Lipids in Membrane Organization and Translational Medicine
Invited Speakers
Wonhwa Cho, University of Illinois Chicago
Cholesterol and cancer: new mechanisms and therapy
Kandice R. Levental, University of Virginia
Asymmetric distribution of phospholipids and cholesterol
results in unique plasma membrane properties
Erwin London, Stony Brook University
Role of lipid composition and asymmetry in plasma membrane
ordered domain (raft) formation and function
Itay Budin, University of California San Diego
Phospholipid curvature: a biophysical deep dive
Aaron Neiman, Stony Brook University
Mechanisms of transport by bridge-like lipid transport proteins
Suzanne Jackowski, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The challenge(s) of translational metabolic medicine
Organized by George M. Carman and Alvaro Toledo