| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair Takeshi Shimi |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Session |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Ueli Aebi (Biozentrum, University of Basel)
"History and future prospective of intermediate filaments" |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Novel Approaches to Study the Molecular Structures and Dynamics of Intermediate Filaments |
| Discussion Leaders: John Eriksson (Åbo Akademi University) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Stefan Winheim (German Cancer Research Center, Jörg Langowski Laboratory)
"Early assembly kinetics of Vimentin by Stopped-Flow" |
| 7:45 pm - 7:50 pm | Discussion |
| 7:50 pm - 8:05 pm | Amelie Robert (Northwestern University, Vladimir Gelfand Laboratory)
"Motility and Cytoskeletal Interactions of the Unit-length Filament of Vimentin" |
| 8:05 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
| 8:10 pm - 8:25 pm | Saleemulla Mahammad (Northwestern University, Robert D. Goldman Laboratory)
"Gigaxonin Role in Intermediate Filament Network Organization" |
| 8:25 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Balazs Kiss (Semmelweis University, Miklós S.Z. Kellermayer Laboratory)
"Nanomechanics of Desmin Filaments Explored with Force-clamp Optical Tweezers" |
| 8:45 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
| 8:50 pm - 9:05 pm | Joe Swift (University of Pennsylvania, Dennis E. Discher Laboratory)
"Lamin-A/C is a nuclear rheostat that scales with tissue rigidity and amplifies stem cell lineage induced by matrix elasticity"
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| 9:05 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| 9:10 pm - 9:25 pm | Elin Torvaldson (Åbo Akademi University, John Eriksson Laboratory)
"Lamin A and Cdk5/p35: a novel interaction with consequences for cell survival"
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| 9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | New Insights into the Functions of Intermediate Filaments |
| Discussion Leader: M. Bishr Omary (University of Michigan) |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Tomas Mckenna (Karolinska Institutet, Maria Eriksson Laboratory)
"Severe Epidermal Inflammation and Early Postnatal Death in a Mouse Model with the LMNA c.1824C>T (p.G608G) Mutation" |
| 9:15 am - 9:20 am | Discussion |
| 9:20 am - 9:35 am | Daniel Bar (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yosef Gruenbaum Laboratory)
"Regulation of Aging by the C. elegans Nuclear Lamina" |
| 9:35 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
| 9:40 am - 9:55 am | Richard Wang (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Beth Levine Laboratory)
"Akt and Intermediate Filaments Collaborate to Regulate Autophagy and Tumorigenesis" |
| 9:55 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Catharina Alam (Åbo Akademi University, Diana M. Toivola Laboratory)
"The Role of Keratin Intermediate Filaments in the Endocrine Pancreas" |
| 10:15 am - 10:20 am | Discussion |
| 10:20 am - 10:35 am | Micah Rogel (Northwestern University, Karen M. Ridge Laboratory)
"The role of vimentin in bleomycin-induced fibrosis" |
| 10:35 am - 10:40 am | Discussion |
| 10:40 am - 10:55 am | Lauren Albrecht (Northwestern University, Kathleen J. Green Laboratory)
"Post-Translational Modifications of Desmoplakin Mediate Desmosome Associations with the Intermediate Filament" |
| 10:55 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Development of Scientific Careers |
| Discussion Leader: Karen M. Ridge (Northwestern University) |
| Melissa Mendez (University of Pennsylvania, Paul A. Janmey Laboratory), Gloria Conover (Texas A&M University) and Pekka Taimen (University of Turku) |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms; Best Poster Award Ceremony |
| 3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |