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Workshops
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Wednesday, March 7 12:00 NOON–6:00 PM
Ecdysone Workshop
Room:
Chicago 9/10
The Ecdysone Workshop welcomes all those interested in
insect endocrinology. The topics covered include, but are
not limited to, hormone synthesis and secretion, and
hormonal control of transcription, differentiation,
morphogenesis, growth, metabolism, timing and behavior.
Importantly, this workshop is a forum to discuss the role
of different hormones (like 20-hydroxyecdysone, juvenile
hormone, peptide hormones, insulin) and the crosstalk
between their signaling pathways. Platform talks of 15
minutes will be selected from interested applicants and
grouped into sessions, each session highlighted with an
invited speaker. To apply and/or receive the final
program, please email the organizers
(bashirullah@wisc.edu or robward@ku.edu).
Friday, March 9 1:45 PM–3:45 PM
Organelles in the Drosophila Ovary
Room:
Sheraton 1
Organizers:
Ji-Long Liu
, Oxford University, and
Lynn Cooley
, Yale University
The Drosophila ovary is a powerful model system for the
study of basic cell and developmental biology.
Compartmentation of macromolecules into organelles is
essential for cell function. The relatively simple cell types
and very large germline cells make Drosophila oogenesis
an attractive model system for the study of organelles.
The goal of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for
people working on different cytoplasmic and nuclear foci
in the Drosophila ovary to discuss how these dynamic
organelles are organized and regulated in the cell.
Friday, March 9 1:45 PM–3:45 PM
Apoptosis, Autophagy and Other Cell Death
Mechanisms
Room:
Sheraton 2
Organizers:
Andreas Bergmann
, University of
Massachusetts Medical School, and
Michael Brodsky
, University of
Massachusetts Medical School
This workshop is a forum for the discussion of cell death
mechanisms in Drosophila. Apoptosis is the most widely
recognized form of cell death in development. However,
there is increasing awareness that alternative cell death
mechanisms exist. Autophagy has emerged as an
important pathway for cell death during metamorphosis.
Other non-apoptotic forms of cell death (Entosis,
Necrosis) have also been described. The workshop is
intended to highlight recent advances in cell death
research and to foster communication and collaboration
between individuals working in the field. Topics will
include all aspects of cell death regulation for Drosophila
biology.
Friday, March 9 1:45 PM–3:45 PM
Chromosome Pairing and Dynamics in Meiotic and
Somatic Cells
Room:
Chicago 8-10
Organizers:
Giovanni Bosco
, University of Arizona, and
Sharon Bickel
, Dartmouth College
The "Chromosome pairing and dynamics in meiotic and
somatic cells" workshop seeks to integrate recent insights
into novel molecular models of how chromosome trans-
interactions are dynamically regulated. These trans-
interactions are important in order to productively achieve
chromosome synapsis in meiosis critical for chromosome
disjunction. In somatic cells, trans-interactions are
important for modulating pairing sensitive gene
expression, such as transvection, by mechanisms that are
currently unclear. Topics that will be discussed include:
somatic homolog pairing; meiotic pairing dynamics;
pairing and anti-pairing factors; how are meiotic and
somatic pairing different; trans-sensitive effects; pairing
and chromosome segregation; long distance interactions.