Conference Program
 
Plasminogen Activation & Extracellular Proteolysis

February 17-22, 2002
Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express
Ventura, CA

Chairs:
Jay L. Degen & Nuala A. Booth

Vice Chairs:
Daniel A. Lawrence & Nuala A. Booth

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmMolecular Analysis of Structure and Function
Discussion Leader: Ed Madison (Corvas Intl.)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmRussell Doolittle (University of California, San Diego)
"The Structure of Fibrinogen/Fibrin"
8:10 pm - 8:50 pmRobin Carrell (University of Cambridge)
"The Serpin-Protease Complex"
8:50 pm - 9:30 pmEd Madison (Corvas Intl.)
"Membrane-Associated Serine Proteases"
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmNeurobiology and Hemostasis-related Proteases
Discussion Leader: Sid Strickland (Rockefeller University)
9:00 am - 9:35 amSid Strickland (Rockefeller University)
"Role of the PA System in Neurodegeneration and Repair"
9:35 am - 10:10 amLindsey Miles (Scripps Research Institute)
"tPA and Chromaffin Cell Function""
10:10 - 10:45 amCoffee Break and Conference Photo
10:45 am - 11:20 amDudley Strickland (American Red Cross Holland Laboratory)
"Protease Receptors and Alzheimer's Disease
11:20 am - 11:55 pmMartin Citron (Amgen Inc.)
"b-Secretase and Alzheimer's Disease"
11:55 am - 12:30 pm Elizabeth Powell (University of Pittsburgh)
"u-PAR and HGF/SF mediate forebrain development"
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmRole of the PA System in Tissue Repair and Fibrosis
Discussion Leader: David Loskutoff (Scripps Research Institute)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmDoug Vaughan (Vanderbilt University)
"Plasminogen Activation and Vascular Fibrosis"
8:10 pm - 8:50 pmRichard Simon (University of Michigan)
"The Plasminogen Activation System in Pulmonary Fibrotic Diseases"
8:50 pm - 9:30 pmJorge Bezerra (University of Cincinnati)
"Plasminogen Activation and Liver Repair"
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmThe Serine Protease / Metalloprotease Axis
Discussion Leader: Stephen Weiss (University of Michigan)
9:00 am - 9:35 amStephen Weiss (University of Michigan)
"Role of Serine Proteases and Metalloproteases in Angiogenesis"
9:35 am - 10:10 amGabriele Bergers (University of California, San Francisco)
"Molecular mechanisms underlying stage-specific regulation of angiogenesis"
10:10 - 10:45 amCoffee Break
10:45 am - 11:20 amRoger Lijnen (University of Leuven)
"Matrix Metalloproteases and Obesity"
11:20 am - 11:55 pmLeif Lund (Finsen Laboratory, Copenhagen)
"MMP-9, Plasmin and Tissue Repair"
11:55 am - 12:00 pmKenn Holmback (National Institutes of Health)
"Genetic Analyses of MT1-MMP Function"
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session II
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmThrombolysis and Vessel Wall Disease
Discussion Leader: Nuala Booth (University of Aberdeen, UK)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmDavid Dichek (University of Washington)
"uPA and atherosclerosis"
8:10 pm - 8:50 pmDan Eitzman (University of Michigan)
"PAI in Atherosclerosis"
8:50 pm - 9:30 pmAernout Luttun (University of Leuven)
"Proteases, Growth Factors and their Inhibitors in Vessel Wall Disease"
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmGenetic Interactions and Phenotypic Modifiers
Discussion Leader: David Ginsburg (University of Michigan)
9:00 am - 9:40 amDavid Ginsburg (University of Michigan)
"Secondary Genetic Modifiers of Single-gene Mutations"
9:40 am - 10:20 amFrank Castellino (Notre Dame University)
"Single and Combined Deficits in Protein C, fXI and fVII"
10:20 - 10:50amCoffee Break
10:50 am - 11:30 amShaun Coughlin (University of California, San Francisco)
"Interplay between Protease Activated Receptors and Coagulation Factors"
11:30 am - 12:10 pmHardy Weiler (Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee)
"Thrombin/Thrombomodulin in Development"
12:10 am - 12:30 pmBrief Communication
Karen List (NIH and the Finsen Laboratory, Copenhagen)
"The pro-uPA activator, Matriptase/MT-SP1, is required for epidermal barrier function, hair follicle development, and thymocyte survival"
12:30 pmLunch
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmField Trip to Getty Museum or Free Time
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmHot topics from Abstracts
Discussion Leaders: Jay Degen (University of Cincinnati)
James Quigley (Scripps Research Institute)
Steven Rosenberg (University of California)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pmRalf-Peter Czekay (Scripps Research Institute)
"Mechanism of cell detachment by PAI-1"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pmUwe Jerke (Delbrücke Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany)
"Urokinase-dependent human vascular smooth muscle cell adhesion requires selective vitronectin phosphorylation by ecto-protein kinase CK2"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pmLars Kjøller (MRC Lab.for Mol. Cell Biol. and the Finsen Laboratory)
"Urokinase plasminogen activator receptor induces cytoskeletal rearrangements and increased cell motility through vitronectin-dependent activation of the small GTPase, RAC"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmAiwu Zhou (University of Cambridge, UK)
"Structural study of PAI-1 binding to the somatomedin B domain of vitronectin"
8:30 pm - 8:45 pmMitch Olman (University of Alabama)
"Urokinase receptor binding site blockade on integrin a-chains abrogates human lung fibroblast adhesion and migration"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pmWalter Laug (University of Southern California)
"Pegylated human and mouse uPA-peptide 1-48 inhibits orthotopic brain tumor growth in nude mice"
9:00 pm - 9:15 pmJaap Neels (Scripps Research Institute)
"Changes in PAI-1 gene expression during angiogenesis in an in vivo model of adipogenesis"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmAllart Stoop (University of California, San Francisco)
"Plasma kallikrein-mediated plasminogen activation is required for adipocyte differentiation"
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmAngiogenesis and Tumor Biology
Discussion Leader: Dan Lawrence (Red Cross Holland Laboratories)
9:00 am - 9:35 amDan Lawrence (Red Cross Holland Laboratories)
"PA and PAI-1 in Angiogenesis"
9:35 am - 10:10 am Joe Palumbo (University of Cincinnati)
"Plasminogen/Fibrinogen in Tumor Dissemination"
10:10 - 10:45 amCoffee Break
10:45 am - 11:20 amToni Antalis (American Red Cross Holland Laboratory)
"A profile of serine protease expression by human endothelial cells during tubule morphogenesis and angiogenesis"
11:20 am - 11:55 pmMichael Pepper
"Proteolysis in angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis"
11:55 am - 12:30 pmFrancesco Blasi (DIBIT, Milano, Italy)
"Mechanisms of uPAR Signalling"
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm Business Meeting
2:00 pm - 5:00 pmFree Time
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmFarewell Reception
6:00 pmBanquet
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmuPAR, Membrane Events and Signaling
Discussion Leader: Steve Gonias (University of Virginia)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmSteve Gonias (University of Virginia)
"uPAR and Signal Transduction Pathways"
8:10 pm - 8:50 pmHal Chapman (University of California, San Francisco)
"uPAR - Integrin Interactions"
8:50 pm - 9:30 pmHarvey Herschman (University of California, Los Angeles)
"uPAR and Neuronal Cell Differentiation"
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am Departure

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