Day 1: Evolution of Multicellularity

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Organized by Zev Gartner (UCSF), Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz (Janelia), Wallace Marshall (UCSF) and Manu Prakash (Stanford)

This workshop will focus on the mechanisms and selective pressures driving the transition from unicellular to multicellular life, and the fundamental differences between them. Investigators working across a variety of model systems will address questions such as: What are the general principles of multicellularity, and what are the advantages and costs? How can theoretical models be applied to understanding of multicellular lifestyles? What new tools and approaches are needed to understand multicellular regulation? How does the role of development and aging differ between single cell and multicellular machines? And how can a better understanding of general mechanisms of multicellular regulation advance engineering and biomedical applications?

Day 1 - Welcome and opening remarks
00:00 Janine Stevens (Janelia), Zev Gartner (UCSF)

Session 1
02:54 Introduction Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
04:25 Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo, Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF)
23:11 Keiko Torii, HHMI/UT Austin
40:39 Lucy O’Brien, Stanford University
59:28 Eduardo Moreno, Champalimaud
01:19:04 Sarah Guest, UC Davis (Dawson Lab)
01:36:30 Tatiana Mayorova, NINDS (Reese Lab)
01:55:02 Discussion led by Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz

Session 2
02:22:26 Introduction Manu Prakash
02:23:32 Wenying Shou, University College London
02:39:41 Allyson Sgro, Boston University
02:55:42 Fred Keijzer, University of Groningen
03:13:10 Eric Siggia, Rockefeller University
03:37:16 Corina Tarnita, Princeton University
03:53:54 Jacob Musser, EMBL (Arendt Lab)
04:09:52 Discussion led by Manu Prakash

Conclusion of Day 1
04:35:49 Janine Stevens