Program 2022

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The length of the talks will be : 15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes discussion for the 20 min slots and 12 minutes presentation + 3 minutes discussion for the 15 minutes slots!

The recommended format for posters is A1, portrait orientation.

Monday 17th October 2022

9:00-9:45 Registration of participants

9:45-10:00 Opening and welcome

Session 1 – Development & diseases I

10:00-10:20 Simona Macháčová
Evolution of the gene regulatory network underlying the gastrula organizer formation

10:20-10:40 Goretti Aranaz-Novaliches
Characterization of Tent5a non canonical polymerase in biomineralization

10:40-11:00 Romana Weissová
Prolyl isomerase FKBP12 binds to CRMP2A and regulates microtubule dynamics

11:00-11:20 Valerie Siahaan
Microtubule lattice spacing governs cohesive tau envelope formation

11:20-11:40 Coffee break

11:40-12:30 First Keynote lecture : Peter FabianPh.D

12:40-14:00 Lunch break

Session 2 – Development & diseases II

14:00-14:20 Jakub Červenka
Proteomics of human neural stem cell differentiation

14:20-14:40 Ondřej Smolík
Development and dysfunction of pancreatic endocrine cells

14:40-15:00 Michaela Procházková
Proper function of Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase complexes is substantial for tooth morphogenesis

15:00-15:20 Tereza Turková
ISWI ATPase Smarca5 Dose-dependently Regulates Function of Germinal and Hematopoietic Stem Cells

15:20-15:40 Jovana Jovičić
Zebrafish model of human leukemia

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

Session 3 – Development & diseases III

16:00-16:20 Martin Kovář
Hematopoiesis in sea lamprey

16:20-16:40 Felix Zimmann
Taking a closer look at the role of splicing factor mutations in retinitis pigmentosa using a retinal organoid disease model

16:40-16:55 Yaroslav Nemesh
Different aspects of culturing and characterization of functional highly polarized Retinal Pigment Epithelium

16:55-17:15 Veronika Iatsiuk
Regulatory role of Cul4a in the GIT homeostasis and colorectal cancer progression

17:30-19.00 Poster Session

19:00-22:00 Dinner + Networking and Posters

Tuesday 18th October 2022

8:00-9:00 Breakfast + Check-out

Session 4 – Signaling & stress response

9:00-9:20 Jan Rasl
Regulation of epithelial plasticity by ERK1 and ERK2 isoforms

9:20-9:40 Filip Knop
Role of AAK1 homolog SEL-5 in Caenorhabditis elegans Wnt signaling

09:40-10:00 Lukáš Dvořáček
Characterization of a clinically relevant hyperactivating JAK2 mutation

10:00-10:20 Petra Novotná
Plectin in Colorectal Carcinoma: Mechanical Stress Drives DNA Damage and Carcinogenesis

10:20-10:30 Coffee break

10:30-11:10 Second Keynote lecture : Ondrej Svoboda, Ph.D

11:10-11:30 Coffee break

Session 5 – Gene expression regulation

11:30-11:50 Jarmila Princová
Perturbed fatty-acid metabolism is linked to localized chromatin hyperacetylation, increased stress-response gene expression and resistance to oxidative stress

11:50-12:10 Ivana Dobiášovská
Development of a novel CRISPR-dependent genetic switch for cellular programming

12:10-12:30 Barbora Boleslavská
DDX17 helicase promotes resolution of R-loop-mediated transcription-replication conflicts in human cells

12:30-12:50 Anna Hunová Oravetzová
The role of R-loops in oncogene-induced replication stress

12:50-13:50 Lunch break

Session 6 – Gene expression regulation II

13:50-14:10 Eliška Koutná
LEDGF/p75 interaction network in the nucleosomal context

14:10-14:25 Šárka Žaloudková Boháčová
Physiological function of the intramembrane rhomboid protease RHBDL4

14:25-14:45 Christos Feidakis
AHoJ: rapid, tailored search and retrieval of apo and holo protein structures for user-defined ligands

14:45-15:00 Coffee break

Session 7 – Cell cycle & division

15:00-15:20 Filip Horvat
Bioinformatic analysis of RNAs in mammalian oocytes and early embryos

15:20-15:40 Michal Dvořan
Differential regulation of active translation in mouse oocytes and zygotes upon maturation in vitro and in vivo

15:40-16:00 Michaela Vaškovičová
Roles of Aurora kinases in meiosis of mouse oocytes

16:00-16:20 Viacheslav Zemlianski
Nitrogen source as a determinant of mitotic fidelity in fission yeasts

16:20-17:25 General Discussion and closing remarks

17:30 Departure or sightseeing