BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d15ba1ae6cd8b8a6a56254637d74a6ea DTSTAMP:20260714T102557Z SUMMARY:Guest Lecture with Giacomo Masserdotti - 'Glia in Transition: Direc t Neuronal Reprogramming Across Regions and Lineages' DESCRIPTION:Contact: Claire.Mckay@med.lu.se\n\nEvent DetailsSpeaker: Giacom o MasserdottiTalk Title: “Glia in Transition: Direct Neuronal Reprogramm ing Across Regions and Lineages"Chair: Daniella Ottosson\, Associate Profe ssor\, Lund UniversityWhen: 04 June 2026 | \;15:15 - 16:30Where: BMC I 1345 Falck-Hillarp\, Faculty of Medicine\, Lund UniversityParticipants ar e welcome to join for fika 15 minutes before the lecture\, allowing time f or informal networking and discussion.About the SpeakerGiacomo Masserdotti Group Leader\, Institute for Stem Cell Research\, Helmholtz Munich (German y)Giacomo Masserdotti is intruigued by the concepts of cell identity and p lasticity. His research investigates the molecular mechanisms driving the direct reprogramming of differentiated mouse and human cells into function al neurons\, aiming at a comprehensive understanding of the conversion pro cess with the final aim of generating new fully function neurons. \;Le veraging state-of-the-art technologies — including single-cell multiomic s\, proteomics\, metabolomics\, and high-content imaging — Giacomo’s l ab aims to understand the extent to which the identity of differentiated c ells can be manipulated to generate new neurons that are functionally and molecularly similar to those present in the adult healthy brain.Giacomo Ma sserdotti received his PhD in molecular and cellular biology at the Univer sity San Raffaele\, Milan\, Italy. He joined Götz’s lab as a postdoctor al fellow in 2009 and started to work in the new field of direct neuronal reprogramming. Since then\, he has contributed to elucidating the transcri ptional mechanisms triggered the forced expression of specific transcripti on factors\, identifying hurdles that prevent successful conversion.Since 2024\, Giacomo is group leader at the Institute of Stem Cell Research (ISF ) and is expanding his interest to organelle organization\, heterogeneity and their changes during the conversion of differentiated cells into funct ional neurons.Learn more about research in the Masserdotti LabAbout Christ ina-Anastasia Stamouli's PhD DefenseOn 05 June\, 2026 at 15:00 Lund Univer sity doctoral student\, Christina-Anastasia Stamouli\, will defend her dis sertation titled 'Generation of Human Subtype-Specific Interneurons for Th erapeutic Replacement and Disease Modelling.'Save the date\n\nMore informa tion about the event: https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/calendar/guest-lect ure-giacomo-masserdotti-glia-transition-direct-neuronal-reprogramming-acro ss-regions-and DTSTART;TZID=GMT:20260604T131500 DTEND;TZID=GMT:20260604T143000 LOCATION:BMC I 1345 Falck-Hillarp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR