Program 2024

The length of the talks will be : 12 minutes presentation + 5 minutes discussion.

The recommended format for posters is A1, portrait orientation, but A0 format (84.1 cm x 118.9 cm) should fit.

Friday 3rd May 2024

Registration, Check in      10:00-10:45    

Cell Signaling    – 11:00-13:00    (Short talks 12+5 min.) 

  • Regulation of signaling pathways and intracellular trafficking by SEL-5/AAK1 kinase

Vojťech Šabata, Department of Cell Biology, CUNI

  • The tyrosine kinase receptor Fgfr2 requires primary cilium to signal
                Michaela Bosaková, MED MUNI
  • Retinoic acid signaling controls pharyngeal tooth formation in medaka (Oryzias latipes) via establishment of proper pouch-cleft contacts
                Ann Huysseune, Department of Zoology, CUNI
  • Understanding the Role of Casein Kinase 1α in the regulation of the Notch1 intracellular domain
                Fabio Turetti, Department of Cell Biology, CUNI
  • The organization and mobility of transmembrane semaphorins and plexin are affected by glycosaminoglycans
                Margarita Sobol, Department of Cell Biology, CUNI, IMG CAS
  • TTBK2 regulates several layers of the ciliogenesis process
                    Ondřej Bernatík, MED MUNI

Lunch break 60min

Top Notch – 14:00-15:30

  • Cecilia Sahlgren, Åbo Akademi University  – Invited speaker           35+10 min.
  • Pronounced vasculature phenotypes in new mouse models with Alagille Syndrome and Biliary Atresia-associated mutations in Jagged1
                Daniel V. Oliveira, Department of Cell Biology, CUNI
  • Notch2 and Notch3 in vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation
                Sami Sanlidag, Åbo Akademi University 

Coffee break 30min    

New DevCellBiol Horizons 16:00-17:30

  • Jesse Veenvliet, Max Planck, Dresden – Invited speaker              35+10  min.
  • How is the renewal of ever-growing teeth controlled? Integrating the concepts of regeneration and repair.
                Jan Křivánek, MED MUNI
  • Towards identification of novel organizers of embryonic development in vertebrates
                Vladimír Soukup, Department of Zoology, CUNI
  • Unravelling the Skeletal Stem Cell Niche Identity.
                Ziyaurrahman Marhama Sirajudheen, SCI MUNI

Dinner + Poster evening mingle        – Portrait – max. A0 format (84.1 cm x 118.9 cm)

Saturday 4rd May 2024           

Bone and Beyond – 09:30-11:00

  • The Uncoupling of Bone Formation and Mineralisation
                Paul Eckhard Witten, Biology Department, Ghent University
  • Zebrafish hgd Mutant: A New Animal Model for Alkaptonuria

Lišková Barbora, SCI MUNI

  • Proper function of CRL4/Cop1 ubiquitin ligase complex is substantial for tooth morphogenesis.

Michaela Prochazková, Czech Centre for Phenogenomics, IMG CAS

  • Machanosensation plays role in regulation of tooth growth
                Maryam Azam, MED MUNI

Coffee break 20min                                     

Tooth and Beyond – 11:30-12:30

  • Multifunctional Roles of Enamel Matrix Proteins in Enamel Formation and Cardiovascular Physiology

Jan Procházka, Czech Centre for Phenogenomics, IMG CAS

  • Impaired heart activation in severe congenital heart defect of conditional Jagged1 mutant mice.
                Hana Kolesová, 1FM CUNI
  • Studying TTBK2 function at different biological scales

David Vysloužil, MED MUNI

Lunch break 60min

Break it, fix it! – 13:30-15:00                  

  • Advancing Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases: Viral and Non-Viral Strategies Targeting Diamond Blackfan Anemia and Netherton Syndrome
                Matilde Vale, Czech Centre for Phenogenomics, IMG CAS
  • Characterizing the molecular mechanisms causing intestinal cancer at the cellular level.

                        Jakub Onhajzer, IMG CAS

  • The Notch ligand Jagged1 promotes breast cancer aggressiveness
                Marjaana Parikainen, Åbo Akademi University     
  • Plasticity of NG2-expressing cells in the adult brain following ischemic stroke
                Lucie Janečková, IMG CAS

Farewell, Check out, Walk