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52nd BSCB GenSoc UK Cilia and Centrosome Network e-symposium

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Date: 19 August 2025   Time: 15:00 - 17:30

15:00 -15:05 Pleasantine Mill Opening remarks

15:05 -15:25 Zhen Liu, Division of Life Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SR. RPGR regulates motile cilia by interfering with actin dynamics.

15:25- 15:45 Poulomi Das, Lechtreck lab, Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, US. PKD2-like proteins targeted Chlamydomonas PKD2 to distinct subciliary regions.

15:45 -16:05 Yinwen Liang, Joyner lab, Developmental Biology Department, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, US. Transcription factors SP5 and SP8 drive primary cilia formation in mammalian embryos.

16:05 -16:25 Maxime Bigotte, Stratton lab, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, CA. Cerebrospinal fluid-driven ependymal motile cilia defects are implicated in multiple sclerosis pathophysiology.

16:25 -16:45 Cayla Jewett, Pearson lab, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, US. The DNA damage response pathway is required for multiciliated cell differentiation.

16:45 -17:05 Mia Konjikusic, Reiter lab, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, US. Primary cilia and BBS4 are required for postnatal pituitary development.

17:05 – 17:45 Panel discussion

Location:  Zoom - registration required
Email:  pleasantine.mill@ed.ac.uk
Website:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-gensoc-uk-cilia-and-centrosome-network-e-symposia-series-tickets-122092125835?aff=oddtdtcreator

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