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

Feb 02–05, 2026 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: James H. Hurley, Phyllis Hanson, and Gilbert Di Paolo

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Feb 02–05, 2026 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States

Scientific Organizers: James H. Hurley, Phyllis Hanson, and Gilbert Di Paolo

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
Mitochondria and Ferroptosis
5:00–7:00 PM
Ana J. García-Sáez, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
Mitochondrial Membrane Dynamics in Cell Death
James A Olzmann, University of California, Berkeley
Ferroptosis, Lipotoxicity, and Organelle Homeostasis
Whitney Henry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ferroptosis and Cancer
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
On Own for Lunch
11:00–1:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable (Joint)
1:00–10:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Membrane Damage and Resilience
5:00–7:00 PM
Patrick Lusk, Yale University
Nuclear Membrane Rupture and Resilience
Vishva M. Dixit, Genentech, Inc.
Membrane Damage and Inflammation
Feng Shao, National Institute of Biological Sciences
Membrane Damage in Infection and Innate Immunity
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
Membrane Homeostasis and Neurodegeneration
8:00–11:00 AM
Alyssa Coyne, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Overactivation of ESCRT-III Nuclear Surveillance in Neurodegeneration: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Targeting
Shawn Ferguson, Yale University
LRRK2-Dependent Responses to Lysosome Stress
Judith Frydman, Stanford University
ESCRTs and Proteostasis
Angela Cacace, Arvinas Inc
Targeting LRRK2
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: 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
Lysosome Homeostasis and Lysosome-Directed Drug Discovery
5:00–6:45 PM
Haoxing Xu, Zhejiang University and University of Michigan
Molecular Physiology of Lysosomes
Hijai Regina Shin, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lysosome Cholesterol Signaling in Neuronal Health and Disease
Gilbert Di Paolo, Denali Therapeutics Inc.
Phospholipid Metabolism and Neurodegeneration
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
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, February 6, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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