Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cell Polarity
Discussion Leader: Jessica Feldman (Stanford University, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:40 pm
Daniel St. Johnston (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Dissecting the Roles of Antagonistic Interactions Between Polarity Factors in the Apical-Basal Polarisation of Epithelial Cells"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cell Polarization and Cytoskeleton
Discussion Leader: Danelle Devenport (Princeton University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
Nasser Rusan (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, United States)
"Linking the Centriole to the Nucleus in Spermiogenesis"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Elcin Unal (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Cellular Rejuvenation During Meiosis"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:15 am
John Wallingford (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Planar Cell Polarity and Mechanosensing in Convergent Extension"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Kaelyn Sumigray (Yale School of Medicine, United States) and Elizabeth Chen (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Tissue Polarity During Development and Homeostasis
Discussion Leader: Nasser Rusan (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
Kaelyn Sumigray (Yale School of Medicine, United States)
"Intestinal Cartography: Epithelial Dynamics During Pattern Formation in the Developing Mammalian Intestine"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Nicolas Plachta (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Imaging How the Preimplantation Embryo Forms"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
Basile Tarchini (The Jackson Laboratory, United States)
"Multiple Roles for Inhibitory G Proteins in the Polarization of Auditory and Balance Hair Cells"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cell Migration and Motility
Discussion Leader: Yves Barral (ETH Zuerich, Institute of Biochemistry, HPM D12.2, Switzerland)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
Lillian Fritz-Laylin (University of Massachusetts, United States)
"The Evolution and Diversity of Actin-Dependent Cell Migration"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Elizabeth Chen (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
"The Asymmetric Fusogenic Synapse"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:15 am
Deirdre Lyons (University of California San Diego, United States)
"Cell Polarity and Fate Specification in Echinoderms"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:45 am
Roberto Mayor (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Directional Cell Migration: Unveiling the Mechanism of Durotaxis"
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Asymmetric Cell Division
Discussion Leader: Roberto Mayor (University College London, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
Mayu Inaba (University of Connecticut Health Center, United States)
"Kiss and Say Goodbye: Emerging Mechanisms of Stem Cell Control"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Yves Barral (ETH Zuerich, Institute of Biochemistry, HPM D12.2, Switzerland)
"A Pathways for Asymmetric Chromosome Segregation in Response to Stress and Ageing"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
Takashi Akera (National Institutes of Health, United States)
"Selfish Meiotic Drive Elements Exploit Asymmetry in Female Meiosis"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mechanisms of Asymmetric Division
Discussion Leader: Jeremy Nance (University of Wisconsin, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
Binyam Mogessie (Yale University, United States)
"Deciphering Chromosome Segregation in Mammalian Eggs"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Guangshuo Ou (Tsinghua University, China)
"Deciphering Asymmetric Cell Fate Determination in C. Elegans Neuroblast Division"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:15 am
Lauren Goins (Stanford University, United States)
"Asymmetric Cell Division during Hematopoiesis: Insights from Drosophila"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cell Polarity During Development
Discussion Leader: Helen McNeill (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
Jeremy Nance (University of Wisconsin, United States)
"Polarized Cell Interactions During Organ Formation in the C. Elegans Embryo"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Eszter Posfai (Princeton University, United States)
"Dynamics of Germline Cyst Formation in Mice"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
Fumio Motegi (Hokkaido University, Japan)
"Collective Induction of Oogenesis via Cytoplasmic Streaming in C. Elegans"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tissue Polarization Planar Cell Polarity
Discussion Leader: Andrew Muroyama (UC San Diego, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
Cecilia Moens (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, United States)
"Think Globally, Act Locally: Control of Axon Guidance by Planar Polarity Cues"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Zhirong Bao (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States)
"Distinct Modes of PCP-Mediated Cell Intercalation in C. Elegans"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:15 am
Maureen Cetera (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Reversing the Axis of Epidermal Planar Polarity in the Rosette Fancy Mouse"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cues for Cell Polarization and Fate Decisions
Discussion Leader: Cecilia Moens (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
Andrew Muroyama (UC San Diego, United States)
"Cytoskeletal Organization Controls Polarity During Patterning of the Leaf Surface"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Helen McNeill (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
"Fat Cadherin Control of Planar Cell Polarity"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure