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Fibroblast Growth Factors in Development and Disease (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Biology, Technology and Translation in FGF Research

April 30 - May 1, 2022
Chairs Kel Vin Woo and Theresa Rauschendorfer
Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco
Via Giovanni Pascoli
Lucca (Barga), Lucca, Italy
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Fibroblast Growth Factors (FGF) in Development and Disease brings together graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to discuss the latest, cutting-edge data, exchange new ideas on future perspectives, and build a career network with the next generation of FGF researchers.

FGFs are important to development, physiologic maintenance, and repair and regeneration in a range of different tissues. The 2022 GRS focuses on the role of FGF signaling in development and disease, as well as translational clinical applications and the usage of novel technologies in the FGF research. The program will include oral and poster presentations of the latest science, career panel discussions and mentoring sessions, as well as networking events. Our aim is to provide an interactive platform for early career researchers to present their ideas and shape the future of the FGF signaling field together.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Fibroblast Growth Factors in Development and Disease" 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 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Global and Local FGF Signalling
Discussion Leaders: Kel Vin Woo (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
3:15 pm - 3:50 pm
Chiara Francavilla (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
"Global and Local FGF Signaling"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
FGF Signaling in Development and Disease
Selected Short Talks from Graduate Students and Postdocs
Discussion Leaders: Linda Dalecka (First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Czech Republic) and Martyna Sochacka (University of Wroclaw, Poland)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Giada Vanacore (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom)
"FGF18 is Involved in Postnatal Ventricular-Subventricular Zone (V-SVZ) Neurogenesis"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
Carlos Abascal Sherwell Sánchez (King´s College London, United Kingdom)
"Characterising the FGF Signaling Pathway in the Postnatal Pituitary Stem Cell Compartment"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
Xuanyu Min (Columbia University Department of Ophthalmology, United States)
"Reciprocal Interactions Mediated by FGF and Wnt Signaling Coordinate the Growth of the Optic Cup and Lens"
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Joanne Watson (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
"Spatially Resolved Phosphoproteomics Reveals Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Recycling-driven Regulation of Autophagy and Survival"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Faizah Alotaibi (University of liverpool, United Kingdom)
"Development of a Proximity Probe for FGF2"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
Camille Viaut (Institut Imagine, France)
"Role(s) of FGFR3 During Axial Skeleton Development in Two Fgfr3 Mouse Models"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
FGF in Translational Clinical Applications
Selected Short Talks from Graduate Students and Postdocs
Discussion Leaders: Martyna Biadun (University of Wroclaw, Poland) and Neoklis Makrides (Columbia University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Kylie Heitman (University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States)
"Skeletal Muscle is a Novel Source of FGF23 in Mouse Models of Chronic Kidney Disease and Skeletal Muscle Atrophy"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Audrey Nickle (University of Southern California, United States)
"Mechanisms of Craniosynostosis in Bent Bone Dysplasia Syndrome"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Luca Ferrarese (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
"The Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Signaling in Inflammation"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Qiaoying Wang (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)
"Targeting the FGFR Signaling Axis as a Therapeutic Approach in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Isaac Campos (The University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States)
"The Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4 in Physiologic Cardiac Hypertrophy"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Harriet Ferguson (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
"A Multi-omics Approach to Understand FGFR2b and EGFR Functional Crosstalk and RSK2-dependent Signaling in Breast Cancer Cells"
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: How to Pursue Your Dreams and Achieve Happiness in Science
Discussion Leader: Joanne Watson (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
How to Pursue Your Dreams and Achieve Happiness in Science
  • Chiara Francavilla (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
  • Richard Grose (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)
  • Sunday Oladipupo (Lilly Research Laboratories, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

Contributors

Gordon Research Conferences
National Institutes of Health - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institutes of Health - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
PeproTech Inc.
Integra Foundation
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Wiley - Developmental Dynamics
Zhuhai Essex Bio-Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by Grant Number: 1R13DE029666-01A1 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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