2nd Meeting on Cellular Membrane Dynamics CellMeD2 in Braga

The University of Minho invites Arqus students, researchers and staff to the second edition of the Meeting on Cellular Membrane Dynamics CellMeD2 from 23-29 May at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) and the University of Minho, Braga (Portugal).

The CellMeD2 meeting will explore the dynamic processes, structures, mechanisms, and functions associated with cellular membrane behaviour across diverse organisms, from mammals to fungi. Key topics will include organelle dynamics, membrane trafficking, membrane contact sites, lipid homeostasis, and advanced imaging technologies such as super-resolution microscopy and cryo-electron microscopy.

The relevance of these topics in fields such as medical mycology, oncobiology, medical physics, and neurosciences will be highlighted.

Programme

Day 1: 23 May

• Opening Session
• Molecular regulation of phagosomal dynamics during fungal infection
• Candida albicans morphogenesis at different temporal and spatial scales
• Cryo-electron microscopy techniques in Life Sciences

Day 2: 26 May

• Lessons from the trafficking of fungal transporters: Discovery of novel unconventional sorting routes
• Membrane dynamics and Clinical Challenges in Fungal Infections
• Lipidomic signatures of brain regional susceptibility to neurodegenerative disorders
• A PEX5-centered perspective on the peroxisomal protein import machinery
• Outward and inward drug transport in pathogenenic yeasts
• Session on scientific research and career development

Day 3: 27 May

• Monoamine transporter ubiquitination and inward-open conformation synergistically maximize transporter endocytosis
• Dynamics of cellular calcium signaling in neurosciences
• Membrane Signaling in Autophagy: Roles in Aging and Cancer
• Organellar lipid homeostasis
• Plasma membrane remodelling upon metabolic and stress signals
• Cx43 fills a new GAP in intracellular junctions
• CellMed in Industry – Insights into translational research
• Alzheimer’s risk gene Bin1 deregulates the synaptic endocytic trafficking
• Closing session

Registration to CellMeD2 Meeting in Cellular Membrane Dynamics is open to graduate students, faculty and researchers, with the possibility to submit an abstract for a Flash Talk. It is free of charge for members of Arqus universities (€30 for external participants).

Check the CellMeD2 website for further information. For any questions, please contact spaiva@bio.uminho.pt