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55th BSCB GenSoc UK Cilia and Centrosome Network e-symposium

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Date: 21 April 2026   Time: 15:00 - 17:30

15:00 -15:05 Pleasantine Mill Opening remarks

15:05 -15:25 Carla Abreu, ((i3S), University of Porto, PT). Removal of the Ciliary Gate Allows Axoneme Extension in the Absence of Retrograde IFT.

15:25- 15:45 Efe Begar, (Firat-Karalar lab, Koç University, TR). A hierarchical PCM1-driven pathway builds centriolar satellites and regulates ciliary signaling.

15:45 -16:05 Isabel Stötzel, (Kiermaier lab, LIMES Institute, Bonn, DE). Centrosome integrity, function and organization in dendritic cells are critical for T cell responses.

16:05 -16:25 Johanna Streubel (Perreira lab, COS University of Heidelberg, DE). The ciliopathy-associated kinase Nek1 emerges as a novel regulator of centriole microtubule extension.

16:25 -16:45 Farah Haque (Subramanian lab, Harvard, US). A Stationary Motor: Repurposing the Kinesin Fold for Hedgehog Signaling.

16:45 -17:05 Helen Foster (University of Leeds, UK). In situ structures of the ciliary tip show the multi-step mechanism of axoneme assembly.

17:05 – 17:45 Panel discussion

Location:  Zoom
Contact:  Pleasantine Mill
Email:  pleasantine.mill@ed.ac.uk
Website:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-gensoc-uk-cilia-and-centrosome-network-e-symposia-series-tickets-1967472518265?aff=oddtdtcreator

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