FocalPlane features… membrane trafficking
Posted by FocalPlane, on 16 September 2025
Registration is open for our upcoming mini-symposium together with the popular Membrane Trafficking webinar series, organised by Francesca Bottanelli, Felix Campelo and Ishier Raote. Our event, on Thursday 25 September from 15:00-17:00 BST (UTC+1), will be a celebration of the membrane trafficking community and will feature a keynote lecture from Gillian Griffiths (Yale University) on ‘Unexpected membrane dynamics in T cells’.
In addition to Gillian’s presentation, we’ll be hosting talks from Nick Ader (UNC Greensboro), Hannes Maib (University of Sheffield) and Mónica Quiñones-Frías (Brandeis University).
Timings (BST [UTC+1]) are approximate
15:10-15:30 Nick Ader (UNC Greensboro)
Keep it together! Mechanisms of membrane maintenance and biogenesis
15:30-15:50 Hannes Maib (University of Sheffield)
Multiplex and super resolution imaging of phosphoinositide conversion during receptor trafficking
15:50-16:10 Mónica Quiñones-Frías (Brandeis University)
Loss of ER-Shaping protein Atlastin causes synaptic ER stress and membrane trafficking defects
16:15-17:00 Gillian Griffiths (Yale University)
Unexpected membrane dynamics in T cells
