Upcoming Medical Conferences in Greece

21st International Conference on "Medical, Medicine and Health Sciences" (MMHS) is organized by Academic Fora and will be held from Aug 25 - 26, 2018 at Titania Hotel, Athens, Attica, Greece. Conference Description : The conference will cover vital issues in medical, medicine and health sciences under multiple sub-themes. The aim of our conference is to support, encourage and provide a platform for networking, sharing, publishing and nurturing the potential growth of individual scholars across the globe. Conference Tracks : This conference is a premier platform for the presentation of novel and creative research results in the fields of theoretical and applied Medical and medicine research, Health Sciences and Public Health research & practice. The conference will bring together leading researchers, social workers, and scientists, students in the domain of scientific interest from around the world. The areas of interest for submission include, but are not limited to: • Medical Science • Health Science • Public Health Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Lipid dynamics and membrane contact sites - FEBS 2018 is organized by Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) and will be held from Aug 31 - Sep 07, 2018 at Anargyrios and Korgialenios School, Spetses, Attica, Greece. Conference Topics: • Membrane Contact Sites : ○ ER-Golgi contact sites. ○ ER-lipid droplet contact sites. ○ Neurotransmission. ○ Viral replication. • Lipid transfer proteins : ○ organelle networks. ○ Lipid-Protein proteins. • Neutral Lipid transport : ○ Lipid storage. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

International Network for Fatty Acid Oxidation Research and Management (INFORM) 2018 Symposium is organized by Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and will be held from Sep 02 - 03, 2018 at Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens, Attica, Greece. The target audience for this medical event is Researchers, pediatricians, internists and specialists in inherited metabolic diseases, nurses, dietitians and nutritionists, genetic counselors, scientists, INFORM members, and all other healthcare professional involved in diagnosing or managing disorders of the carnitine cycle and of fatty acid oxidation. Course Description: Disorders of fatty acid oxidation and of the carnitine cycle are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. With the introduction of expanded newborn screening, many of these conditions can be diagnosed and treated at birth, preventing several of the complications. Treatment of these conditions may include fasting-avoidance, diets low in fat containing specific fatty acids, and carnitine supplements. New types of therapies, nutritional and pharmacological, are being tested in humans and animal models of these conditions. Unfortunately, treatment is only partially effective for some conditions and we still do not understand completely the pathophysiology of end-organ damage caused by these inherited disorders. The objective of the conference is to make the audience familiar with recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of disorder of fatty acid oxidation and of the carnitine cycle. The conference will discuss the proper diagnostic interpretation of laboratory testing, development of new therapeutic strategies, and on the role of newborn screening ​in preventing complications. It will also serve as the annual meeting of INFORM Learning Objectives: After attending the conference, participants will be able to: Identify disorders of the carnitine cycle and of fatty acid oxidation. Be familiar with biochemical and molecular technology used to confirm the diagnosis of fatty acid oxidation disorders Identify markers that enable pre- symptomatic diagnosis by newborn screening of fatty acid oxidation disorders Understand controversies in the management of disorders ​of the carnitine cycle and of fatty acid oxidation. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

26th Annual World Congress on Learning Disabilities is organized by Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Inc. (LDW) and will be held from Sep 07 - 08, 2018 at KAM Center of Mediterranean Architecture, Chania, Crete, Greece. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

17th European Conference on Computational Biology is organized by International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and will be held during Sep 08 - 12, 2018 at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Kallithea, Attica, Greece. The target audience for this medical event is scientists working in a variety of disciplines, including bioinformatics, computational biology, biology, medicine, and systems biology. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Nuclear receptors and biological networks is organized by European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and will be held from Sep 11- 15, 2018 at Avra Imperial, Chania, Crete, Greece. Conference Description : Nuclear receptors (NRs) constitute a unique group of transcription factors that play an important role in a wide variety of developmental, physiological and pathological processes and have become important drug targets in many diseases. These receptors regulate transcription in response to small lipophilic biomolecules such as hormones, lipid metabolites, bile acids, heme and xenobiotic compounds thereby functioning as key mediators linking metabolism and external signals to transcriptional regulation. The ability to directly regulate NRs by small molecules makes these transcription factors ideal targets for disease management as well as for mechanistic and system-wide studies of transcription. This workshop on Nuclear Receptors and Biological Networks continues the very successful EMBO NR conference series. The overall objective of this meeting series is to ensure a European meeting point for current and up-and-coming scientists in the broader field of NRs. The specific objective for the 2018 meeting is to highlight the importance of novel systems approaches for the study of NR functions and to emphasize how NRs constitute excellent tools in systems biology. To facilitate this cross-fertilization of fields, we have invited outstanding speakers with different scientific interests in the NR field as well as world-leading experts in systems approaches. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Patras International Sports Medicine Fellowship 2018 is organized by International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) and will be held from Sep 12 - 14, 2018 at General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, West Greece, Greece. Course Description: This course designed for young orthopedic surgeons interested in further training and exposure to arthroscopy, knee and shoulder surgery and orthopedic sports medicine. It includes some theoretical background with short lectures along with surgical practice in the operating room in: • ACL reconstruction, • dynamic MPFL reconstruction, • shoulder instability, • rotator cuff surgery, • ankle arthroscopy, • knee arthroplasty, • cartilage lesions. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) Conference is organized by AFEA Travel & Congress Services and will be held from Sep 12 - 14, 2018 at Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens, Attica, Greece. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

DNA replication, chromosome segregation and fate decisions Workshop is organized by European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and will be held from Sep 17 - 21, 2018 at Grecotel Olympia Riviera & Aqua Park, Kyllini, West Greece, Greece. Description: DNA replication and chromosome segregation must be strictly regulated and coordinated in the cell cycle, to ensure the maintenance of genome integrity across evolution. Significant progress has been made in recent years to decipher the interplay of these critical cellular processes, helped by successful biochemical reconstitution of key steps and technological advances such as single-molecule biophysical analyses, genome­-wide chromatin analyses, high-­resolution imaging and cryo­electron microscopy. Bringing together scientists working with eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea, and employing complementary methodological approaches, this EMBO Workshop aims to decipher the common pathways which ensure genome maintenance during the cell division cycle of all organisms and how they may affect cell fate choices. In addition to invited speakers, several speakers will be selected from abstracts. Topics will include: • Replication origins • Replisome structure and function • Replication-transcription collisions and arrested forks • Replication timing • DNA and chromosome dynamics • A 3D nuclear organization, chromatin structure, and epigenetic regulation • Chromosome condensation and cohesion • Chromosome segregation mechanisms and regulation • Coordination of replication and segregation • Links with cell fate choices Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Redox-omic Technologies and their Application in Health and Disease - Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) 2018 is organized by Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) and will be held during Sep 17 - 23, 2018 at Spetses Hotel, Spetses, Attica, Greece. Conference Description : Introductory lectures will explain the principles of redox biology and omics techniques, including genomics, metabolomics, lipidomics and proteomics, while state-of-the-art lectures will address their applications to redox-mediated processes in biomedical science, including technological challenges and limitations. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.