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Program

Program

Sunday May 10th

16:00ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Arrival and settling in rooms/registration

16:30ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Introduction by the organizers

17:30-18:30 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk I: Endocytosis โ€“ Tom Kirchhausen

18:30 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Welcome drinks & snacks including โ€œspeed datingโ€ to get to know each other

Monday May 11th

8:00-9:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Breakfast

9:00-9:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Talk II: Introduction to lipids โ€“ Eefjan Breukink

9:45-10:30 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk III: Introduction to protein folding โ€“ Ulrich Hartl

10:30-11:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Coffee Break

11:00-11:45 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk IV: Protein import into peroxisomes โ€“ Tom Rapoport

11:45-12:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Four short talks selected from abstracts

12:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Mentoring Lunch & free time to go to beach

16:00-16:45ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk V: Lipid transfer between membranes โ€“ Vytas Bankaitis

16:45-17:30ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk VI: Membrane protein folding and maturation โ€“ Ineke Braakman

17:30-19:00 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Coffee with poster session I (vote for best poster in session)

19:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Meal at the school

Tuesday May 12th

7:00-8:00 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Pre-Breakfast Pilates

8:00-9:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Breakfast

9:00-9:45 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk VII: lipid trafficking โ€“ Giovanni d’Angelo

9:45-10:30 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk VIII: Targeting/translocation in the ER โ€“ Rebecca Voorhees

10:30-11:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Coffee Break

11:00-11:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Talk IX: Targeting/translocation through the nuclear membrane/pore โ€“ Ulrike Kutay

11:45-12:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Four short talks selected from abstracts

12:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Mentoring Lunch & free time to go to beach

16:00-16:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Talk X: Membrane contact sites โ€“ Francesca Giordano

16:45-17:30ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Talk XI: Primordial Membranes โ€“ Claudia Bonfio

17:30-19:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Coffee with poster session II (vote for best poster in session)

19:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Dinner in restaurant

Wednesday May 13th

8:00-9:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Breakfast

9:00-9:45 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk XII: Membrane Biophysics โ€“ Patricia Bassereau

9:45-10:30 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk XIII: Lipid droplets โ€“ Pedro Carvalho

10:30-11:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Coffee Break

11:00-11:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  WOMEN IN SCIENCE โ€“ TBD

11:45-12:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Four short talks selected from abstracts

12:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Lunch

Free Afternoon ย  Group boat trip (if weather allows & requires participation fee)

Eveningย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Meal at the school

Thursday May 14th

7:00-8:00 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Pre-Breakfast Yoga/Pilates

8:00-9:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Breakfast

9:00-9:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ‘EMBO Young Investigator lecture’ – Autophagosomes โ€“ Florian Wilfling

9:45-10:30 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk XV: Mechanisms of membrane homeostasisโ€“ Francesca Bottanelli

10:30-11:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Coffee Break

11:00-11:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Talk XVI: Vesicular trafficking โ€“ Alison Forrester

11:45-12:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Four short talks selected from abstracts

12:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Mentoring Lunch & free time to go to beach

16:00-16:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Talk XVII: Important organellar proteins- Manajit Hayer-Hartl

16:45-17:30ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Mentoring Talk โ€“ Green lab

17:30-19:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Coffee with poster session III (vote for best poster in session)

19:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Dinner in restaurant

Friday May 15st

8:00-9:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Breakfast

9:00-9:45 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ‘The EMBO Keynote Lecture’ – Protein import into mitochondria โ€“ Peter Rehling

9:45-10:30 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Talk XIX: Intracellular communications in plants โ€“ Emmanuelle Bayer

10:30-11:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Coffee Break

11:00-12:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Four short talks selected from abstracts

12:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Lunch & free time to go to beach

16:00-16:45ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Mentoring talk: What next? Career advice panel (3-4 scientists from different countries with open questions from students)

16:45-18:15ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Coffee with poster session IV (vote for best poster in session)

18:15-19:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Student skits โ€“ Award ceremony โ€“ Farewell words

19:00ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Farewell party with Greek BBQ

Saturday May 16th

Departure