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Mammalian DNA Repair (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Controlling Traffic on the Streets and at the Crossroads of DNA Repair Pathways

February 7 - 8, 2015
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Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express
1050 Schooner Drive
Ventura, California, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Mammalian DNA Repair 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 this meeting is to empower the young scientists by providing them with a framework for informal and fertile discussions among peers on their most recent research findings as well as on career paths. Scientific presentations will be at the forefront of research on mechanisms of DNA repair, cytoplasmic and nuclear DNA damage signaling and consequences on cell fate, while a career panel will bring together scientists from different backgrounds such as academia, industry, publishing/editing and entrepreneurship to share their insight regarding career development.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Mammalian DNA Repair" 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 pmArrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pmIntroductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmKeynote Session: A Historical Perspective
Discussion Leader: Julie Rageul (Stony Brook University, USA)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pmPhilip Hanawalt (Stanford University, USA)
"From Pyrimidine Dimers to R-Loops in 50 Years"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pmDiscussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmShedding Lights on Early Events in DNA Repair / Tackling Problems that DNA Repair Might Leave Behind
Discussion Leaders: Bret Freudenthal (NIEHS/NIH, USA), Abigail Lubin (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA) and Lan Wang (Harvard University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pmPoonam Agarwal (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
"Nucleosome Acidic Patch Promotes RNF168 and BMI1/RING1B Dependent H2A/X Ubiquitination and DNA Damage Signaling"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pmDiscussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pmMuwen Kong (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
"Single-Molecule Studies of Rad4 on Defined DNA Substrates Reveal a Two-Step Damage Recognition Process"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pmMelike Caglayan (National Institute of Environmental Health Science, USA)
"Role of pol β in Complementing Aprataxin Deficiency During Abasic-Site Base Excision Repair"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pmDiscussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pmSalomé Adam (Epigenetics and Cell Fate Center, France)
"New Insights into Epigenome Maintenance in Response to DNA Damage by Real-Time Tracking of Histone Dynamics in Human Cells"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 amMolding DNA: Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins at the Helm / Keeping Homology-Directed Repair Under Control
Discussion Leaders: Semsi Derkunt (Stony Brook University, USA) and Molly Hardebeck (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 amKamakoti Bhat (Vanderbilt University, USA)
"High Affinity Binding of Replication Protein A (RPA) to DNA Directs SMARCAL1 Dependent Replication Fork Remodeling"
9:20 am - 9:30 amDiscussion
9:30 am - 9:50 amLogan Myler (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
"Single-Molecule Imaging Reveals the Mechanism of Exo1 Regulation by Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:20 amElaina Maginn (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"DNA-PKcs and Regulators of Ubiquitinylation Are Key Therapeutic Targets for Chemotherapy Resistant Ovarian and Pancreatic Cancers, and Modulate Activity of the Homologous Repair Pathway"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 am - 10:50 amElizabeth Kass (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA)
"Effect of Genetic and Developmental Changes on Homology-Directed Repair in the Mouse Mammary Gland"
10:50 am - 11:00 amDiscussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pmPoster Session

Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmMentorship Component: Career Panel
Discussion Leaders: Carrie Margulies (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) and Kareem Mohni (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmPanel Discussion
"Shaping Your Next Move"
  • Karlene Cimprich (Stanford University School of Medicine, USA)
  • Paula Fischhaber (California State University Northridge, USA)
  • Jill Fuss (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
  • Mark O'Connor (AstraZeneca, United Kingdom)
  • Brian Plosky (Molecular Cell, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmEvaluation Period
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3:00 pmSeminar Concludes

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