Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
"How the Heart Responds to Adrenergic Signals. Why the Neighborhood Matters"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Vascular CaV 1.2 Channel Regulation"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:05 pm
"The Pathogenesis of Altered CaV 1.2 Regulation"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Functions of Multiple STAC3/CaV1.1 Interactions in Skeletal Muscle EC Coupling"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
"The Dynamic Dyad; A Moveable Feast"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"Regulation of Calcium Release Termination and Calcium Alternans"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 10:55 am
"Structural Regulation by CaM: RyR1 vs RyR2"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Electro-Calcium(EC) Coupling in Brain Capillaries"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
"Regulation of the Na-Ca Exchanger by Cytosolic Na Modulates Ca Dynamics and Excitability of the Mouse Heart"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
"A Novel, High-Affinity and Selective RyR2 Inhibitor Effectively Suppresses Lethal Arrhythmias in CPVT Mouse Models"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
InsP3 Receptors-Nuclear Signaling
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"Nuclear Calcium Signaling in Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
"Regulatory Function of IP3 Induced Calcium Release in Cardiac Excitation Contraction Coupling"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
"Structural Insights into the Interplay Between Ca2+ and IP3 Binding in IP3 R Channels"
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"Identification of the CaV1.1 Voltage-Sensing Domain Controlling Skeletal Muscle EC Coupling"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Malignant Hyperthermia and CPVT
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
"EC Coupling in Muscle Fibers: Insights from Disease Mutant RyR1s and Triad-targeted Biosensors"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"Ryanodine Receptor Mutations in CPVT and Beyond"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Group Photo / Coffee Break
10:35 am - 10:55 am
"RyR1 Congenital Myopathies Beyond MH"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"RyR-Mediated Calcium Release in Neuronal Function in Health and Disease"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
"The Biphasic Modulation of Calcium Leak by Calsequestrin-2"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
"New Biosensors for Assessing CaMKII Activity in Response to Action Potential-Induced Ca2+ Transients in Skeletal Muscle Fibers"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Store-Operated Ca Entry, TRP and SAC
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"Calcium Entry Units (CEUs): Role in Store Operated Ca2+ Entry."
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
"Cardiac SOCE: The Good with the Bad"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
"Vascular PIEZO1 Channels and Skeletal Muscle Function"
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"CRAC Channels in Smooth Muscle Pathologies"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Muscular Dystrophy and Diabetes
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
"Muscle Inexcitability and Force Loss in Dystrophin-deficient Skeletal Muscle"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"Remodeling of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Ryanodine Receptors in mdx Mice."
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 10:55 am
"Aberrant Calcium Handling in the Diabetic Heart"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Calcium Dysregulation in Muscle Leads to Diabetes but also Puts Corrective Pathways to Work"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
"Hyperactivity of the cardiac ryanodine receptor promotes structural and functional remodeling of mitochondria via calpain-mediated OPA1 proteolysis"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
"Direct In Vivo Optical Measurement of Skeletal Muscle Ca2+ Release in Live Animals: Role of Orai1 in Maintaining Ca2+ Transient Amplitude During Repetitive Stimulation"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nanodomain Structure-Function
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"Control of Intrinsic Ca2+ Release Dyssynchrony in Cardiac EC Coupling"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
"Plasticity of Dyadic Structure and Function"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
"Functional Imagining of Nanodomains in Cardiomyocytes in Heart Failure"
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"T-tubule Membrane Microdomain Remodeling in the Heart – from Mechanisms to Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Heart Failure and Skeletal Muscle Fatigue
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Atrial Dysfunction in Heart Failure"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Targeting Junctophilin-2 for Heart Failure Gene Therapy"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:00 am
"InsP3 R-RyR Crosstalk in Altered Ca2+ Handling and Arrhythmia in Human Heart Failure"
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Accelerated Force Development Despite Decreased Stable Force in Early Skeletal Muscle Fatigue"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
"Dysregulated Cardiac Calcium Handling in Cancer-associated Cachexia"
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
"A Mechano- and Heat-Gated Two-Pore Domain K+ Channel Controls Excitability in Adult Zebrafish Skeletal Muscle"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: EC-Coupling and Ca-Channel Structure-Function
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:15 pm
"Voltage sensing for EC coupling, 50 years later"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 9:10 pm
"A Structural Journey into the Components of Muscle Excitation-Contraction Coupling"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure