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Upcoming
Meetings & Schedule |
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Location
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Steering
Committee |
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April
23, 2010 |
Huges
Auditorium, Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center |
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Amber
Jolly |
Cytoplasmic
microtubules sliding: An unconventional function of conventional kinesin |
Northwestern
University |
Kieran
Normoyle |
Cyclase-associated
protein accelerates the role of cofilin- and AIP1-associated actin |
Univ
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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depolymerization
and protects against physiologic polymer concentrations |
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Yuyu
Song |
Neuronal
stable microtubules are not built in one day: A novel mechanism for microtubule |
Univ.
of Illinois-Chicago |
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stability
during neuronal development and maturation |
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Rebecca
Daugherty |
The
actin-binding protein, alpha catenin, inhibits Wnt signaling through direct
inhibition of |
Northwestern
University |
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RNA
synthesis and/or processing |
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Keynote
lecture |
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Timothy
Mitchison |
How
does a large cell find its center? |
Harvard
University |
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Poster
session, food and drinks to follow the talks |
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March
26, 2010 |
Huges
Auditorium, Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center |
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Sergey
Troyanovsky |
Interplay
between dynamics and mechanics of cadherin in adherins junctions |
Northwestern
University |
Jeff
Schorey |
Exosomes
as regulators of the immune response against mycobacterial infections |
Notre
Dame University |
Sergey
Kozmin |
Bistramides:
Specific and potent small-molecule agents that target the actin cytoskeleton |
University
of Chicago |
Peter
Hollenbeck |
Mitochondria
in the axon: Movement and metabolism |
Purdue
University |
Anna
Huttenlocher |
Imaging
leukocyte motility in zebrafish |
University
of Wisconsin-Madison |
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October
23, 2009 |
Huges
Auditorium, Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center |
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Witchuda
Saengsawang |
Molecular mechanisms for G2α
modulation of microtubule dynamics |
University
of Illinois-Chicago |
Crista
Brawley |
Unconventional
myosin motor tracking on native actin cytoskeletons |
University
of Chicago |
Roop
Malik |
Tug-of-war
between many dyneins and one kinesin regulates transport and |
Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research, |
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fission
of endosomes |
India |
Shabeen
Ally |
Opposite-polarity
motors activate one another to drive cargo transport in live cells |
Northwestern
University |
Gerardo
Morfini |
Axxon-autonomous
effects of mutants SOD1 on fast axonal transport |
University
of Illinois-Chicago |
Eric
Weiss |
Cell
architecture control by an Ndr/LATs signalling network |
Northwestern
University |
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September
18 , 2009 |
Huges
Auditorium, Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center |
Sofia
Zaichick |
A 330 KDa viral structural protein is a herpesvirus microtubule motor
receptor |
Northwestern
University |
Kevin
Hamil |
ß4
regulates keratinocyte lamellipodia formation and persistence in a BPAG1e- |
Northwestern
University |
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dependent
and plectin-independent fashion |
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Xiaoqi
Liu |
Phosphorylation
of CLIP-170 by both Plk1 and CK2 is essential for formation of |
Purdue
University |
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kinetochore-microtubule
attachments |
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Teng-Leong
Chew |
Modulation
of endothelial contractile function during breast cancer transcellular
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Northwestern
University |
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intravasation |
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Kris
DeMali |
Vinculin
regulates cell surface E-cadherin expression |
University of Iowa |
Meg
Titus |
An
unconventional myosin required for cell polarization and chemotaxis |
University
of Minnesota |
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2007-2008 |
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2008-2009 |
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2009-2010 |
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