(AGENPARL) – Wed 20 August 2025 Department of Molecular
Sciences and Nanosystems
BioMed 2025
25-28 August 2025
Programme
Event promoted in the frame of the Biomedical Research Hub – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
and Kansai Medical University
In collaboration with: San Camillo IRCCS and Department of Medical Sciences, University of
Ferrara
August 25, 2025 – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Aula Magna Silvio Trentin, Ca’ Dolfin
Venice, Dorsoduro 3825/D
9.30 Institutional greetings
Prof. Tiziana Lippiello, Rector of Ca’ Foscari
University of Venice
Prof. Tatsuo Kinashi, President of Kansai Medical
University
Prof. Pier Franco Conte, Scientific Director of the
IRCCS San Camillo Hospital
Dr. Maurizio Gasparin, Secretary General of the
Veneto Region
Dr. Mario Bassano, AD of the IRCCS San Camillo
Dr. Edgardo Contato, Director General ULSS 3
Serenissima
Dr. Francesca Russo, Director of the Department
for Prevention, Food Safety, and Veterinary
Services at the Veneto Region
Prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti and Prof. Flavio
Rizzolio, Directors of the Biomedical Research
Hub – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Kansai
Medical University
10.15 Presentation of Setsunan University,
Osaka
Prof. Shinji Sakuma, Vicepresident of Setsunan
University, Head of the Department of
Pharmaceutical Science
Prof. Takashi Shiina, Assistant President of
Setsunan University, Faculty of Agriculture
10.30 Presentation of the Double PhD Degree
programme
Prof. Hirofumi Hitomi, Coordinator of the
PhD Programme in Bioengineering and
Medical Science Department of iPS Stem
cells Regenerative Medicine, Kansai Medical
University
Prof. Flavio Rizzolio, Coordinator of the
PhD Programme in Engineering Physics and
Materials, Department of Molecular Sciences
and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari University of
Venice
10.45 Scientific presentations
Chairs: Prof. Paolo Pinton and Prof. Carlotta
Giorgi
10.45 Prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti, Kansai Medical
University
Raman spectroscopy: the sleeping giant in
molecular medicine
11.15 Prof. Hirofumi Hitomi, Kansai Medical
University
Clinical applications and disease models using
induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells
11.45 Prof. Marco Nobile, Department of
Environmental Sciences, Computer Science
and Statistics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
AI in biomedicine: Ethical and computational
challenges
12.15 Prof. Achille Giacometti, Department
of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’
Foscari University of Venice
The unbearable lightness of computer
simulations
12.45 Prof. Robert Carlyle Pullar, Department
of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’
Foscari University of Venice
3D printed ceramic bone scaffolds for osseoregenerative implants
13.15 Prof. Stefano Campostrini, Department
of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
E-health and virtual hospitals
New opportunities and challenges for healthcare
in aging societies
Closing remarks
Prof. Maurizio Selva and Prof. Salvatore
Orlando, Directors of the Departments of the
Scientific Area, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Prof. Tatsuo Kinashi, President of Kansai Medical
University
Prof. Tiziana Lippiello, Rector of Ca’ Foscari
University of Venice
13.50 Networking lunch
15.00 Student presentations from KMU
Ms. Saki Ikegami, Biomedical Engineering
Center
Raman spectroscopic analysis of
neurodegenerative tissues
Ms. Midori Orikawa, Department of Genome
Analysis
The chemical origin of the superior attitude of
Cnm-positive Streptococcus mutans to stick on
collagen IV
Ms. Junko Hirase, Department of Genome
Analysis
Establishment of a rapid and highly accurate
diagnostic method for repeat expansion diseases
using nanopore sequencing technology
Ms. Yukina Hiramatsu, Department of iPS Stem
cell Regenerative Medicine
Application of Raman spectroscopy for gene
editing and metabolic evaluation using iPS cells
from patients with citrin deficiency
Mr. Shuhei Ikeda, Department of Neurology
Cnm-positive Streptococcus mutans as
a predictive biomarker for hemorrhagic
transformation: A novel approach using Raman
spectroscopy
16.30 Concluding remarks
Organizers: Prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti and Prof.
Flavio Rizzolio
August 26, 2025 – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Eta Building, Scientific Campus
Mestre, Via Torino 155
9.00 Meet & greet in Piazzale Roma bus terminal
(private vans scheduled departure)
9.30 Lab sessions in ETA Building
Prof. Leonardo Puppulin, Department of
Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’
Foscari University of Venice
Prof. Michele Back, Department of Molecular
Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari
University of Venice
Dr.ssa Martina Marchiori, Department of
Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’
Foscari University of Venice
Prof. Robert Pullar, Department of Molecular
Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari
University of Venice
13.00 Networking lunch
15.00 Return in Piazzale Roma bus terminal
(private vans scheduled departure)
Organizers: Prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti and Prof.
Flavio Rizzolio
12.45 Concluding remarks in Conference Room
Orio Zanetto, Alfa Building
For more information about Biomedical Research Hub – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Kansai
Medical University http://www.unive.it/web/en/15205/article/6517
August 27, 2025 – IRCCS San Camillo
Venezia Lido, via Alberoni 70
8.30 from Venezia Santa Lucia railway station
to San Camillo (private speedboat scheduled
departure)
16.30 from San Camillo to railroad Santa Lucia
railway station (private speedboat scheduled
departure)
KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY AND IRCCS
SAN CAMILLO SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION
Opening of Collaboration and Summer School
IRCCS San Camillo – August 27, 2025
9.30 – 10.00 Welcome Coffee
Welcome in the IRCCS San Camillo garden
Transfer to “Sala Teatro” meeting room
10.00 – 10.40 Opening Session
Prof. Pierfranco Conte, Research Director,
IRCCS San Camillo
San Camillo Hospital & Research Institute:
Main Research Lines and the KMU–San Camillo
Collaboration Hub
Prof. Tatsuo Kinashi, President, Kansai Medical
University (KMU)
Prof. Rumi Tanemura, Head, Dept. of
Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation,
Introduction to Kansai Medical University and
Faculty of Rehabilitation and Graduate School of
Life Health Science, KMU
10.40 – 11.30 Summer School Opening
Dr. Davide Franceschini, Research Pharmacist,
IRCCS San Camillo
Overview of the Seminar Program
Prof. Yusuke Yakushiji, Department of
Neurology, KMU
Clinical Relevance of Cerebral Small Vessel
Disease
Dr. Leonardo Rigon, Neurologist, IRCCS San
Camillo
Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease: Current
Concepts and Future Challenges
11.30 – 12.10 Presentation of the HUB Meeting
12.10 – 13.40 Lunch in the San Camillo Garden
13.40 – 15.00 Afternoon Scientific Session
Asst. Prof. Kimihiko Mori, Rehabilitation
Medicine, KMU
Innovation in Physical Therapy Education Using
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Strategies for
Developing Advanced Medical Professionals and
Advancing Clinical Practice
Mr. Fumiya Suzuki, Rehabilitation Medicine,
Elastic Net and Ridge Regression Model-Based
Extraction of Three-Dimensional Biomechanical
Features that Contribute to Post-Stroke Gait
Balance in Community-dwelling Adults: A
Retrospective Study
Asst. Prof. Shingo Hashimoto, Department of
Occupational Therapy, KMU
Intervention in Cognitive and Higher Brain
Functions Using New Technologies
Dr. Konstantinos Koutsikos, Physical and
Rehabilitation Medicine, IRCCS San Camillo
Neurological Rehabilitation: Classical and
Innovative Therapies
15.00 – 16.00 PRACTICAL SESSION: IRCCS San
Camillo Laboratories Visits
Dr. Enrico Dal Pozzo, Human-Centered Designer
Dr. Sara Zago, Neurorehabilitation
Methodologies Laboratory
Dr. Francesca Burgio & Dr. Laura Danesin,
Neuropsychology Laboratory
Dr. Pawel Kiper, Healthcare Innovation
Technologies Laboratory
Guided tour of the rehabilitation laboratories and
ongoing projects.
16.00 – 16.20 Closing Session
Final Discussion and Closing Remarks
Return to Venice (approx. 16.30)
Organizers: Prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti and
Dr. Davide Franceschini
August 28, 2025 – University of Ferrara
Chiostro Santa Maria di Mortara
Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17
Summer School at University of Ferrara, Chiostro
Santa Maria di Mortara
8.03 – 8.30 Arrival at Ferrara railway station by train
FR8801 (Venezia S. Lucia 06.53 – Ferrara 08.03)
Participants will book their train tickets
independently in advance
(www.trenitalia.com/en.html)
Participants will be picked up at Ferrara railway
station and transferred to the University of Ferrara
by car
8.30 – 9.00 Opening Refreshment – at “Chiostro
Santa Maria di Mortara”, 17 Fossato di Mortara
Street
9.00 – 9.15 Opening Presentation of Collaboration
and Institutional Welcome
MC: Prof. Carlotta Giorgi, University of Ferrara
Opening Speech
Prof. Stefano Volpato, Head of Department of
Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara
Prof. Tatsuo Kinashi, President, Kansai Medical
University
Scientific meeting
Chair: Prof. Paolo Pinton, University of Ferrara
9.15 – 10.15 Prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti, Biomedical
Engineering Center, Kansai Medical University
Raman spectroscopy in cell physiology and
microbiology
10.15 – 10.40 Prof. Barbara Zavan, Department
of Medical Sciences, Laboratories of Tissue
Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory,
University of Ferrara
Tiny Messengers, Big Impact: The Expanding World
of Extracellular Vesicles
10.40 – 11.05 Prof. Naoyuki Kondo, Department of
Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Science,
Kansai Medical University
Immune “HANA-BI” to regulate the symphony of
immune response
11.05 – 11.30 Prof. Massimo Bonora, Department
Medical Sciences, Signal Transduction Laboratory,
University of Ferrara
Illuminating Mitochondrial Pathophysiology:
Integrating Imaging Modalities
11.30- 11.55 Prof. Yoshiki Yasukochi, Department
of Genome Analysis, Kansai Medical University
Introduction to Human Genetics: Relationship
between genetic variation and phenotypic variation
11.55 – 12.00 Closing remarks
Prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti, Kansai Medical University
Prof. Paolo Pinton, University of Ferrara
12.00 – 13.30 Light lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Signal Transduction Lab Tour at
“CUBO” building, 70 Fossato di Mortara street,
University of Ferrara
Coordinator: Prof. Massimo Bonora, University of
Ferrara
15.00 – 18.00 Ferrara City Center Guided Tour
18.00 – 18.29 Transfer to Ferrara railway station by
Train to Venice FR9426 (Ferrara 18.29 – Venezia S.
Lucia 19.34)
Participants will book their train tickets
independently in advance
(www.trenitalia.com/en.html)
Organizers: Prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti, Prof. Carlotta
Giorgi and Prof. Paolo Pinton