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 technologies in biological and medical sciences, new fields of science, such as proteomics, optogenomics, and mobile applications, augmented reality, 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 2018 is dedicated to: clinicians, physicians, pharmacologists, biologists, bioinformaticians and chemists.

Plenary Speakers

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

Prof. Francesco Pavone - European Laboratory for Non Linear Spectroscopy and Department of Physics, University of Florence, Italy
Ronald Duman, PhD - The Yale Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, US
Prof. Francesco Battaglia - the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Check Program

Session Talks

Session 1: Biological context of bipolar disorder

Chair: Dominika Dudek

Session 2: Endocannabinoid signaling in health and disease

Chair: Katarzyna Starowicz-Bubak

Session 3: The role of serotonin in neurodevelopmental disorders

Chair: Piotr Popik, Agnieszka Nikiforuk

Session 4: Biomarkers discovery in mental disorders

Chair: Bernadeta Szewczyk

Session 5: Neuroimaging – beyond the structure

Chair: Joanna Pera

Session 6: Perspectives for therapy of treatment-resistant depression

Chair: Mariusz Papp

Session 7: Presentations from ERC grant Awardees

Chair: Jan Manuel Rodriguez Parkitna

Session 8: Clinical genomics

Chair: Michał Korostyński, Michał Dąbrowski, Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Session 9: Chem- and bioinformatics in drug design

Chair: Andrzej Bojarski

Session 10: Genes Affect Your Risk for Addiction

Chair: Małgorzata Frankowska, Irena Smaga-Maślanka

Session 11: Computational Personalised Medicines

Session 13: Young Scientific Investigators' Session

Chair: Rafał Ryguła, Karolina Noworyta-Sokołowska

Scientific Committee

Name	Institution	Country
Andrzej Bojarski	Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Lucia Cafiino	Departament of Molecular Animal Physiology, Radbound University Nijmegen Nijmegen	Netherlands
Michał Dąbrowski	Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw	Poland
Dominika Dudek	Department of Adult Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University Medical College Krakow	Poland
Małgorzata Filip	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Małgorzata Frankowska	Department of Drug Addiction Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Martin Kaczocha	Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook New York	US
Beat Lutz	Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz Mainz	Germany
Irena Nalepa	Department of Brain Biochemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Agnieszka Nikiforuk	Department of Behavioral Neuroscience & Drug Development, Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Rafał Olszanecki	Jagiellonian University Medical College Krakow	Poland
Mariusz Papp	Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Jan Rodriguez Parkitna	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology Krakow	Poland
Joanna Pera	Jagiellonian University Medical College Krakow	Poland
Piotr Popik	Department of Behavioral Neuroscience & Drug Development, Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Edmund Przegaliński	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow	Poland
Irena Smaga	Department of Drug Addiction Pharmacology, 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, Laboratory of Trace Elements Neurobiology 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.	Company Exhibition, Sponsors	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Irena Smaga-Maślanka, Ph.D	Public Relations	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Dawid Gawliński, MSC	Media	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Karolina Wydra, Ph.D	Publications	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Agata Suder	General Secretarial Duties	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Kamila Piotrowska, MSc	Guest Speaker	Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland
Łukasz Bieńkowski	Website Administrator	Not affiliated	Poland

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.

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.

4th Central European Biomedical Congress