Conference Program
 
Fibronectin, Integrins & Related Molecules

January 30 - February 4, 2005
Ventura Beach Marriott
Ventura, CA

Chair:
Louis F. Reichardt

Vice Chair:
Dean Sheppard

Supported by:

National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Aventis Pharma Deutschland GMBH
Elan Pharmaceuticals
Genentech, Inc.
Merck and Company, Inc.
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Targegen, Inc.


SUNDAY
4:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmIntegrin Structure & activation
Session Chair: Robert C. Liddington, Burnham Institute
David Calderwood, Yale University School of Medicine
"Control of integrin-talin interactions regulates integrin activation"
Timothy A. Springer, Harvard Medical School
"Transduction of conformational change in integrins across membranes"
Tina Izard, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
"Dynamic Alterations in Vinculin Structure Relay Integrin Signals"
Short Talk: Robert C. Liddington, Burnham Institute
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmCell-matrix contacts and signaling
Session Chair: Martin Humphries, University of Manchester
Tatsuo Kinashi, Kyoto University
"Regulation of integrin-mediated adhesion and migration by Rap1 and RAPL"
Renata Pasqualini, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
"Functional signaling pathways in vascular, stromal, and tumor cells revealed by targeting integrin cytoplasmic domains"
Pier Carlo Marchisio, San Raffaele Scientific Institute DIBIT
"Organization of a novel podosome"
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Nellie Kieffer, University of Luxembourg
"Functional role of talin in integrin Graphics/symbols/greek/alpha.gifIIß3 mediated cell adhesion"
Short Talk: Ivanmatteo De Curtis, San Raffaele Scientific Institute DIBIT
Martin Humphries, University of Manchester
"Integrin signaling pathways controlling focal adhesions and cell migration"
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session 1. First Authors (A-G)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmIntegrin Membrane interactions
Session Chair: Filippo Giancotti, Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Institute
Martin E. Hemler, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
"Modulation of integrin-dependent functions by tetraspanin proteins"
Harold Chapman, University of California San Francisco
"Regulation of ß1 integrin function by the urokinase receptor"
William G. Stetler-Stevenson, National Cancer Institute, N.I.H.
"TIMP-2 mediated inhibition of angiogenesis through alpha3beta1 & regulation of Shp1 association with alpha3beta1"
Short Talk: Chuanyue Wu, University of Pittsburg
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmIntegrins in morphogenesis
Session Chair: Caroline Damsky, University of California, San Francisco
Jordan Kreidberg, Harvard Medical School
"Integrins in epithelial morphogenesis"
Douglas E. DeSimone, University of Virginia
"Fibronectin Matrix and the Regulation of Directed Cell Movements in Morphogenesis"
Federico Bussolino, University of Torino
"Class 3 semaphorin regulation of vascular morphogenesis through integrin inhibition"
Vincenzo Cirulli, University of California, San Diego
"Adhesive and migratory cues in the developing pancreatic epithelium"
Paola DeFilippi, University of Torino
"P130Cas and p140Cap in mammary epithelial cell organization"
Short Talk: Julia L. Mills, University of British Columbia
Short Talk: Miguel Del Pozo, Cardiovascular Research National Center (CNIC)
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 6:00 pmFree Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmInformal/Optional discussion on Integrin Therapeutics
Roy Lobb, Albor Biologics Inc. (Chair and Moderator)
Jefferson Tilley, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
"Discovery of alpha4 integrin small molecule antagonists"
Ted Yednock, Elan Pharmaceuticals
"Clinical update on Tysabri, a humanized antibody to alpha 4 integrin, for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease"
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCell Migration
Session Chair: Anna Huttenlocher, University of Wisconsin Madison
Mike Sheetz, Columbia University
"Forces on Integrins Activate Tyrosine Kinase Substrates Locally and Signal Globally"
Alex Kolodkin, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
"Molecular mechanisms of neuronal growth cone guidance"
Short Talk: Charles ffrench-Constant, University of Cambridge
Anne Huttenlocher, University of Wisconsin Madison
"Calpain regulation during cell migration"
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmSignaling in disease
Session Chair: Jean Schwarzbauer, Princeton University
Fiona Watt, London Research Institute/CR-UK
"Role of cell adhesion molecules in regulating the stem cell compartment of normal epidermis and epidermal tumours"
Richard Hynes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Pathological consequences of mutations in adhesion genes"
David Cheresh, The Scripps Research Institute
"Physiological Consequences of Vascular Cell Adhesion Mechanisms"
Erkki Ruoslahti, Burnham Institute
"Regulation of anoikis by the Bit1-Groucho pathway"
Short Talk: Steve Nishimura, University of California San Francisco
Short Talk: Staffan Stromblad
Short Talk: Elizabeth Luna, University of Massachusetts
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
2:00 pm - 4:00 pmInformal/Optional session for new investigators to discuss funding opportunities at the N.I.H. & strategies for initiating a successful career
Dr. Neeraja Sathyamoorthy, Program Officer, National Cancer Institute
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session 2. First Authors (H-N)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmKeynote Speaker
Atsushi Miyawaki, RIKEN Institute
"Novel approaches to visualizing protein function in living cells"
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmMatrix assembly
Session Chair: Kenneth M. Yamada, N.I.D.C.R., N.I.H.
Peter D. Yurchenco, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
"Role of laminin assembly and apoptosis in the polarization of embryonic epithelia"
Kevin P. Campbell, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
"Functional domains required for dystroglycan-dependent basement membrane Interactions"
Jean E. Schwarzbauer, Princeton University
"Fibronectin matrix assembly in three dimensions"
Martin A. Schwartz, University of Virginia
"Extracellular matrix remodeling and integrin signaling in the endothelial response to fluid shear stress"
Short Talk: Ghada Kurban, McGill University
Short Talk: Johanna Ivaska, University of Turku
Short Talk: Kenneth M. Yamada, N.I.D.C.R., N.I.H.
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
2:00 pmInformal/Optional roundtable to discuss Cell Migration Consortium
Robert C. Liddington, Burnham Institute (Organizer)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session 3. First Authors (N-Z)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmEffectors & regulators
Session Chair: Dean Sheppard, University of California, San Francisco
Richard A. Anderson, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
"Phosphoinositides at Focal Adhesions Key Mediators of Integrin Function"
Mary C. Beckerle, University of Utah
"New roles for LIM proteins in integrin signaling"
Mark H. Ginsberg, University of California, San Diego
"Connecting Integrins to Tumor Cell Growth and Nutrient Signaling"
Dean Sheppard, University of California, San Francisco
"Role of integrin-linked spermine/spermidine acetyltransferase in accelerated cell migration"
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart

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