EMBO Workshop - Autophagy across scales
Date: September 23th – 27th, 2024
Place: Sorrento (Italy)
Autophagy, a cornerstone of cellular quality control, has seen remarkable breakthroughs since the discovery of Autophagy-related genes in the 1990s. Recent advancements reveal a mechanistically plausible way these genes collaborate to encapsulate cellular material in autophagosomes for lysosomal degradation. It’s now crucial to explore how these ATGs coordinate with membrane trafficking and lipid transfer machinery on molecular and cellular levels.
Armed with molecular insights, we can precisely modulate autophagy to understand its role as a stress response pathway across tissues and organisms. The field is rapidly advancing in mechanistic understanding and scalable tools. While this progress continues, staying aware of broader advancements is essential. Hence, fostering knowledge exchange among autophagy researchers from diverse disciplines is imperative. “Autophagy across scales” stands as the sole EMBO workshop offering this vital opportunity.
Organizers: Sascha Martens, Antonella De Matteis and Helene Knævelsrud.
Abstract and registration deadline: June 15th, 2024
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International FOR2625 Symposium on LYSOSOMES & AUTOPHAGY
Date: June 6th – 7th, 2024
Place: Berlin (Germany)
The members of the DFG-funded Research Unit FOR2625 – Mechanisms of Lysosomal Homeostasis invite scientists from all over the world to join our second and final International FOR2625 Symposium on LYSOSOMES & AUTOPHAGY from June 6 – 7, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
We are excited to share once more an unique meeting with you, learning and discussing about the newest findings on the molecular machinery of the endo-lysosomal system and autophagy. As in 2022, our symposium offers a great opportunity for young and more advanced researchers to meet internationally renowned experts and discuss their projects during scientific sessions as well as during social events.
LYSOSOMES & AUTOPHAGY will take place at the Max Delbrück Communications Center (MDC.C), one of the most modern congress centers in Berlin. The MDC.C is located in the North-East of Berlin on the Campus Berlin-Buch, the largest Biotech Campus in Berlin, and is well connected with the public transportation system.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin in 2024!
Deadline: March 31st, 2024
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SEFAGIA meeting 2024
Date: April 3rd – 5th, 2024
Place: Jarandilla de la Vera (Spain)
Keynote speakers
- Dr. Muriel Mari (Aarhus University, DK)
- Dr. Kevin Ryan (Beatson Cancer Research Institute, UK)
- Dr. Jörn Dengel (University of Fribourg, CH)
Deadline: February 23rd, 2024
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Gordon Research Conference: Autophagy in Stress, Development and Disease: Molecular Mechanisms and Physiology
Date: March 10th – 15th, 2024
Place: Lucca (Italy)
The Autophagy in Stress, Development and Disease GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
Autophagy is a fundamental biological process that impacts nearly all facets of human health and plays critical roles in many human diseases, especially inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as cancer. During the autophagy process, cellular components are sequestered into double-membrane vesicles targeted for lysosomal degradation by a set of evolutionary conserved autophagy-related genes, which in turn ensure homeostasis at the cellular, tissue and organismal level. Enormous progress has been made in revealing the core molecular processes of autophagy in the past few years. At the same time, the relationships of autophagy with lysosome biology, membrane traffic, secretion, signaling, membrane damage, and inflammation are becoming clearer. All this progress has converged to create unparalleled opportunities to elucidate physiology and pathophysiology at progressively higher levels of rigor and detail. The opportunities are greater than ever, but exploiting them requires communication and collaboration between experts in all aspects of autophagy and its allied fields. Insights into basic mechanism are needed to inspire new therapeutic concepts, while insights from physiology and pathophysiology are important to chart the direction of future basic studies. The 2024 GRC on Autophagy in Stress, Development, and Disease will bring together researchers working on basic mechanisms at the molecular, cellular, structural, and biophysical levels with specialists in development, aging, neurodegeneration, infectious disease and cancer. With its historical role at the center of the field undiminished, this GRC will define the agenda for the field in the coming two years.
Deadline: February 11th, 2024
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