Sunday 23^rd August

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

2:00-6:00 p.m.

Registration

Devere Hall, Áras na Mac Léinn

5:30-6:00 p.m.

Tea & coffee

Opening Session

6:00-6:10 p.m.

Welcome address by the ECS

ECS President, Catherine Leclerc, University of Toulouse, France

6:10-6:20 p.m.

Welcome address by the Scientific Chair

Geert Bultynck, Leuven, Belgium

6:20-6:30 p.m.

Welcome address by the Local Organizer

John Mackrill, UCC, Ireland

Opening Lecture

6:30-6:40 p.m.

Welcome

Chair: to be updated

6:40-7:40 p.m.

Ca²⁺ regulated membrane organization and trafficking

Volker Gerke, Universität Münster, Germany

Reception

Monday 24^th August

Session 1: Ca²⁺ Signaling in Evolution

Chair: John Mackrill, UCC

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

08:30-08:55 a.m.

Ca²⁺ signalling in the oceans:  novel mechanisms for environmental perception in marine diatoms

Katherine E. Helliwell, Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK                  

08:55-09:20 a.m.

Calcium Signaling in Trypanosomes

Roberto Docampo, University of Georgia, USA                          

09:20-09:45 a.m.

Calcium cycling in the avian heart -the 'missing link' in vertebrate EC coupling

Holly Shiels, University of Manchester, UK

09:45-10:00 a.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 1 selected from Abstracts

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 2 selected from Abstracts

10:15-10:40 a.m.

COFFEE

DEVERE HALL

Session 2: Mechanically activated Ca²⁺-permeable ion channels;

Chair: Felicity Davis, University of Queensland, Australia

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

10:40-11:05 a.m.

Piezo1 force sensor in cardiovascular health and disease

David Beech, University of Leeds, UK                  

11:05-11:30 a.m.

Piezo1: How neural stem cells channel their stress

Medha Pathak, UC Irvine, USA            

11:30-11:55 a.m.

Signalling via mechanically activated ion channels regulates melanoma cell function

Kate Poole, University of New South Wales, Australia            

11:55-12:10 p.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 1 selected from Abstracts

12:10-12:25 p.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 2 selected from Abstracts

12:25-1:35 p.m.

LUNCH

Upstairs Café, 1^st Floor, Áras Na Mac Léinn

Session 3: Ca²⁺ signaling and organoids

Chair: Marc Moreau, University of Toulouse, France

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

1:35-2:00 p.m.

Endometrial organoids as a representative model to study to role of calcium during the implantation process

Joris Vriens, KU Leuven, Belgium                                               

2:00-2:25 p.m.

Organoids for new insights in pathology: an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Story

Nathalie Vergnolle, INSERM UMR-1220, Toulouse, France  

2:25-2:40 p.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker selected from Abstracts

Session 4: Different dimensions in Ca²⁺ signalling in cancer

Chair: Gregory Monteith, University of Queensland, Australia

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

2:40-3:05 p.m.

Calcium oscillations in cancer cells

Natalia Prevarskaya, Universite de Lille, France                

3:05-3:30 p.m.

The role of TRPML2 channels in breast cancer and prostate cancer

Xia Qiang Yao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

3:30-3:45 p.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker selected from Abstracts

Flash Symposium

Chair: Sarah Webb, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

3:45-4:15 p.m.

Seven 2 minute talks selected from Abstracts.

One minute question time each.

To be updated

Poster Session I                                         

4:15-6:40 p.m.     

DEVERE HALL

Tuesday 25^th August

Session 5: Neuronal Calcium Sensors from physiology to disease

Chair: Jose Naranjo, Spanish National Biotechnology Centre, Madrid           

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

08:30-08:55 a.m.

Control of photoreceptor function by NCS proteins

Karl-Wilhelm Koch, Oldenburg University, Germany               

08:55-09:20 a.m.

Retinal dystrophies associated with point mutations in guanylate cyclase activating proteins

Daniele Dell'Orco, Verona University, Italy

09:20-09:45 a.m.

Role of NCS-1 in dopamine neuron physiology and viability in Parkinson's disease

Birgitt Liss, Ulm University, Germany                     

09:45-10:00 a.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 1 selected from Abstracts

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 2 selected from Abstracts

10:15-10:40 a.m.

COFFEE         

 DEVERE HALL

Session 6: Ca²⁺ signaling in Alzheimer's disease

Chairs: Mark Rae, UCC and Carlos Villalobos, Institute of Biology and Molecular Genetics, Valladolid, Spain

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

10:40-11:05 a.m.

Endoplasmic reticulum calcium signaling and MAMs – potential role in AD

Ilya Bezprozvanny, University of Texas, SW Medical Center, USA           

11:05-11:30 a.m.

Lipids and Neurodegeneration: What your MAM can teach you

Estela Area-Gómez, Columbia University, USA                                  

11:30-11:55 a.m.

