08.30 – 09.15

Welcome and opening remarks

• Riccardo Zucchi, Rector of the University of Pisa
• Emanuele Neri, President of the School of Medicine
• Grazia Chiellini, Director of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine
• Aldo Paolicchi, Director of Translational Research
• Stefano Taddei, Director of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

09.15 – 10.30

National and International PhD courses

Chair: Massimo Chiarugi and Mauro Pistello, Coordinators PhD Courses

• Bernardo Tellini, Pro-Rector of Research Doctorate, University of Pisa Outlook on Italian PhD courses
• Giorgio Gilestro, Imperial College London, UK A look at PhD courses abroad

Round Table

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 13.00

Endocrinology, Metabolism, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine

Chair: Piero Marchetti and Raffaele De Caterina, University of Pisa

• Massimo Tonacchera, University of Pisa – Endocrine disruptors and thyroid dysfunctions
• Manuela Battaglia, University of Milan – Type 1 diabetes – Is it time for revolution
• Domenico Prisco, University of Florence – Cardiovascular antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism – Factor XI Inhibitors

Round Table

08.30 – 10.30

From drugs discovery to the registration process

Chair: Lorenzo Ghiadoni and Alessandro Antonelli, University of Pisa

• Alice Ravizza, InsideAI srl – From early development to registration of medical devices
• Concettina La Motta, University of Pisa – The drug discovery process from hit to lead compounds: a case study of new anticancer agents
• Ilaria Conti, Vice President, Global Head of Early Clinical Development, ADC Therapeutics  – From early development to drug registration
• Francesco Trotta, HTA and Drug Economy, Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco – Drug evaluation criteria according to AIFA
• Alberto Bresci, Marketing Director di Abiogen Pharma SPA – The paradigm of research in the pharmaceutical industry

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 13.00

Precision Medicine in Oncology

Chair: Gianluca Masi and Chiara Cremolini, University of Pisa

• Andrea Botticelli, University La Sapienza Rome – Agnostic drugs’ development: all roads lead to ROME
• Francesco Passiglia, University of Turin – Comprehensive Genomic Profiling in clinical practice: where do Molecular Tumor Boards stand?
• Umberto Malapelle, University of Naples – In blood veritas: perspectives on the present and the future of liquid biopsy
• Federica Marmorino, University of Pisa – Immunotherapy in good and evil: the example of colorectal cancer

14.00 – 16.00 Guided Poster Session

16.00 – 17.30

Navigating the Future of Italian and European Research

Chair: Ugo Faraguna and Vittoria Raffa, University of Pisa Vittoria Raffa, Delegate for Research Promotion in Life Science, Pisa

• Unipi promotes scientific proposal development and writing – Simona Costa, University Pisa
• The guidelines of the Work Program 2025, Cluster I – Health – Viviana Marchi, IRCCS Stella Maris Ricerca Finalizzata: an opportunity of funding research in Italy
• Valentina Dini, University Pisa – Investigator initiated trials grant: an explorative journey

17.30 – 18.00 PhD Awards and Closing Ceremony