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February 1-4, 2026, at Sheraton Doha Hotel

18th International Meeting of the European Calcium Society

Schedule

Registration & Poster Set up

Al-Majlis Lobby, Sheraton Doha hotel

Welcome and Overview

 

Speaker:
Dr. Khaled Machaca
Berridge Keynote Lecture | The Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter in the control of inflammation

Chair: Dr. Sandip Patel

Speaker:
Dr. Rosario Rizzuto
Coffee Break
Session 1: Ca2+ signaling in Rare Genetic Diseases and Aging

Session Chair: Dr. Geert Bultynck

Linking ER Calcium Dysregulation to Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Wolfram Syndrome
Speaker:
Dr. Allen Kaasik
Linking IP3 receptor 3 to Peripheral Nerve Dysfunction and other Disease Conditions
Speaker:
Dr. Henna Tyyinisma
Mutation-Induced Rewiring of the Conformational Dynamics of the N-Terminal of Human Inositol 14,5–Trisphosphate Receptor Type 1
Speaker:
Mr. Yu Zhu
SPCA1-Dependent Golgi Regulation Controls Coronavirus Spike Processing and Fusion Activity
Speaker:
Dr. Mélanie Robitaille
Lunch
Session 2: Calcium Signaling in Metabolism

Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Machaca

SERCA2 Regulates Plasma Cell Development and Antibody Mediated Immunity
Speaker:
Dr. Stefan Feske
Tracking and Function of Alternative STIM Variants
Speaker:
Dr. Barbara Niemeyer
Metabolic consequences of the Reduction of Store-Operated Ca²⁺ Entry
Speaker:
Dr. Dana E. Al-Ansari
Glucose-Dependent Modulation of Cholinergic Ca²⁺ Signaling in Pancreatic β-Cells
Speaker:
Dr. Leonardo Gallegos
Coffee Break
Session 3: Calcium Signaling in Neurovascular Mechanosensitivity, Inflammation and Disease

Session Chair: Dr. Mo Trebak

Amyloid Beta Contributes to Cerebral Hypoperfusion in Alzheimer's Disease via Novel Vascular Calcium Signals
Speaker:
Dr. Harry Pritchard
Piezo1 Integrates Hemodynamic Forces to Tune Neurovascular Coupling
Speaker:
Dr. Osama Harraz
Atrial shear-mechanotransduction and local Ca²⁺ adaptation
Speaker:
Dr. Sun-Hee Woo
Calmodulin G133V: Disrupted Calcium Signaling and Potential Drug Interactions in Arrhythmia
Speakers:
Dr. Helene Halkjær Jensen
Dr. Malene Brohus
Dinner and Posters
Session 4: Inositol 1,4,5 Trisphosphate Receptors: Structure, Function and Human Disease

Session Chair: Dr. David Yule

Synergism of IP3R and Parkin Mutants Identifies Mitochondrial Stress as an Early Feature of Parkinson’s Disease
Speaker:
Dr. Gaiti Hasan
Decoding Type 2 IP3R: Cryo-EM Insights into Isoform-Specific Properties
Speaker:
Dr. Irina I. Serysheva
Characterization of Ca²⁺ Oscillations in Glioma Cells Using Computational Modelling
Speaker:
Ms. Mehrosh Ahmed
IP₃Rs critically Contribute to Ferroptosis-induced Cell Death
Speaker:
Dr. Ophélie Champion
Coffee Break
Session 5: Calcium Signaling in Cell Differentiation

Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Machaca 

Membrane Contact Sites and Calcium Signaling
Speaker:
Dr. Paola Pizzo
Calcium at the Intersection of Metabolism and Embryo Development
Speaker:
Dr. Carmen J. Williams
Calcium Oscillations and Early Embryogenesis - Novel Paradigms for Phospholipase C Zeta
Speaker:
Dr. Junaid Kashir
Molecular Partnerships of CRISPs in Calcium Expulsion Pathways
Speaker:
Ms. Vaidehi Miya
Lunch
Session 6: Signaling by Mitochondrial Ca2+ Binding Proteins