Astroglial signalling in ageing and AD

Alexej Verkhrastsky, University of Manchester, UK

11:55-12:20 p.m.

Increased in vivo mitochondrial calcium levels in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

Maria Calvo-Rodriguez, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA           

12:10-12:25 p.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 1 selected from Abstracts

12:35-12:50 p.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 2 selected from Abstracts

12:50-1:00 p.m.

GROUP PHOTOGRAPH

Amphitheatre, just outside of venue

12:25-1:35 p.m.

LUNCH

Upstairs Café 1^st Floor, Áras Na Mac Léinn

2:15 p.m.-on

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Wednesday 26^th August

Session 7: Mitochondrial calcium signaling & cell functions

Chair: Paola Pizzo, University of Padova, Italy         

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

08:30-08:55 a.m.

Altered mitochondrial Ca²⁺ signaling and metabolism: functional implications for Alzheimer's disease

Riccardo Filadi, University of Padova, Italy                                                   

08:55-09:20 a.m.

Calcium regulation of mitochondrial respiration in neurons. Role of MCU and mitochondrial aspartate-glutamate carrier AralarAGC1/Slc25a12

Araceli Del Arco, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain  

09:20-09:45 a.m.

Keeping zombies alive: the reticulum-to-mitochondria Ca²⁺ transfer in senescent cells

Julio Cesar Cardenas, Center for Integrative Biology, Universidad Mayor, Chile   

09:45-10:00 a.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 1 selected from Abstracts

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 2 selected from Abstracts

10:15-10:40 a.m.

COFFEE

DEVERE HALL

Session 8 (Team Talks): Lysosomal Ca²⁺ signalling in health and disease

Chair: Sandip Patel, University College London, UK

Time  

Event

Speakers, Affiliation

10:40-11:10 a.m.

Ca²⁺ signalling at acidic stores: from oocyte to phagocyte

Antony Galione & Lianne Davis, Oxford University, UK            

11:10-11:40 a.m.

Quantitative imaging of Ca²⁺ in acidic Ca²⁺ stores of live cells

Yamuna Krishnan & Kasturi Chakraborty, University of Chicago, USA                         

11:40-12:10 p.m.

TRP Mucolipins and TFEB

Diego Medina & Simone Di Paola, Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Italy                                 

12:10-2:30 p.m.  

POSTER SESSION 2 (with self-service lunch)     

DEVERE HALL

Session 9: Ca²⁺ signaling in nanodomains at membrane contact sites

Chair: Khaled Machaca, Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

2:30-2:55 p.m.

Membrane contact sites between the ER and TGN

Antonella De Matteis, University of Naples, Italy

2:55-3:20 p.m.                                     

The Molecular Anatomy of CRAC Channel Gating            

Murali Prakriya, Northwestern University, USA                      

3:20-3:45 p.m.

Plant cytoskeleton and membrane interactions

Patrick Hussey, Durham University, UK

3:45-4:00 p.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 1 selected from Abstracts

4:00-4:15 p.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker 2 selected from Abstracts

4:15-5:15 p.m.   

ECS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

DEVERE HALL

5:00-5:30 p.m.

COFFEE

DEVERE HALL

Sir Michael Berridge Lecture

5:30-5:45p.m.

Tribute to Sir Berridge by Prof. Robin Irvine (FRS)

Chair: to be updated

5:45-6:45 p.m.

Signaling and synergism at the ER-PM contact sites

Shmuel Muallem, NIH Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, Maryland, USA

7:30 p.m. to late.      

GALA DINNER               

CORK CITY GAOL

(About 1 km from venue, but transportation will be provided)                                

Poster prizes presentations, food, music and dancing, with a "captive audience"                            

Thursday 27^th August

Session 10: Ca²⁺ Signaling in Plants

Chair: Doron Shkolnik, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel        

Time

Event

Speaker, Affiliation

09:00-09:25 a.m.

Calcium Regulation of Organellar Function

Ute Vothknecht, University of Bonn, Germany

09:25-09:50 a.m.

In vivo calcium dynamics in plant cells: a holistic view

Alex Costa, University of Milan, Italy                

09:50-10:05 a.m.

Title to be updated

Speaker selected from Abstracts

Junior ECS Session

Chair: to be updated

Time

Event

Speakers, Affiliations

10:05-10:35 a.m.

Two 15 minute talks, selected by the jECS at the Satellite Meeting of 22nd August

to be updated

10:35-11:10 a.m.

COFFEE

DEVERE HALL

Frontiers in Calcium Research Session

Chair Geert Bultynck, Leuven, Belgium

Time

Event

Speakers, Affiliations

11:10-12:50 p.m

Four 25 minute "Frontiers in IP3 signaling in spirit of Mike Berridge" talks, selected by the Chair, in honour of Sir Berridge

to be updated

12:50-1:15 pm    

Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks

DEVERE HALL

1:15-2:30 p.m.

Farewell lunch

Venue to be updated