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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
Speaker:
Dr. Rosario Rizzuto
Coffee Break
Session 1: Ca2+ signaling in rare genetic diseases and aging

Session Chair: Dr. Geert Bultynck

CISD2 Modulates Intracellular Calcium Homeostasis in Aging and Disease
Speaker:
Dr. Ting-Fen Tsai
Linking IP3 receptor 3 to Peripheral Nerve Dysfunction and other Disease Conditions
Speaker:
Dr. Henna Tyyinisma
Abstract Talk 1
Abstract Talk 2
Lunch
Session 2: Calcium Signaling in Metabolism

Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Machaca

Talk 1
Regulation of Lymphocyte Metabolism by STIM/ORAI-mediated Calcium Signaling
Speaker:
Dr. Stefan Feske
Abstract Talk 1
Abstract Talk 2
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
Endothelial Piezo1: Sensing Forces to Steer Brain Vascular Dynamics
Speaker:
Dr. Osama Harraz
Abstract Talk 1
Abstract Talk 2
Dinner and posters
Claude Klee Keynote Lecture
Speaker:
Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Coffee Break
Session 4: Inositol 1,4,5 Trisphosphate Receptors: Structure, Function and Human Disease

Session Chair: Dr. David Yule

Genotype-phenotype Relationships in Human ITPR Genes
Speaker:
Dr. Seiamak Bahram
IP3R Channels: From Structure to Function - Insights from Cryo-EM and Open Questions
Speaker:
Dr. Irina I. Serysheva
Abstract Talk 1
Abstract Talk 2
Lunch
Session 5: Calcium signaling in cell differentiation

Session Chair: 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
Abstract Talk 1
Abstract Talk 2
Coffee Break
Session 6: Signaling by Ca2+ mitochondrial Ca2+ binding proteins

Session Chairs: Gary Shaw & Peter Stathopulos

Mitochondrial Ca2 Regulation in Metabolic Liver Disease
Speaker:
Dr. Dipayan Chaudhuri
The Miro-1 GTPase and Calcium Sensor in the Regulation of Mitochondrial Homeostasis
Speaker:
Dr. Josef Kittler
Abstract Talk 1
Abstract Talk 2
Coffee Break
Session 7: Flash Talks
Flash Talks
Moderator:
Dr. Gaiti Hasan
Dinner and posters
Session 8: Ryanodine receptors and other ER channels

Session Chair: Jan B. Parys

Structural and Functional Insights into the Regulation and Pathophysiology of Ryanodine Receptors
Speaker:
Dr. Filip Van Petegem
Subcellular Remodeling Induced by RyR2 Leak Contributes to the Arrhythmogenic Phenotype of CPVT
Speaker:
Dr. Shanna Hamilton
Resting Ca²⁺ Fluxes through ER and Plasma Membrane: Implications for Cell Health and Excitability
Speaker:
Dr. Robert Blum
Coffee Break
Session 9: Probing the frontiers in lysosomal Ca2+ signalling

Session Chair: 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
Abstract Talk 1
Asbtract Talk 2
Lunch
Free afternoon
Dinner and posters
James Putney Keynote
Speaker:
Dr. David Yule
Coffee Break
Session 10: NAADP signaling

Session Chair: 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 Signaling
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
Buffet Lunch
Session 11: Late Breaking

Session Chair: Barabara Niemeyer

Talk 1
Talk 2
Abstract Talk 1
Abstract Talk 2
Coffee Break
Session 12: Selected JECS and Flash talks
Award presentations and closing
Gala Dinner