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 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 Giacomini

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***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, April 13, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
 Conference Center Atrium
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 Conference Center Atrium
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Beverly Foyer
Poster Setup
7:30–8:00 AM
 Ipswich
Welcome Remarks
8:00–8:10 AM
 Beverly Room
Poster Viewing
8:09–5:00 PM
 Ipswich
Drs. Edward and Martha Dennis Endowed Keynote Address
8:10–9:00 AM
 Beverly Room
Olga Boudker, Weill Cornell Medical College
Structure-Function-Mechanism of Neuronal Glutamate Transporters
Membrane Transporters and Metabolism
9:00–11:15 AM
 Beverly Room
Rajini Rao, Johns Hopkins University
Ion Transporters
David Drew, Stockholm University
GLUT Transporters
Sarah-Maria Fendt, VIB-KU Leuven
Metabolism of Cancer Cells
Daniel Bondeson, UMass Chan Medical School
Short Talk: Exploiting Inorganic Phosphate Sensing and Efflux Pathways as Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Cancer
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 Beverly Foyer
Lunch
11:15–12:15 PM
 Newburyport
Poster Session 1
11:45–2:00 PM
 Ipswich
Symposia Spotlight 1: Transporters as Regulators of Cellular Homeostasis
2:00–4:00 PM
 Beverly Room
Melinda M Diver, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Gatekeepers of Phosphate Homeostasis: Unveiling the Unconventional Mechanism of SLC34 Transporters
Yingze Ma, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dietary Fat Enhances Intestinal Copper Absorption by Modulating Copper Transporter 1 (CTR1/SLC31A1)
Jan Spaas, Stanford University
SLC16A13 is a New Pantothenate Transporter linked to Cardiometabolic Disease
Krishna Reddy, University of South Florida
Assembly and Biogenesis of an Elevator-Type SLC Transporter
Alastair Stewart, The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Structural Basis of Sodium Ion-Dependent Carnitine Transport by OCTN2
Peixuan Yu, Michigan State University
Structure and Post-Translational Modification of the Prostaglandin Transporter
Daniel Wacker †, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Structural Studies Empower the Development of SLC4 (Bi)carbonate Transporter Probes
Eric M. Morrow, Brown University
Na+/H+ Exchanger 6 (NHE6) Function in Endosome Maturation and Neurodegeneration
Coffee Available
4:00–4:30 PM
 Beverly Foyer
Transporters and the CNS
4:30–6:30 PM
 Beverly Room
Chenghua Gu, Harvard Medical School
BBB and Neurotransmitter Transport
Ligong Chen, Tsinghua University
An Unconventional and Neglected Iron Transporter in Brain
Laura Cancedda, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and IAMA Therapeutics
Targeting NKCC Transport Proteins - New Treatments Against CNS Disorders
Dushyant Kumar Srivastava †, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
Short Talk: Insights into the Allosteric Inhibitory Mechanisms in the Human Dopamine Transporter
Yihan Zhao, Icahn school of medicine at Mount Sinai
Short Talk: Rational Design of First In-Class Small Molecule Inhibitors for a Brain Bicarbonate Transporter
Transportation to Town for Dinner Options
6:30–9:30 PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Beverly Foyer
Poster Setup
7:30–8:00 AM
 Ipswich
Transporter Genetics and Metabolomics
8:00–11:00 AM
 Beverly Room
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
Mitochondrial Transporters and the Control of Cellular Metabolism
Nancy Carrasco, Vanderbilt University
Sodium/iodide Symporter
Kim L Brouwer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bile Acid Metabolism
Sena Atici, Wuerzburg University
Short Talk: A Novel Inorganic Selenium Solute Carrier Exchanger Confers Ferroptosis Resistance
Joseph R Visker, University of Utah & Wake Forest University
Short Talk: Solute-Carrier Bypass for Cardiac Carbohydrate Oxidation Under Stress
Poster Viewing
8:00–5:00 PM
 Ipswich
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Beverly Foyer
Lunch
11:00–12:00 PM
 Newburyport
Poster Session 2
11:30–2:00 PM
 Ipswich
Career Roundtable
2:15–3:30 PM
 Beverly Room
Coffee Available
3:30–4:00 PM
 Beverly Foyer
Integrative Transporter Complexes and Organelles
4:00–6:00 PM
 Beverly Room
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
Xujun Cao, Arc Institute
Short Talk: Conserved Lysosomal Transporters Regulate cGAMP–STING Signaling by Direct cGAMP Sequestration
Suraj Dasharath Patil †, uniklinik freiburg
Short Talk: SLC25A48 Is a Human Mitochondrial Choline Transporter
Transportation to Town for Dinner Options
6:00–9:00 PM
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Beverly Foyer
Emerging SLC Technologies for Drug Discovery
8:00–11:00 AM
 Beverly Room
Karen Lackey, X-Chem
ML-Enabled Drug Discovery Screening
Felix Baerenz †, Sanofi US
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
Sergei Kutseikin, The Scripps Research Institute
Pharmacological Inhibition of SLC33A1 Redefines Its Role in Endoplasmic Reticulum Redox Balance and Adaptive Signaling
Giovanna Maresca, Axxam SpA
Short Talk: Advancing KCC2 Pharmacological Potentiation: Breaking the State-of-the-Art for CNS Drug Discovery
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Beverly Foyer
Lunch
11:00–12:00 PM
 Newburyport
Networking/Social Time
12:00–2:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Transporters and Cancer
2:00–4:00 PM
 Beverly Room
Lior Golomb, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Inactivation of SLC33A1 Sensitizes EGFR Mutant Lung Cancer Cells to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition
Gregory S. Ducker, University of Utah
An Essential Role for SLC7A5 in Tumor Arginine Metabolism
Rachel (Rae) J House, Van Andel Institute
Defining and Targeting Regulators of Lipid Uptake in Cancer
Meinusha Govindarajan, University of Toronto
Surface Proteomics Reveals SLC7A1 and Arginine Metabolism as a Vulnerability in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Ruth H. Palmer †, University of Gothenburg
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Harnesses the SLC4A7 Bicarbonate Transporter and De Novo Nucleotide Synthesis in Neuroblastoma and Lung Cancer
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:00–4:30 PM
 Beverly Foyer
Transporters and Drug Discovery
4:30–6:15 PM
 Beverly Room
Kathleen Giacomini, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco
The Pseudogene Divide in the SLC22 Family: From Orphan Genes to Primate-Specific Functions
Christopher G. Parker, The Scripps Research Institute
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study Transporters
Ariel Bensimon, Solgate
Accelerating the Discovery of Drug Candidates Against SLCs
Andreas L Birkenfeld †, Helmholtz Munich
Short Talk: First-in-Class Small Molecule Inhibitor of SLC13A5 (INDY) Improves MASH, Hepatic Inflammation and Metabolic Dysregulation in Mice and Human Primary Hepatocytes
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:15–6:30 PM
 Beverly Room
Dinner
6:30–7:30 PM
 Newburyport
Entertainment
7:30–9:00 PM
 Beverly Room
Friday, April 17, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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