Programme  Titles  Presenters  Topics  Poster session POS-1 Advanced glycation endproducts as Type I photosensitizers in the eye lens Denis Fuentealba*, Betrand Friguet, Eduardo Silva POS-2 Photochemical cooperativity in photosystem II reaction center Venkataramanaiah Viruvuru, Mario Fragata* POS-3 Identification of free radicals induced by UV irradiation in collagen water solutions Marine Dgebuadze*, Nunu Metreveli, Louisa Namicheishvili, Keteven Jariashvili, Eduard Chikvaidze, Alina Sionkowska POS-4 Levels of retinyl palmitate and retinol in the skin and liver of SKH-1 mice topically treated with retinyl palmitate and concomitant exposure to simulated solar light for thirteen weeks Qingsu Xia*, Jian Yan, Mary Boudreau, Alan Warbritton, Paul Howard, Peter Fu POS-5 The role of naturally occurring sensitizers in the formation of free radicals in the photolysis of Xenobiotics Bernadette Marquez, Peter de Lijser* POS-6 Investigating the role of adenine in the FAD of DNA photolyase Madhavan Narayanan*, Robert Stanley POS-7 Photophysical properties of Pheophorbide-a and Pheophorbide-a – Carboquone complex and its interactions with DNA Nucleosides and DNA oligonucleotides Yisaira Diaz-Espinosa*, Rafael Arce, Antonio E. Alegria POS-8 The excited states of fluorescent adenine analogs: An Ab Initio and stark spectroscopic study of 2-Aminopurine and 8-Vinyladenine. Goutham Kodali*, Kurt Kistler, Spiridoula Matsika, Robert Stanley POS-9 Hairless mouse with UV-induced skin tumors as a model for chemo- and photo- therapy of cancer. Max Myakishev POS-10 Dynamics of ultrastructural changes in the isolated neuron under photodynamic impact Anatoly Uzdensky POS-11 Synthesis and photophysical properties of functional macromolecules from short Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (sSWNT), (4,4’-diphenylvinyl)-sSWNT and (alkyl-azaxanthone)-sSWNT. Roberto Martin, Liliana Jimenez*, Juan C. Scaiano, Hermenegildo Garcia POS-12 Signaling control of apoptosis in photosensitized glial cells Uzdensky Anatoly POS-13 Study of interaction of Hypericin in U-87MG cell line using synchrotron based Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy Luboslava Buriankova, Matthieu Refregiers, Sirinart Srichan, Veronika Huntosova*, Paul Dumas, Pavol Miskovsky POS-14 Bacterial bilin- and flavin-binding photoreceptors Wolfgang Gaertner, Aba Losi* POS-15 Binding characteristics of a photochromic calcium-chelating naphthopyran Satish Kumar, Julie Yang, Brenda Hoa, Alison McCurdy* POS-16 Using principal component analysis to determine Photofrin content from reflectance spectra Daryl Reynolds*, Norris Preyer, Linda Jones, Jane Buchanan, Marquitta Scott, Herbert Wolfsen, Kanwar Gill, Michael Wallace POS-17 Enabling plants to tolerate the shade with bathochromic Phytochromes A Yun-Jeong Han, Yong-Min Kim*, Min-Gon Kim, Jeong-Il Kim, Pill-Soon Song POS-18 Photoreversibility of fruiting in oriental melon (Cucumis Melo L.) Seung Chang Hong*, Pyung Gyun Shin, An Cheol Chang, Ki Sang Lee, Chul Won Lee POS-19 Detection of blue light receptor genes from metagenomic DNA using a microarray approach Gopal Pathak, Armin Ehrenreich, Wolfgang Streit, Aba Losi, Wolfgang Gaertner* POS-20 Diversity and evolution of LOV-dependent blue-light signaling proteins Ulrich Krauss, Bui Quang Minh, Aba Losi, Wolfgang Gaertner*, Thorsten Eggert, Arndt v. Haeseler, Karl-Erich Jaeger POS-21 Properties of photosystem ii (psii) in arabidopsis thaliana “lpa1” and chlamydomonas reinhardtii “rep27” mutants under photoinhibitory and recovery conditions David Dewez*, Jose Gines Garcia-Cerdan, Sungsoon Park, Wolfgang P. Schroeder, Anastasios Melis POS-22 PDT-induced necrosis of neuronal and glial cells is controlled by cell signaling machinery Anatoly Uzdensky POS-23 Effects of topically-applied hydroxyacids on UV-Induced erythema assessed by Digital Image Analysis (DIA) RongRong WEI*, Donnie Lowther, Andrija Kornhauser POS-24 Combination of photodynamic therapy and surgery for multiple primary lung cancer Taichiro Ishizumi*, Jitsuo Usuda, Shuji Ichinose, Keishi