Sunday |
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | Structural Studies of the EC Coupling Apparatus |
| Discussion Leader: Clara Franzini-Armstrong (University of Pennsylvania Medical School, USA) |
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm | Montserrat Samso (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA) "Structure and Dynamics of the RyR Seen by CryoEM" |
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm | Gerhard Meissner (University North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA) "Determinants of RyR1 Gating and Ion Conductance" |
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm | Zhen Yan (School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, China) "Structure of the Rabbit Ryanodine Receptor Type I at Near-Atomic Resolution" |
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm | Ran Zalk (Columbia University, USA) "Structure of a Mammalian Ryanodine Receptor" |
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Monday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | New Insights into the Molecular Mechanism of Muscle EC Coupling |
| Discussion Leader: Manfred Grabner (Medical University Innsbruck, Austria) |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:10 am - 9:30 am | Roger Bannister (University of Colorado, Denver, USA) "Molecular Transitions in CaV1.1 That Support EC Coupling" |
9:30 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Angela Dulhunty (Australian National University, Australia) "Functional Interactions Between EC Coupling Proteins and RyR Channels" |
10:00 am - 10:10 am | Discussion |
10:10 am - 10:30 am | Poster Previews |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:20 am | Symeon Papadopoulos (University Hospital of Cologne, Germany) "Trafficking and Molecular Organization of Key EC Coupling Proteins" |
11:20 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 11:50 am | Bernhard Flucher (Medical University Innsbruck, Austria) "L-Type Calcium Currents During EC Coupling Make You Slow" |
11:50 am - 12:00 pm | Discussion |
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm | John Kuwada (University of Michigan, USA) "STAC3 Regulates EC Coupling and Causes Native American Myopathy and Malignant Hyperthermia" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Molecular Mechanisms of Junction Formation and Maintenance |
| Discussion Leader: Isabelle Marty (INSERM U836 Grenoble Institut Des Neurosciences, France) |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm | Vincenzo Sorrentino (University of Siena, Italy) "Molecular Basis of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and Junctional Protein Organization in Skeletal Muscle Fibers" |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Jocelyn Laporte (Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, France) "Alteration of Triad Formation and Maintenance in Centronuclear Myopathies" |
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm | Discussion |
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm | Feliciano Protasi (University G. D'Annunzio of Chieti, Italy) "Store-Operated Calcium Entry (SOCE) in Skeletal Muscle: Where?" |
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm | Miyuki Nishi (Kyoto University, Japan) "Novel SR Membrane Protein Mitsugumin 56" |
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Tuesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Cardiac EC Coupling Disorders: Pathophysiology and Therapeutics |
| Discussion Leader: Sandor Gyorke (The Ohio State University, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:10 am - 9:30 am | Nagomi Kurebayashi (Juntendo University, Japan) "Contribution of Calcium-Induced Calcium Release to Calcium Homeostasis in Cells Expressing RyR2 with Disease-Associated Mutations" |
9:30 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Wayne Chen (University of Calgary, Canada) "Mechanisms and Treatment of Ryanodine Receptor-Linked Muscle Disorders" |
10:00 am - 10:10 am | Discussion |
10:10 am - 10:25 am | Ernst Niggli (University of Bern, Switzerland) "Dystrophic Cardiomyopathy - Role of TRPV2 Channels" |
10:25 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:20 am | Hector Valdivia (University of Michigan, USA) "Natural Peptides as Antiarrhythmic Therapy in Ryanodine Receptor Channelopathies" |
11:20 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 11:50 am | Long-Sheng Song (University of Iowa, USA) "Junctophilin-2 Dysregulation and EC Coupling Disorder in Heart Failure" |
11:50 am - 12:00 pm | Discussion |
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm | Xander Wehrens (Baylor College of Medicine, USA) "Ryanodine Receptor Dysregulation in Atrial Fibrillation" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Regulation of Cardiac EC Coupling |
| Discussion Leader: Heping Cheng (Peking University, China) |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm | Henry Colecraft (Columbia University, USA) "Molecular Determinants of L-Type Calcium Channel Targeting to Dyads" |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Bjorn Knollmann (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA) "Calmodulin: The Little Guy with a Big Punch in Cardiac Calcium Release" |
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm | Discussion |
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm | Donald Bers (University of California, Davis, USA) "Microdomain Calcium Signaling in Cardiac Myocytes" |
