Subject: [Ltkhkunta] Minisymposium: Microenvironmental cues in Regeneration, Aging, and Inflammation December 16-17 in Oulu
Minisymposium
Microenvironmental Cues in Regeneration, Aging, and Inflammation
Time December 16-17, 2013
Place University of Oulu, Medical Campus, Lecture Hall F202, Aapistie 5B
Organizer Biocenter Oulu
Supported by NorIMM, Nordic Infrastructure for Mouse Models
Monday 16.12.2013
13.00-13.10 Opening
Taina Pihlajaniemi, Univ. of Oulu
13.10-13.40 Lysyl oxidase regulates the balance between myofiber and the extracellular matrix
Peleg Hasson, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
13.40-14.10 Severe extracellular matrix abnormalities and chondrodysplasia in mice lacking collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylase isoenzyme II in combination with a reduced amount of isoenzyme I
Antti Salo, Centre for Cell-Extracellular Matrix Research, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu
14.10-14.30 Coffee break
14.30-15.10 Novel aspects of collagen binding integrins
Donald Gullberg, Dept. of Biomedicine and Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, University of Bergen, Norway
15.10-15.40 Role of ECM during pancreas development: lessons from in vitro 2D and 3D culture systems
Anne Grapin-Botton, DanStem, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
15.40-16.10 Essential role of Cdc42 in renal podocytes and glomerular filtration
Rizaldy Scott, Centre for Systems Biology, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Canada
Tuesday 17.12.2013
9.00-9.30 Fibroblast EXT1-levels influence heparan sulfate structure and function
Marion Kusche-Gullberg, Dept. of Biomedicine and Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, University of Bergen, Norway
9.30-10.00 Epidermal stem cell in tissue homeostasis and regeneration
Kim Jensen, BRIC – Biotech Research and Innovation Center, Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark
10.00-10.30 The function of N-WASP in skin inflammation
Cord Brakebusch, BRIC – Biotech Research and Innovation Center, Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark
10.30-10.45 Coffee break
10.45-11.15 Identification of the cellular origin and the molecular mechanisms of basal cell carcinoma initiation
Khalil Kess Youssef, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
11.15-11.45 Collagen XIII in bone homeostasis
Jarkko Koivunen, Centre for Cell-Extracellular Matrix Research, Biocenter Oulu, Univ. of Oulu
11.45-11.50 Closing