Ohtani, sachio Maehara, Yoshihiko Tsunoda, Tetsuya Okunaka, Norihiko Ikeda POS-25 The Photosensitizing potential of compact fluorescent vs. incandescent light bulbs Colin Chignell*, Robert Sik, Piotr Bilski POS-26 Functional melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) is not necessary for an inflammatory response to UV radiation in adult mouse skin Agnieszka Wolnicka-Glubisz, Frances Noonan*, Edward De Fabo POS-27 Application of Suzuki reaction for the regioselective synthesis of Meso-Substituted photosensitizers with and without tumor imaging ability Manivannan Ethirajan*, Chao Liu, Mahabeer Dobhal, Joseph Missert, Ravindra Pandey POS-28 PET Imaging and PDT: Comparative tumor imaging and photosensitizing potential of Ring ‘B’ vs. Ring ‘D’ reduced chlorins with similar lipophilicity Chao Liu*, Mahabeer P. Dobhal, Janet Morgan, Tymish Y. Ohulchasskyy, Yihui Chen, Ulas Sunar, William Potter, Joseph R. Missert, Earl J. Bergey, Paras N. Prasad, Allan R. Oseroff, Ravindra K. Pandey POS-29 Signaling events in nitric oxide-induced cell resistance to photodynamic eradication Reshma Bhowmick, Albert Girotti* POS-30 Optical model for Barrett's esophagus Jane Buchanan*, Linda Jones, Norris Preyer, Jr., Herbert Wolfsen, Michael Wallace, Kanwar Gill POS-31 Organically Modified Silica (ORMOSIL) Nanoparticles as a drug delivery system for Photodynamic Therapy and tumor imaging Chao Liu, Anurag Gupta*, Mahabeer P. Dobhal, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Indrajit Roy, Janet Morgan, Earl J. Bergey, Paras N. Prasad, Allan R. Oseroff, Ravindra K. Pandey POS-32 Quantitative assessment of genotoxicity induced by simulated solar UV on a reconstructed skin model EPISKIN Laurent Marrot*, Emilie Planel, Nathalie Boyera, Jean-Philippe Belaïdi, Christophe Jones, Perez Philippe, Jean-Roch Meunier POS-33 Prevention of genomic damage afforded by three sunscreen products having the same SPF: Beneficial effect of Mexoryl SX Laurent Marrot*, Jean-Philippe Belaïdi, Isabelle Hansenne, Jean-Roch Meunier POS-34 UV Radiation induces mutations in the PTEN gene in melanomas from xeroderma pigmentosum patients YUN WANG*, John DiGiovanna, Jere Stern, Thomas Hornyak, Mark Raffeld, Sikandar Khan, Kyu Seon Oh, Kenneth Kraemer POS-35 Phototoxicity of pristine (C60) and hydroxylated [C60(OH)24] fullerene towards keratinocytes Baozhong Zhao*, Yu-Ying He, Piotr J. Bilski, Colin F. Chignell POS-36 Cv-pdg Facilitates repair of UVB-Induced DNA damage in skin Jodi Johnson*, Brian Lowell, R. Stephen Lloyd, Amanda McCullough POS-37 Exposure of human reconstructed skin to low dose of daily ultraviolet radiation revealed a different oxidative stress response in keratinocytes and fibroblasts. Claire Marionnet*, Cécile Pierrard, Juliette Sok, François Lejeune, Marie Thomas, Françoise Bernerd POS-38 Properties of UVA or UVB irradiated quercetin, a potential topical photoprotectant Brian Fahlman*, Ed Krol POS-39 Proteomic response of the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus early cleavage embryo to ultraviolet radiation Joseph Campanale*, Lars Tomanek, Nikki Adams POS-40 Photoimunomodulation in cosmetics Priscila Menezes*, Carlos Praes, Israel Feferman, Vanderlei Bagnato, Cladio Sibata POS-41 Cationic Fullerenes as photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy Tim Wharton Wharton*, Michael R. Hamblin POS-42 Effects of chitosan nanoparticles on the uptake and phototoxicity of delta-aminolevulinic acid Maria Perde-Schrepler*, Ioana Brie, Piroska Virag, Ion Dan Postescu, Olga Soritau, Eva Fischer-Fodor, Gabriela Chereches, Corina Tatomir, Simina Dreve POS-43 Tubublin polymerization with porphyrins Rolando Valdez*, Eric Johnson, Lorenzo Brancaleon POS-44 Phototriggered liposomal release Imene Chebbi*, Daniel Brault, Marc Lecouvey, Evelyne Migianu, Olivier Seksek POS-45 Evaluation of angiogenic markers in vascular and cellular mediated photodynamic therapy using hypericin Ramaswamy Bhuvaneswari*, Yik Yuen Gan, Sasidharan Swarnalatha Lucky, William Wei Lim Chin, Mohamed Ali-Seyed, Khee Chee Soo, Malini Olivo