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making-connections2015 Program

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Tuesday, March 24
Time	Session/Lecture info
09:00-09:20	Welcome
09:00-09:20
09:20-11:35	session I Chair: Eran Hornstein, Weizmann Institute of Science
09:20-09:55	Andrew Gilmore, University of Manchester Bcl-2 protein dynamics- fine-tuning sensitivity to apoptosis in real time
09:55-10:30	Lilach Gilboa, Weizmann Institute of Science Stem cell units - How to build them, how to fix them
10:30-11:05	Matt Ronshaugen, University of Manchester Two novel lincRNAs control Hox expression in cis and trans
11:05-11:35	Coffee break
11:35-12:45	Session II Chair: Eran Hornstein, Weizmann Institute of Science
11:35-12:10	Sarah Woolner, University of Manchester Regulation of cell division orientation during epithelial morphogenesis
12:10-12:45	Shalev Itzkovitz, Weizmann Institute of Science Single molecule approaches for studying liver heterogeneity
12:45-14:30	Lunch
12:45-14:30
14:30-16:10	Session III Chair: Andrew Gilmore, University of Manchester
14:30-15:05	Martin Baron, University of Manchester Endosomal sorting of Notch to the multivesicular body, a platform for integrating environmental and signaling inputs during Drosophila development
15:05-15:40	Oren Schuldiner, Weizmann Institute of Science Nitric Oxide controls a switch between degenerative and regenerative phases of developmental neuronal remodeling
15:40-16:10	Coffee break
16:10-17:20	Session IV Chair: Andrew Gilmore, University of Manchester
16:10-16:45	Chris Thompson, University of Manchester Genetic network wiring for robust cell fate choice and developmental patterning in a variable world
16:45-17:20	Eran Hornstein, Weizmann Institute of Science miRNA control of mega-erythrocytic development

Wednesday, March 25
Time	Session/Lecture info
09:00-11:15	Session V Chair: Ronen Alon, Weizmann Institute of Science
09:00-09:35	Chava Rosen, Weizmann Institute of Science Canalicular stage embryonic lung cell transplantation as a novel source for lung regeneration
09:35-10:10	Werner Mueller, University of Manchester From mice to men, mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease *The Lord Alliance Prize Lecture
10:10-10:45	Michal Schwartz, Weizmann Institute of Science Targeting age-related dementia and neurodegenerative diseases by manipulating where the immune system meets the brain
10:45-11:15	Coffee break
11:15-12:25	Session VI Chair: Ronen Alon, Weizmann Institute of Science
11:15-11:50	Rivka Dikstein, Weizmann Institute of Science Connectivity in gene regulation
11:50-12:25	Mike White, University of Manchester Quantitative analysis of the role of signaling dynamics in the regulation of mammalian gene expression
12:25-14:00	Lunch
12:25-14:00
14:00-16:15	Session VII Chair: Christoph Ballestrem, University of Manchester
14:00-14:35	Karl Kadler, University of Manchester Rhythms in extracellular matrix homeostasis: development and regeneration
14:35-15:10	Eli Arama, Weizmann Institute of Science Cellular destruction mechanisms that create new lives
15:10-15:45	Enrique Amaya, University of Manchester Understanding the roles of ROS during tissue regeneration and development
15:45-16:15	Coffee break
16:15-17:35	Session VIII Chair: Christoph Ballestrem, University of Manchester
16:15-16:50	Berenika Plusa, University of Manchester Origin of a pluripotent cell line in the mammalian embryo
16:50-17:25	Eldad Tzahor, Weizmann Institute of Science Novel insights into cardiac regenerative strategies
17:25-17:35	Concluding words

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