Program

The Molecular Basis of Disease Program

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Monday, October 31

Time Session/Lecture info
09:00-09:10
 
09:00-09:10
Opening Remarks: Irit Sagi
09:10-11:30
Session 1: The molecular basis of disease – fundamental approaches
 
09:10-10:00
Irit Sagi , Weizmann Institute of Science
Extracellular Matrix (ECM) remodeling in disease progression: a bystander or a partner in a crime?
10:00-10:15
Aldema Sas-Chen, Yosef Yarden's lab, Weizmann Institute of Science
LIMT is a novel metastasis inhibiting lncRNA suppressed by EGF and downregulated in aggressive types of breast cancer
10:15-11:00
Tiago Fleming Outeiro, Göttingen University
From the baker to the bedside: deciphering the molecular basis of neurodegenerative disorders
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-15:00
Session 2: Novel methodologies to approach disease research
 
11:30-12:15
Jake Baum, Imperial College London
Light, Camera, Action! Using the microscope to dissect malaria parasite biology from whole cells down to single molecules
12:15-12:30
Anat Zimmer, Uri Alon's lab, Weizmann Institute of Science
Dynamic proteomics reveals bimodal protein dynamics of cancer cells in response to HSP90 inhibitor
12:30-13:15
Antonio Lanzavecchia, ETH Zurich
Broadly neutralizing antibodies and a new mechanism of diversification
13:15-15:00
Lunch and poster session
15:00-17:00
Session 3: Clinical applications
 
15:00-15:45
Sarah Rowland-Jones, Oxford University
New insights into protective immunity in infant HIV-1 and adult HIV-2 infection
15:45-16:00
Etai Rotem, Yechiel Shai's lab, Weizmann Institute of Science
Inhibition of TLR2-mediated immune responses by the HIV-1 envelope transmembrane domain
16:00-16:15
Coffee Break
16:15-17:00
Avri Havron, Former CEO of Prolor Biotech Inc.
Harnessing protein evolution for developing new generation of long acting therapeutic proteins - Prolor Biotech story
17:00-18:20
Session 4: Panel and closing remarks
 
17:00-18:00
Panel
18:00-18:20
Closing remarks and poster prize
 

Organizing committee:

  • Maya Olshina
  • Ravit Netzer
  • Anna Rivkin
  • Shaked Ashkenazi

Department of Biomolecular Sciences

Sponsors:

  • Department Of Biomolecular Sciences
  • Feinberg Graduate School
  • Faculty of Biology
  • Faculty of Biochemistry

Coordinator:

Irit Veksler
irit.veksler@weizmann.ac.il
Phone: +972-(0)8-934-4245