME credits
• 16:20 ‐ 16:30 Closing remarks
• 20:00 Conference dinner

Jan-19 - Jan-23, 2026: Midterm Meeting, Groningen, Netherlands

Conference Hotel: Flonk Hotel Groningen Centre
Conference Venue: University of Groningen

8:50‐ 16:00 Meeting with the EU program officer in Flonk hotel PI dinner

DC, Supervisor, Co-supervisor meeting; Flonk hotel

• 9:00 ‐ 9:15 Introduction
• 9:15 ‐ 12:00 Speed date (15 x 10 min)
• 12:30 ‐ 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 ‐ 14:00 DC3: RUG; Arjan Kortholt
• 14:00 ‐ 15:30 Plenary presentations DCs
• 15:30 ‐ 16:00 Travel
• 16:00 Social activity + dinner

• 9:00 Microscopy and Flow Cytometry course
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:00 Microscopy and Flow Cytometry course
• Free evening

• 9:00 Microscopy and Flow Cytometry course
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:00 Presentations PD disease patients
• 17:00 Social event + dinner

• 9:00 Presentation Workshop (ProSciencia)
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:00 Presentation Workshop (ProSciencia)

May-5 - May-10, 2025: Kick-Off Meeting, Berlin, Germany

Conference Hotel: B&B-Tiergarten Hotel
Conference Venue: Charité Berlin

Departure from the lobby of the hotel at 17:00 Get-together for a joint drinks and dinner.

• 9:00 ‐ 9:30 Morning welcome coffee & tea
• 9:30 ‐ 12:00 Introduction work and projects PIs (15 min + 5 min Q&A)
• 9:30 ‐ 9:50 DC1 + DC2: DZNE; Dragomir Milovanovic
• 9:50 ‐ 10:10 DC3: RUG; Arjan Kortholt
• 10:10 ‐ 10:30 DC4: RUG; Geert van den Bogaart
• 10:30 ‐ 11:50 DC7 + DC8: AU: Marina Romero Ramos
• 11:50 ‐ 11:10 DC9: Bayer; Nikola Milosevic
• 11:10 ‐ 11:30 DC10: Atx; Hardy Rideout or Alexia Polissidis
• 11:30 ‐ 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 ‐ 15:30 continuing introduction work and projects PIs
• 13:30 ‐ 13:50 DC11: H Lunbeck; Karina Fog
• 13:50 ‐ 14:10 DC12: RUG; Frans Bianchi
• 14:10 ‐ 14:30 DC13: SulfaTeq; Guido Krenning
• 14:30 ‐ 14:50 DC14: MetaSysX; Sylwia Kierszniowska
• 14:50 ‐ 15:10 DC15: Universtiy of Athens; Elias Manolakos
• 15:10 ‐ 15:30 DC16: Oxford University: Laura Parkkinen
• 15:30 ‐ 16:00 Coffee Break and preparation for the workshop
• 16:00 ‐ 17:30 Diversity workshop Dragomir Milovanovic (DZNE)
• 18:00 Joint dinner

• 8:30 meet at the foyer of B&B Hotel
• 11:00 ‐ 17:00 Networking Event ‐ Spreewald; including a boat-tour, lunch, visit to a picturesque village island
• 18:00 Dinner PIs; DCs free evening

• 9:00 ‐ 9:30 coffee &thee
• 9:30 ‐ 12:00 Lectures Immunology Geert van den Bogaart & Frans Bianchi (RUG)
• 12:00 ‐ 14:00 Lunch
• 14:00 ‐ 15:30 Scientific Integrity workshop Ivanka Markovic (FMUB)
• 15:30 ‐ 17:30 Lectures Neurobiology, Dragomir Milovanovic (DZNE) & Laura Parkinnen (Oxford)
• 17:30 ‐ 18:30 PI meeting: EU rules, obligations and requirements for the DN; Geert van den Bogaart
• Free evening

• 9:30 ‐ 11:30 Lectures fundamentals of PD Marina Romero (AU) & Ivanka Markovic(FMUB)
• 11:30 ‐ 12:00 Introduction work and projects DC5 + DC6: Ivanka Markovic and Dusan Popadic
• 12:00 ‐ 14:00 Lunch
• 14:00 ‐ 16:00 Communications workshop Christina Schulte
• 16:00 ‐ 22:00 Farewell dinner with party

Farewell breakfast

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