4th International Conference Therapeutic Applications of Nitric Oxide in Cancer and Related-Inflammatory Disorders
7-9 October 2026
Fundação da Cidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Preliminary Program

Day 1

Wednesday, 7 October  |  14:00–18:30

13:00

Registration

14:00

 

Opening ceremony

Welcome addresses by Conference Chairs, President of ISNOC, Representative of the Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro

Chairs / Presidents TBA

14:30

 

Keynote lecture - Khosrow Kashfi - Development of NOSH-aspirin and its potential therapeutic applications

15:10

 

Session 1 — Nitric oxide: molecular and cellular mechanisms

Invited Talk: M. Benhar · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA)

15:55

Introducing the Special Issue and BBA Journals – Elsevier (Marina Holz)

16:05

Coffee break + Poster Session

16:35

Session 1 — Nitric oxide: molecular and cellular mechanisms (cont.)

Invited Talk: C.H. Switzer · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA)

17:15

Session 2 — NO therapeutic applications: Cancer and Immunotherapy

Invited Talk: A. Rodriguez-Ariza · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA)

18:05

Young Researcher’s Session 1

Speakers TBA

18:45

Poster session + Networking drinks

 

Day 2

Thursday, 8 October  |  09:00–18:30

09:00

Keynote lecture - David Wink - The spatial analysis of the tumor microenvironment elucidates mechanisms of immunosuppression by NOS2 and COX2, and their roles in cancer stemness and metastasis, facilitated by the specific architecture of cellular niches.

09:40

Session 2 — NO therapeutic applications: Cancer and Immunotherapy(cont.)

Invited Talk: S. Chlopicki · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk 6 (TBA)

10:30

Coffee break + Poster Session

11:00

Session 3 — NO therapeutic applications: Acute and Chronic Inflammatory-Related Diseases

Invited Talk: E. Rezoagli · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA)

12:15

Lunch break (60 min)

13:30

Keynote lecture — Asghar Ghasemi - NO in metabolic/chronic disease contexts, including the role of nitric oxide in type 2 diabetes

14:10

Session 4 — NO therapeutic applications: Other indications

Invited Talk: M. Cortese-Krott · Invited Talk: J. Laranjinha · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA)

15:25

Young Researcher’s Session 2

Speakers TBA

16:05

Coffee break + Poster Session (30 min)

16:35

Session 5 — Expanding the Therapeutic Landscape of Gasotransmitters Beyond Nitric Oxide

Invited Talk: R. Motterlini · Invited Talk: H. Vieira · Invited Talk: V. Brancaleone · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA)

18:15

End of Day 2

20:00

Conference dinner

 

Day 3

Friday, 9 October  |  09:00–13:00

09:00

Keynote Lecture — Mark Schoenfisch - Nitric oxide-releasing therapeutics for treating chronic respiratory infections 

09:40

Session 6 — Next-Generation Nitric Oxide Donors and Delivery Systems

Invited Talk: A. Seabra · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA) · Selected talk (TBA)

10:45

Coffee break (20 min)

11:05

Session 6 — Next-Generation Nitric Oxide Donors and Delivery Systems (cont.)

Invited Talk: R. Morris · Selected talk (TBA)

11:45

Session 7 — Clinical and translational perspectives: industry/clinical panel

Invited industry/clinical/researchers to discuss strategies, challenges, and pathways to implementation of NO-based therapies

Panellists TBA

12:30

Closing remarks & awards

Conference chairs, ISNOC president, BBA Elsevier

13:00

End of the conference

15:30 – 17:30

Boat Tour on the Tagus River (optional registration required)