Program Schedule

Updated as of 27 November 2015

Mornings:   Open Lectures (Location: IAS Lecture Theater)
Afternoons:   IAS Focused Program (Location: IAS1038, 1/F)
[Only for Invited Speakers and Students.]
AoE Progress Report (Location: IAS Lecture Theater)


7 Dec | 8 Dec | 9 Dec

7 Dec (Mon)

Time Program Venue
09:00-09:15 Opening Remarks IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
Session One
Session Chair: David Banfield (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
09:15-10:15 “Mechanism of ERAD Elucidated with Purified Components”
Tom Rapoport (Harvard University; Visiting Professor of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study)
10:15-10:50 “Morphological and Functional Integrity of the Plant Endoplasmic Reticulum”
Federica Brandizzi (Michigan State University)
10:50-11:20 Coffee Break Lobby, G/F
11:20-11:55 “Molecular Control of Synaptic Vesicle Fusion”
Jeremy Dittman (Cornell University)
IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
11:55-12:30 “Homotypic Membrane Fusion by Dynamin-like GTPases”
Junjie Hu (Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
12:30-13:05 “Sorting of Planar Cell Polarity Signaling Receptors at the Trans Golgi Network”
Yusong Guo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
13:05-14:30 Lunch (For registered participants only) UniQue, 2/F Conference Lodge
14:30-17:40 Parallel Session: AoE Symposium
14:30-14:50 “Roles of a Plant BAR Domain-containing Protein SH3P2 in Autophagy”
Xiaohong Zhuang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
14:50-15:10 “Calcium-dependent Protein Kinase CPK28 Targets S-adenosyl-methionine Synthetase for Degradation by 26S Proteasome and Affects Ethylene Response and Lignin Deposition in Arabidopsis”
Yu Jin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
15:10-15:30 “The Multitomic Analysis of Nodulation in Soybean Inoculated by Sinorhizobium”
Wing-hang Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
15:30-15:50 “Characterization of a Novel Albino Mutant in Arabidopsis Defective in Chloroplast Development”
Na Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
15:50-16:20 Coffee Break Lobby, G/F
16:20-16:40 “How Structural Modeling can Help the AoE Team – A Case Study on Specific Interaction Among Arabidopsis Sar1/Sec23 Isoforms”
Kam-bo Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

“Recent Updates on Cargo-receptor Interaction of Vacuolar Sorting Receptors”
Shuai Chen (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
16:40-17:00 “Genetic Control of Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis of Purkinje Cells”
Nga Chu Lui (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
17:00-17:20 “Characterization of Biological Function of EXO70E2”
Zhao Yin (Hong Kong Baptist University)
17:20-17:40 “A Novel Missense Mutation in CCDC88C Activates the JNK Pathway and Causes a Dominant Form of Spinocerebellar Ataxia”
Zhefan Chen (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
14:30-17:40 Parallel Session: IAS Focused Program
(For invited speakers and participants only)
14:30-15:15 Free-time before discussion IAS1038, 1/F
15:15-15:50 Discussion on “Membrane Contact Sites”
15:50-16:20 Coffee Break Lobby, G/F
16:20-17:40 Discussion on “Membrane Contact Sites” IAS1038, 1/F
18:30-20:00 Dinner (By invitation)  

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8 Dec (Tue)

Time Program Venue
Session Two
Session Chair: Jun Xia (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
09:00-10:00 “Mechanisms and Functions of Lysosome Positioning”
Juan Bonifacino (US National Institutes of Health)
10:00-10:35 “Biogenesis of Dense Core Vesicles”
Tao Xu (Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
10:35-11:05 Group photo-taking & Coffee Break Lobby, G/F
11:05-11:40 “A New Look at the Molecular Machinery for Synaptic Vesicle Endocytosis”
Jihong Bai (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
11:40-12:15 “Regulated Exocytosis and Diabetes”
Weiping Han (Singapore Bioimaging Consortium)
12:15-12:50 “Functions of the Rab7-like GTPase Ypt7 in Yeast Endolysosomal Biogenesis”
Christian Ungermann (University of Osnabrueck)
12:50-14:30 Lunch (For registered participants only) Unique, 2/F Conference Lodge
14:30-17:40 Parallel Session: AoE Symposium
14:30-15:50 Free Time/ Poster-viewing Lobby, G/F
15:50-16:20 Coffee Break
16:20-17:40 Free Time/ Poster-viewing
14:30-17:40 Parallel Session: IAS Focused Program
(For invited speakers and participants only)
14:30-15:50 Discussion on “Emerging Technologies” IAS1038, 1/F
15:50-16:20 Coffee Break Lobby, G/F
16:20-17:40 Discussion on “Emerging Technologies” IAS1038, 1/F
18:30-20:00 Dinner (By invitation)  

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9 Dec (Wed)

Time Program Venue
Session Three
Session Chair: Ho Yi Mak (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
09:00-09:35 “The Role of Sorting Nexins in Membrane Trafficking”
Wanjin Hong (Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore)
09:35-10:10 “Physical Models for the Shape of Membrane Folds”
Tom Shemesh (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)
10:10-10:40 Coffee Break Lobby, G/F
10:40-11:15 “Ca2+ Signaling from the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Apoptosis and Autophagy”
Geert Bultynck (KU Leuven)
IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
11:15-11:50 “Regulation of Cellular Fat Storage at the ER-lipid Droplet Interface”
Ho Yi Mak (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
11:50-12:25 “Role of Anterograde Motor Kif5b in Clathrin-coated Vesicle Uncoating and Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis”
Jiandong Huang (The University of Hong Kong)
12:25-14:30 Lunch (For registered participants only) Unique, 2/F Conference Lodge
14:30-17:40 Parallel Session: AoE Symposium
14:30-14:50 “Role of Small GTPases in PICK1-ICA69 Mediated Vesicle Trafficking”
Chuen Kam (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
14:50-15:10 “Rice Acyl-CoA-binding Proteins ACBP4 and ACBP5 Show Difference in Their Endoplasmic Reticulum Subcellular Localization”
Pan Liao (The University of Hong Kong)
15:10-15:30 “Functional Role of Transmembrane 9 Superfamily Protein Member 4 (TM9SF4) in Autophagy”
Lei Sun (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
15:30-15:50 “Electron Tomography Models of Plant Golgi Stacks: From Computer Display to 3D Printers”
Keith Mai (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
15:50-16:20 Coffee Break Lobby, G/F
16:20-16:40 “High Resolution Image Reconstruction”
Rui Zhao (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
IAS Lecture Theater, G/F
16:40-17:00 “Computational Tools for Analysis of Protein Dynamics in Biological Imaging”
Chris Gilliam & Jizhou Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
17:00-17:20 "A Novel Role for TRAPPIII / Trs85p in the Golgi"
Peng Wang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
17:20-17:40 Awards Ceremony & Conclusion
14:30-17:40 Parallel Session: IAS Focused Program
(For invited speakers and participants only)
14:30-15:50 Discussion (Title to be confirmed) IAS1038, 1/F
15:50-16:20 Coffee Break Lobby, G/F
16:20-17:40 Discussion (Title to be confirmed) IAS1038, 1/F
18:30-20:00 Dinner (By invitation)  

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