There is a strong link between metabolism and cellular mechanics. Following the success of the first international symposium linking physics and metabolism to brain functions (Barcelona, July 2024), we are pleased to welcome you to Paris for this second edition.
This event will bring together world-renowned specialists in the fields of physics, chemistry, neurobiology and philosophy, with the aim of encouraging new collaborations and supporting what is called the "science of the night", an interdisciplinary method that generates new ideas and the formulation of questions/hypotheses. Take part in our event and engage with renowned speakers on topics such as the physics of cell traffic, neurotransmission, sensory systems and much more. The symposium will also include musical performances to enrich our search for an understanding of life.
The event is organised by Professor Fanny Mochel (Paris Brain Institute & Sorbonne University, Paris) and Professor Angeles García-Cazorla (SJD & University of Barcelona), and is a conference in English aimed at a scientific audience.
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome and opening remarks
Stéphanie Debette (ICM executive director) Anne-Geneviève Marcelin (Vice-dean of research, Sorbonne University)
09:15 - 09:45
Why neurometabolism needs the contribution of physics?
Fanny Mochel (Sorbonne University and Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France) Angeles Garcia-Cazorla (Universitat de Barcelona and Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain)
09:45 - 10:30
From the primordial universe to the human mind
Sylvie Vauclair (Astrophysicist at the Midi-Pyrénées observatory, Professor at the Paul-Sabatier University of Toulouse and member of the Institut universitaire de France)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Progression of glioblastoma involves alterations of the mechanobiology of extracellular matrix fibers
Viola Vogel (Department of Health Sciences and Technology and Head of the Applied Mechanobiology Laboratory, Zürich, Switzerland)
11:30 - 12:00
Membrane chemical biology - Spotlight on lipids
Andre Nadler (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany)
12:00 - 12:30
Tissue mechanics control mitochondrial shape and cellular metabolism
Sirio Dupont (Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy)
12:30 - 12:45
TANGO2 deficiency: connection between energy metabolism and membrane dynamics
Alfonso de Oyarzábal (University Abat Oliba CEU and Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain)
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
What do we know regarding biophysics of dopamine production?
Aurora Martinez (Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Norway)
14:30 - 15:00
How can biophysics help us bridge neurotransmission systems?
Laurent Groc (Head of the Team Developmental Brain Physiology and Pathology, Director of the Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, Bordeaux, France)
15:00 - 15:15
Clinical flash – How clinical observations can help us bridge neurotransmission systems?
Angeles Garcia-Cazorla (Universitat de Barcelona and Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain)
15:15 - 15:45
Coffee break
15:45 - 16:15
How mechanotransduction of somatosensory circuits drive brain development?
Francisco Martini (Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UMH-CSIC), Sant Joan d’Alacant, Spain)
16:15 - 16:45
How mechanotransduction of spinal sensory circuits drive locomotion and morphogenesis throughout life?
Claire Wyart (Navigation, sensorimotor integration brain & body integration lab, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France)
16:45 - 17:15
Clinical flash – Connection between sensory systems and autism
Stephan Hartmann (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Munich, Germany)
17:15 - 17:30
Closing remarks
Fanny Mochel (Sorbonne University and Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France)
Angeles Garcia-Cazorla (Universitat de Barcelona and Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain)
The symposium is aimed at professionals and academics from various disciplines interested in the intersection of physics and neurometabolsim. Attendees include physicians, biologists, physicists, neurologists geneticists, and biochemists and people interested in metabolic field.
Please join the conference in Paris Brain Institute auditorium.
