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
L-Type Ca Channels
Discussion Leader: Riccardo Olcese (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
Steven Marx (Columbia University, United States)
"How the Heart Responds to Adrenergic Signals. Why the Neighborhood Matters"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Manuel Navedo (University of California Davis, United States)
"Vascular CaV 1.2 Channel Regulation"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:05 pm
Ivy Dick (University of Maryland School of Medicine, United States)
"The Pathogenesis of Altered CaV 1.2 Regulation"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Marta Campiglio (Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria)
"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
Ryanodine Receptor
Discussion Leaders: Xander Wehrens (Baylor College of Medicine, United States) and Robert Dirksen (University of Rochester Medical Center, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Parisa Asghari (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"The Dynamic Dyad; A Moveable Feast"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
Wayne Chen (University of Calgary, Canada)
"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
Robyn Rebbeck (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Structural Regulation by CaM: RyR1 vs RyR2"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Mark Nelson (University of Vermont, United States)
"Electro-Calcium(EC) Coupling in Brain Capillaries"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Kyle Scranton (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
"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
Nagomi Kurebayashi (Juntendo University, Japan)
"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.
Organizers: Susan Treves (University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland) and Michelle Munro (University of Otago, New Zealand)
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
Discussion Leader: Enrique Jaimovich (Universidad de Chile, Chile)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Senka Holzer (Medical University of Graz, Austria)
"Nuclear Calcium Signaling in Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
Marcel Egger (UniBE, Switzerland)
"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
Irina Serysheva (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States)
"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
Bernhard Flucher (Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria)
"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
Discussion Leader: Hector Valdivia (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Vincent Jacquemond (CNRS , France)
"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
Francisco Alvarado (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
"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
Francesco Zorzato (Dept. Biomedicine, USB, Basel/SVEB, Ferrara, Italy)
"RyR1 Congenital Myopathies Beyond MH"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Cecilia Hidalgo (Universidad de Chile, Chile)
"RyR-Mediated Calcium Release in Neuronal Function in Health and Disease"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Michelle Munro (University of Otago, New Zealand)
"The Biphasic Modulation of Calcium Leak by Calsequestrin-2"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Erick Hernandez-Ochoa (University of Maryland School of Medicine, United States)
"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
Discussion Leaders: Isabelle Marty (Inserm U1216, France) and Jocelyn Laporte (Inserm IGBMC Cerbm, France)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Feliciano Protasi (University Gabriele d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Italy)
"Calcium Entry Units (CEUs): Role in Store Operated Ca2+ Entry."
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
Ingrid Bonilla (The Ohio State University/Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System, United States)
"Cardiac SOCE: The Good with the Bad"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
David Beech (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
"Vascular PIEZO1 Channels and Skeletal Muscle Function"
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
Mohamed Trebak (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"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
Discussion Leader: Madeline Nieves-Cintron (Department of Pharmacology, University of California Davis, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Dawn Lowe (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Muscle Inexcitability and Force Loss in Dystrophin-deficient Skeletal Muscle"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
Scott Earley (University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, United States)
"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
Jeff Erickson (University of Otago, New Zealand)
"Aberrant Calcium Handling in the Diabetic Heart"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Eshwar Reddy Tammineni (Rush University Medical Center, United States)
"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
Shanna Hamilton (The Ohio State University, United States)
"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
Takahiro Takano (University of Rochester, United States)
"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
Discussion Leader: Dmitry Terentyev (The Ohio State University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Mark Cannell (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
"Control of Intrinsic Ca2+ Release Dyssynchrony in Cardiac EC Coupling"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
William Louch (University of Oslo, Norway)
"Plasticity of Dyadic Structure and Function"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
Julia Gorelik (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Functional Imagining of Nanodomains in Cardiomyocytes in Heart Failure"
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
TingTing Hong (University of Utah, United States)
"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
Discussion Leader: Bjorn Knollmann (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
Katharine Dibb (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
"Atrial Dysfunction in Heart Failure"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Long-Sheng Song (University of Iowa, United States)
"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
Llewelyn Roderick (KU Leuven, Belgium)
"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
Hakan Westerblad (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
"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
Benjamin Hackl (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
"Dysregulated Cardiac Calcium Handling in Cancer-associated Cachexia"
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Bruno Allard (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France)
"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
Discussion Leader: W. Jonathan Lederer (University of Maryland School of Medicine, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:15 pm
Eduardo Rios (Rush University, United States)
"Voltage sensing for EC coupling, 50 years later"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 9:10 pm
Filip Van Petegem (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"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