Program

Keynote Talks

Molecular mechanisms of calcium triggered exocytosis
Axel Brunger, Stanford University, USA

Developmental Underpinnings of Neuroendocrine Functions: Lessons from Zebrafish, the HPA Axis
Gil Levkowitz , Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Remembering Immunity: Central Representation and Control of Immune Activity
Asya Rolls, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Membrane transformation of exo- and endocytosis
Ling-Gang Wu, NIH, USA

Session Topics

  • Structural Cell Biology of Endocytosis
  • Chromogranin Regulation of Tauopathy, Cancer and Metabolic Syndrome
  • Chromaffin Stem Cells
  • Vesicles in Aging and Disease
  • Emerging Nano-Bio-technologies
  • Chromogranin Regulation of Cardiovascular Physiology, Diabetes, and Autism
  • Regulation of organelle acidification and v-ATPase activity
  • Molecular mechanisms of exocytosis and neurotransmitter release
  • Lipids in the Life Cycle of Secretory Granules in Neurosecretory Cells
  • Pancreatic β-cell Electrical Activity and Exocytosis