| SATURDAY |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Presentation |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Mark Ginsberg (University of California, San Diego)
"Where do integrations come from?"
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| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I (presenters with last names starting with A to M) |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Mechanisms and Dynamics of Integrin Adhesion |
| Discussion Leader: Maddy Parsons (Kings College London, UK) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Matti Lahti (University of Turku, Finland)
"The structure and function of αI domains in collagen receptor and leukocyte integrins" |
| 7:45 pm - 7:50 pm | Discussion |
| 7:50 pm - 8:05 pm | Alexandre Gingras (University of California, San Diego)
"Structural basis of the Junctional Anchorage of the Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Complex" |
| 8:05 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
| 8:10 pm - 8:25 pm | Manus Biggs (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)
"Probing the limits of cellular rigidity sensing with nanoscale heterogeneous rigidities fabricated by focused electron-beam patterning" |
| 8:25 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Luke Cassereau (University of California, San Francisco)
"Tumor Cell Motility is Directed by Fibrillar ECM Architecture and Mediated by α5β1 Integrin-FN Binding" |
| 8:45 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
| 8:50 pm - 9:05 pm | Stefan Veltel (University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany)
"Identification of new players of Rab21-regulated integrin trafficking" |
| 9:05 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| 9:10 pm - 9:25 pm | Dara Missan (Albany Medical College, NY)
"Investigating post-transcriptional mechanisms of keratinocyte gene regulation by integrin α3β1" |
| 9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Roles of Cell-Matrix Interactions |
| Discussion Leader: Mark Ginsberg (University of California, San Diego) |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Mark Morgan (University of Manchester, UK)
"Syndecan-4: environmental sensor and signal integrator" |
| 9:15 am - 9:20 am | Discussion |
| 9:20 am - 9:35 am | Stephanie Ellis (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)
"Talin autoinhibition is required for morphogenesis" |
| 9:35 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
| 9:40 am - 9:55 am | Samar Sayedyahossein (University of Western Ontario, London, Canada)
"Integrin-linked kinase modulates phagocytosis in epidermal keratinocytes" |
| 9:55 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Hermes Taylor-Weiner (University of California, San Diego)
"Defined extracellular matrix components are necessary for definitive endoderm induction" |
| 10:15 am - 10:20 am | Discussion |
| 10:20 am - 10:35 am | Arif Yurdagul (LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA)
"Matrix composition modulates oxidized LDL-induced inflammation" |
| 10:35 am - 10:40 am | Discussion |
| 10:40 am - 10:55 am | Xia Wang (Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA)
"Fibronectin function in neural crest is required for craniofacial and cardiovascular development" |
| 10:55 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II (presenters with last names starting with N to Z) |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:40 pm | Advances in Imaging Techniques |
| Discussion Leaders: Nick Brown (University of Cambridge, UK), Mark Ginsberg (University of California, San Diego), and Valerie Weaver (University of California, San Francisco) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Maddy Parsons (Kings College London, UK)
"Seeing is believing: advanced imaging approaches in live cells"
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| 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm | Discussion |
| 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm | Round Table Discussion |
| 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |
