9:30-10:00 Candidate: PENG Fan
Title Thesis: High baseline levels of PD-L1 reduce the heterogeneity of immunosuppressive signature to sensitize anti-PD1 therapy in a tumor size-dependent manner
Tutors/Supervisor: Prof. Yuhui Huang & Prof. Eleonora Candi

10:00-10:30 Candidate: LIU Rui
Title Thesis: Spermidine endows macrophages an anti-fibrotic capacity to ameliorate liver fibrosis through promoting mitochondrial function
Tutors/Supervisor: Prof Changshun Shao, Prof. Gerry Melino

10:30-11:00 Candidate: HAN Yuyi
Title Thesis: Therapeutic role of mesenchymal stem cells in preventing retinal degeneration through modulating the population of MHCII⁺ microglia during neuroinflammation
Tutors/Supervisor: Prof. Yufang Shi, Prof. Eleonora Candi

11:00-11:30 Candidate: ZHU Mengting
Title Thesis: The Role of ELOVL4 in Regulating Keratinocytes Differentiation
Tutors/Supervisor: Prof. Eleonora Candi, Prof. Massimiliano Agostini

11:30-12:00 Candidate: HOU Pengbo
Title Thesis: Using imaging mass cytometry combined with single-cell RNA-seq to decipher the dynamic spatiotemporal landscape of plaque cells in murine atherosclerosis
Tutors/Supervisor: Prof. Changshun Shao,  Prof. Prof. Yufang Shi, Prof. Eleonora Candi

12:00-12:30 Candidate: YANG Xue
Title Thesis: Hippo pathway activation in aged mesenchymal stem cells contributes to the dysregulation of hepatic inflammation in aged mice
Tutors/Supervisor: Prof Changshun Shao, Prof. Eleonora Candi

12:30-13:00 Candidate: LI Yanan
Title Thesis: MMP12 drives stage-specific pro-regenerative effect of Mø during liver fibrosis
Tutors/Supervisor: Prof. Yufang Shi, Prof. Gerry Melino

13:00-13:30 Candidate: LIU Zhanhong
Title Thesis: Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Confer Breast Cancer Doxorubicin Resistance by Producing Hyaluronan
Tutors/Supervisor: Prof. Yufang Shi, Prof Changshun Shao, Prof. Gerry Melino