Saturday
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Transglutaminase 2 in Multiple Sclerosis: Where Do We Go from Here?
Discussion Leaders: Adeola Grace Atobatele (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom) and Shannon Turberville (Cardiff University, United Kingdom)
3:15 pm - 3:20 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
Anne-Marie Van Dam (VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
"Transglutaminase 2 in Multiple Sclerosis: Where Do We Go from Here?"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Novel Techniques, Tools and Experimental Approaches in Transglutaminase Research
Discussion Leaders: Rhiannon Griffiths (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) and Elisa Tonoli (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Andreas Heil (Zedira GmbH, Germany)
"Microbial Transglutaminase: A Bacterial Enzyme with Exceptional Cross-Linking Abilities"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:10 pm
Mariya Semkova (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Identification of Transglutaminase Cross-Linking Sites in Collagen"
6:10 pm - 6:15 pm
Discussion
6:15 pm - 6:35 pm
Friederike Moeller (Dynamic Biosensors GmbH, Germany)
"Conformational Changes in Transglutaminase 2 Measured on Electro-Switchable DNA Chips"
6:35 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
Estéfano Pinilla Pérez (Aarhus University, Denmark)
"Effect of Transglutaminase 2 Conformational Modulation on Vascular Tone"
7:00 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:25 pm
Nicole McNeil (University of Ottawa, Canada)
"Targeted Covalent Inhibitors of Transamidation Activity of Human Transglutaminase 2: The Saga Continues"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Transglutaminases in Physiological and Pathological Processes
Discussion Leaders: Estéfano Pinilla Pérez (Aarhus University, Denmark) and Nicole McNeil (University of Ottawa, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Réka Bogáti (University of Debrecen, Hungary)
"The Effect of Factor XIII on the Proliferation and Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:40 am
Elisa Tonoli (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom)
"Involvement of TG2 in the Modulation of Calcium Homeostasis in Rat Primary Embryonic Hippocampal Neurons"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Livia Sima (Northwestern University, USA)
"New Transglutaminase 2-Fibronectin Complex Inhibitors"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:30 am
Adeola Grace Atobatele (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom)
"Gene Expression Profiling of Cancer Progression Genes Selectively Induced by TG2 Variants in Prostate Cancer Metastatic PC3 Cells"
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 10:55 am
Rhiannon Griffiths (Cardiff University, United Kingdom)
"Unconventional Export of Transglutaminase 2: Implications for Immune Related Diseases"
10:55 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 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Careers in Academia and Beyond
A panel of established professionals from academia and industry will share career stories and discuss challenges and rewards associated with their current roles.
Discussion Leaders: Magdalena Adamczyk (Sygnature Discovery Ltd, United Kingdom) and Huifang Sun (McGill University, Canada)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Careers in Academia and Beyond
Lakshmi Santhanam (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA)
Andreas Heil (Zedira GmbH, Germany)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes