Welcome Address

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to visit Krakow in 2020 to take part in the 4^th Central European Biomedical Congress (CEBC) which motto is: Impact of bioinformatics and omics on biology and medicine.

This congress is jointly organized by the Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College.

Through a series of plenary lectures, oral sessions, poster sessions and workshops, industry-sponsored symposia and exhibitions, 4^th CEBC will provide new information about use of the latest advances in biological and medical sciences, novel technogies such as “multi-omics”, mobile applications, augmented reality and neural networks.

The Congress also will promote outstanding opportunities for junior scientists to present research and interact with leaders in the field, including awardees of European Research Council grants.

Adopting a highly multidisciplinary approach, the Congress aims to draw an attendance of clinicians, physicians, pharmacologists, biologists, bioinformaticians and chemists, sharing the common goal to promote international scientific cooperation and to exchange of ideas and concepts.

The 4^th CEBC will be held at the Auditorium Maximum, a modern congress center located in the heart of Krakow.

We are convinced the Congress will be a memorable event because Krakow, is one of the most important historical, cultural and touristic centers of Poland and Central Europe.

Once again we would like to cordially invite to join us at the 4^th Central European Biomedical Congress, and we look forward to welcoming you in Krakow in 2020!

Best regards,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

Małgorzata Filip

Maj Institute of Pharmacology
Polish Academy of Sciences
Krakow

Joanna Pera

Faculty of Medicine
Jagiellonian University, College Medicine
Krakow

About the Event

CEBC 2020 is dedicated to: clinicians, physicians, pharmacologists, biologists, bioinformaticians and chemists.

Plenary Speakers

The outstanding plenary speakers have confirmed their participation in the Congress:

Prof. David E. Nichols - Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, LA, USA

Plenary lecture: Psychedelic Research in the 21st Century
Prof. Francesco Pavone - European Laboratory for Non Linear Spectroscopy and Department of Physics, University of Florence, Italy

Inaugural lecture: Human brain optical mapping
Prof. Ronald Duman - The Yale Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, USA

Plenary lecture: Neurobiology of stress, depression, and antidepressants: Remodeling synaptic connections
Prof. Francesco Battaglia - the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Plenary lecture: The lifetime of memories: processing and reprocessing of information in the brain
Prof. Jacek R. Wiśniewski - Research Department Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany

Plenary lecture: Large scale proteomics for understanding biological systems

Check Program

Session Talks

19.05

Session 1: Chem- and bioinformatics in drug design

Chair: Andrzej Bojarski

Session 2: Endocannabinoid signaling in health and disease

Chair: Katarzyna Starowicz-Bubak

Session 3: Clinical genomics

Chair: Michał Korostyński, Michał Dąbrowski

20.05

Session 4: The role of serotonin in neurodevelopmental disorders

Chair: Piotr Popik, Agnieszka Nikiforuk

Session 5: Biomarkers discovery in mental disorders

Chair: Bernadeta Szewczyk, Andreas Grabrucker

Session 6: Neuroimaging – beyond the structure

Chair: Joanna Pera

Session 7: Perspectives for therapy of treatment-resistant depression

Chair: Mariusz Papp

Session 8: Genes affect your risk for addiction

Chair: Małgorzata Frankowska, Irena Smaga-Maślanka

Session 9: Computational personalised medicine

21.05

Session 10: Novel views on psychoactive and additive drugs

Chair: Professor Krystyna Gołembiowska, Professor Kathryn A. Cunningham

Session 11: Biological context of bipolar disorder

Chair: Dominika Dudek

Session 12: Presentations from ERC grant awardees

Chair: Jan Manuel Rodriguez Parkitna

22.05

Session 13: Young scientific investigators' session

Chair: Rafał Ryguła, Karolina Noworyta-Sokołowska

Exhibition packages

Gold 15 000 PLN	Silver 10 000 PLN	Bronze 5 000 PLN
Benefits:	Benefits:	Benefits:
Large stand (13 - 20 m²)	Medium stand (7 - 12 m²)	Small stand (6 m²)
Promotional materials added to the congress bag and other congress materials Logo presentation prior to and at the end of the lecture and during the breaks (Power Point) Company logo on the program Company logo on the congress website Two promotional poster-type displays in the Congress venue (in coordination with the organizer) Four tickets to the social program (including the reception, lunches and the Congress dinner)	Promotional materials added to the congress bag and other congress materials Logo presentation prior to and at the end of the lecture and during the breaks (Power Point) Company logo on the program Company logo on the congress website One promotional poster-type displays in the Congress venue (in coordination with the organizer) Three tickets to the social program (including the reception, lunches and Congress dinner)	Logo presentation prior to and at the end of the lecture and during the breaks (Power Point) Company logo on the program Company logo on the congress website Two tickets to the social program (including reception and lunches) Two tickets to the Congress dinner

^* Please note that VAT tax should be settled in the country where your company is registered.