Session Chairs: Dr. Gary Shaw & Dr. Peter Stathopulos

Excessive Ca2+-dependent ER-mitochondrial contact stabilization drives metabolic liver injury
Speaker:
Dr. Dipayan Chaudhuri
The Miro-1 GTPase and Calcium Sensor in the Regulation of Mitochondrial Homeostasis
Speaker:
Dr. Josef Kittler
The Information in IP3-induced Ca²⁺ Spike
Speaker:
Dr. Martin Falcke
The architecture of the cortical endoplasmic reticulum supports Ca²⁺ tunneling
Speaker:
Dr. Raphael Courjaret
Coffee Break
Claude Klee Keynote Lecture | Long-Distance Calcium Signaling in Neurons

Chair: Dr. Martha Cyert

Speaker:
Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
ECS General Assembly
Dinner and Posters
Session 7: Ryanodine Receptors and other ER Channels

Session Chair: Dr. Jan B. Parys

Structural and Functional Insights into the Regulation and Pharmacology of Ryanodine Receptors
Speaker:
Dr. Filip Van Petegem
Resting Ca²⁺ Fluxes through ER and Plasma Membrane: Implications for Cell Health and Excitability
Speaker:
Dr. Robert Blum
Novel Ryanodine Receptor Isoform (RyR1alt) Expressed in the Liver and its Role in Ca²⁺ Signaling
Speaker:
Dr. Juliana Corrêa-Velloso
S-Acylation by zDHHC20 targets STIM1 to cholesterol-rich ER-PM contact sites to sustain Ca²⁺ signalling at the immune synapse
Speaker:
Mr. Raphaël Nere
Coffee Break
Session 8: Probing the Frontiers in Lysosomal Ca2+ Signalling

Session Chair: Dr. Christian Grimm

Biased Signalling through Lysosomal two-pore Channels
Speaker:
Dr. Sandip Patel
Regulation and Function of Lysosomal Two-Pore Channels
Speaker:
Dr. Michael H. Zhu
Investigating the interplay between lysosomal and ER Ca²⁺ channels
Speaker:
Ms. Siddhi Shetty
NAADP-dependent Ca²⁺ signaling in natural killer cell activity
Speaker:
Dr. Björn-Philipp Diercks
Session 9: Flash Talks
Flash Talks
Moderator:
Dr. Malene Brohus
Lunch
Free afternoon
Gala Dinner

Al Dana Garden
Sharq Village & Spa Hotel

James Putney Keynote | IP3R: Defining Ca2+ Signals in Time and Space

Chair: Dr. Gaiti Hassan

Speaker:
Dr. David Yule
Coffee Break
Session 10: NAADP Signaling

Session Chair:  Dr. Andreas H. Guse

NAADP in the Early Phase of T Cell Activation
Speaker:
Dr. Feng Gu
Two-Pore Channels as Regulators of Inter-Organellar Calcium Homeostasis and Immune Cell Signalling
Speaker:
Dr. Susanna Zierler
Organellar Ca2+ regulators (OCaRs) Encoded by TMEM63 Proteins Determining NAADP-mediated Ca2+ Release from Acidic Intracellular Stores
Speaker:
Dr. Marc Freichel
Lunch
Session 11: Late Breaking

Session Chair: Dr. Barbara Niemeyer

Calcium Signaling at the Interface between Microglia and Neuroinflammation
Speaker:
Dr. Murali Prakriya
How Does the Energetically Expensive Mammalian Brain Adapt in Times of Food Scarcity?
Speaker:
Dr. Zahid Padamsey
Two-pore channel-2 controls calmodulin-dependent STIM1 inactivation
Speaker:
Dr. Nicolas Demaurex
Orai2-dependent alteration of Ca²⁺ profile and suppressive capacity of human regulatory CD4 T cells
Speaker:
Dr. Dalia Alansary
Ryanodine Receptors Dynamically Control Lysosomal Trafficking in Neurons
Speaker:
Dr. Geert Bultynck
Coffee Break
Session 12: JECS Talks and Award Presentation

Session Chairs: Dr. Bjorn Dierks and Femke Speelman-Rooms

Decoding the role of the cyclic GMP – PKG and downstream organelles to control the last step of the intraerythrocytic cycle of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum
Speaker:
Ms. Rute Isabel Honorio
Functional Studies of ATP Binding Sites in Inositol (1,4,5)-Trisphosphate receptors
Speaker:
Ms. Xiaoxuan Lin
Awards Presentation and Closing
Dinner

Salwa Ballroom