Program
2nd Mini-Symposium in Molecular Medicine
Venue:
Seminar Room, CMMC Research Building
Robert-Koch-Str. 21, 50931 Cologne
Nov. 20, 2018 - Tuesday
9:00 - 9:10 a.m.
Welcome Address
Thomas Benzing
Chair - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
9:10 - 9.30 a.m.
Immunogenic cell death: Harnessing cell death mechanisms to improve cancer treatment
Alessandro Annibaldi
The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research - London, UK
9:30 - 9:50 a.m.
Selective human X chromosome reactivation in reprogrammed and somatic cells
Irene Cantone
Lymphocyte Development, MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) - London, UK
9:50 - 10:10 a.m.
The electron transport chain organization shapes metabolism
Sara Cogliati
Spanish Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) - Madrid, ES
10:10 - 10:30 a.m.
Evolutionary genomic medicine: how past demography, diet, and disease shape modern disease vulnerabilities
Yoan Diekmann
Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London - London, UK
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:05 a.m.
Dissecting the molecular mechanism underlying skeletal muscle homeostasis, regeneration and disease
Minchul Kim
Dept. of Developmental Biology/Signal Transduction, Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine - Berlin, DE
11:05 - 11:25 a.m.
Mechanistic aspects of IncRNA functions in transcriptional regulation
Evgenia Ntini
Institute for Informatics, Freie Universitaet Berlin - Berlin, DE
11:25 - 11:45 a.m.
Visualization of chromatin engagement by polycomb repressive complex 2
Simon Poepsel
California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California Berkeley - Berkeley, US
11:45 - 12:05 p.m.
Proteolysis-coupled DNA repair: implications in human pathogenesis
Bruno Rodrigues Vaz
CRUK & MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Dept. of Oncology, University of Oxford - Oxford, UK
12:05 - 12:25 p.m.
Design of virus-like nanocarriers
Joerg Votteler
Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Utah - Salt Lake City, US
12:25 - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch for all guest speakers and participants
Foyer - CMMC Research Building
1:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Internal program for the guest speakers
4:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Welcome-Get-Together for all guest speakers and participants
Foyer - CMMC Research Building
Nov. 21, 2018 - Wednesday
9:00 - 9:10 a.m.
Welcome Address
Thomas Benzing
Chair - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
9:10 - 9.30 a.m.
Identifying protein interactions relevant in cancer development
Marija Buljan
Dept. of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich - Zurich, CH
9:30 - 9:50 a.m.
Profiling the molecular dynamics of cancer under therapy
Julie George
Dept. Translational Genomics, University of Cologne - Cologne, DE
9:50 - 10:10 a.m.
Brain plasticity in injury or sensory deprivation: changing networks and instructive drivers
Sofia Grade
Physiological Genomics, Biomedical Center, LMU Munich and Helmholtz Centre - Munich, DE
10:10 - 10:30 a.m.
The link between upstream open reading frame (uORF) usage and cellular states
Ulf-Peter Guenther
European Molecular Biology Laboratory - Heidelberg, DE
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:05 a.m.
DNA G-quadruplexes in the human genome: detection, functions and therapeutic potential for cancer and ageing
Robert Haensel-Hertsch
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre - Cambridge, UK
11:05 - 11:25 a.m.
Fine-tuning and quality control of mRNA translation: implications in development and disease
Seyed M Jafarnejad
Goodman Cancer Centre, Dept. of Biochemistry, McGill University - Montreal, CA
11:25 - 11:45 a.m.
Genetic and epigenetic determinants of treatment response in small cell lung cancer
John T Poirier
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - New York, US
11:45 - 12:05 p.m.
Molecular, synaptic and circuit function in health and disease
Jai S Polepalli
Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University - Stanford, US
12:05 - 12:25 p.m.
Investigating molecular mechanisms of gene regulation with chemical biology tools
Felix Wojcik
Dept. of Chemistry, Princeton University - Princeton, US
12:25 - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch for all guest speakers and participants
Foyer - CMMC Research Building
1:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Internal program for the guest speakers
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