CellMeD2
2nd Meeting in
Cellular membrane dynamics
May 23, 26-29 (2025) | Braga (Portugal)
Satellite Spring School on Research Leadership and Career Development for Early-Stage Researchers
Scope of the meeting
This meeting will explore the dynamic processes, structures, mechanisms, and functions associated with cellular membrane behavior 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.
We will also highlight the relevance of membrane dynamics research in areas such as medical mycology, oncobiology, medical physics, and neuroscience.
This event is organized within the framework of the FCT-funded MetaFungal project PTDC/BIA-MIC/5246/2020.
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In conjunction with the main meeting, a Satellite Spring School on Research Leadership and Career Development for Early-Stage Researchers will also be held. This will be a hybrid (in presence and online) school organized within the framework of the Arqus European University Alliance and the Arqus Innovation Fund.​
Day 1: May 23
15:00
15:15
16:00
16:40
17:20
Opening Session
Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres - Director General of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL, Portugal)
José González-Méijome - President of the School of Sciences (University of Minho)
Maria João Sousa - Director of the Biology Department (University of Minho, Portugal)
Sandra Paiva - Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation & Chair of the Meeting (University of Minho, Portugal)
Molecular regulation of phagosomal dynamics during fungal infection
Agostinho Carvalho (University of Minho, Portugal)
Candida albicans morphogenesis at different temporal and spatial scales
Robert Arkowitz (Universite Cote d'Azur, France)
Cryo-electron microscopy techniques in Life Sciences
Oliver Schraidt (INL, Portugal)
Welcome cocktail
Day 2: May 26
09:30
10:20
11:00
11:20
12:00
14:30
15:10
15:50
Lessons from the trafficking of fungal transporters: Discovery of novel unconventional sorting routes
George Diallinas (University of Athens & IMBB, Greece)
Dynamics of cellular calcium signaling in neurosciences
Carina Soares-Cunha (University of Minho, Portugal)
Coffee Break
Lipidomic signatures of brain regional susceptibility to neurodegenerative disorders
Tiago Gil Oliveira (University of Minho, Portugal)
Lunch
A PEX5-centered perspective on the peroxisomal protein import machinery
Jorge Azevedo (University of Porto, Portugal)
Outward and inward drug transport in pathogenenic yeasts
Miguel Teixeira (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
Session on scientific research and career development
Ana João Rodrigues - Researcher at ICVS, University of Minho
Filipa Pereira - Life Sciences Institute University of Michigan
Neide Vieira - IPLEXMED Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
Day 3: May 27
09:10
09:50
10:30
11:10
11:30
12:10
12:50
14:30
15:10
16:30
17:30
Membrane dynamics and Clinical Challenges in Fungal Infections
Joana Laranjinha (Serviço de Infecciologia, Hospital de Braga)
Membrane Signaling in Autophagy: Roles in Aging and Cancer
Paula Ludovico (University of Minho, Portugal)
Monoamine transporter ubiquitination and inward-open conformation synergistically maximize transporter endocytosis
Alexander Sorkin (The University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Coffee break
Organellar lipid homeostasis
Christopher Burd (Yale University, USA)
Lysosomes in neurodegenerative diseases
Shyamal Mosalaganti (University of Michigan, Life Sciences Institute)
Lunch
Cx43 fills a new GAP in intracellular junctions
Henrique Girão (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
CellMed in Industry – Insights into translational research
Cátia Aires - BIAL Company
Alexander Sorkin - The University of Pittsburgh, USA
Ado Jório - Deputy - Director General, INL
Moderation:
Sandra Paiva - Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation of University of Minho
Coffee break
Alzheimer’s risk gene Bin1 deregulates the synaptic endocytic trafficking
Claudia Almeida (Nova University of Lisboa, Portugal)
18:10
Closing session
Day 4: May 28
15:00
Session on Career Paths in Science (online)
James Gould - Director for Postdoctoral Affair (Harvard Medical School)
Lauren Celano - Founder and CEO of Propel Careers (Boston)
Moderation:
Zafira Castano - President/Co-Founder IMFAHE Foundation
Sandra Paiva - Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation of University of Minho
Day 5: May 29
09:30
10:10
11:00
11:20
12:00
Organellar lipid homeostasis
Christopher Burd (Yale University, USA)
Membrane-Associated Sorting Nexin 27 as a Novel Mood Regulator in the Cellular Stress Response
Neide Vieira (University of Minho, Portugal)
Coffee Break
Cellular Membrane Dynamics: Frontiers, Controversies, and Unanswered Questions
Christopher Burd (Yale University, USA)
Lunch
Organizing Committee
Sandra Paiva (Chair)
University of Minho (Portugal)
Ana Cláudia Carvalho
Hospital de Braga (Portugal)
Faezeh Ghasemi
University of Minho (Portugal)
Cláudia Barata
University of Minho (Portugal)
Cristina Ribeiro
University of Minho (Portugal)
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Inês Ribeiro
University of Minho (Portugal)
Joana Laranjinha
Hospital de Braga (Portugal)
Patrícia Ataíde
University of Minho (Portugal)
invited Speakers
Ado Jório
INL
Portugal
Agostinho Carvalho
University of Minho
Portugal
Alexander
Sorkin
The University of Pittsburgh
USA
Ana João Rodrigues
University of Minho
Portugal
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Carina
Soares-Cunha
University of Minho
Portugal
Cátia Aires
BIAL
Portugal
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Christopher Burd
Yale University
USA
Claudia Almeida
Nova University of Lisboa
Portugal
Clivia M. Sotomayor
INL
Portugal
Filipa Pereira
Life Sciences Institute
University of Michigan
George Diallinas
University of Athens & IMBB
Greece
Henrique Girão
University of Coimbra
Portugal
Joana Laranjinha
Hospital de Braga
Portugal
Jorge Azevedo
University of Porto
Portugal
José
González- Méijome
University of Minho
Portugal
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Miguel Teixeira
Universidade de Lisboa
Portugal
Shyamal Mosalaganti
Life Sciences Institute
University of Michigan
Neide Vieira
University of Minho
Portugal
Oliver Schraidt
INL
Portugal
Paula Ludovico
University of Minho
Portugal
Pedro
Madureira
Immunethep
Portugal
Université Côte d'Azur
France
Robert Arkowitz
Sandra Paiva
University of Minho
Portugal
Tiago Gil Oliveira
University of Minho
Portugal
Location
INL (International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory – INL)
Avda. Mestre José Veiga s/n, Braga
Registration
Registration is open to graduate students, faculty and researchers, including from the Arqus universities, with the possibility to submit an Abstract for a Flash Talk!
*Registration fee: 30 €
* Free of charge for embers of the Arqus Universities
Contact:
Sandra Paiva
Organizing institutions
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