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Cell Death Pathways: Apoptosis, Autophagy and Necrosis (X3)

Organizer(s): Guido Kroemer, Junying Yuan and Eileen P. White
March 12 - 17, 2010
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver  ·  Vancouver, British Columbia
Abstract Deadline: November 12, 2009
Late Abstract Deadline: December 10, 2009
Scholarship Deadline: November 12, 2009
Early Registration Deadline: January 12, 2010


Sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc. and Genentech BioOncology

Joint meeting: Metabolism and Cancer Progression (X4)
NOTE: Registration for meeting allows attendance at joint meeting (pending space availability).



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Summary of Meeting
Homeostatic and pathological cell death can occur through a multiplicity of different mechanisms including apoptosis, autophagy, necrosis and others. The morphological and functional definitions of distinct cell death modalities are emerging, and the relationships between different lethal pathways are being determined. However, the exact nature of the molecular switches that determine which subroutines cells disintegrate are elusive. Moreover, the relative contributions of different cell death modalities to the avoidance of cancer or degenerative diseases remain to be defined. In cancer, in particular, where defects in cell death are prevalent and the survival of undead cells enables progression and treatment resistance, restoration of cell death pathways is an important and achievable therapeutic goal. Finally, distinct cell death modalities may remain immunologically silent or trigger an immune response, through mechanisms that are still elusive. The 2010 Keystone Symposia meeting on Cell Death will address the normal regulation and pathogenic dysfunction of distinct cell death modalities, present new strategies for therapeutic cancer cell induction and address the immunogenicity of distinct cell death types.

Friday, March 12
3:00 - 7:30 PM Registration BC Foyer
6:30 - 7:30 PM Refreshments BC Foyer
7:30 - 9:30 PM Keynote Session (Joint) British/Columbia Ballroom
* Eileen P. White, Rutgers University
Joan S. Brugge, Harvard Medical School
Diversity of Cell Death Pathways in Organogenesis and Oncogenesis
Lewis C. Cantley, Harvard Medical School
PI 3-Kinase and Cancer Cell Metabolism
Saturday, March 13
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Pacific Ballroom
8:00 - 11:15 AM Apoptosis Pathways British Ballroom
* Anthony G. Letai, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Suzanne Cory, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
The Bcl-2 Family in Cancer Development and Cancer Treatment
Loren D. Walensky, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dissecting the Activation Pathway of Pro-Apoptotic BAX: Mechanistic Insights and Pharmacologic Opportunities
Xin Niu, McMaster University
Short Talk: Identification and Mechanistic Characterization of Novel Bax Inihibitors
Vishva M. Dixit, Genentech, Inc.
Identification of a Stabilizing Deubiquitinase for Mcl-1 that is Over-Expressed in Tumors
David W. Andrews, McMaster University
Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Membrane Permeabilization by Pro-Apoptotic Bcl-2 Family Proteins
Ingrid E. Wertz, Genentech, Inc.
Short Talk: Resistance to Anti-tubulin Chemotherapeutics is Regulated by Mcl–1 and FBW7
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break BC Foyer
11:15 AM - On Own for Lunch and Recreation
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Pacific Ballroom
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Pacific Ballroom
2:30 - 4:30 PM Workshop 1: Methods for the Detection of Non-Apoptotic Cell Death British Ballroom
* Douglas R. Green, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Vassiliki Karantza, Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Autophagy Regulates keratin 8 Homeostasis in Mammary Epithelial Cells and in Breast Tumors
Brandon White, San Jose State University
Flavonoids Kill Breast Cancer Cells While Inhibiting Caspase Activity: Is this Apoptosis?
Katharina Simon, Institute of Molecular Medicine
Detection of Autophagic Flux in Clinical Samples
Suzanne Hibbs, Sigma-Aldrich Research Biotech
An Application of Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology to Create Knockout Cancer Lines
Jayanta Debnath, University of California, San Francisco
ATG12 Conjugation to ATG3 Restricts The Expansion of Mitochondrial Mass and Promotes Cell Death
Haymanti Bhanot, University of Toledo, College of Medicine
Mechanisms Underlying Methuosis in Human Glioblastoma Cells
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available BC Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Non-Apoptotic Pathways in Model Organisms British Ballroom
* Daniel J. Klionsky, University of Michigan
Frank Madeo, University of Graz
Programmed Cell Death in Yeast: Subroutines, Mechanisms and Purposes
Vladimir I. Titorenko, Concordia University
Short Talk: Novel Anti-Aging Compounds Greatly Extend Yeast Life Span by Targeting a Programmed Necrotic Cell Death Pathway Triggered by the Age-Related Buildup of Free Fatty Acids
Thomas P. Neufeld, University of Minnesota
Autophagic Pathways in Drosophila: Good or Evil?
John M. Abrams, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Cell Death Regulatory Networks in Drosophila
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites Pacific Ballroom
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 1 Pacific Ballroom
Sunday, March 14
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Pacific Ballroom
8:00 - 11:00 AM Metabolic Adaptation in Cancer (Joint) British/Columbia Ballroom
* Marja Jäättelä, Danish Cancer Society
Eileen P. White, Rutgers University
Role of Autophagy in Cancer and Therapy
Guido Kroemer, INSERM, U848, Institut Gustave Roussy
Autophagy in Stress Adaptation, Avoidance of Cell Death and Longevity
Karen H. Vousden, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
Control of Metabolism by p53
Rob Cairns, University Health Network
Short Talk: Cancer-Associated Metabolite 2-Hydroxyglutarate Accumulates in AML with IDH1/2 Mutations
Joshua L. Andersen, Duke University
Short Talk: Metabolic Regulation of Caspase-2
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break BC Foyer
11:15 AM - On Own for Lunch and Recreation
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM Poster Setup Pacific Ballroom
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing Pacific Ballroom
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available BC Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Autophagic Pathways British Ballroom
* Noboru Mizushima, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Daniel J. Klionsky, University of Michigan
The Regulation of Macroautophagy
Francesco Cecconi, Dulbecco Telethon Institute, University of Rome
Short Talk: Ambra1 Regulates Autophagosome Formation and Plays a Role in Controlling Cell Proliferation
Ana Maria Cuervo, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy in Organismal Aging
Vojo Deretic, University of New Mexico
Autophagy in Immunity: Microbes, Mitochondria and Cell Survival vs Cell Death
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites Pacific Ballroom
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 2 Pacific Ballroom
Monday, March 15
7:00 - 11:00 AM Poster Setup Pacific Ballroom
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Pacific Ballroom
8:00 - 11:15 AM Survival and Death in Development and Disease (Joint) British/Columbia Ballroom
* Karen H. Vousden, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
Noboru Mizushima, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Lessons from Autophagy Deficient Mouse Models
Marja Jäättelä, Danish Cancer Society
Lysosomal Sphingolipid Metabolism as a Target for Cancer Therapy
Douglas R. Green, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The Mitochondrion: The Weapon Employed in Apoptopic Suicide
Gerard I. Evan, University of California, San Francisco
Inhibiting Oncogenes for Cancer Therapy
Joan Boren, Cambridge Research Institute, CRUK
Short Talk: Changes in Cell Lipid Content during Induction of Apoptosis
Rebecca Lock, University of California, San Francisco
Short Talk: Autophagy Inhibition Alters Glucose Metabolism and Promotes Epithelial Differentiation During Ras-Mediated Oncogenic Transformation
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break BC Foyer
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch Pacific Ballroom
12:30 - 2:30 PM Poster Session 3 Pacific Ballroom
2:30 - 4:30 PM Workshop 2: Pathological Implications of Non-Apoptotic Cell Death British Ballroom
* Junying Yuan, Harvard Medical School
Nelson Cesar Di Paolo, University of Washington
Necrosis and Autophagy, but not Apoptosis, are Induced in Macrophages in vivo upon Interaction with Adenovirus
Sam McNeal, Rhode Island Hospital
Divergent Roles of RIP1 in Septic Liver Injury
Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge
Glucose Deprivation Induces an Atypical Form of Apoptosis Mediated by Caspase-8 in Bax, Bak Deficient Cells
Andrey A. Parkhitko, Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School
Role of Autophagy in the Pathogenesis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Poonam Sansanwal, Stanford University
Mitochondrial Autophagy: A Novel Mechanism for Cellular Injury in Nephropathic Cystinosis
Andrew M. Leidal, Dalhousie University
Autophagy Contributes to KSHV v-cyclin-induced Senescence
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available BC Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Cell Death Induction for Cancer Therapy British Ballroom
* John A. Hickman, Servier
Anthony G. Letai, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Why Chemotherapy Works – Chemosensitive Cancer Cells are more Primed for Apoptosis
Jerry M. Adams, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Short Talk: Puma-Mediated Leukocyte Apoptosis is Critical for gamma-Irradiation-Induced Thymic Lymphoma Development
Saul H. Rosenberg, Abbott Laboratories
Bcl-2 Family Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancer
Leigh S. Zawel, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Therapeutic Targeting of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
7:00 PM - On Own for Dinner
Tuesday, March 16
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Pacific Ballroom
8:00 - 11:15 AM Non-Conventional Cell Death Pathways British Ballroom
* Frank Madeo, University of Graz
Junying Yuan, Harvard Medical School
Mechanisms of Programmed Cell Death: From Apoptosis to Necroptosis
Michael B. Yaffe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mitotic Catastrophe: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Induction for Cancer Treatment
Paul R. Clarke, University of Dundee
Short Talk: Controlling Apoptosis in Mitosis and during Mitotic Arrest
Peter Vandenabeele, VIB, Ghent University
TNF-Induced Necrosis, Multiple Regulation of RIP1 Kinase Activity
Oliver Florey, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre
Short Talk: A Case for Murder: Entosis is a Cell Killing Mechanism Requiring Autophagy Proteins
Dale E. Bredesen, Buck Institute for Age Research
Role of Cell Death Signaling in Alzheimer's Disease
9:20 - 9:40 AM Coffee Break BC Foyer
11:15 AM - On Own for Lunch and Recreation
3:30 - 4:30 PM Special Lecture (Joint) British/Columbia Ballroom
Craig B. Thompson, Abramson Family Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Therapeutic Exploitation of Metabolic Differences between Normal and Cancer Cells
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available BC Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Immunologic Cell Death British Ballroom
* Guido Kroemer, INSERM, U848, Institut Gustave Roussy
Polly Matzinger, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
Conversations between Tissues and T Cells
Matthew L. Albert, Institut Pasteur
The Immunogenicity of Distinct Cell Death Modalities
Seung Hyun Han, Seoul National University
Short Talk: Functional and Phenotypic Changes in Dendritic Cells Loaded with Irradiation-Induced Apoptotic Cancer Cells
Michel F. Gilliet, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Breaking Innate Immune Tolerance to Self-Nucleic Acids Released by Dying Cells
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites Pacific Ballroom
8:00 - 11:00 PM Entertainment Pacific Ballroom
Wednesday, March 17
Departure
*Session Chair   †Speaker invited, not yet responded.



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