Saturday
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1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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3:30 pm - 3:45 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
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3:45 pm - 4:30 pm |
Keynote Session: Imaging and Computing Intermediate Filament Functions in Living Cells
Discussion Leader: Amir Vahabikashi (Northwestern University, United States)
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3:45 pm - 4:15 pm |
Gaudenz Danuser (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
"Imaging and Computing Intermediate Filament Functions in Living Cells"
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4:15 pm - 4:30 pm |
Discussion
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4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Intermediate Filaments: Structure and Mechanism
Discussion Leader: Subarna Dutta (University of Calcutta & The Omics International Private Limited, India)
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7:30 pm - 7:45 pm |
Neelesh Soni (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
"An Integrative Model of the 3D Structure of the K5-K14 Keratin Intermediate Filament"
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7:45 pm - 7:50 pm |
Discussion
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7:50 pm - 8:05 pm |
Tom Golde (Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Spain)
"The Role of Intermediate Filaments in Stress Resistance in 3D Epithelial Structures"
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8:05 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:25 pm |
Chandrayee Mukherjee (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (Affiliated to Homi Bhabha National Institute), India, India)
"Static Strain Alters the Morphology of Myopathic Nuclei and its Association with LINC Complex"
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8:25 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 8:45 pm |
Pieter-Jan Vermeire (KU Leuven, Belgium)
"Novel Insights in IF Assembly by Chemical Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry"
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8:45 pm - 8:50 pm |
Discussion
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8:50 pm - 9:05 pm |
Navaneetha Krishnan Bharathan (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"Structure of a Novel Endoplasmic Reticulum-Desmosome-Keratin Complex and its Role in Skin Disease"
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9:05 pm - 9:10 pm |
Discussion
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9:10 pm - 9:25 pm |
Amir Vahabikashi (Northwestern University, United States)
"Nuclear Lamin Isoforms Differentially Contribute to LINC Complex-Dependent Nucleocytoskeletal Coupling and Whole Cell Mechanics"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Sunday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 11:00 am |
Intermediate Filaments in Health and Disease
Discussion Leader: Xiuyu WANG (Universte de Paris, France)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Duhita Sengupta (Saha Institute Of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India (Affiliated to Homi Bhabha National Institute), India)
"Role of Lamins as Mechanical Regulators in Ovarian Cancer: Future Directions in Deciphering Pathogenesis, Early Diagnosis and Treatment"
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9:15 am - 9:20 am |
Discussion
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9:20 am - 9:35 am |
Martin Svoren (Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
"Impact of Lamin-Mediated Nuclear Deformability on Cancer Invasion and Metastasis In Vivo"
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9:35 am - 9:40 am |
Discussion
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9:40 am - 9:55 am |
Christopher Pineda (University of Michigan, United States)
"Role of Keratin 17 in DNA Damage Response and Tumorigenesis"
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9:55 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Linghai Kong (UW-Madison, United States)
"GFAP Interacts With and Regulates Vesicular Trafficking and Secretion in Human Astrocytes"
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10:15 am - 10:20 am |
Discussion
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10:20 am - 10:35 am |
Mayank Modi (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
"Role of Vimentin in Fibroblast-Mediated Remodeling of Extracellular Matrix Organization"
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10:35 am - 10:40 am |
Discussion
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10:40 am - 10:55 am |
Peiru Yang (Åbo Akademi University/Turku Bioscience, Finland)
"Vimentin Regulates Lipid Droplet Development and Lipid Metabolism During Adipocyte Differentiation"
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10:55 am - 11:00 am |
Discussion
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11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Mentorship Component: Steps to a Successful Career: Ask the Group Leaders
Discussion Leader: Noam Zuela - Sopilniak (Cornell University, United States)
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Panel Discussion
Mentorship Panel
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Giulio Agnetti (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States)
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Pascale Bomont (Inserm - NeuroMyoGene institute (INMG), France)
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Ming Guo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
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Karen Ridge (Northwestern University, United States)
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
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3:00 pm |
Seminar Concludes
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