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: Scaffolding of Signaling Complexes
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Berdeaux (University of Texas Houston at McGovern Medical School, United States)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
John Scott (University of Washington School of Medicine, United States)
"Exploring and Exploiting the Spatial Constraints of Kinase Signaling"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Carmen Dessauer (McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Houston, United States)
"Spatial Landscape of Adenylyl Cyclase Signaling"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Manuela Zaccolo (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"GPCR Signalling via cAMP Nanodomains"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Effector Driven Kinase Signaling
Discussion Leader: Carmen Dessauer (McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Houston, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Ben Myers (University of Utah School of Medicine, United States)
"Unconventional GPCR-Kinase Signaling in the Hedgehog Cascade"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Danny Altschuler (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"A New '3-Wave Model’ of cAMP Signaling"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Rebecca Berdeaux (University of Texas Houston at McGovern Medical School, United States)
"Sik Signaling in Muscle Development"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Group Photo / Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Xiaodong Cheng (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States)
"Roles of Epac Signaling in Vascular Remodeling"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ 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.
Organizer: Rebecca Berdeaux (University of Texas Houston at McGovern Medical School, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
G ß? Signaling Throughout the Cell
Discussion Leader: Mikel Garcia-Marcos (Boston University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Nevin Lambert (Medical College of Georgia, United States)
"Mapping Endogenous G-Proteins"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Heidi Hamm (Vanderbilt University, United States)
"Regulation of Neurotransmitter Release by Gß?"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Ajith Karunarathne (Saint Louis University, United States)
"Molecular Regulation of G-Protein Prenylation."
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Kinase Signaling and Regulation
Discussion Leader: Xiaodong Cheng (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Melanie Cobb (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
"Signaling by Wnk Kinases"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Smita Yadav (University of Washington, United States)
"Unmasking TAO1 Kinase Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Anton Bennett (Yale University, United States)
"Novel Regulatory Mechanisms of MAP Kinase Phosphatases in Cell Signaling"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Kirill Martemyanov (University of Florida Scripps Institute, United States)
"Glycine Sensing GPCR-RGS Complexes in the Brain"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
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
Sub-Cellular G-Protein-Kinase Connections
Discussion Leader: Roshanak Irannejad (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Manoj Puthenveedu (University of Michigan, United States)
"Subcellular Signaling by Proton Regulated GPCRs"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Nikoleta Tsvetanova (Duke University, United States)
"Functional Diversification of Signaling by GPCR Localization"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Bianca Plouffe (Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom)
"Investigation of the Role of US28 Subcellular Location in the Upregulation of Oncomodulatory Genes in the Context of Glioblastoma"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Structural Biology of G-Protein and Kinase Signaling Complexes
Discussion Leader: Roger Sunahara (University of California, San Diego, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Gregory Tall (University of Michigan, United States)
"Adhesion GPCR Signaling"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Marc Therrien (Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Canada)
"Structural Characterization of Oncogenic BRAF Activation"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Susan Taylor (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"PKA signaling"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Qiuyan Chen (Indiana University School of Medicine, United States)
"Decoding the Intricacies: Unraveling Uncanonical Arrestin Activation Through Phosphorylation Barcodes"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
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
Small Molecule Targeting of G-Protein Signaling Pathways
Discussion Leader: Gregory Tall (University of Michigan, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Val Watts (Purdue University, United States)
"Targeting Adenylyl Cyclase 1 Signaling With Small Molecules for Pain and Addiction"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
J. Silvio Gutkind (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"G Protein and GPCR Signaling Networks In Cancer: Novel Precision Targeted and Immunotherapies"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Mikel Garcia-Marcos (Boston University, United States)
"The Secret Life of G-Proteins"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Evi Kostenis (University of Bonn, Germany)
"Engineering Allosteric Regulation of G-Protein Activity in Living Cells"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
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
G-Protein and Kinase Signaling in Physiology and Disease
Discussion Leader: J. Silvio Gutkind (University of California, San Diego, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Henrik Dohlman (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States)
"Gao Mutations in Developmental Encephalopathies"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Roger Sunahara (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"Gs Signaling From Endosomes in Cancer"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Yang Kevin Xiang (University of California, Davis, United States)
"Regulation of Subcellular PKA Activity in Cardiac Myocytes and Hippocampal Neurons"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
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
Keynote Session: Inside the Cell: Intracellular GPCR Signaling
Discussion Leader: Manoj Puthenveedu (University of Michigan, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Jin Zhang (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"Illuminating the Biochemical Activity Architecture of the Cell"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Roshanak Irannejad (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
"Signaling in the Right Place and the Right Time: Molecular and Cellular Interrogation of Compartmentalized GPCR Signaling"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure