4rd European Calcium Channel Conference
Alpbach, Austria – May 24 – 28, 2022
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of you for sharing your valuable insights and research during the conference. Your contributions have been truly enriching. Meeting in person and being able to exchange ideas with the amazing speakers and delegates made this event so enjoyable.
As always, you can find our meeting pictures here!
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TUESDAY, MAY 24 |
1600 |
CaVX/MCBO Workshop Scientific Communication for Junior Researchers Heike WAMSER |
2000 |
WELCOME NOTE (OBERMAIR) |
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Opening Plenary Lecture: Steven O. MARX // Fight-or-flight responses require augmentation of calcium influx via Rad phosphorylation CHAIR: Franz HOFMANN |
2115 |
WELCOME PARTY |
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 |
Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in disease |
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0815 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Jörg STRIESSNIG |
0825 |
Ivy DICK // Overcoming challenges in the treatment of CaV1.2 channelopathies |
0850 |
Gabriel STÖLTING // Cacna1dIle772Met/+ mice are a model of primary aldosteronism, seizures and neurological abnormalities (PASNA) syndrome |
0915 |
Melanie MARK // Controlling absence seizures from the cerebellar nuclei via activation of the Gq signaling pathway |
0930 |
Manuel NAVEDO // S1928 phosphorylation tunes vascular L-type channel CaV1.2 and arterial function during angiotensin II signaling and hypertension |
0945 |
Cornelia ABLINGER // Loss of autism-associated α2δ-3 affects synaptic protein expression, presynaptic function, neuronal excitability, and mouse behavior |
1000 |
COFFEE BREAK |
Calcium channel regulation |
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1030 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Gerald ZAMPONI |
1040 |
Nathan DASCAL // Full reconstitution of the β-adrenergic cascade regulating CaV1.2: the role of Rad and direct channel-PKA interaction |
1105 |
Manu BEN-JOHNY // Regulation of voltage-gated calcium channel complexes by protein depalmitoylases |
1130 |
Wietske TUINTE // STAC proteins inhibit calcium and voltage dependent inactivation in L-type Ca2+ channels |
1145 |
Eder GAMBETA // Dysregulation of CaV3.2 channel in trigeminal pain |
1200 |
SHORT BREAK |
1205 |
RESEARCH FLASHES A: 7 flash presentations CHAIR: Jutta ENGEL |
1235 |
LUNCH |
1420 |
POSTER SESSION A & COFFEE |
Ion channels in networks of excitable cells |
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1620 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Tina PANGRSIC |
1630 |
Nare KARAGULYAN // Using CaV1.3A749G/A749G mutant mice to understand sound intensity encoding at the first auditory synapse |
1645 |
Rohan KAPOOR // Reconstitution of synthetic ribbon-type active zones in a heterologous system: In pursuit of understanding the spatial coupling of calcium channels by the synaptic ribbon |
1700 |
Lu-Yang WANG // Facilitation of presynaptic P/Q-type calcium channels dictates the polarity and magnitude of short-term plasticity |
1715 |
Rosalie DITTRICH // Non-cell-autonomous functions of CaV1.2 in pancreatic beta-cell regulation |
1730 |
DINNER |
Special topic: Ion channel structure |
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CHAIR/Perspectives: Bernhard FLUCHER |
2000 |
Thomas JENTSCH // Molecular identification, structure/function, and physiology of the acid-activated anion channel ASOR |
2030 |
William CATTERALL // Voltage-gated sodium and calcium channels at atomic resolution: structure, function, and pharmacology |
2100 |
Nieng YAN // How to lock down a VSD? |
2130 |
Plenary discussion – |
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– followed by BEER & CHIPS & POSTERS |
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THURSDAY, MAY 26 |
Ion channels in disease 1 |
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0820 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Gerald OBERMAIR |
0830 |
Anjali RAJADHYAKSHA // Learning to Forget: Could neuropsychiatric risk gene cacna1c underlie individual susceptibility to addiction? |
0855 |
Annette DOLPHIN // A CACNA2D1 point mutation in the Cache domain of α2δ-1 leads to loss of function |
0920 |
Bernd FLEISCHMANN // Modulation of the cardiac scar and impact on electrical vulnerability of the heart |
0945 |
Susanna ZIERLER // Two-Pore Channels: Regulators of inter-organellar calcium homeostasis, mast cell reactivity and anaphylaxis |
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1000 |
COFFEE BREAK |
TRP channels 1 |
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1100 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Vladimir CHUBANOV |
1110 |
Klaus GROSCHNER // Regulatory lipidation of TRPC channels – new insights into structure-function relations |
1135 |
Shmuel MUALLEM // TRPC3 channel gating by lipids requires localization at ER-PM junctions defined by STIM1 |
1200 |
Katharina ZIMMERMANN // TRPC5 cold sensing: Teeth and beyond |
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1225 |
SHORT BREAK |
1230 |
RESEARCH FLASHES B: 7 flash presentations CHAIR: Stefanie GEISLER |
1300 |
LUNCH |
1400 |
POSTER SESSION B & COFFEE |
Two pore channels |
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1600 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Martin BIEL |
1610 |
Michael ZHU // Mechanism of two-pore channel regulation of mTORC1 during macroautophagy |
1635 |
Andreas GUSE // NAADP signaling and calcium microdomains |
1700 |
Christian GRIMM // TPC2 modulation rescues lysosomal storage in Mucolipidosis type IV, Niemann-Pick type C1 and Batten disease |
1725 |
Marc FREICHEL // Organellar Ca2+ regulators (OCaRs) determining NAADP-mediated Ca2+ release from acidic intracellular stores in pancreatic acinar cells and cardiomyocytes |
1750 |
DINNER |
Ion channel structure and function |
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1940 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Marta CAMPIGLIO |
1950 |
Riccardo OLCESE // The early molecular transitions governing CaV1.1 opening and EC-coupling in skeletal muscle |
2015 |
Erick HERNANDEZ-OCHOA // Functional site-directed fluorometry of voltage sensor movement of CaV1.1 during an action potential in skeletal muscle fibers |
2040 |
Filip VAN PETEGEM // Channelopathies at high resolution: a structural investigation of muscle excitation-contraction coupling components |
2105 |
Elena LILLIU // On the molecular origin and physiological role of phasic store-operated calcium entry in skeletal muscle |
2120 |
BEER & CHIPS & POSTERS |
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FRIDAY, MAY 27 |
TRP channels 2 |
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CHAIR: Andrea FLEIG / Indu AMBUDKAR |
0830 |
Anant PAREKH // Targeting CRAC channels in human disease |
0855 |
Indu AMBUDKAR // STIM2 and Ca2+ influx in ER-PM junctions |
0920 |
Andrea FLEIG // Crosstalk of magnesium transport and calcium signaling |
0945 |
COFFEE BREAK |
Special workshop: Ion channel Imaging |
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1015 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Martin HEINE |
1025 |
Tobias MOSER // Topography of Ca2+ channels at the presynaptic active zone |
1050 |
Klaus BENNDORF // New tools to study the function of ligand-gated ion channels |
1115 |
SHORT BREAK |
Ion channels in disease 2 |
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1130 |
Chair/Perspectives: Johannes HELL |
1140 |
Philippe LORY // Modeling the aberrant CaV3 activity in brain diseases |
1205 |
Andrea MARCANTONI // Dysregulation of calcium released from ryanodine receptors induces synaptic impairments during Alzheimer’s disease onset |
1220 |
Maximiliano ZULUAGA-FORERO // Patient derived CACNA1A mutations affect calcium channel localization and synaptic function in an in-vivo model |
1235 |
Jian YANG // Midchannel proteolysis of CaV2.1 P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channel |
1250 |
LUNCH (Packed lunch) |
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AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES (Individual dinner) |
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1800 |
CaVX Workshop for young researchers: Bringing life science ideas into the realm of bioentrepreneurship Andreas LAUSTSEN-KIEL |
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SATURDAY, MAY 28 |
Physiological roles of calcium channels 1 |
