Program
Day 1: April 28
09.15: Opening session
09.30: Harnessing actin dynamics for endocytosis in budding yeast and mammals
David Drubin (University of California, Berkeley; USA)
10.15: Genome editing of human stem cells for studies of intracellular trafficking
David Drubin (University of California, Berkeley; USA)
11.00: Coffee Break
11:30: Regulation of a transporter endocytosis by glucose signaling
Sandra Paiva (University of Minho, Portugal)
12:30 Lunch
14.30: Regulation of cell signaling by endocytosis: role in cancer
Alexander Sorkin (The University of Pittsbourgh, USA)
15.30: Discussion on scientific research and career development
Moderated by Georjana Barnes (University of California, Berkeley; USA)
16.30: Welcome cocktail
Day 2: April 29
9.00: Regulatory Mechanisms of Arrestin-Related Ubiquitin Ligase Adaptors
Olivier Vincent (IIB-CSIC Madrid, Spain)
10.00: Molecular mechanisms of melanin transfer between melanocytes and keratinocytes
Duarte Barral, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal
11.00: Coffee break
11.30: Intercellular communication in health and disease: ubiquitin-mediated regulation of intracellular trafficking of Connexin43
Henrique Girão (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
12.30: Lunch
14.30: Protein sorting to the peroxisomal matrix: transient ubiquitination with a new twist
Jorge Azevedo (University of Porto, Portugal)
15.30: Functional characterization and localization of copper transporters in plant cells
Hernâni Gerós (University of Minho, Portugal)
16.30: Coffee break
Day 3: May 3
9.00: Sorting in the endosomal system
Christopher Burd (University of Yale, USA)
10.30: Neurotransmitter transporters: mechanisms of action, regulation by trafficking
Alexander Sorkin (The University of Pittsbourgh, USA)
11.00: Coffee break
11.30: Ataxin-3: a deubiquitylase and its links to neurodegeneration
PatrÃcia Maciel (University of Minho, Portugal)
12.30: Closing session
13.00: Lunch