Ubiquitin Biology and Disease (J6)
December 3-6, 2023  | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Ivan Dikic and Cynthia Wolberger
Scholarship Deadline: Aug. 30, 2023 | Abstract Deadline: Aug. 30, 2023 | Early Registration Deadline: Oct. 3, 2023
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of August 23, 2025 4 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Sunday, December 3, 2023
4:00–8:00 PM Arrival and Registration Shavano Foyer
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer Shavano Foyer
Monday, December 4, 2023
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Red Cloud/Crestone
8:00–9:00 AM Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint) Torreys/Shavano Peak
  * Ivan Dikic, Goethe University Medical School
Session Chair
 
  Brenda A. Schulman, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Twists and Turns in Ubiquitin Conjugation Cascades
 
9:00–11:30 AM Ubiquitin in Regulation of Autophagy and Disease (Joint) Torreys/Shavano Peak
  * Kylie J. Walters, NCI, National Institutes of Health
Session Chair
 
  * Achim Werner, National Institutes of Health
Session Chair
 
  Michael Rape, University of California, Berkeley
Ubiquitin Ligases and Stress Responses
 
  Tyler Franklin, Oregon Health and Science University
Short Talk: Short Talk: Bacterial Mimicry of Eukaryotic HECT Ubiquitin Ligation
 
  Kylie J. Walters, NCI, National Institutes of Health
Proteasome Subunit Rpn13: Interactions, Activities and Therapeutic Opportunities
 
  Sonja Lorenz, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Short Talk: Short Talk: Structural Mechanism of the Ubiqutin Ligase HACE1
 
  Masaaki Komatsu, Juntendo University School of Medicine
p62-Ubiquitin Condensates: Formation, Physiology and Autophagic Degradation
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break Shavano Foyer
11:30–1:00 PM Poster Setup Red Cloud/Crestone
11:30–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing Red Cloud/Crestone
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable (Joint) Shavano Peak
  Carlos Castañeda, Syracuse University
Associate Professor
 
  Mary Lilly, National Institutes of Health
Senior Investigator
 
  Rupert Beale, The Francis Crick Institute
Clinical Group Leader
 
  Judith A. Ronau, AbbVie, Inc.
Senior Scientist II
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Shavano Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Expanding Mechanisms of Ub Conjugation and Deconjugation Torreys Peak
  * Fumiyo Ikeda, Osaka University
Session Chair
 
  * Yogesh Kulathu, University of Dundee
Session Chair
 
  Rachel Klevit, University of Washington
Is that RING Mutant Really Ligase-dead?
 
  Ian J. Fucci, National Cancer Institute
Short Talk: Short Talk: Exploring the Transitions Between Open and Closed States in E2~Ub Conjugates
 
  Yogesh Kulathu, University of Dundee
Ribosome UFMylation in ER Homeostasis
 
  Cynthia Wolberger, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Histone H2B Ubiquitination in Transcription Regulation
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Lite Bites Red Cloud/Crestone
7:30–10:00 PM Poster Session 1 Red Cloud/Crestone
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Red Cloud/Crestone
8:00–11:00 AM Dynamics and Specificity of the Ubiquitin System Torreys Peak
  * Sonja Lorenz, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Session Chair
 
  * Claudio A. P. Joazeiro, University of Heidelberg
Session Chair
 
  Christopher D. Lima, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Capturing Conformational Transitions in the Ubiquitin Conjugation Cascade
 
  Fumiyo Ikeda, Osaka University
Linear Ubiquitination in Regulation of Innate Immunity
 
  Gabriela Prus, University of Copenhagen
Short Talk: Short Talk: A Global, Integrated View of the Ubiquitylation Site Occupancy and Dynamics
 
  Claudio A. P. Joazeiro, University of Heidelberg
Mechanism and Evolutionary Origins of Alanine-tail C-degron Recognition by E3 Ligases Pirh2 and CRL2-KLHDC10
 
  Ivan Dikic, Goethe University Medical School
Ubiquitination and ER Remodeling
 
  Jacob E. Corn, ETH Zürich
Short Talk: Short Talk: C-terminal Amides Mark Proteins for Degradation via SCF-FBXO31
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break Shavano Foyer
11:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup Red Cloud/Crestone
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing Red Cloud/Crestone
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Shavano Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Ubiquitin in Disease Mechanisms Torreys Peak
  * Carlos Castañeda, Syracuse University
Session Chair
 
  Daniel J. Finley, Harvard University
Global Remodeling of the Proteome in Terminal Differentiation
 
  Xin Gu, Harvard Medical School
Short Talk: Short Talk: The Midnolin-proteasome Pathway Catches Proteins for Ubiquitination-independent Degradation
 
  Achim Werner, National Institutes of Health
Shared and Distinct Mechanisms of UBA1 Inactivation Across Different Disease States
 
  Xiaojing Sui, Northwestern University
Short Talk: Short Talk: The Functional Proteome Landscape Reveals Adaptive Regulation of the Proteasome in Aging
 
  Carlos Castañeda, Syracuse University
Modulators of Ubiquilin Phase Separation: Implications for Protein Quality Control
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Lite Bites Red Cloud/Crestone
7:30–10:00 PM Poster Session 2 Red Cloud/Crestone
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Red Cloud/Crestone
8:00–8:45 AM Keynote Address (Joint) Torreys/Shavano Peak
  * Eric H. Baehrecke, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Session Chair
 
  J. Wade Harper, Harvard Medical School
Principles of Organelle Quality Control by Autophagy
 
8:45–11:15 AM Autophagy, Ubiquitin, Organelle Clearance and Disease (Joint) Torreys/Shavano Peak
  * Christina Towers, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Session Chair
 
  * Vojo Deretic, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Session Chair
 
  Sylvie Urbé, University of Liverpool
E3 Ligase and DUB Imposed Restrictions on Mitophagy
 
  Anne Simonsen, University of Oslo
Regulation of Mitophagy and Cellular Bioenergetics by Lipid-binding Proteins
 
  Alexandra Stolz, Goethe University Frankfurt
Short Talk: Short Talk: The Function of ER-phagy Receptors is Regulated through Phosphorylation-dependent Ubiquitination Pathways
 
  Philippa Rosewell, University of Dundee
Short Talk: Short Talk: Hexokinase II Catalytic Activity Regulates Mitophagy
 
  Richard J. Youle, NINDS, National Institutes of Health
STING Activation of LC3 Lipidation and Linear (M1) Ubiquitination in Innate Immune Signaling
 
9:15–9:35 AM Coffee Break Shavano Foyer
11:15–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Workshop: Emerging Views on Structural, Molecular and Functional Aspects of Ub System Torreys Peak
  * Alexandra Whiteley, University of Colorado, Boulder
Session Chair
 
  * Sven M Lange, Harvard Medical School
Session Chair
 
  Alexandra Whiteley, University of Colorado, Boulder
Probing a New Model of Ubiquilin Client Selection
 
  Xiangyi (Susie) Wang, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)
Deciphering the Molecular Mechanism of HOIL-1, an Unconventional Ubiquitin Ligase
 
  Daniel Grabarczyk, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
Antiviral Mechanism of the Non-canonical Ubiquitin Ligase ZNFX1
 
  Reina Iwase, Harvard University
Regulation of PTEN by Ubiquitination
 
  Sven M Lange, Harvard Medical School
Decoding Ubiquitin Signals for Ciliary Trafficking
 
  Ranabir Das, National Centre for Biological Sciences
Ubiquitin Dynamics at the Center of Host-pathogen Interactions
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Shavano Foyer
5:00–6:45 PM Emerging Therapeutics Employing the Ubiquitin System Torreys Peak
  * Michael Rape, University of California, Berkeley
Session Chair
 
  * Judith A. Ronau, AbbVie, Inc.
Session Chair
 
  Daniel K. Nomura, University of California, Berkeley
Reimagining Druggability using Chemoproteomic Platforms
 
  Cristina Mayor-Ruiz, IRB Barcelona
Chasing Molecular Glue Degraders
 
  Judith A. Ronau, AbbVie, Inc.
Short Talk: Short Talk: Innovative Approaches for Examining Ternary Complex Formation in TPD and Key Insights
 
  Benika Pinch, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
SOCS2: A Recruitable E3 Ligase for TPD with Disease-specific Expression
 
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) Torreys Peak
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Lite Bites Red Cloud/Crestone
8:00–9:00 PM Trivia Shavano Peak
8:00–9:00 PM Cash Bar Red Cloud/Crestone
Thursday, December 7, 2023
7:00–11:59 PM Departure