Solute Carrier Transporters: Structure, Physiology and Pharmacology (D1)
April 13-16, 2026
| Wylie Center and Tupper Manor at Endicott College, Beverly, MA, United States
Giulio Superti-Furga, David Drew and Kathleen M. Giacomini
Scholarship Deadline: Dec. 11, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Mar. 24, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Feb. 13, 2026
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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| 8:00–8:30 AM |
Poster Setup |
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| 8:15–5:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 8:30–8:40 AM |
Welcome Remarks |
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| 8:40–9:30 AM |
Drs. Edward and Martha Dennis Endowed Keynote Address |
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Olga Boudker, Weill Cornell Medical College
Structure-Function-Mechanism of Neuronal Glutamate Transporters |
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| 9:30–11:45 AM |
Membrane Transporters and Metabolism |
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Rajini Rao, Johns Hopkins University
Ion Transporters |
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David Drew, Stockholm University
GLUT Transporters |
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Sarah-Maria Fendt, VIB-KU Leuven
Metabolism of Cancer Cells |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 10:00–10:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 12:30–2:30 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Transporters and the CNS |
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Chenghua Gu, Harvard Medical School
BBB and Neurotransmitter Transport |
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Poul Nissen, Aarhus University
Characterizing NKCC1 and SLC12 Transporters |
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Laura Cancedda, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and IAMA Therapeutics
Targeting NKCC Transport Proteins - New Treatments Against CNS Disorders |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
| 8:00–8:30 AM |
Poster Setup |
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| 8:15–5:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Transporter Genetics and Metabolomics |
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Giulio Superti-Furga, Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Membrane Transporters as Mediators of Physiology across Cells and Ecosystems |
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Nora Kory, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health
Mitochondrial Transporters and the Control of Cellular Metabolism |
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Nancy Carrasco, Vanderbilt University
Sodium/iodide Symporter |
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Kim L Brouwer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bile Acid Metabolism |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 12:30–2:30 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Integrative Transporter Complexes and Organelles |
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Simon Newstead, University of Oxford
Understanding the Role of SLCs in Chronic Pain in the Human Body |
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Nicolas Reyes, National Center of Scientific Research
Recognition of Solute Carriers by Retrovirus-Derived Human Proteins |
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Kivanc Birsoy, Rockefeller University
Mitochondrial Carrier Physiology |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Emerging SLC Technologies for Drug Discovery |
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Karen Lackey, X-Chem
ML-Enabled Drug Discovery Screening |
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Thomas Licher, Sanofi-Aventis
Unlocking SLC Transporters for Drug Discovery |
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Erik Lindström, Ipsen
Bile Acid Transporters such as SLC10A2 as Target to Treat Liver Disease |
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Francesca Vallese, City College of New York
SLC4A1, the Multitaskerase: from the Ankyrin-1 Complex to CO₂ Transport |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Transporters and Drug Discovery |
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Kathleen M. Giacomini, University of California, San Francisco
Drug Transporter Pharmacology |
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Christopher G. Parker, The Scripps Research Institute
Chemical Proteomic Approaches to Study Transporters |
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Ariel Bensimon, Solgate
Accelerating the Discovery of Drug Candidates Against SLCs |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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