Saturday |
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Session: Mechanisms of Chromosome Segregation |
| Discussion Leader: Gabriel Neurohr (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) |
3:45 pm - 4:25 pm | Arshad Desai (University of California, San Diego, USA) "A Journey Through Chromosome Segregation… and Beyond" |
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Chromosome Segregation and Cell Transformation |
| Discussion Leader: Quincey Justman (Cell Press, Cell Systems, USA) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Wei Zhao (National University of Singapore, Singapore) "Centrosomal MLL5 Maintains Spindle Pole Integrity by Regulating PLK1 Centrosomal Localization" |
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Ryan Naylor (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA) "Deregulation of a Pre-Mitotic Nup88-Nup98-Rae1-APC/C Cdh1 Axis Drives Tumorigenesis Through Untimely Plk1 Destruction" |
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Nuno Amaral (Center for Genomic Regulation, Spain) "The Aurora B-Dependent NoCut Checkpoint Detects Chromatin Bridges After DNA Replication Stress and Prevents Their Damage During Cytokinesis" |
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Vijaya Pandey (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India) "Stabilization of SIRT7 Deacetylase by Viral Oncoprotein HBx Leads to the Inhibition of Growth Restrictive RPS7 Gene and Facilitates Cellular Transformation" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Sunday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 11:00 am | Longevity, Quiescence and DNA Damage |
| Discussion Leader: Sabrina Spencer (University of Colorado Boulder, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:20 am | Sarah Hernandez (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA) "Pre-Cancer Biomarker Characterized Using Cells with Increased Lifespan" |
9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
9:30 am - 9:50 am | Hannah Seidel (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) "Nutritional Control of Germline Stem Cell Proliferation in Caenorhabditis elegans" |
9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:20 am | Lindsey Long (University of New Mexico, USA) "Quiescent Cells Uniquely Respond to Exogenous DNA Damage" |
10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 10:50 am | Takaaki Yasuhara (The University of Tokyo, Japan) "The Novel Mechanism Linking Cell Cycle Regulation to Cancer Development" |
10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentorship Component: Career Panel |
| Discussion Leader: Deepak Jha (Children's Hospital, Boston and Harvard University, USA) |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion |
| "Life After a Postdoc" |
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- Arshad Desai (University of California, San Diego, USA)
- Quincey Justman (Cell Press, Cell Systems, USA)
- Sabrina Spencer (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
- Philipp Kaldis (Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore)
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |