The application deadline for this meeting was May 18, 2013. You may still submit an application. However, it will only be considered by the Conference Chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.
The Calcium Signalling Gordon Research Seminar will be held in conjunction with the
Calcium Signalling Gordon Research Conference. Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Please refer to the Calcium Signalling GRC web page for more information.
Meeting Overview
The Gordon Research Seminar on Calcium Signalling is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.
The aim of this Gordon Research Seminar is to bring together students, postdocs and junior investigators in the field of calcium signaling to share cutting-edge research and to create opportunities for future collaborations. Scientific sessions will highlight current and topical thinking on the mechanisms underlying Ca2+ signaling and their role in physiology and disease.
Application Instructions
The meeting will feature approximately 10 talks and 2 poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.
The Chairs will select speakers from abstracts submitted by March 15, 2013. Those applicants who are not chosen for talks and those who apply after the deadline to be considered for an oral presentation will be expected to present a poster. In order to participate, you must submit an application by the date indicated in the Application Deadline section above.
| SATURDAY |
| 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm | Keynote Lecture |
| 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Andrew Thomas (New Jersey Medical School - UMDNJ, USA)
"Riding the Calcium Wave"
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| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Discussion |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session I |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Calcium and Disease |
| Discussion Leaders: Ivana Kuo (Harvard Medical School, USA) and Murali Prakriya (Northwestern University, USA). |
| 5:30 pm - 5:50 pm | Rajender Motiani (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, India)
"Upregulation of Orai1-mediated CRAC is Essential for Human Glioblastoma Invasion"
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| 5:50 pm - 6:00 pm | Discussion |
| 6:00 pm - 6:20 pm | Andrew James (Manchester University, UK)
"Glycolytic regulation of the plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma"
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| 6:20 pm - 6:30 pm | Discussion |
| 6:30 pm - 6:50 pm | Sumita Chakraborty (National Centre for Biological Science, India)
"IP3-receptor function modulates store-operated Ca2+ entry and spontaneous Ca2+ flux in Drosophila neurons"
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| 6:50 pm - 7:00 pm | Discussion |
| 7:00 pm - 7:20 pm | Fatima Saddouk (Albany Medical College, USA)
"Smooth muscle Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase II protects against vascular remodeling"
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| 7:20 pm - 7:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm | Dinner |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Mentorship Component |
| Jessica Norrbom (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
"Interactive workshop: Free your mind and the rest will follow - Boost your scientific career with bio-entrepreneurial tools"
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| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | New Insights to Calcium Signaling |
| Discussion Leaders: Aldebaran Hofer (Harvard Medical School - Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA) and Pooneh Bagher (University of Oxford, UK) |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Paula Barlett (New Jersey Medical School - UMDNJ, USA)
"The use of caged IP3 to dissect the mechanisms regulating Ca2+ oscillations and waves in hepatocytes"
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| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Kamil Alzaydy (University of Rochester, USA)
"Fragmented inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors retain tetrameric architechture and form functional Ca2+ release channels"
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| 10:50 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 | Calcium, Free radicals and Mitochondria |
| Discussion Leaders: Jason Bruce (University of Manchester, UK) and TBA |
| 1:30 pm - 1:50 pm | Arthur Cheng (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
"Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant restores sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release in skeletal muscle following fatigue" |
| 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm | Discussion |
| 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm | TBA |
| 2:20 pm - 2:30 pm | Discussion |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 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. |
Last Updated: May 16, 2013