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Islet Biology (Z5)

Organizer(s): Markus Stoffel, Doris A. Stoffers and Per-Olof Berggren
April 12 - 17, 2010
Whistler Conference Centre (meeting only)  ·  Whistler, British Columbia
Abstract Deadline: December 14, 2009
Late Abstract Deadline: January 15, 2010
Scholarship Deadline: December 14, 2009
Early Registration Deadline: February 12, 2010


Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Joint meeting: Diabetes (Z6)
NOTE: Registration for meeting allows attendance at joint meeting (pending space availability).



This meeting took place in the 2010 season.

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Summary of Meeting
This symposium will focus on advances in our understanding of normal pancreatic b-cell function and mechanisms of beta-cell failure in type 2 diabetes, which has become a pandemic disease with estimates of affected individuals reaching 350 millions in 2030. Defects in pancreatic b-cell function and reduced beta cell mass are now recognized as the event that triggers the transition from pre-diabetes/metabolic syndrome to overt type 2 diabetes. Major advances have been made in our understanding of fundamental beta-cell biology, signaling pathways regulating islet growth, apoptosis, regeneration in normal and disease states, and development of new strategies for enhancing beta-cell survival and function. Leading academic and industrial contributors alike will carefully discuss recent advances in several disciplines, including development, regeneration, stem cells, transcription factors, novel signaling pathways, cell biology, genetics, gene regulation, drug targeting, as well as emerging technologies in islet research.

