A SYMPOSIUM CELEBRATING
HERMANN STELLER’S 60TH BIRTHDAY
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2017
Collaborative Research Center, Carson Family Auditorium
| 9:00 – 9:05 a.m. |
Welcome Remarks
Michael W. Young, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Richard and Jeanne Fisher Professor
Laboratory of Genetics
The Rockefeller University |
| 9:05 – 9:10 a.m. |
Introduction
Vincenzo Pirrotta, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| 9:10 – 9:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Hermann Steller, Ph.D.
Strang Professor, Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology, The Rockefeller University |
| 9:15 – 9:40 a.m. |
Endolysosomal Trafficking: Clearing the Garbage and Expanding the Signaling Repertoire of Cells
Clive Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell and Developmental Genetics, University of Oxford |
| 9:40 – 10:05 a.m. |
Life and Death Decisions in Development
Kristin White, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, CBRC, MGH/Harvard Medical School |
| 10:05 – 10:30 a.m. |
Piecing Up the Machinery Mediating Oncogenic Stress-induced Apoptosis
Lei Zhou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Florida |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. |
Coffee Break
CRC Lower-level Atrium
|
| 11:00 – 11:25 a.m. |
Coordination of Cell Death and Corpse Clearance in the Drosophila Ovary
Kim McCall, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Biology, Boston University |
| 11:25 – 11:50 a.m. |
Tumor-promoting Role of Apoptotic Caspases in Drosophila
Andreas Bergmann, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Translational Control of Stress Response Signaling
Hyung Don Ryoo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine |
| 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch Break
Student and Faculty Club (speakers and invited guests)
|
| 1:30 – 1:55 p.m. |
The ARTS Connection: Linking Apoptosis, Protein Degradation, and Cancer
Sarit Larisch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Human Biology, University of Haifa, Israel; Visiting Professor, The Rockefeller University |
| 1:55 – 2:20 p.m. |
Beyond Death - Non-apoptotic Role of Caspase-3 in Organ Size and Skin Regeneration
Yaron Fuchs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
| 2:20 – 2:45 p.m. |
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in the Drosophila Eye
Pedro Domingos, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, ITQB-NOVA |
| 2:45 – 3:25 p.m. |
Break
CRC Lower-level Atrium
|
| 3:25 – 3:50 p.m. |
New Insights into the Regulation of the Proteasome
Alfred Goldberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Harvard Medical School |
| 3:50 – 4:15 p.m. |
Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and Resistance to Stress in Drosophila
Bertrand Mollereau, Ph.D.
Professor, ENS of Lyon, France |
| 4:15 – 4:40 p.m. |
Trust None of What You Hear and Less of What You See: Living with Caspases and Dying Without Them
Eli Arama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science |
| 4:40 – 5:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
Hermann Steller, Ph.D.
Strang Professor, Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology, The Rockefeller University |
| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
Reception
CRC Lower-level Atrium
|
EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue at East 66th Street
New York, NY 10065
FOR GUESTS TRAVELING FROM OUT OF TOWN
For your convenience, we have made arrangements to provide a discount rate at the following hotel in the Rockefeller University neighborhood:
The Bentley Hotel
500 East 62nd Street (at York Avenue)
New York, NY 10065
855-779-0220
www.bentleyhotelnyc.com
Mention "Steller Symposium" when making your reservation by March 27, 2017.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact Shawn Davis at sdavis01@rockefeller.edu or 212-327-8072.