Meetings and Workshops

Final Retreat Research Unit FOR 2149 (1^st Funding Period)

Date: 06. – 09. March 2018

The final retreat of the research group FOR 2149 took place in Bamberg. On the first three days all projects presented the current status and results of the 1^st funding period and gave an outlook  of the work program of the 2^nd period. 

The retreat was supplemented by the workshop “Presentation skills” for all young scientists.

List of attendees:

Felix Engel	Salvador Cazorla Vazqes
Gentian Musa	Swati Swati

University of Mainz:

Third Meeting of the Research Unit FOR 2149

Date: 09. – 10. February 2017

The third meeting of the research group FOR 2149 took place in Leipzig. The meeting included the presentation of the progress and results of all projects and a discussion about the future RU research program.

List of attendees:

University of Erlangen:
Felix Engel

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Second Meeting of the Research Unit FOR 2149

Date: 21. – 23. September 2016

The second meeting of the research group FOR 2149 took place in Weimar. The progress of all projects was presented and discussed by the PIs.

List of attendees:

Susanne Aulbach-Staab

University of Erlangen:
Felix Engel

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8^th International Adhesion GPCR Workshop in Leipzig

Date: 2. – 4. June 2016

The Annual Symposium of the DFG Research Unit 2149 was held as a joint workshop with the International Adhesion GPCR Consortium (AGC) at the Congress Hall at the Zoo in Leipzig, Germany.

The meeting focused on the physiology of aGPCRs, aGPCRs as pharmacological targets and their relevance in disease. Following the spirit of the last workshops this meeting was designated to present ongoing research and to initiate collaborations in the field.

110 participants from all over the world were presented 38 talks and > 20 posters in the following sessions:

I          Activation mechanism of aGPCR
II         aGPCR interaction partners/signaling networks
III/IV  aGPCR signaling and ligands
V/VI    aGPCR in neural development and function
VII       aGPCR structure
VIII     Animal models and aGPCR signaling
IX        aGPCR in neural tumors
X          aGPCR in tumors
XI        aGPCR and blood cells

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Young Scientist Retreat in Eisenach

Date: 24. and 25. February 2016

The meetings for the youngest generation of Adhesion-GPCR scientists gave the opportunity to exchange experimental ideas and to discuss present results.

List of attendees:

Susanne Aulbach-Staab

Björn Kieslich
Franziska Humm
Christian Ullmann
Jana Winkler
Laura Bloch
Christian Schleifer

Gentian Musa
Salvador Cazorla Vazquez
Swati Srivastava

Heiko Rödig
Deva Kusuluri

Cheng-Chih Hsiao

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First Meeting of the Research Unit FOR 2149

Date: 13. and 14. April 2015

The first meeting of the research group FOR 2149 took place in Kleinlüder, a small village close to Fulda. The progress of all projects was to be presented and discussed by the 26 participants.

List of attendees:

Susanne Aulbach-Staab

Björn Kieslich

Gentian Musa

Heiko Rödig

Cheng-Chih Hsiao