Friday, 6 December 2024
13:00 - 20:00 Registration
Saturday, 7 December 2024
Grand Opening (Chair: Jenn Ziyong TAN)
09:00 - 09:15 Opening speech
09:15 - 09:25 Group Photo
Keynote Lecture (Chair: Lingluo CHU)
09:25 - 10:10 Nancy Kleckner, Harvard University, US
Questions and Chromosomes in Mitosis, Meiosis and E.coli
10:10 - 10:20 Coffee & Tea Break
Session 1: Cell Cycle and Genome Instability(Chair: Robert Zhong QI)
10:20 - 10:45 Xuebiao YAO, University of Science and Technology of China, CN
Centromere assembly dynamics and regulation during cell division
10:45 - 11:10 Randy Yat Choi POON, HKUST, HKG
Mitotic Slippage: Mechanisms and Consequences
11:10 - 11:35 Fangwei WANG, Zhejiang University, CN
Dynamic regulation of sister chromatid cohesion during the cell cycle for precise chromosome segregation
11:35 - 12:00 Chenli LIU, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), CAS, CN
Linking cell size homeostasis and DNA replication initiation through an adder principle in Escherichia coli
12:00 - 02:00 Lunch
Session 2: Cell Structure and Organelle Function I (Chair: Fangwei WANG)
14:00 - 14:25 Kunsoo Rhee, Seoul National University, KOR
A novel mechanism to generate supernumerary centrioles in cancer cells
14:25 - 14:50 Robert Zhong QI, HKUST(GZ), CN
Understanding the Control of Microtubule Growth Initiation
14:50 - 15:15 Chuaihai FU, University of Science and Technology of China, CN
Inhibition of mitochondrial fission by a conserved AAA-ATPase
15:15 - 15:40 Kai Jiang, Wuhan University, CN
Systematic analysis of TPX2 repeats reveals a key determinant for its function in spindle assembly
15:40 - 15:50 Coffee & Tea Break
Session 3: Cell Structure and Organelle Function II (Chair: Qiaojin LIN)
15:50 - 16:15 Zhenglong GU, Greater Bay Area Institute of Precision Medicine, CN
Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Disease
16:15 - 16:35 Mu HE, The University of Hong Kong, HKG
A cytoskeletal scaffold promotes motile cilia assembly by regulating transition-zone integrity
16:35 - 16:55 Xing LIU, University of Science and Technology of China, CN
Dynamic phosphorylation of FOXA1 by Aurora B guides post-mitotic gene reactivation
16:55 - 17:15 Jeff Shih Chieh TI, The University of Hong Kong, HKG
Tubulin acetyltransferases access and modify the microtubule luminal K40 residue via anchors in taxane-binding pockets
17:15 - 17:35 Zhen LIU, HKUST, HKG
RPGR regulates motile cilia by interfering with actin
17:35 - 20:30 Dinner & Networking
Sunday, 8 December 2024
Session 4: Chromatin Architecture and Epigenetics (Chair: Xuebiao YAO)
09:00 - 09:25 Ruiming XU, Institute of Biophysics (IBP), CAS, CN
Mechanism of genome targeting by LINE-1
09:25 - 09:50 Haitao LI, Tsinghua University, CN
Unveiling the role of histone lactylation in breast cancer metastasis
09:50 - 10:15 Xiang David LI, The University of Hong Kong, HKG
Chemical approaches to decoding histone epigenetics
10:15 - 10:25 Coffee & Tea Break
Session 5: Chromatin Architecture and Chromosome Morphogenesis (Chair: Li TAO)
10:25 - 10:50 Maeshima Kazuhiro, National Institute of Genetics, JPN
Replication-dependent histone (Repli-Histo) labeling reveals the physical properties of euchromatin/heterochromatin in living human cells
10:50 - 11:15 Siyuan WANG, Yale University, US
Image-based Spatial Genomics in Health and Disease
11:15 - 11:35 Haoyue ZHANG, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, CN
Decoding 3D genome folding principles using mitotic chromosomes
11:35 - 11:55 Zheng ZHANG, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), CN
Chromosome segregation in the E.coli cell cycle
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch
Session 6: Cell Proliferation and Meiosis (Chair: Jun XIA)
14:00 - 14:25 Akira Shinohara, Osaka University, JPN
RAD51/DMC1 mediators and remodelers in homologous recombination
14:25 - 14:50 Keun P. Kim, Chung-Ang University, KOR
Meiotic recombination-coupled DNA synthesis is required for double Holliday junction and noncrossover formation
14:50 - 15:15 Shunxin WANG, Shandong University, CN
Temperature regulates meiotic crossovers and chromosome organization
15:15 - 15:35 Zhuoyi LIANG, HKUST(GZ), CN
The underlying mechanism of translocation in G1-arrested cells
15:35 - 15:55 Tadasu Nozaki, Harvard University, US
Rapid Homolog Juxtaposition During Meiotic Chromosome Pairing
15:55 - 16:05 Coffee & Tea Break
Session 7: Cell Signaling and Neuromodulation (Chair: Liangran ZHANG)
16:05 - 16:30 Jun XIA, HKUST(GZ), CN
Role of PICK1 and ICA69 protein complex in Vesicle Trafficking and Diseases
16:30 - 16:50 Julie Qiaojin LIN, HKUST(GZ), CN
Molecular mechanisms of hypothermia-mediated RNA editing and neuroprotection
16:50 - 17:10 Li TAO, HKUST(GZ), CN
Guidance receptor recycling is required for dendrite growth
17:10 - 17:30 Yang SHEN, HKUST(GZ), CN
The role of CC chemokine receptor 5 in memory storage
17:30 - 20:00 Dinner & Networking
20:00 - 22:00 Poster Session
Monday, 9 December 2024
Session 8: Cell Fate and Homeostasis Regulation (Chair: Zhuoyi LIANG)
09:00 - 09:25 Zhenye YANG, University of Science and Technology of China, CN
Lactate production and consumption over cell cycle
09:25 - 09:50 Kai YUAN, Central South University, CN
Establishment of heterochromatin on repetitive elements in Drosophila early embryos
09:50 - 10:10 Peng XIA, Zhejiang University, CN
Single cell specification and mechanical homeostasis
10:10 - 10:30 Xiaomeng LI, HKUST(GZ), CN
Chemoproteomics to explore the ‘readers’ and functions of histone arginine methylation
10:30 - 10:40 Coffee & Tea Break
Session 9: Genome Integrity and Tumorigenesis (Chair: Xiaomeng LI)
10:40 - 11:05 Jiguang WANG, HKUST, HKG
Deciphering cancer evolution under therapy for precision medicine
11:05 - 11: 25 Lin DENG, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, CN
Mitotic DNA Repair by MMEJ Suppresses Replication Stress-induced Nuclear Envelope Reassembly Defect
11:25 - 11:45 Lingluo CHU, HKUST(GZ), CN
Chromosome morphogenesis is regulated chemically and mechanically
Closing Speech & Poster Award Announcement
11:45 - 12:00 Robert Zhong QI
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch & Adjourn
Optional:
14:00 - 16:00 Lab Tour in HKUST(GZ)