Schedule

May 4th 2025

09:30 – 10:00

Registration

10:00 – 10:15

Welcome address

Copenhagen Fly Club

10:15 – 11:00

Joint talk by Eric F. Weischaus and Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Session I: From Discovery to Impact

☕Break 11:00 –11:20

(All morning session attendees are welcome to a refreshment)

11:20 – 12:15

Joint talk by Eric F. Weischaus and Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Session II: Careers, Mentorship, and the Future of Science

🍴Lunch 12:15 –13:30

(for full symposium attendees)

13:30 – 16:00

Selected talks and coffee break

(Timings of the afternoon sessions may change up until April 24th)

13:30 – 13:50

Presynaptic Active Zones Tune to Nutrient Availability

Christian F. Christensen

Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

13:50 – 14:10

Lubel-induced Met1-ubiquitination activates the Drosophila caspase Dredd and NF-κB signalling

Kerttu Kotala

Åbo Akademi University, Finland

14:10 – 14:30

Cluster Assembly Dynamics Drive Fidelity of Planar Cell Polarity Polarization

Silas Boye Nissen

Standford University, USA

☕Break 14:30 –15:00

15:00 – 15:20

From Genetic Association to Mechanism:
Investigating a Novel ALS Genetic Risk Factor

Sylvana Tabone

University of Malta

15:20 – 15:40

Coordinated mitochondrial dynamics coupled with a microtubule-based membrane protrusion network in the Drosophila pupal wing

Lea Fischbach

University of Helsinki, Finland

15:40 – 16:00

Spontaneous neurotransmitter release is regulated by Unc-5

Samuel Vernon

Brain Mind Institute, EPFL - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland.

16:00 – 16:20

Remarks by Eric and Christiane

16:20 – 16:30

Concluding Remarks

16:30 –19:00

Poster Session with refreshments on the 15th floor viewing platform

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