| 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 | Saverio Bellusci (University Justus Liebig, Giessen, Germany)
"FGFR2b signaling in ectodermal-derived organs- New insights from an inducible and reversible loss of function approach" |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Discussion |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session I |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | FGF Interactions and Signalling |
| Discussion Leader: Andrew Powell (John Moores University, UK) |
| 5:30 pm - 5:50 pm | Dan Nieves (University of Liverpool, UK)
"Probing the FGF interactions with extracellular matrix via gold nanoparticle based single molecule microscopy"
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| 5:50 pm - 6:00 pm | Discussion |
| 6:00 pm - 6:20 pm | Sunday Oladipupo (Washington University, USA)
"Endothelial Fgf Receptor Signaling is Dispensable for Development, but Required for Vascular Response to Injury and Tumorigenesis"
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| 6:20 pm - 6:30 pm | Discussion |
| 6:30 pm - 6:50 pm | Ruoyan Xu (University of Liverpool, UK)
"Diversification of the structural determinants of FGF-heparin interactions"
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| 6:50 pm - 7:00 pm | Discussion |
| 7:00 pm - 7:20 pm | Khondokar Nasirujjaman (Rajshahi University, Bangladesh)
"Ext2 heterozygous mutant mice recapitulate HME phenotype and show perturbed Fgf signaling"
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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 - 11:00 am | FGFs in Development and Disease |
| Discussion Leader: Christoph Ladel (Merck-Serono Research, Darmstadt, Germany) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Elie El Agha (Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Germany)
"Characterization of a novel Fibroblast growth factor 10 (Fgf10) knock-in mouse line to target mesenchymal progenitors during embryonic development"
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| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Letizia Marvaldi (Medical University Innsbruck, Austria)
"Improved axon regeneration and functional recovery in Spry2+/- mice after sciatic nerve lesion"
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Diego Garcia-Gonzalez (Hospital Nacional de Paraplejicos, Spain)
"Anosmin-1 over-expression produces impaired olfactory function and congruent neuroanatomical changes in mice"
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| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Masako Kobayashi (The University Of Tokushima, Japan)
"FGF18 synergistically enhances BMP2-dependent bone repair"
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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 | Mentorship Panel: Becoming an Independent Researcher |
| Discussion Leader: Saverio Bellusci (University Justus Liebig ,Giessen, Germany) |
| Panelists: Sabine Werner (ETH Zürich, Switzerland), Christoph Ladel (Merck-Serono Research, Darmstadt, Germany) and Andrew Powell (John Moores University, UK) |
| 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. |
