SIFB PhD Award in Photobiology 2026 – Winner Announcement
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the SIFB PhD Award in Photobiology – 2026 is Alessio Colleoni, PhD candidate in the National PhD Programme in Photoinduced Processes and Technologies at the University of Milan.Read More“SIFB PhD Award in Photobiology 2026 – Winner Announcement”»
8th Photodynamic Day 2026
We are pleased to announce that the 8th Photodynamic Day will take place onJune 25, 2026 at Acibadem University in Istanbul, in the framework of the International Day of Light.
ESP 2026 School announcement
Following the success of previous editions, the European Society for Photobiology is pleased to announce the 8th Edition of the ESP Photobiology School, which will take place in beautiful Brixen–Bressanone (South Tyrol, Italy) from June 15 to 20, 2026.
2° ESP Junior Meeting
Siamo felici di annunciare che il2° ESP Junior Meetingsi terrà il26 e 27 marzo 2026e si svolgerà comeevento online gratuito, interamente dedicato ai giovani fotobiologi.
Dmitri Krisko passed away
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Professor Dmitri Krysko, head of the Cell Death Investigation and Therapy Laboratory at the Cancer Research Institute, Ghent.
Green Christmast Session 2025 Patronage
L’Associazione Italiana di Fotobiologia è lieta di patrocinare e annunciare la Green Christmas Session 2025.
9th International Workshop on Nitric Oxide and Cancer
9th International Workshop on Nitric Oxide and Cancer – Dijon, September 2025
We are pleased to share that the 9th International Workshop on Nitric Oxide and Cancer will take place from September 8 to 10, 2025, at Université Bourgogne Europe, in Dijon, France.Read More“9th International Workshop on Nitric Oxide and Cancer”»
Italian Meeting on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines – IMPP-3
“Italian Meeting on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines – IMPP-3”
25-27 Giugno 2025
Università degli Studi di Milano(Aula C03, Via Mangiagalli 25, Milano)Read More“Italian Meeting on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines – IMPP-3”»
Nitric Oxide Sensing by photons
Nitric Oxide Sensing by photons: a workshop on fluorescent sensors for intracellular nitric oxide
Thursday April 10, 2025, h 14.00-17.00 Centro congressi Plesso delle Scienze – Campus Scienze e Tecnologie, Parma- Nitric Oxide Sensing by a Blue Fluorescent Protein
Thomas Gensch – Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany) - Computational modeling and design of intracellular indicators based on Fluorescent Proteins
Riccardo Nifosì – Istituto di Nanoscienze, CNR, Pisa (Italy) - Nitric Oxide photorelease, self reporting and sensing
Salvo Sortino – Università di Catania (Italy)
- Nitric Oxide Sensing by a Blue Fluorescent Protein
7th Photodynamic
Announcement of the 7th Photodynamic at Acibadem University in Istanbul on May 16th, in the framework of the International Day of Light.
The website is here: https://photodynamicday202.wixsite.com/2025, continuously updated with all needed information.Seminar Death Pathway Mechanisms in PDT
IPA Enlightenment Masterclass Series: Death Pathway Mechanisms in PDT
David Kessel, PhD, Professor Emeritus,Wayne State University, USA
Moderated by Anne-Laure Bulin & Girgis Obaid
March 3, 2025 at 10am ET & 4pm CET
Italian Meeting on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines – IMPP-3
Italian Meeting on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines – IMPP-3
terza edizione del meeting nazionale:
📆 25-27 Giugno 2025
📍 Università degli Studi di Milano(Aula C03, Via Mangiagalli 25, Milano)Read More“Italian Meeting on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines – IMPP-3”»
Sorgente di luce UV anti-microbica
Sorgente di luce UV anti-microbica al primo posto nel concorso del Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy
Lo scorso 30 ottobre si è svolta a Roma la fase finale del concorso IP Award (Intellectual Property Award), organizzato dal Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy in collaborazione con NETVAL e Invitalia.
Il concorso premia i migliori brevetti di ricerca realizzati da università, enti pubblici di ricerca e IRCCS titolari di brevetti in vari ambiti tecnologici.Bando assegno PRIN 2022
Bando per un assegno di ricerca della durata di un anno sul progetto PNRR2022”DOUBLE HYBRIDS STRATEGY FOR CANCER TREATMENT BY TARGETING THE HEME OXYGENASE SYSTEM- HOHYBRID2”Responsabile: Mariachiara TrapaniIl/la candidato/a lavorerà presso l’URT di Messina dell’Istituto per lo Studio dei materiali nanostrutturati (ISMN) del CNR e si occuperà della seguente tematica “Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of supramolecular hybrid nanoconstructs based on inorganic nanoparticles capped with cyclodextrins. Application of the nanoassemblies as drug delivery systems for hybrid antitumoral molecules and study of technological properties”.Il bando, con scadenza 15 ottobre, si trova al link https://www.urp.cnr.it/node/15525American Society for Photobiology webinars
Si segnalano i seguenti seminari dellaAmerican Society for Photobiology:
ASP Monthly Webinar Series (first Thursday of every month) free for everyone.
https://photobiology.org/webinars/Seminario Dr. Masaoki Kawasumi
AVVISO DI SEMINARIO
UV-Induced DNA Damage Response, Epigenetic Abnormalities and Skin Cancer
Friday May 31st – 11:00 am @Mock-Pharmacy + Zoom
Dr. Masaoki Kawasumi – MD – PhD Department of Dermatology University of Washington Medicine at South Lake Union
Associate Editor, Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine American Society of Photobiology Secretary-elect
LINK ZOOM: https://unipd.zoom.us/j/895830237382-year PostDoc open position
Si segnala la seguente 2-year PostDoc open position:The project is focused on the development of an experimental approach for the determination of the photoinduced structural dynamics of
photosensitive biomolecules both in vitro and in cell using time-resolved X-ray scattering techniques.Congresso IUPB-MEPSA 2024
Congresso IUPB-MEPSA 2024
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL 14.
