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Cilia, Mucus and Mucociliary Interactions (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Investigate Cilia, Mucus and Mucociliary Interactions Throughout the Body

February 11 - 12, 2017
Chairs Adrianne L. Stefanski and Tabea Nöthe-Menchen
Grand Galvez
2024 Seawall Boulevard
Galveston, Texas, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Cilia, Mucus, and Mucociliary Interactions will provide a unique and engaging forum for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and trainees from around the world to present their novel research, learn from the work of others, and to establish new relationships and collaborations.

Mucus, cilia and their interactions fulfill important vital functions, such as critical airway defense in the respiratory tract. Additionally, mucus, cilia, and/or their interactions also play necessary roles in diverse organ systems including the gastrointestinal tract, the reproductive tract, and the brain. This first-time GRS seeks to bring together aspiring scientists engaging in research related to cilia, mucus, and their interactions throughout the entire body.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Cilia, Mucus and Mucociliary Interactions" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Modeling Human Lung Disease and Development Using Pluripotent Stem Cells
Discussion Leader: Ana Maria Jaramillo (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Hans-Willem Snoeck (Columbia University, USA)
"Modeling Human Lung Disease and Development Using Pluripotent Stem Cells"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Composition, Structure, and Function of Cilia and Mucus Throughout the Body
Discussion Leaders: Luke Bonser (University of California, San Francisco, USA) and Peter Walentek (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Shiaulou Yuan (Yale University School of Medicine, USA)
"Intraciliary Calcium Oscillations Initiate Vertebrate Left-Right Asymmetry"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Eamon Dubaissi (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
"Xenopus Epidermal Mucin Forms a Barrier to Infection in Tadpoles"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi (Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience / Center for Neural Computation, Norway)
"Motile Cilia Mediated Flow Improves Sensitivity and Temporal Resolution of Olfactory Computations"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Amanda Smith (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Investigating SPAG1: A Protein Involved in Pre-Assembly and/or Transport of Dynein Arms"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Generation and Regulation of Cilia, Mucus, and Mucociliary Interactions in Homeostasis and Pathology
Discussion Leaders: Shiaulou Yuan (Yale University School of Medicine, USA) and Gregg Duncan (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Ximena Bustamante-Marin (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"GAS2L2, a Gene Related to PCD, Is Required for Proper Cilia Function and Orientation in Human, Mouse and Xenopus"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Ana Maria Jaramillo (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
"Different Munc18 Proteins Mediate Baseline and Stimulated Airway Mucin Secretion"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Joan Antoni Fernandez-Blanco (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
"Elastase Modifies the Secretome and Proteome of Bronchoalveolar Epithelial Cells, Inducing Airway Mucus Plugging in Mice"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Luke Bonser (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
"Secretory Airway Epithelial Cell Reprogramming Causes Airway Obstruction in Asthma"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Michael Price (University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA)
"Redox Activation of Airway-Cilia Localized Protein Phosphatase 1 Drives Alcohol-Induced Ciliary Dysfunction"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Research and Career Development
Discussion Leader: Petra Pennekamp (Universitätsklinikum Münster, Germany)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Research and Career Development
  • Hans-Willem Snoeck (Columbia University, USA)
  • Christopher Evans (University of Colorado Denver, USA)
  • Amy Firth (University of Southern California, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

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