53rd BSCB GenSoc UK Cilia Network e-symposium- JCS Special Issue on Cilia and Flagella

Date: Tuesday November 25th 2025 Time: 15:00 - 17:45 GMT

Yan Li and Joy Jiayi Zheng, He lab, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong SAR. Modeling pulmonary ciliopathy using multi-lineage human airway organoids. Caitlyn McCafferty, Engel lab, Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH. The molecular architecture of the ciliary base in mammalian multiciliated cells. Abigail Moye, Rivolta lab, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, CH. Sub-ciliary localization of CEP290 and effects of its loss in mouse photoreceptors. Rudolfo Karl, Wachten lab, Institute for Innate Immunity, University of Bonn, Bonn, DE. Renal tissue-resident macrophages promote cystogenesis in early polycystic kidney disease. Alexis Semmel, Tanis lab, University of Delaware, Newark, US. Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate Impacts Extracellular Vesicle Shedding from C. elegans Ciliated Sensory Neurons. Mark Lee, Hilgendorf lab, Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US. Prostaglandin E2 inhibits adipogenesis through the cilia-dependent activation of ROCK2.

52nd BSCB GenSoc UK Cilia Network e-symposium

 Date: Tuesday August 19th 2025 Time: 15:00 - 17:45 BST

Zhen Liu, Division of Life Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SR. RPGR regulates motile cilia by interfering with actin dynamics. Poulomi Das, Lechtreck lab, Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, US. PKD2-like proteins targeted Chlamydomonas PKD2 to distinct subciliary regions. Yinwen Liang, Joyner lab, Developmental Biology Department, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, US. Transcription factors SP5 and SP8 drive primary cilia formation in mammalian embryos. Maxime Bigotte, Stratton lab, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, CA. Cerebrospinal fluid-driven ependymal motile cilia defects are implicated in multiple sclerosis pathophysiology. Cayla Jewett, Pearson lab, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, US. The DNA damage response pathway is required for multiciliated cell differentiation. Mia Konjikusic, Reiter lab, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, US. Primary cilia and BBS4 are required for postnatal pituitary development.

51st BSCB GenSoc UK Cilia and Centrosome Network e-symposium

 Date: Tuesday April 22nd 2025 Time: 15:00 - 17:30 BST

Yi Zhang, Pan lab, School for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, CN. Regulation of axonemal microtubule assembly by a RCK kinase. Karthika Balasubramaniam, He lab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, National University of Singapore, SG. The role of PIH homologs in cotranslational regulation of ODA complex assembly.  Avishag Mytlis, Elkouby lab, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, IL. The zygotene cilium in zebrafish, mice, and humans: Conserved critical functions in meiosis, germ cell development, and reproduction. Alyssa Long, Caspary lab, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, US. ARL13B-Cerulean rescues Arl13b-null mouse from embryonic lethality and reveals a role for ARL13B in spermatogenesis. Sven Lange, Brown lab, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, US. A conserved mechanism for the retrieval of proteins from cilia and flagella.

  50th BSCB GenSoc UK Cilia Network e-symposium

 Date: Tuesday January 14th 2025 Time: 15:00 - 17:30 GMT

Olivier Mercey, Hamel/Guichard lab, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Geneva, CH. Glutamylation imbalance impairs the molecular architecture of the photoreceptor cilium. Ceren Incedal, Idevall-Hagren lab, Department of Medicinal Cell Biology, Uppsala University, SE. Locally released somatostatin triggers cAMP and Ca2+signaling in primary cilia to modulate pancreatic β-cell function. Elina Kostyanovskaya, Willsey lab, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, UCSF, US. Convergence of Autism Proteins at the Cilium. Matthew Strobel, Chen lab, Department for Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, US. Temporal Ablation of IFT88 Impairs Neuronal Activity and Brainwave Patterning Implicated in Memory Formation. Mark Lee, Hilgendorf lab, Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah, US. Prostaglandin E2 inhibits adipogenesis through ciliary signaling and ROCK activation.