54th BSCB GenSoc UK Cilia and Centrosome Network e-symposium

Date: Tuesday January 13th 2026 Time: 15:00 - 17:45 GMT

Rob Hynds, (University College London, UK). WS6 enables scalable ex vivo expansion and gene editing of human basal epithelial cells. Fatma Başak Turan, (Firat-Karalar lab, Koç University, TR). The ciliopathy protein CCDC66 regulates cell migration by mediating cytoskeletal crosstalk through KANK1. Clarissa Nassar, (Dwyer lab, University of Virginia, US).  Joubert Syndrome gene Togaram1 is required for proper cilium formation and morphogenesis of mouse forebrain. Amreen Mughal (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, US) and Søren Grubb (University of Copenhagen, DK). Pericyte and endothelial primary cilia and centrioles have disparate organization across the brain microvasculature. Chia-Hsiang Chang (Nachury lab, UCSF, US). In situ proteomics unveils specialized domains for extrasynaptic signaling on neuronal cilia. Ruhee Dere (Baylor College of Medicine, US) Epigenetic demethylase regulates cilia formation and stability.