Understanding Periperal Membrane Protein Interactions | BPS Thematic Meeting

Understanding Peripheral Membrane Protein Interactions: Structure, Dynamics, Function and Therapy

Daily Schedule

14:50 – 15:20

Round Table Discussion

15:20 – 15:50

Alemayehu Gorfe, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA Characterizing the Membrane Orientation Dynamics of RHEB and Its Functional Consequences Matteo Dal Peraro, EPFL, Switzerland Unraveling the Mechanistic Diversity of Peripheral Proteins Binding to Membranes Through Integrative Approaches Diomedes Logothetis, Northeastern University, USA* Structural Understanding of G Protein GA3NG of K+ Channels in Brain and Heart

15:50 – 16:20

16:20 – 16:40

16:40 – 18:00

Free Time

18:30 – 20:30

Banquet Dinner

Electra Palace Hotel

Thursday, November 13, 2025 8:30 – 15:00

Registration/Information

Conference Hall III Foyer

Session VI

Endo-Membrane Proteins Chair: Alemayehu Gorfe, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA Stefano Vanni, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Peripheral Proteins as Master Regulators of Membrane Organization and Composition

9:00 – 9:30

9:30 – 10:00

Francisco Barrera, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA The Journey to the Membrane of Candidalysin, Step-By-Step

10:00 – 10:20

Mahmoud Moradi, University of Arkansas, USA* Molecular Dynamics Study of Sphingosine Kinase 1 (SK1) Regulation at the Membrane Interface

10:20 – 10:50

Coffee Break

Foyer (-1)

10:50 – 11:20

Antoine Taly, CNRS, France Prediction of A. Thaliana’s MCTP Structure, Embedding in the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Interaction with the Plasma Membrane

11:20 – 11:50

Themis Lazaridis, The City College of New York, USA Curvature Generation by the Caveolin 8S Complex

11:50 – 12:10

Dylan Suriadinata, Texas A&M University, USA* Bridging Protein TTR-53 Mediates Phosphatidylinositol Phosphate Signaling for Cell Corpse Clearance

12:10 – 12:30

Round Table Discussion

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

Foyer (-1)

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