Topical Collection on Photodynamic Therapy-Enhanced Antitumor Immunity
Dear Italian Researchers working with PDT of cancer,
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit an article to the “Topical Collection on Photodynamic Therapy-Enhanced Antitumor Immunity” for publication inPhotochemical & Photobiological Sciences(PPS) – PPS is published under the Springer imprint as of 2021 and is the official journal of theEuropean Society for Photobiology (ESP)and the European Photochemistry Association (EPA).
Read More“Topical Collection on Photodynamic Therapy-Enhanced Antitumor Immunity”»
ESP Photobiology School 7th edition
Following the success of the previous editions, the European Society of Photobiology is pleased to announce the 7th Edition of the ESP Photobiology School, which will be held in beautiful Brixen-Bressanone (South Tyrol, Italy) from 16-22 June 2024.
Details of the School program and registration and logistic information are available at the pagehttps://www.photobiology.eu/photobiology-schoolPDT & PDD Update 2024
Abstract submissionforPDT & PDD Update 2024is open.
Please follow thislinkfor information how to submit your abstract either online or via e-mail (providing your template-based abstract plus some additional information as explained on the webpage).
Deadlinefor abstract submission is:February 29, 2024
Please note thatwe have updated the conference website, e.g, withinformation about the basicregistration fees.
Registration will start onApril 1, 2024. Further updates will follow.
The conference offers a forum for experts, students & postdocs, and companies alike. In the tradition of the renowned PDT meetings in Brixen, Italy, we are planning
- no parallel sessions
- a focus on clinical applications
- poster pitches and viewing
- an elaborate social program in a stimulating landscape
We are looking forward to meeting you inKochel am See!
Dottorato in fotofarmacologia a Barcellona
Attività principali: sintesi di small molecules photoswitchable e caratterizzazione in vitro.
La call appare chiusa ma sarà riaperta.
Il link è il seguente:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/predoctoral-researcher-at-the-nanoprobes-and-nanoswitches-research-group/Green Christmas Session 2023
Si segnala l’evento Green Christmas Session 2023 “Photosynthetic microorganisms for sustainable development”, una conferenza online ad accesso gratuito incentrata sullo sviluppo di applicazioni biobased che impiegano microrganismi fotosintetici e sulla tecnologia all’avanguardia per studiare le strutture fotosintetiche. L’evento si terrà nelle mattinate del 6 e 7 Dicembre prossimi.
La locandina dell’evento è scaricabile qui.
Il link all’evento èhttp://www.isb.cnr.it/test2/index.php/gcs-2023/IUPB Congress 2024
The executive Board of the International Union of Photobiology (IUPB), the Molecular and Experimental Pathology Society of Australasia (MEPSA), and the Local Organising Committee, cordially invite you to attend the 18th International Congress on Photobiology, which will be held in Perth (Australia) from the 25th to the 30th August 2024.
Further details in the attached PDF.Posizione di dottorato (fotofarmacologia) a Barcellona
Si segnala il seguente bando di dottorato:
https://ibecbarcelona.eu/ca/predoctoral-researcher-at-the-nanoprobes-and-nanoswitches-research-group/
gruppo di ricerca:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/nanoprobes
condizioni: https://ibecbarcelona.eu/ca/careers-at-ibec/doing-your-phd/ibec-phd-fpi-fellowships/NIS Colloquium “Antimicrobial Biomaterials and their Potential Applications”
Dear colleagues,
you are kindly invited to participate to the NIS Colloquium “Antimicrobial Biomaterials and their Potential Applications” that will take place on the 19th of June 2023 from 14 to 18:30 at the Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology – Aula Magna – Via Accademia Albertina 13, Turin, Italy.Read More“NIS Colloquium “Antimicrobial Biomaterials and their Potential Applications””»
Photons & proteins
A workshop in honor of Martin Chalfie
Università di Parma, Centro Sant’Elisabetta
July 3, 202314.30-18.00Dr. James Kincaid passed away
Dear SIFB members, colleagues and friends
It is with great sadness that we must inform you that Dr. James Kincaid passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022.
https://www.marquette.edu/chemistry/
He worked in the field of heme proteins/spectroscopy.
Many of us were fortunate to have met him while attending the SPP and ICPP symposia.
Our condolences to his family and friends.Consiglio Direttivo SIFB
PhD opportunity in Sorbonne University, Paris, France
“Encapsulation of photoactive proteins in inorganic mesoporous materials”. Laboratory for Surface Reactivity, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Read More“PhD opportunity in Sorbonne University, Paris, France”»
Risultati Premio Giovani Ricercatori 2022
A seguito della valutazione dei prodotto proposti, il direttivo SIFB proclama vincitori a pari merito:
Greta Avancini
Matteo Di GiosiaPremio SIFB Giovani Ricercatori ed. 2024
Bando di concorso per l’assegnazione di 2 Premi in denaro per l’articolo scientifico più significativo nell’ambito della Fotobiologia
Terza Edizione – 2024
Nota: il presente bando èscaricabile in formato word qui.
La Società Italiana di Fotobiologia – SIFB bandisce un concorso per l’assegnazione di due premi di 300 € destinati a giovani ricercatrici e ricercatori. I vincitori sono tenuti a partecipare al convegno nazionale (in qualità diinvited speaker) con quota di iscrizione gratuita.
