Day 4: Thursday, 23/06/2016

Session 6: Cell migration in cancer

Talk: 9:00-9:30 Matthias Krause, King’s College London, UK

"Control of invasive 3D cancer cell migration in metastasis."

Short talk: 9:30-9:45

Coordinated actin and septin cytoskeletal rearrangements modulate mechano-transduction and the emergence of cancer-associated fibroblasts

Selected Oral Communication - Fernando Calvo (Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom)

Talk: 9:45-10:15 Laura Machesky, Beatson Institute, UK

“Actin dynamics in cancer cell invasion, migration and metastasis.”

Short talk: 10:15-10:30

Increased traction force by cancer-associated fibroblasts align fibronectin to direct cancer cell migration

Selected Oral Communication - Begum Erdogan (Vanderbilt University, U.S.A.)

Coffee break: 10:30-11:00

Talk: 11:00-11:30 Angeliki Malliri, Cancer Research UK – Manchester Institute, UK

“The role of the Tiam family of Rac activators in cell-cell adhesion and migration.”

Short talk: 11:30-11:45

The RhoA Effector DIAPH1 and APC collaborate in tumor suppression

Selected Oral Communication - Arthur Alberts (VanAndel Research Institute, U.S.A.)

Short talk: 11:45-12:00

Novel role of extracellular matrix internalisation in the regulation of breast cancer cell organisation in 3D environments.

Selected Oral Communication - Elena Rainero (The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom)

Lunch 12:00-13:30

Departure