Sponsoring packages

Gold 10 000 PLN	Silver 6 000 PLN	Bronze 4 000 PLN
Benefits:	Benefits:	Benefits:
Promotional materials added to the congress bag and other congress materials Logo presentation prior to and at the end of the lecture and during the breaks (Power Point) Company logo on the program Company logo on the congress website Three tickets to the social program (including the reception, lunches and Congress dinner)	Promotional materials added to the congress bag and other congress materials Logo presentation prior to and at the end of the lecture and during the breaks (Power Point) Company logo on the program Company logo on the congress website Two tickets to the social program (including the reception, lunches and Congress dinner)	Logo presentation prior to and at the end of the lecture and during the breaks (Power Point) Company logo on the program Company logo on the congress website One tickets to the social program (including the reception, lunches and Congress dinner)

^* Please note that VAT tax should be settled in the country where your company is registered.

Scientific Committee

Name	Institution	Country
Andrzej Bojarski	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Lucia Caffino	Università degli Studi di Milano Milano	Italy
Michał Dąbrowski	Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw	Poland
Dominika Dudek	Jagiellonian University Medical College Krakow	Poland
Małgorzata Filip	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Małgorzata Frankowska	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Andreas Grabrucker	Andreas Grabrucker University of Limerick Limerick	Ireland
Martin Kaczocha	Stony Brook University, Stony Brook New York	US
Beat Lutz	University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz Mainz	Germany
Irena Nalepa	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Agnieszka Nikiforuk	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Rafał Olszanecki	Jagiellonian University Medical College Krakow	Poland
Mariusz Papp	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Jan Rodriguez Parkitna	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Joanna Pera	Jagiellonian University Medical College Krakow	Poland
Piotr Popik	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Edmund Przegaliński	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Irena Smaga-Maślanka	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Katarzyna Starowicz-Bubak	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Bernadeta Szewczyk	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland

Organizing Committee

This congress is organized by the Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow, the Faculty of Medicine Jagiellonian University Medical College.

The remaining organizers

Name	Function	Institution	Country
Małgorzata Frankowska, Ph.D. frankow@if-pan.krakow.pl	Company Exhibition, Sponsors	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Irena Smaga-Maślanka, Ph.D smaga@if-pan.krakow.pl	Public Relations	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Dawid Gawliński, MSC gawlin@if-pan.krakow.pl	Media	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Karolina Wydra, Ph.D pub.cebc@if-pan.krakow.pl	Publications	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Agata Faron–Górecka, Pd.D pub.cebc@if-pan.krakow.pl	Publications	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Agata Suder suder@if-pan.krakow.pl	General Secretarial Duties	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Kamila Piotrowska, MSc piotrow@if-pan.krakow.pl	Guest Speaker	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Łukasz Bieńkowski, MSc lukasz.bienkowski@uj.edu.pl	Website Administrator	Jagiellonian University	Poland

Patronage

Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Honorary Patronage

We are very pleased to announce that following persons took the honorary patronage over the 4^th Central European Biomedical Congress:

Honorary Committee

Auditorium Maximum

Auditorium Maximum is the biggest Jaggielonian University's didactic and conference building. It was built in 2005 at the Krupnicza Street in Krakow's City Center. The building contains of several rooms, both in amphitheatrical and flat style. The biggest of them, Large Hall, can hold up to 1.200 people.

VENUE PHOTOS

Large Hall A+B - view from the audience. This lecture hall can hold up to 1.200 people.
Large Hall A+B - view from the audience. This lecture hall can hold up to 1.200 people.
Auditorium Maximum - view from the Krupnicza Street.
Auditorium Maximum - view from the Krupnicza Street.
Auditorium Maximum - view from the Krupnicza Street.
Auditorium Maximum - placed on the map.

Preliminary program

Last update: Jan 16th, 2020

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Pricing

- Early
- Paid before March 31, 2020
- - Regular fee: 1.100 PLN
  - Reduced fee*: 900 PLN
  - Accompanying Person fee: 700 PLN
- Standard
- Paid before April 30, 2020
- - Regular fee: 1.300 PLN
  - Reduced fee*: 1.100 PLN
  - Accompanying Person fee: 900 PLN
- Late
- Paid from May 1, 2020
- - Regular fee: 1.500 PLN
  - Reduced fee*: 1.300 PLN
  - Accompanying Person fee: 1.100 PLN

*Reduced fee: graduate students, Ph.D. students

4th Central European Biomedical Congress