Anna Akhmanova
Utrecht University
The Netherlands
Overview
This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually.
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Symposium overview
The microtubule cytoskeleton is essential for a wide variety of cellular functions, such as chromosome segregation, directed vesicle and organelle transport, cell motility and cell polarity. Impaired microtubule function can lead to human diseases including cancer and neurodegenerative disorders, where microtubules serve as important therapeutic targets. In recent years, interdisciplinary approaches embracing cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology and mathematical modelling have made a tremendous impact on microtubule research.
The progressive diversification of the microtubule field has created the need for a strong meeting that unifies the community and brings together researchers from different disciplines interested in microtubule research. This role has been played by this conference series, which was initiated in 2010. Our meetings bring together early-career and established researchers from all over the world who are interested in fundamental microtubule biology and its impact on organism development, homeostasis and disease. As in our previous meetings, this new symposium will feature inspirational keynote and landmark lectures, a large number of short talk opportunities selected from the submitted abstracts, and lively poster sessions, as well as special activities for networking and advancing EMBO global initiatives.
Speakers
Paul Conduit
Institut Jacques Monod
France
Filippo Del Bene
Institut de la Vision
France
Judith Frydman
Stanford University
USA
Ivana Gasic
University of Geneva
Switzerland
Reto Gassmann
University of Porto
Portugal
Edgar Gomes
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes
Portugal
Virginie Hamel
University of Geneva
Switzerland
Nobutaka Hirokawa
The University of Tokyo
Japan
Xuan Li
University of Cambridge
UK
Yu-Chun Lin
National Tsing Hua University
Taiwan
Jan Löwe
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
UK
Richard McIntosh
University of Colorado Boulder
USA
Richard McKenney
University of California, Davis
USA
Shinsuke Niwa
Tohoku University
Japan
Simone Reber
Humboldt University of Berlin
Germany
Stefanie Redemann
University of Virginia
USA
Melina Schuh
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Germany
Yuta Shimamoto
National Institute of Genetics
Japan
Phong Tran
Institut Curie
France
Marija Zanic
Vanderbilt University
USA
Kai (Jack) Zhang
Yale School of Medicine
USA
Scientific organisers
Carsten Janke
Institut Curie
France
Thomas Müller-Reichert
Dresden University of Technology
Germany
Shinsuke Niwa
Tohoku University
Japan
Sponsors
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About
EMBO | EMBL Symposia promote scientific communication and collaboration in the European research area. They provide scientists with a platform to discuss and exchange ideas on forward-looking topics and new developments in the life sciences.
Topics emphasise upcoming developments and the interdisciplinary nature of related fields. Jointly funded and organised by EMBO and EMBL – and complementary to their respective courses, workshops, and conference programmes – the symposia promote scientific communication and collaboration.
All symposia are held in the EMBL Advanced Training Centre (ATC) in Heidelberg, Germany, or virtually.
Date: 5 - 8 Jun 2024
Location: EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Venue: EMBL Advanced Training Centre
Organisers:
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Carsten Janke
Institute Curie, France -
Thomas Müller-Reichert
TU Dresden, Germany -
Shinsuke Niwa
Tohoku University, Japan -
Kassandra Ori-Mckenney
University of California, USA
Contact: EMBL Events
