Schedule for Minisymposium on Calcium Dynamics

Location: Building 123 Room 150

FRIDAY, MARCH 1

Morning Session General Information
9:00-9:10 am Mark Lewis and Joel Keizer Welcome
9:10-9:30 amJoel Keizer General Introduction
9:30-10:10 amYue-Xian Li (NIH)IP3 -dependent CA Oscillations
10:10-10:30 amDiscussion
10:30-10:50 amRefreshment Break
10:50-11:30 amSebastian Bergling (UC Davis) ICRAC -dependent CA oscillations in T-lymphocytes
11:30-noon General Discussion
noon-1:30 pm Luncheon Break
Afternoon SessionSparks, Puffs and the Ryanodine Receptor
1:30-2:10 pmHeping Cheng (U Maryland, Baltimore) CA Sparks
2:10-2:30 pmDiscussion
2:30-3:10 pmYuanhua Tang (Cornell)Cardiac Ryanodine Receptor -- Adaptation, Cooperativity, and Excitation-Contraction Coupling
3:10-3:30 pm Discussion
3:30-3:50 pmRefreshment Break
3:50-4:10 pm Gregory Smith (UC Davis)Calculations of Puffs and Sparks
4:10-4:45 pm General Discussion

SATURDAY, MARCH 2

Morning Session CA Waves I
9:00-9:40 amJames Lechleiter (U Virginia)Mitochondrial Effects on CA Waves
9:40-10:00 am Discussion
10:00-10:20 am Refreshment Break
10:20-11:00 am Hans Othmer (U Utah)Excitability and CA Waves
11:00-11:40 amJohn Pearson (Los Almos)Calculation of Spherical CA Waves
11:40-noon General Discussion
noon-1:30 pm Luncheon Break
Afternoon SessionCA Waves II
1:30-2:30 pmInformal Video Session
2:10-2:30 pmDiscussion
2:30-3:10 pmJoel Keizer (UC Davis)IP -induced CA Waves
3:10-3:30 pmDiscussion
3:30-3:50 pmRefreshment Break
3:50-4:10 pmJohn Wagner (UC Davis)A Modular Program for CalculatingCA Waves
4:10-4:45 pmGeneral Discussion

SUNDAY, MARCH 3

Summing Up
9:00-10:00 amOscillation Mechanisms: Sherman and Keizer, Discussion Leaders
10:00-10:20 amRefreshment Break
10:20-11:20 amWave Mechanisms: Othmer and Lechleiter, Discussion Leaders
AFTERNOON Ski Trip