Conference Description
The Lysosomes and Endocytosis GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by February 17, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Endolysosomal Function in the Nervous System
Discussion Leaders
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Lois Weisman (University of Michigan, United States)
Speakers
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Pietro De Camilli (Yale University, United States)
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Sandra Maday (Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, United States)
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Mark von Zastrow (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
Lysosomal Physiology and Human Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Gillian Griffiths (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Shawn Ferguson (Yale University School of Medicine, United States)
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Haoxing Xu (Liangzhu Laboratory & Zhejiang University , China)
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Judith Klumperman (University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands)
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Tobias Walther (Sloan Kettering Institute, United States)
Lipid Trafficking
Discussion Leaders
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Elizabeth Conibear (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Speakers
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Joost Holthuis (Osnabrück University, Germany)
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Christopher Burd (Yale School of Medicine, United States)
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Amra Saric (The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada)
Entering and Leaving the Cell - Insights from Pathogens
Discussion Leaders
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Max Gutierrez (The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom)
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Christophe Lamaze (Institut Curie, France)
Speakers
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Rebecca Lamason (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
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Nihal Altan-Bonnet (National Institutes of Health, United States)
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Maria João Amorim (Católica Biomedical Research Centre - Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal)
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Melanie Ohi (University of Michigan, United States)
The Lysosome, Autophagy, and Cellular Catabolism
Discussion Leaders
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James Hurley (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Speakers
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Oliver Florey (Babraham Institute, United Kingdom)
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Patricia Boya (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
Lysosome Dysfunction and Neurodegeneration
Discussion Leaders
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Gilbert Di Paolo (Denali Therapeutics, United States)
Speakers
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Aimee Kao (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Fenghua Hu (Cornell University, United States)
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Martin Kampmann (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Arun Radhakrishnan (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
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Alison Goate (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States)
New Technologies and Therapeutic Opportunities
Discussion Leaders
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Sandra Schmid (CZ Biohub San Francisco, United States)
Speakers
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Jean-Philippe Pellois (texas a&m university, United States)
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Sudha Kumari (Indian Institute of Science, India)
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Tom Kirchhausen (Harvard Medical School, United States)
Endocytosis, Exocytosis and Membrane Remodeling
Discussion Leaders
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Juan Bonifacino (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, United States)
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Michael Marks (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, United States)
Speakers
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Aurelien Roux (Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
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Cedric Delevoye (Institut Curie, INSERM, France)
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Rytis Prekeris (University of Colorado, United States)
Keynote Session: Keynote Lecture
Discussion Leaders
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Scott Emr (Cornell University, United States)
Speakers
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Harald Stenmark (Oslo University Hospital, Norway)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Mara Duncan (University of Michigan, United States)
