Cell-cell Junctions in Tissue Morphogenesis and Disease

Chair(s)

• SW

  Scott Williams

  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM US PDT

  Desmosome Dysfunction in Genetic Skin Blistering Diseases: From Bedside to Bench and Back
  

  Speaker: Cory L. Simpson, MD, PhD, FAAD – University of Washington
• 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM US PDT

  Cell Matrix in Intestinal Crypt Morphogenesis
  

  Speaker: Kaelyn Sumigray, PhD – Yale School of Medicine
• 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM US PDT

  The Role of Nectin-based Junctions in Oral Epithelial Morphogenesis and its Relevance to Cleft Lip and Palate
  

  Speaker: Scott E. Williams – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill