2011
June 6th
June 10th
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International course

Cytoskeleton

3rd course

Topics: 

Role of the cytoskeleton in clathrin -dependent endocytosis
Role of the cytoskeleton in clathrin-independant endocytosis
Actin and dynamin interplay during endocytosis
Role of the cytoskeleton in endosomal sorting     
Role of actin and microtubules in recycling
Function of the cytoskeleton and intracellular trafficking at the primary cilium    
Role of the cytoskeleton in melanosomes biogenesis and maturation     
Role of the cytoskeleton in intracellular virus entry and trafficking     
Endosomes partitioning during symmetric and asymmetric cell division      
Interplay between actin and coat components in Golgi carriers formation     
Actin and microtubules in  Golgi dynamics and functions      
New tools for studying trafficking from the Golgi  
Microtubules and microtubules motors in podosomes functions   
Actin and microtubules role in invadopodia dynamics and cell invasion   
Role of the cytoskeleton in nuclear positioning during cell migration     
Integrins trafficking and cell migration                
In vitro reconstitution of actin cytoskeleton
The role of glycosphingolipids in cellular uptake of toxins and viruses

Course in English

Speakers

Franck Perez UMR 144, IC, Paris, France

Philippe Chavrier UMR 144, IC, Paris, France

Winfried Römer UMR 144, IC, Paris, France

Bruno Goud UMR 144, IC, Paris, France

Guillaume Montagnac UMR 144, IC, Paris, France

Graca Raposo UMR 144, IC, Paris, France

Patricia Bassereau UMR 168, IC, Paris, France

Edgar Gomes UMRS 787, Institut of Myology, Paris, France

Alexis Gautreau CNRS UPR 3082, Gif-sur-Yvette

Alexandre Benmerah Institut Cochin, Paris, France

Pierre Sens, ESPCI, Paris, France

Zsolt Lenkei, ESPCI, Paris, France

Ludger Joannes UMR 144, IC, Paris, France

Christien Merrifield MRC, Cambridge, UK

Jean Gruenberg, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Bernard Hoflack, Dresden, Germany

Jim Norman, The Beatson Institute, Glasgow, UK

Stefan Linder, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany

Harvey McMahon MRC, Cambridge, UK

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Objectives

The general objective of this course is to understand the role of the cytoskeleton in membrane trafficking at different levels: molecular and structural, in reconstitution systems, and in the cell and organism.

Workshops

N/A
Research themes

For

PhD student
There is no registration fee for this course

There are no registration fees.
The Institut Curie will provide food. Travel expenses and accommodation should be paid by the applicant's laboratory. There will be some fellowships available. If you would like to apply for a travel/accommodation fellowship, please include a justification with your application.

Maximum Number of Participants

Max. attendees
25 people

Organizers

Guillaume Montagnac
Winfried Römer
Danijela Vignjevic

Venue
Institut Curie - Paris