October 5-7, 2020 | 10:00AM EDT | 2:00PM UTC*
*Program is in development and subject to change
Cellular plasticity, the ability to acquire new identities or adopt alternative fates, occurs in normal physiology and disease states. Researchers are just beginning to understand how plasticity contributes to homeostasis and regeneration in the setting of tissue injury. Alterations in cell fate can be harnessed to treat disease, but uncontrolled plasticity can destabilize cell commitment and contribute toward neoplasia. The cellular and molecular underpinnings of cellular plasticity provide insights into disease processes and enable new therapies. This virtual conference will explore the diverse mechanisms that underlie plasticity in different tissues and contexts. By bringing together leading scientists in stem cell, developmental, regenerative, and cancer biology through digital technologies, this interdisciplinary program will highlight common principles and unique features of cellular plasticity in different tissues and examine the therapeutic potential of this process. The conference represents a unique opportunity for researchers in diverse fields to visit evolving concepts in cellular plasticity and the molecular mechanisms and physiological consequences of altered adult cell identity in vivo. While the topic has been included marginally at other conferences (i.e., conferences on stem cell biology, regeneration, epigenetics, and cancer) only this Keystone Symposia conference, first held in 2019, has focused on cellular plasticity across mammalian tissues. This virtual conference will assemble speakers from diverse disciplines and organ systems to identify cross-cutting themes and provide a forum for investigators to explore common underlying mechanistic principles and therapeutic potential.
Program is intended for scientific researchers and clinical audiences.
Join us for this landmark virtual event, brought to you by Keystone Symposia.
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Elena Ezhkova
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Valerie Horsley
Yale University, USA
Stacey S. Huppert
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA
Leanne Jones
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Shingo Kajimura
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Ophir Klein
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Juanita L. Merchant
University of Arizona College of Medicine, USA
Jason C. Mills
Washington University, USA
Edward E. Morrisey
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Indira U. Mysorekar
Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Shruti Naik
New York University, USA
Angela Nieto
Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, CSIC-UMH, Spain
Benjamin Ohlstein
Columbia University Medical Center, USA
Emmanuelle Passegué
Columbia University, USA
Tatjana Sauka-Spengler
University of Oxford, UK
Ramesh A. Shivdasani
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
Ben Z. Stanger
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Xin Sun
University of California, San Diego, USA
Valerie M. Weaver
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Yingzi Yang
Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA
Magdalena D. Zernicka-Goetz
Caltech and University of Cambridge, UK
Aaron M. Zorn
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by Grant No. 1R13DE030021-01 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, with co-funding from the National Cancer Institute. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
The views expressed in this eSymposia are those of the participants and not necessarily of the participants’ organizations or of Keystone Symposia.
