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Collagen (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

From Molecular Recognition to Tools and Treatments for Disease

July 13 - 14, 2013
Chairs Lydia S. Murray and Jorge A. Fallas
Colby-Sawyer College
541 Main Street
New London, New Hampshire, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Collagen is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The focus of the 2013 GRS is to bring together a diverse group of talented graduate and post-doctoral investigators to share and discuss emerging research on the molecular understanding of collagen and its applications as a tool in understanding and treating related diseases. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to; mechanisms of collagen related disorders, processing and trafficking of collagens, the role of collagens in regenerative medicine and novel technologies in collagen research. Additionally, the meeting will open with a keynote lecture presented by Prof. Leena Bruckner-Tuderman (University of Freiberg, Germany), a distinguished investigator of collagen disorders and will be followed by the 41st Gordon Research Conference in Collagen that participants are strongly encouraged to attend.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Collagen" 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
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmArrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pmIntroductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chairs: Lydia Murray (University of Glasgow) and Jorge Fallas (University of Washington)
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmKeynote speaker
3:45 pm - 4:20 pmLeena Bruckner-Tuderman (Universitäts-Hautklinik)
"Pathobiology of collagen VII: epidermolysis bullosa, wound healing and cancer"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pmDiscussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmMechanisms of Collagen Related Disorders and Aging
Discussion Leaders: Tom Van Agtmael (University of Glasgow) and Zarko Manojlovic (Florida State University)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pmLynn Mirigian (National Institute of Health)
"ER stress response to procollagen misfolding leads to osteoblast malfunction in the Amish mouse model of OI"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pmDiscussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pmVanessa Lopez-Alpuche (University of Oulu)
"Collagen XVIII in hair follicle cycling and in skin tumors"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pmChloe Yeung (University of Manchester)
"Regulation of BMP signaling by the tendon peripheral clock"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pmDiscussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pmSandra Lettmann (University of Cologne)
"Altered collagen fibrils in Col6a1-/- wounds"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
SUNDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 amMolecular Interactions in Collagenous Proteins: from Triple Helices to Higher Order Assemblies
Discussion Leaders: Karl Kadler (University of Manchester) and Ming Fang (University of Michigan)
9:00 am - 9:20 amHsueh-Liang Fu (Wayne State University)
"Role of N-Glycosylation in Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 (DDR1): Glycosylation at Asp211 is Essential to Maintain Receptor Inactivation"
9:20 am - 9:30 amDiscussion
9:30 am - 9:50 amKalle Sipila (University of Turku)
"Citrullination of collagen II decreases integrin-mediated cell adhesion by receptor specific manner"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:20 amAbhishek Anan (Rice University)
"Tackling diverse problems in the design of collagen mimetic peptides with salt-bridge interaction"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 am - 10:50 amNuno Coelho (University of Toronto)
"Dynamic behavior of type IV Collagen at the cell-biomaterial interface"
10:50 am - 11:00 amDiscussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pmPoster Session II
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmNew Directions in Collagen Research
Discussion Leaders: Collin Stultz (MIT) and Szymon Manka (University of Oxford)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pmVeronique Van de Bor (Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique)
"Origin, assembly and function of Collagen IV in the Drosophila ovary"
1:50 pm - 2:00 pmDiscussion
2:00 pm - 2:20 pmMichael Randles (University of Manchester)
"Gender and genetic background influence the composition of glomerular extracellular matrix"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pmDiscussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmEvaluation Period
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3:00 pmGordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm.

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