Workshop 4: Signal Transduction II: Muscle and Synapse (March 8-12, 2004)
Organizer: James Sneyd and Ed Pate
Communication from cell to cell, or from a neuron to a muscle, is obviously an important physiological process, and one in which calcium plays a crucial role at many points. The release of neurotransmitter at a synapse or neuromuscular junction depends upon a raised calcium concentration in the nerve terminal, while muscle contraction depends on the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum leading to contraction of the actin and myosin filaments. Mathematical models have been a part of the long history of the study of both muscles and synapses, with the earliest models being over a century old. In this workshop, we shall begin by studying mathematical models for synapses, and how calcium plays an important role in the secretion of neruotransmitter. We will then continue by considering models of the release of calcium via ryanodine receptors and, finally, consider models of force generation by actin and myosin.
Schedule |
Monday, March 8 | ||
| 9:00-9:15AM | Welcome and introduction by Avner Friedman, James Sneyd, and Ed Pate | ||
| 9:15-10:00AM | Donald Bers | ||
| 10:00-10:45AM | Coffee break | ||
| 10:45-11:30AM | Christian Soeller | ||
| 11:30-12:30PM | Short talks | ||
| 12:30-2:00PM | Lunch break | ||
| 2:00-2:45PM | Jeremy Rice | ||
| 2:45-3:15PM | Coffee break | ||
| 3:15-4:00PM | Josh Baker | ||
| 4:00-5:00PM | Short talks | ||
| 5:00-8:00PM | MBI Reception and poster | ||
| Tuesday, March 9 | |||
| 9:00-9:45AM | Saleet Jafri | ||
| 9:45-10:15AM | Coffee break | ||
| 10:15-11:00AM | Julio Vergara | ||
| 11:00-11:20AM | Bill Gibson | ||
| 11:20-2:00PM | Lunch break | ||
| 2:00-2:45PM | Alexandra Zharadnikova | ||
| 2:45-3:15PM | Coffee break | ||
| 3:15-4:00PM | Tim Elston | ||
| 4:00-4:20PM | Tom Shannon | ||
| Wednesday, March 10 | |||
| 9:00-9:45AM | Mark Cannell | ||
| 9:45-10:15AM | Coffee break | ||
| 10:15-11:00AM | Sasha Panfilov | ||
| 11:00-11:20PM | Jose Puglisi | ||
| 11:20-2:00PM | Lunch break | ||
| 2:00-2:45PM | Nicholas Smith | ||
| 2:45-3:15PM | Coffee break | ||
| 3:15-4:00PM | Earl Homsher | ||
| 4:00-4:20PM | James Keener | ||
| Thursday, March 11 | |||
| 9:00-9:45AM | Roger Cooke | ||
| 9:45-10:15AM | Coffee break | ||
| 10:15-10:35AM | Daniel Bentil | ||
| 10:35-10:55AM | Steve Lehman | ||
| 10:55-2:00PM | Lunch break | ||
| 2:00-2:45PM | Ed Pate | ||
| 2:45-3:15PM | Coffee break | ||
| 3:15-4:00PM | Hong Qian | ||
| 4:00-4:20PM | Bryant Chase | ||
| 6:00-9:00PM | Buffet Dinner at the Holiday Inn and Magic Show | ||
| Friday, March 12 | |||
| 9:00-9:45AM | Elise Stanley | ||
| 9:45-10:15AM | Coffee break | ||
| 10:15-11:00AM | Richard Bertram | ||
| 11:00-11:45AM | Victor Matveev | ||