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0830 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Emilio CARBONE |
0840 |
Samuel M. YOUNG // Presynaptic CaV2 calcium channel subtype abundance, organization, and the regulation of neurotransmitter release |
0905 |
Stephanie ECKRICH // CaV1.3 calcium channels show slow turnover rates and are critical for transcriptional regulation of BK channel expression in mature cochlear inner hair cells |
0920 |
Anouar BELKACEMI // Role of CaVβ2 and CaVβ3 subunits of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in pancreatic β-cells |
0945 |
Hartwig SEITTER // A novel CaVβ2 splice variant with unique properties predominates in the retina |
1000 |
COFFEE BREAK |
Calcium regulation |
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1030 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Mark DELL’ACQUA |
1040 |
Bernd FAKLER // Fast Ca2+-transport by PMCA-neuroplastin/basigin complexes |
1105 |
Fiona BARTOLI // Endothelial Piezo1 sustains muscle capillary density and contributes to physical activity |
1120 |
Beatrix DIENES // The mechanosensitive Piezo1 channels contribute to the arterial medial calcification |
1135 |
Mehmet KAPLAN // Actions of CaV1.1 in the formation of the neuromuscular synapse |
1150 |
SHORT BREAK |
1200 |
RESEARCH FLASHES C: 7 flash presentations CHAIR: Petronel TULUC |
1230 |
LUNCH |
1400 |
POSTER SESSION C & COFFEE |
Physiological roles of calcium channels 2 |
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1600 |
CHAIR/Perspectives: Christian WAHL-SCHOTT |
1610 |
David BEECH // PIEZO1 in cardiovascular health and disease |
1635 |
Rajesh KHANNA // Unlocking CaV2.2’s pain potential |
1700 |
Noelia JACOBO-PIQUERAS // Molecular mechanisms responsible for the sexual dimorphism in pancreatic β-cell insulin release |
1715 |
Matteo MANGONI // The “pacemaker” L-type CaV1.3 (α1D) calcium channel in heart automaticity |
1740 |
DINNER |
2000 |
Closing Plenary lecture: Thomas VOETS // TRPM3 – from the sensory nerve endings to the brain CHAIR: Thomas GUDERMANN |
2100 |
Closing remarks ( GUDERMANN / FLOCKERZI / OBERMAIR) |
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GOODBYE PARTY |
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Participants:
- Indu Ambudkar, NIH NIDCR
- David Beech, University of Leeds
- Manu Ben-Johny, Columbia University
- Klaus Benndorf, Universitätsklinikum Jena
- Martin Biel, LMU Munich
- Marta Campiglio, MU Innsbruck
- Emilio Carbone, University of Torino
- William A. Catterall, University of Washington
- Nathan Dascal, Tel Aviv University
- Mark L. Dell’Acqua, University of Colorado
- Valentina Di Biase, MU Innsbruck
- Ivy Dick, University of Maryland
- Annette Dolphin, UCL
- Jutta Engel, Saarland University
- Bernd Falker, University of Freiburg
- Andrea Fleig, University of Hawaii
- Bernd Fleischmann, University of Bonn
- Veit Flockerzi, PZMS Homburg
- Bernhard E. Flucher, MU Innsbruck
- Stefanie Geisler, LFU Innsbruck
- Klaus Groschner, Medical University Graz
- Thomas Gudermann, LMU Munich
- Andreas Guse, UKE Hamburg
- Martin Heine, University of Mainz
- Johannes W. Hell, UC Davis
- Erik Hernandez-Ochoa, University of Maryland
- Franz Hofman, Technical University of Munich
- Thomas Jentsch, MDC Berlin
- Rajesh Khanna, University of Arizona
- Alexandra Koschak, LFU Innsbruck
- Amy Lee, University of Texas-Austin
- Philippe Lory, CNRS Montepellier
- Matteo Mangoni, University of Montpellier
- Steven O. Marx, Columbia University
- Tobias Moser, University of Göttingen
- Shmuel Muallem, NIH NIDCR
- Gerald J. Obermair, KLU Krems
- Riccardo Olcese, UCLA
- Nadine Ortner, LFU Innsbruck
- Tina Pangrsic, University of Göttingen
- Anant Parekh, University of Oxford
- Anjali Rajadhyaksha, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York
- Tuck-Wah Soong, National University of Singapore
- Kathy Steece-Collier, Michigan State University
- Jörg Striessnig, LFU Innsbruck
- Petronel Tuluc, LFU Innsbruck
- Elizabeth Tunbridge, University of Oxford
- Filip Van Petegem, University of British Columbia
- Thomas Voets, KU Leuven
- Norbert Weiss, Charles University Prague
- Nieng Yan, Princeton University
- Samuel M. Young, University of Iowa
- Gerald Zamponi, University of Calgary
- Michael X. Zhu, University of Texas