Monday, April 12
3:00 - 7:30 PM Registration Foyer
6:30 - 7:30 PM Refreshments Foyer
7:30 - 9:30 PM Keynote Session (Joint) Sea to Sky Ballroom B,C
* Juleen R. Zierath, Karolinska Institutet
Victor R. Ambros, University of Massachusetts
MicroRNAs in Model Systems and Human Disease
* Markus Stoffel, Institut f. Molekulare Systembiologie
Jennifer A. Lippincott-Schwartz, NICHD, National Institutes of Health
Mitochondrial Role in Cell Cycle Control and Autophagy
Tuesday, April 13
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level
8:00 - 11:00 AM From Stem Cell Development to Transplantation Sea to Sky Ballroom B
* Catherine Lee May, Children Hospital of Philadelphia
Bernhard J. Hering, University of Minnesota
Islet Transplantation: Today and Tomorrow
Anne Grapin-Botton, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne
Role of Pancreas 3D Architecture in Endocrine Cell Development
Lori Sussel, Columbia University
Regulation of Pancreatic Islet Cell Fates
Maike Sander, University of California, San Diego
Control of Cell Fate Choice in the Pancreas
Dina Fomina, Harvard University
Short Talk: Altering Pancreatic Cell State with Small Molecules
9:50 - 10:10 AM Coffee Break Foyer
11:00 AM - On Own for Lunch and Recreation
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Signaling in Pancreatic B-Cells Sea to Sky Ballroom B
* Rohit N. Kulkarni, Joslin Diabetes Center
Eckhard Lammert, Heinrich-Heinebetscholz
Role of Blood Vessels in Pancreatic Islet Development and Function
Marc A. Prentki, CRCHUM/Université de Montreal
Beta Cell Metabolic Signaling and Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes
Ingo B. Leibiger, Karolinska Institutet
Insulin Signaling in the Pancreatic Beta Cell
Jocelyn E. Manning Fox, University of Alberta
Short Talk: Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier 1 (SUMO1) Directly and Acutely Regulates Insulin Exocytosis from Human beta-Cells
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 1 Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
Wednesday, April 14
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level
8:00 - 11:00 AM Transcriptional Networks Signaling Sea to Sky Ballroom B
* Maike Sander, University of California, San Diego
Catherine Lee May, Children Hospital of Philadelphia
Islet-1 and its Cofactor Ldb1 in the Endocrine Pancreas
Markus Stoffel, Institut f. Molekulare Systembiologie
MicroRNA Networks
Roland W. Stein, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Alan D. Attie, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Networks of QTLs, mRNAs, and microRNAs in Beta Cell Growth and Function
Melissa Thomas, Massachusetts General Hospital
Short Talk: TCF7L2 Deficiency Alters Mouse Metabolic and Islet Cell Functions with Aging
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Foyer
11:00 AM - On Own for Lunch and Recreation
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available Foyer
5:00 - 7:15 PM Molecular Mechanisms in Insulin Secretion and Action (Joint) Sea to Sky Ballroom B,C
* Barbara B. Kahn, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
C. Ronald Kahn, Joslin Diabetes Center
Insulin Signaling and Insulin Resistance: The Ultimate Systems Biology Problem
Per-Olof Berggren, Karolinska Institutet
Systems Biology Approach to Study Beta Cell Function and Survival
Morris J. Birnbaum, University of Pennsylvania
The Role of Akt in the Regulation of Hepatic Metabolism by Insulin
Weiping Han, Singapore Bioimaging Consortium
Short Talk: Molecular Regulation of Calcium-Dependent Insulin Secretion
Jennifer L. Estall, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Harvard Medical School
Short Talk: PGC-1alpha Negatively Regulates Hepatic FGF21 Expression by Modulating the Heme/Rev-Erbalpha Axis
7:15 - 8:15 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 2 Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
Thursday, April 15
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level
7:00 - 11:00 AM Poster Setup Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
8:00 - 11:15 AM Control of Insulin Secretory Machinery in Diabetes Sea to Sky Ballroom B
* Per-Olof Berggren, Karolinska Institutet
Patrik Rorsman, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Calcium Channels and Insulin Exocytosis
Michele Solimena, Dresden University of Technology
Signaling from the Insulin Granule to the Nucleus
Gerard Karsenty, Columbia University Medical Center
Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis by Osteocalcin
Herbert Y. Gaisano, University of Toronto
Molecular Mechanism of Insulin Granule-Granule Fusion Contributing to Biphasic Insulin Secretion
Ja-young Kim, Columbia University Medical Center
Short Talk: Abnormal Regulation of Basal Insulin Secretion in Mice Homozygous for a Constitutively Deacetylated FoxO1 Allele
Hail Kim, University of California, San Francisco
Short Talk: Serotonin Regulates Pancreatic beta-Cell Mass during Pregnancy
9:50 - 10:10 AM Coffee Break Foyer
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Poster Viewing Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
12:30 - 2:30 PM Poster Session 3 Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available Foyer
5:00 - 7:15 PM Emerging Targets for Improving Insulin Action and Secretion (Joint) Sea to Sky Ballroom B,C
* C. Ronald Kahn, Joslin Diabetes Center
Richard D. DiMarchi, Indiana University
Novel Glucagon-Like Chimera Peptides – Virtues of Combinatorial Pharmacology
David E. Moller, Eli Lilly and Company
Challenges and Opportunities for Diabetes Drug Discovery
Johan Auwerx, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Integrating Metabolic Control by NAD+ Sensors
Tian Q. Sun, Rigel Inc.
Short Talk: Small Molecule Adiponectin Mimetics Improve Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Sensitivity in Diabetic Mouse Models
Christine Esau, Regulus Therapeutics
Short Talk: Inhibition of Let-7 with Anti-miR Oligonucleotides Improves Insulin Resistance in DIO Mice
7:15 PM - On Own for Dinner
Friday, April 16
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky Ballroom A, Lower Level
8:00 - 11:15 AM Insulin Secretion and Action in Humans (Joint) Sea to Sky Ballroom B,C
* Michael P. Czech, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Andrew Hattersley, Peninsula Medical School
Learning from Genetic Beta Cell Defects in Man
Anna Moore, Massachusetts General Hospital
Imaging Pancreatic Islets in vivo: Current Status
Juleen R. Zierath, Karolinska Institutet
Gene/Environment Influence on Skeletal Muscle Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Peter Arner, Karolinska Institute
Dysfunction in Human Adipose Tissue and Insulin Resistance
Michael Ristow, University of Jena
Short Talk: Impaired Insulin Signaling Extends Life Span by Increasing Oxidative Stress
Mary Armanios, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Short Talk: Short Telomeres Lead to beta-cell Dysfunction and Impair Glucose Tolerance
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break Foyer
11:00 AM - On Own for Lunch and Recreation
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Beta Cell Stress in Diabetes Sea to Sky Ballroom B
* Marc A. Prentki, CRCHUM/Université de Montreal
Marc Y. Donath, University Hospital Basel
Islet Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes: Novel Mechanisms and Treatment
Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen, Hagedorn Research Institute
Cytokine Signaling in Inflammatory beta-Cell Destruction
Rohit N. Kulkarni, Joslin Diabetes Center
Insulin/IGF-I Signaling, Mitochondrial Function and Endoplasmic Stress in Pancreatic beta-Cells
Raghavendra G. Mirmira, Indiana University School of Medicine
Short Talk: The Unique Hypusine Modification of eIF5A Promotes Islet Inflammation and Dysfunction during the Development of Diabetes
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
8:00 - 11:00 PM Entertainment Foyer/Mountain View/Sea to Sky Ballroom A
Saturday, April 17
Departure
*Session Chair   †Speaker invited, not yet responded.



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