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Poster Previews |
Wednesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am | Group Photo |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Skeletal Muscle EC Coupling Disorders and Therapeutic Interventions |
| Discussion Leader: Paul Allen (University of California, Davis, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:10 am - 9:30 am | Hua Zhu (The Ohio State University Medical Center, USA) "Regulation of Mitsugumin 29 Expression in Muscle Physiology and Diseases" |
9:30 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Jingsong Zhou (Kansas City University, USA) "The Role of Skeletal Muscle in the Neuromuscular Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" |
10:00 am - 10:10 am | Discussion |
10:10 am - 10:25 am | George Rodney (Baylor College of Medicine, USA) "Targeting Src Kinase for the Treatment of Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in the Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy" |
10:25 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:20 am | Andrew Voss (Wright State University, USA) "Excitation Defects in Huntington’s Disease Skeletal Muscle" |
11:20 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 11:50 am | James Dowling (University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Canada) "Novel Variant Analysis and Therapeutic Strategies for RyR1-Related Myopathies" |
11:50 am - 12:00 pm | Discussion |
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm | Anna Buj Bello (Genethon, France) "Therapeutic Approaches for Myotubular Myopathy" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | ROS and RNS Regulation of EC Coupling |
| Discussion Leader: Cecilia Hidalgo (Universidad de Chile, Chile) |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm | Natalia Shirokova (New Jersey Medical School / Rutgers University, USA) "Origins and Consequences of Oxidative Stress in Dystrophic Cardiomyopathy" |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Christopher Ward (University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA) "The Cytoskeleton Is at Crossroads of X-ROS and RNS Signaling in Striated Muscle" |
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm | Discussion |
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm | Ana Ferreiro (Inserm, France) "ROS and RNS Regulation of EC Coupling: On the Rocky Road to Translation" |
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm | Benjamin Prosser (University of Pennsylvania, USA) "Detyrosinated Microtubules Bear Load and Transmit Mechanical Force in Cardiomyocytes" |
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Thursday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Impact of EC Coupling on Muscle Metabolism |
| Discussion Leader: Martin Schneider (University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:10 am - 9:30 am | Wang Wang (University of Washington, USA) "Metabolic Regulation in Single Mitochondria of the Cardiac Muscle" |
9:30 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Johanna Lanner (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) "Ca2+ and Oxidative Stress in Arthritis-Induced Muscle Weakness" |
10:00 am - 10:10 am | Discussion |
10:10 am - 10:25 am | Filip Van Petegem (University of British Columbia, Canada) "High-Resolution Crystal Structures of Ryanodine Receptor SPRY Domains Reveal a Critical Binding Determinant for FKBPs" |
10:25 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:20 am | Muthu Periasamy (The Ohio State University College of Medicine, USA) "Sarcolipin Regulates Thermogenesis and Metabolism in Muscle" |
11:20 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 11:50 am | Susan Hamilton (Baylor College of Medicine, USA) "The Role of FKBP12 in Muscle Function and Energy Expenditure" |
11:50 am - 12:00 pm | Discussion |
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm | Karyn Esser (University of Kentucky, USA) "Circadian Rhythms and Molecular Clocks in Skeletal Muscle: Important Role in System Homeostasis" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session |
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Keynote Session: Mechanisms of Muscle Fatigue and Sarcopenia |
| Discussion Leader: Graham Lamb (La Trobe University, Australia) |
5:30 pm - 5:40 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
5:40 pm - 6:00 pm | Bradley Launikonis (University of Queensland, Australia) "Calcium Regulation at the Junctional Membranes of Fast- and Slow-Twitch Fibers" |
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm | Discussion |
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm | Laszlo Csernoch (University of Debrecen, Hungary) "How Alterations in SOCE Affect SR Calcium Release in Sarcopenia" |
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm | Discussion |
6:40 pm - 6:55 pm | Marco Brotto (University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA) "[Ca2+]o via SOCE Contributes to Mouse Skeletal Muscle Contractility: Influence of Age, Sex, and Muscle-Types" |
6:55 pm - 7:00 pm | Discussion |
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm | David Glass (Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, USA) "Signaling Changes Modulating Skeletal Muscle Mass and Function" |
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Friday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |