Joint with: Membrane Dynamics, Repair and Disease
Autophagy: Mechanisms to Therapy

Feb 02–05, 2026 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Anne Simonsen, Sharon A. Tooze and Dan Baird

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Feb 02–05, 2026 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Anne Simonsen, Sharon A. Tooze and Dan Baird

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

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Monday, February 2, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
Erika L Holzbaur, University of Pennsylvania
Mitophagy and Lysophagy in Neurons
Intersections of Autophagy and Lysosomal Membrane Repair: Mechanisms and Implications (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
Sharon A. Tooze, Francis Crick Institute
Role of PI 4-Kinases in Autophagy and Membrane Repair
Oliver Florey, Babraham Institute
Conjugation of ATG8s to Single Membranes
Jayanta Debnath, University of California, San Francisco
Non-Canonical ATG8ylation and Secretion
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Membrane Dynamics and Cargo Selection in Autophagy Initiation
5:00–7:00 PM
Maho Hamasaki, Osaka University
Mechanistic Insights into Membrane Dynamics in Macroautophagy
Zvulun Elazar, Weizmann Institute of Science
Autophagosome Morphogenesis
J. W Harper, Harvard Medical School
Autophagy Proteomics
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Keynote Address (Joint)
8:00–8:45 AM
Harald Stenmark, Oslo University Hospital
Integration of ESCRTs and ATG8 Conjugation in Membrane Repair
Lysosomal Membrane Repair: ESCRTs and Beyond (Joint)
8:45–11:00 AM
Phyllis I. Hanson, University of Michigan
Calcium and ESCRTs in Membrane Repair
James H. Hurley, University of California, Berkeley
ESCRTs as Suppressors of Amyloid Spread
Claudio Bussi, Nanyang Technological University
Biomolecular Condensates and Lysosome Repair
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–3:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Selective Autophagy Pathways: Regulation, Function, and Disease Relevance
5:00–7:00 PM
Lifeng Pan, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Mechanistic Insights into Selective Autophagy of Glycogen in Mammals
Ivan Dikic, Goethe University Medical School
ER-Phagy and Novel Pathways for Ubiquitination
Ai Yamamoto, Columbia University
Autophagy in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Advancing Autophagy-Based Therapies: Novel Strategies and Innovations
8:00–11:00 AM
Anastasia Henry, Denali Therapeutics
Pharmacological Targeting of Parkinson's Disease
Joseph D. Mancias, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Targeting Autophagy in Cancer
Dan Baird, Casma Tx
Pharmacological Tools to Study Autophagy and Treat Disease
Tina Schwabe, Nine Square Therapeutics
Immunotargeting of Autophagy in Neurodegenerative Disease
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Tools to Study and Target Autophagy
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Mitochondrial Clearance Pathways
5:00–6:45 PM
Anne Simonsen, University of Oslo
Regulation of HIF1a Induced Mitophagy
Michael Lazarou, Monash University
Mitophagy's Impact on Cell Health
Chantell S Evans, Duke University School of Medicine
Mitochondrial Quality Control in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, February 6, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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