[Event Report] EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop: Molecular mechanisms of developmental and regenerative biology
We held the EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop on 26 –29 April 2022, via Zoom online. A total of 514 researchers and students (280 were registered from outside Japan) registered for the workshop, and nearly 1,200 people participated over the four days.
This EMBO Workshop will discuss cell fate decisions during the transition from pluripotency to lineage commitment in early development, the interactions of stem cells with their niches during lineage specification, and the spatiotemporal control of cell identity during the differentiation of somatic lineages and the germline. The complex multi-tissue interactions in embryoids and organoids will be discussed as experimental models for the understanding of patterning in the embryo, tissue morphogenesis and organogenesis. Mathematical modelling approaches will address how quantitative physical principles can help understand cell decision making. New insights into regenerative biology will be presented by investigating responses to tissue damage or loss and the developmental kinetics leading to aberrant phenotypes.
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Program
Date
26 April 2022 – 29 April 2022
Time
April 26 (Tue) 16:00–19:40 [JST]
April 27 (Wed) 9:00–19:55 [JST]
April 28 (Thu) 16:00–19:55 [JST]
April 29 (Fri) 16:00–20:15 [JST]
Venue
Zoom Online Meeting
[NOTE]
– Highspeed LAN/WiFi environment advised for stability
– Update the software to the latest version
Language
English
Fee
Free
Schedule
Day 1 – 26 April 2022 (Japan Time, JST)
Session 1 Control of pluripotent cell identity
Chair:Ian Chambers
| 16:00-16:10 | Opening remarks |
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| 16:10-16:35 | Keynote: Regenerative medicine using stem cells Shinya Yamanaka |
| 16:35-17:00 | Pluripotency and reprogramming Hans Scholer |
| 17:00-17:25 | Transition of pluripotency states Austin Smith |
| 17:25-17:40 | Selected speaker |
| 17:40-18:10 | Break (30 mins) |
Session 2 Control of early developmental identity
Chair:Austin Smith
| 18:10-18:35 | Self-organising in gastrulation Marta Shahbazi |
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| 18:35-19:00 | Oocyte epigenome Azusa Inoue |
| 19:00-19:15 | Selected speaker |
| 19:15-19:40 | Multi-cellular self-organisation Takashi Hiiragi |
Day 2 – 27 April 2022 (Japan Time, JST)
Session 3 North American session
Chair:Patrick Tam
| 09:00-09:25 | Lineage specification during embryogenesis Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis |
|---|---|
| 09:25-09:40 | Selected speaker |
| 09:40-10:05 | Synthetic embryology Jianping Fu |
| 10:05-10:30 | Tissue mechanics and patterning Amy Shyer |
| 10:30-10:55 | Dynamic modulation of X chromosome activity Jeannie Lee |
Session 4 Single cell approaches
Chair:Ng Huck Hui
| 16:00-16:25 | Molecular imperatives of gastrulation Patrick Tam |
|---|---|
| 16:25-16:40 | Selected speaker |
| 16:40-17:05 | Single cell technologies to understand organ development and regeneration Barbara Treutlein |
| 17:05-17:10 | Transition |
| 17:10-18:10 | Poster session 1 Poster (60-min) Short oral talks by young researchers |
| 18:10-18:40 | Break (30-min) |
Session 5 Neural development
Chair:Mitinori Saitou
| 18:40-19:05 | Neural stem cells Yukiko Gotoh |
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| 19:05-19:30 | “Science in Society” lecture Misao Fujita |
| 19:30-19:55 | Systems biology of neural organoid development Ng Huck-Hui |
Day 3 – 28 April 2022 (Japan Time, JST)
Session 6 Regeneration I
Chair:Barbara Treutlein
| 16:00-16:25 | Epigenetic inheritance Anne Ferguson-Smith |
|---|---|
| 16:25-16:40 | Selected speaker |
| 16:40-17:05 | YI Lecture:Symmetry and regeneration in planarian Jochen Rink |
| 17:05-17:10 | Transition |
| 17:10-18:10 | Poster session 2 Poster (60-min) Short oral talks by young researchers |
| 18:10-18:40 | Break (30-min) |
Session 7 Regeneration II
Chair:Elly Tanaka
| 18:40-19:05 | Cellular plasticity Maximina Yun |
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| 19:05-19:30 | “Women in Science” lecture Masayo Takahashi |
| 19:30-19:55 | Keynote: Regenerative biology of planaria Kiyokazu Agata |
Day 4 – 29 April 2022 (Japan Time, JST)
Session 8 Physical principles and modeling
Chair:Takashi Hiiragi
| 16:00-16:25 | Keynote Tissue mechanics and morphogenesis Carl-Phillip Heisenberg |
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| 16:25-16:50 | Cell and tissue mechanics Xavier Trepat |
| 16:50-17:05 | Selected speaker |
| 17:05-17:30 | Teasing apart the impact of electric fields on single-cell motility Ruth Baker |
| 17:30-18:00 | Break (30-min) |
Session 9 Germ cells: genetic and epigenetic inheritance
Chair:Hans Scholer
| 18:00-18:25 | In vitro gametogenesis Mitinori Saitou |
|---|---|
| 18:25-18:50 | Axolotl regeneration Elly Tanaka |
| 18:50-19:05 | Selected speaker |
| 19:05-19:30 | Spermatogonial stem cells Shosei Yoshida |
| 19:30-19:45 | Discussion |
| 19:45-20:00 | Poster Prize Presentation |
| 20:00-20:15 | Closing remarks |
Registration
- Registration Deadline: 26 March 2022
- Abstract Submission Deadline: 19 March 2022
- Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By 26 March 2022
For registration details, visit here.
Hosts
- Ian Chambers (The University of Edinburgh, UK)
- Tadashi Ogawa (Kyoto University, JP)
- Mitinori Saitou (Kyoto University, JP)
Co-Hosts
- Takashi Hiiragi (Hubrecht Institute, NL)
- Patrick Tam (Childrens Medical Research Instiute, AU)
- Elly Tanaka (Institute of Molecular Pathology, AT)
Contact
ASHBi Office
- ashbi-symposium[*]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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