Life Sciences Institute/
Weizmann Institute of Science
Scientific Partnership Symposium
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
University of Michigan
Open to Public
Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel and the University of Michigan will explore collaborations with this series of scientific talks and discussions.
Schedule
8:00: Continental Breakfast
8:25: Welcome
Stem Cell Biology
8:30: Yair Reisner, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Henry H. Drake Professor of Immunology
"Embryonic pig precursor tissues as a new source for organ transplantation: the choice between teratoma, normal growth and immunogenicity"
8:30 - 8:55 Talk
8:55 - 9:00 Q & A
9:00: Tsvee Lapidot, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Edith Stein Immunology Chair
"Regulation of stem cell migration, retention and development"
9:00 - 9:25 Talk
9:25 - 9:30 Q & A
9:30: Orly Reiner, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Bernstein-Mason Professor of Neurochemistry
"Novel Roles of the Polarity Kinase MARK2/Par-1 in Migrating Cortical Neurons"
9:30 - 9:55 Talk
9:55 - 10:00 Q & A
10:00: Break
Protein Phosphorylation and Cell Growth
10:30: Yehiel Zick, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Marte R. Gomez Professor of Molecular Cell Biology
"Phosphorylation-Based Uncoupling of Insulin Signaling"
10:30 - 10:55 Talk
10:55 - 11:00 Q & A
11:00: Rony Seger, Weizmann Institute of Science
Yale S. and Ella Miller Lewine Chair for Cancer Research
"A novel nuclear translocation signal (NTS)—a general mechanism for stimulus-dependent nuclear shuttling"
11:00 - 11:25 Talk
11:25 - 11:30 Q & A
11:30: Varda Rotterm, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Norman and Helen Asher Professor of Cancer Research
"Identification and characterization "gene signatures" involved in cells transformed in vitro"
11:30 - 11:55 Talk
11:55 - 12:00 Q & A
Signaling, Trafficking and Cell Adhesion
1:30: Jeffrey Gerst, Weizmann Institute of Science
Professor of Molecular Genetics
"mRNA trafficking and its role in protein targeting and polarized growth in yeast"
1:30 - 1:55 Talk
1:55 - 2:00 Q & A
2:00: Alexander Bershadsky, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Joseph Moss Professor of Biomedical Research
"Cytoskeleton-adhesion crosstalk: focus on formins"
2:20 - 2:25 Talk
2:25 - 2:30 Q & A
2:30: Avri Ben Ze'ev, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Samuel Lunenfeld-Reuben Kunin Professor of Genetics
"Coordinating cell adhesion and signaling in cancer development: the role of novel beta-catenin target genes"
2:30 - 2:55 Talk
2:55 - 3:00 Q & A
3:00: Break
Structural Insights into Protein Function
3:30: Amnon Horovitz, Weizmann Institute of Science
Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professorial Chair in Biochemistry
"Linking allostery in the chaperonin GroEL to protein folding"
3:30 - 3:55 Talk
3:55 - 4:00 Q & A
4:00: Eitan Reuveny, Weizmann Institute of Science
Professor of Biological Chemistry
"Gating of the G protein coupled potassium channels, a spectroscopic view"
4:00 - 4:25 Talk
4:25 - 4:30 Q & A
4:30: Joel Sussman
Morton and Gladys Pickman Professor of Structural Biology
"Multiple Activities of Intrinsically Unfolded Proteins"
4:30 - 4:55 Talk
4:55 - 5:00 Q & A
