Programme

IRB Barcelona - 09:00–18:00 CET
Please note: all times and durations are approximate.

Morning Session

Session chair: Alexandra Newton, IUBMB Past-President & UC-San Diego

09:20 – 09:50 (30 min)
Philip Cohen (University of Dundee)
From glycogen to ubiquitin and back again

09:50 – 10:20 (30 min)
Jordi Duran (Universitat Ramon Llull)
Cell-Type Specific Roles of Brain Glycogen in Physiology and Pathology

10:20 – 10:50 (30 min)
Pascual Sanz (Institute of Biomedicine of Valencia)
Astrocycit glycogenic dysfuntion and its consequences in Lafora disease

10:50 – 11:00 (10 min)
Kit Donohue (Chelsea’s Hope Lafora Children Research Fund)
Joan’s passion regarding Lafora disease; summary of LD before and after Joan

11:00 – 11:30 — Coffee break (30 min)
(as per schedule provided)

Midday Session

Session chair: Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco, IRB Barcelona

11:30 – 12:00 (30 min)
Alan Saltiel (University of California San Diego)
Glycogen and adapting to metabolic stress

12:00 – 12:30 (30 min)
Lykke Sylow (University of Copenhagen)
Glycogen and glucose in motion: the metabolic demands of exercise

12:30 – 13:00 (30 min)
Marcelo Guerin (Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona, IBMB-CSIC)
Molecular basis of glycogen metabolism regulation in bacteria

13:00 – 13:30 (30 min)
Kei Sakamoto (University of Copenhagen)
Physiological control of glycogen synthesis and utilization in skeletal muscle –Lessons from Joan Guniovart–

13:30 – 15:00 — Lunch break (90 min)
(as per schedule provided)

Afternoon Session

Session chairs: Jerka Dumic, University of Zagreb & FEBS

15:00 – 15:30 (30 min)
David Komander (WEHI)
Ubiquitination of glycogen in cells and tissues

15:30 – 16:00 (30 min)
Matthew Gentry (University of Florida)
Perturbed glycogen metabolism impacts CNS disorders and cancer

16:00 – 16:30 (30 min)
Marc Claret (IDIBAPS)
Glycogen drives the sensory activation of POMC neurons

16:30 - 16:50 (20 min)
Elton Zeqiraj (University of Leeds)
New light on an old problem: Structural insights into glycogen synthase regulation

16:50 – 17:00 (10 min)
Anna DePaoli-Roach (Indiana University School of Medicine)
Scientific cousins; Joan’s glycogen beginnings in the Larner lab

17:00 - 17:15 (15 min)
Q&A section