June 11th 2019 – 3rd Boston Area Drosophila Meeting | Brown University
LOCAL ORGANIZERS
Karla Kaun | Asst. Prof. of Neuroscience, Brown
Erica Larschan | Asst. Prof. of Biology, Brown
Nate Snell | Grad. Student, Barnea Lab, Brown
Jackie Howell | Grad. Student, Tatar & Kaun Labs, Brown
Mukulika Ray | Grad. Student, Larschan Lab, Brown
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Avital Rodal
Associate Professor of Biology
Brandeis University
AGENDA
Downloadable Agenda (with abstracts)
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Microtubules stabilize intercellular contractile force transmission during ventral furrow formation Clint Ko, Martin Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – microRNA dependent regulatory switch that controls immune responses by regulating stem cell fate in the gut Pushpa Verma, Van Vacter Lab, Harvard University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Dissecting the sharp response of a canonical developmental enhancer reveals multiple sources of cooperativity Jeehae Park, DePace Lab, Harvard Medical School – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] KO or OK?: A computational method to uncover regulatory mechanisms of transcription factors during development Ashley Conard, Larschan Lab, Brown University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] A myotubularin-related phosphatase that regulates autophagic flux Elizabeth Allen, Baehrecke Lab, University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | BREAK |
| 10:50 AM – 12:00 PM | Drosophila DEG/ENaCs Expressed in Neurons and Muscle Impact Synaptic Transmission and Behavior Alexis Hill, Assistant Professor, College of the Holy Cross – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – A conserved role for the N-glycosylation pathway in sleep and seizures Brittany Leger, Walker Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Early integration of multimodal chemosensory stimuli in the Drosophila larva Jess Kanwal, Samuel Lab, Harvard University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] Behavioral features of alcohol reinforcement in Drosophila Jamie Catalano, Kaun Lab, Brown University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] Identifying hygrotaxis circuit elements in Drosophila Tatevik Sarkissian, Garrity Lab, Brandeis University |
| 12:00 PM – 1:25 PM | LUNCH Discussion Groups Apoptosis and Neurodegeneration Cell Signaling and Development Neurobiology and Behavior Transcription and Epigenetics |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Vitamin A deprivation as a novel approach to identify neuroprotective molecules Jens Rister, Principal Investigator, University of Massachusetts – Boston – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Killing time: Decoupling developmental apoptosis and neuroblast proliferation in Drosophila Katherine Harding, White Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Generation of neuronal diversity in the Drosophila optic lobes through development and evolution Nikos Konstantinides, Desplan Lab, New York University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] Structure-function analysis of β-arrestin Kurtz reveals a critical role of receptor interactions in downregulation of GPCR signaling in vivo Fei Chai, Veraksa Lab, University of Massachusetts – Boston – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] Pigment dispersing factor (PDF) signaling: A novel pathway for memory regulation by the circadian clock Johanna Flyer-Adams, Griffith Lab, Brandeis University |
| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | BREAK |
| 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM | Glial α-synuclein promotes neurodegeneration characterized by a distinct transcriptional program in vivo Abby Olson, Feany Lab, Brigham & Women’s Hospital – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Regulation of endosomal Microautophagy in Drosophila Ana Mesquita, Jenny Lab, Albert Einstein College of Medicine – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors as Potential Therapeutics for MEGF10 Myopathy Isabelle Draper, Principal Investigator, Tufts Medical Center – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – A new GFP-tagged cell line resource from the DRSC Stephanie Mohr, Perrimon Lab / DRSC, Harvard Medical School – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] – FlyBase Updates Victoria Jenkins, FlyBase, Harvard University |
| 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM | BREAK |
| 4:05 PM – 5:15 PM | KEYNOTE – Routing and remodeling membranes at the synapse Avital Rodal, Brandeis University |
| 5:15 PM | Dinner out in Providence |