- When: 4th-6th November 2026
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Where: B. Andreatta" Conference Center
Via Pietro Bucci
University of Calabria
87036 - Arcavacata - Rende – Cosenza - Contact: Evelin Pellegrini - evelin.pellegrini[at]ior.it
CONFERENCE AIMS
PRECISION MEDICINE IN THE BIG DATA AGE:
from basic science to clinically relevant
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CONFERENCE AIMS
The rapid evolution of precision medicine increasingly relies on the effective interpretation of big data and the development of fast, accurate diagnostic methods. Artificial intelligence (AI) is central to this transformation, enhancing the precision, personalization, and efficiency of healthcare interventions while enabling advanced bioinformatic analyses.
The 38th AICC International Conference will explore key applications of AI across the precision medicine landscape. In drug discovery and development, computational tools are accelerating target identification, molecular design, and candidate prioritization, while multi-omics approaches uncover drug mechanisms, metabolic vulnerabilities, and treatment-induced cellular reprogramming. The conference will also highlight AI-driven predictive and preventive medicine, integrating clinical, genetic, metabolomic, and environmental data to forecast disease risk and guide personalized interventions.
Novel nanomaterial-based platforms for point-of-care detection of metabolic and molecular markers will also be presented. Advances in radiomics, imaging, surgery, and biomarker discovery through multi-omics integration will be discussed, emphasizing their role in improving disease characterization, prognosis, and precision-guided interventions. In immuno-oncology, AI and metabolomics are providing new insights into metabolic interactions within the tumor microenvironment, improving patient stratification and therapeutic outcomes.
Finally, the convergence of big data, AI, and multi-omics will be explored as a driver of next-generation predictive models supporting informed, patient-centered care. Together, these discussions will highlight how AI is shaping the future of precision medicine, bringing healthcare closer to a model that is accurate, proactive, and deeply individualized.
We look forward to welcoming you to this inspiring and insightful event!
The AICC President
Michele Caraglia
Scientific Coordinators
Maria Teresa Di Martino, UMG
Rosamaria Lappano, UMG
Marcello Maggiolini, UNICAL
FACULTY
Maria Raffaella Ambrosio, University of Calabria (UniCal), Rende, Italy
Ivano Amelio, University of Kostanz, Kostanz, Germany
David Chang, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Stefano Cinti,University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Vincenzo Desiderio, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Luca De Stefano, Unit of Naples-National Research Council, Naples, Italy
Craig Anthony Glastonbury, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Laura Letchuga,Institut Català de Nanociència(ICN2), Barcellona, Spain
Miguel Mantilla, EMEA-ABM, Spain
Franca Melfi,University of Calabria (UniCal), Rende, Italy
Alberto Paderno, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
Giuseppe Palmieri, University of Sassari and IRGB, CNR, Sassari, Italy
Federica Papaccio, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
Antonio Pea, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Jonathan Pol, INSERM, Centre de Recherche desCordeliers, Paris, France
Stefan Schmidt, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Nicole Soranzo, The Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK
Silvano Sozzani, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Pierosandro Tagliaferri, Magna GraeciaUniversity of Catanzaro, Italy
Domenico Talia,University of Calabria (UniCal), Rende, Italy
Pierangelo Veltri, University of Calabria (UniCal), Rende, Italy
Antonello Vidiri, IRCSS Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
Registration
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Early Meeting Registration (before 01/08/2026) |
200 euro |
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Late Meeting Registration |
250 euro |
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Earl PhD students,Undergraduate students (before 01/08/2026) |
100 euro |
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Late PhD students, undergraduatestudents |
150 euro |
*Reserved to students of the supporting PhD courses.
Please provide a certificate of your status of student to aicc.meeting@[at]gmail.com
Opening:
Deadline:
To participate to the meeting is required a valid AICC membership.
For membership request form use the following link:
https://www.aicc.website/cosaelaicc/sottoscrizioni/
Membership fee is 50 €.
Reason for membership payment (causale):
please, indicate “your surname, name, 2026 AICC Membership”
To register to the meeting, use the button at the bottom.
Reason for meeting payment (causale): please, indicate “your surname, name, 38th AICC meeting registration”
Registration fees includes:
• Admissionto allmeeting sessions and exhibitionareas
• Abstract book file (PDF)
• Attendance certificate
• Conference kit
• Welcome Cocktail, Coffee break, light lunch
Social Event: Dinner & Party
A social dinner and party will take place on 5 November. The exact venue will be announced soon.
Please note that participation in this social event is not included in the conference registration fee and requires an additional payment (40 €).
Payment must be made in cash at the conference registration desk on the first day of the meeting.
PAYMENT
Bank transfer to:
Associazione Italiana di Colture Cellulari
IT97B0538703612000003002045
BPER BANCA S.P.A.
L’Aquila, agenzia 10, Via Campo di Pile, 67100 L’Aquila (AQ)
Reason for payment (causale): please, indicate “your surname, name, 38 th AICC meeting registration”
Copy of the receipt must be sent to:
aicc.meeting[at]gmail.com
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Opening for abstract submission: 13/07/2026
Deadline for abstract submission: 30/09/2026
The submission of abstracts for oral presentations or posters is encouraged, particularly from early-career researchers.
Registration to the meeting is required to submit an abstract.
To submit your abstract, please send the filled abstract form to aicc.meeting[at]gmail.com
Among the submitted abstracts, the AICC Scientific Board will select standard oral and flash communications. Authors of abstracts selected for an oral presentation will be informed via e-mail.
AWARDS
AICC will award best oral presentation(s) by authors younger than 35 years of age.
AICC will award best poster(s) by authors younger than 35 years of age.
Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research (JECCR) will also award for best poster.
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President
Michele Caraglia
University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Vice President
Francesca Zazzeroni
University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
Board of Directors
Chiara Riganti (Secretary)
University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Enrico De Smaele (Treasurer)
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Massimo Donadelli
University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Maria Teresa Di Martino
Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Andrea Morandi
University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Katia Scotlandi
Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute IRCCS, Bologna, Italy
AICC Scientific
Daria Capece
University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
Simone Di Franco
University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Alessandra Fiore
University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Joanna Kopecka
University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Nicla Lorito
University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Caterina Mancarella
Rizzoli OrthopaedicInstitute IRCCS, Bologna, Italy
Marta Moretti
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Silvia Zappavignia
University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
Pasquale Zizza
Regina Elena National Cancer Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Chiara Riganti, chiara.riganti[at]unito.it
Evelin Pellegrini, evelin.pellegrini[at]ior.it
Michele Caraglia
University of Campania “L.Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
Maria Teresa Di Martino
Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy
Rosamaria Lappano
Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy
Marcello Maggiolini
University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
Serena Ascrizzi
Valentina Marturano
AOU «Renato Dulbecco» Catanzaro, Italy
Michelangelo Vocaturo
Maha Munir
Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Marianna Talia
Maria Antonietta Occhiuzzi
University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
Evelin Pellegrini
Rizzoli OrthopaedicInstitute IRCCS, Bologna, Italy
AWARDS
AICC will award best oral presentation(s) by authors younger than 35 years of age.
AICC will award best poster(s) by authors younger than 35 years of age.
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