Solute Carrier Transporters: Structure, Physiology and Pharmacology

Apr 13–16, 2026 | Wylie Center and Tupper Manor at Endicott College, Beverly, MA, United States
Scientific Organizers: Giulio Superti-Furga, David Drew, and Kathleen M. Giacomini

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Apr 13–16, 2026 | Wylie Center and Tupper Manor at Endicott College, Beverly, MA, United States

Scientific Organizers: Giulio Superti-Furga, David Drew, and Kathleen M. Giacomini

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, April 13, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:30–9:30 AM
Olga Boudker, Weill Cornell Medical College
Structure-Function-Mechanism of Neuronal Glutamate Transporters
Membrane Transporters and Metabolism
9:30–11:45 AM
Rajini Rao, Johns Hopkins University
Ion Transporters
David Drew, Stockholm University
GLUT Transporters
Sarah-Maria Fendt, VIB-KU Leuven
Metabolism of Cancer Cells
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Lunch
11:45–12:45 PM
Posters
12:30–2:30 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
Transporters and the CNS
5:00–7:00 PM
Chenghua Gu, Harvard Medical School
BBB and Neurotransmitter Transport
Poul Nissen, Aarhus University
Characterizing NKCC1 and SLC12 Transporters
Laura Cancedda, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and IAMA Therapeutics
Targeting NKCC Transport Proteins - New Treatments Against CNS Disorders
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
Transporter Genetics and Metabolomics
8:30–11:30 AM
Giulio Superti-Furga, Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Membrane Transporters as Mediators of Physiology across Cells and Ecosystems
Nora Kory †, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health
Talk Title to be Announced
Nancy Carrasco, Vanderbilt University
Sodium/iodide Symporter
Kim L Brouwer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bile Acid Metabolism
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Posters
12:30–2:30 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Integrative Transporter Complexes and Organelles
5:00–7:00 PM
Simon Newstead, University of Oxford
Understanding the Role of SLCs in Chronic Pain in the Human Body
Nicolas Reyes, National Center of Scientific Research
Recognition of Solute Carriers by Retrovirus-Derived Human Proteins
Kivanc Birsoy, Rockefeller University
Mitochondrial Carrier Physiology
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Emerging SLC Technologies for Drug Discovery
8:30–11:30 AM
Karen Lackey, X-Chem
ML-Enabled Drug Discovery Screening
Thomas Licher, Sanofi-Aventis
Unlocking SLC Transporters for Drug Discovery
Erik Lindström, Ipsen
Bile Acid Transporters such as SLC10A2 as Target to Treat Liver Disease
Francesca Vallese, City College of New York
SLC4A1, the Multitaskerase: from the Ankyrin-1 Complex to CO₂ Transport
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: 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
Transporters and Drug Discovery
5:00–6:00 PM
Kathleen M. Giacomini, University of California, San Francisco
Drug Transporter Pharmacology
Christopher G. Parker, The Scripps Research Institute
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study Transporters
Ariel Bensimon, Solgate
Accelerating the Discovery of Drug Candidates Against SLCs
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Friday, April 17, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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