Track: BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Track: Lipids and Membranes
Track: Cell Signaling in Disease
Lois Weisman
University of Michigan
The unique lipid composition of different membranes defines organelle identity and is critical for protein–membrane interactions. How cells generate and maintain the specific lipid composition of their organelles against complex and highly dynamic vesicular transport pathways is a fundamental question at the intersection of lipid and cell biology. Moreover, nonvesicular lipid transfer and contact sites formed between various organelles, as well as transient spikes in signaling lipids, are critical for cell signaling and homeostasis. This session is organized around these important questions, and the program features expert speakers covering a variety of exciting topics within this theme.
Who should attend: both experts and novices who recognize that not all lipids are bad for your health — and also people who are interested in proteins, as we understand that membranes without proteins and proteins without membranes would not support life.
Presenting Author: Jeremy Baskin – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Tamas Balla – NICHD, National Institutes of Health
Presenting Author: Orna Cohen-Fix – NIDDK, NIH
Presenting Author: Gerry Hammond – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine