Meetings

Note: lab members presentations are listed on individual pages from TEAM section!

Upcoming Talks & Conferences:

 

In the past years, we were invited to give talks related to our work on cellular and molecular mechanisms of cell fate plasticity at:

  1. 4th International Symposium on the Advances on Regenerative Medicine “The Medicine and Technological Singularity” 14-15 September 2023; Rome, Italy (SC, LG)
  2. 5th International Conference on Stem Cells 1-6 October 2023 Heraklion, Crete, Greece (SC, LG, TAL)
  3. EASD Annual Meeting 2023, 2-6 October 2023 Hamburg, Germany (AFM; LU; SS)
  4. Diabetesforum 2023, 25.-27. April 2023 Oslo, Norway (SC; LG; SS). Simona’s title: “The beta cell in ageing”
  5. 1st International Symposium on Advances in Tissue Preservation and Regeneration, in Bratislava, Slovakia 2022 November 11-13. Simona’s Title: “Investigating islet cell plasticity dynamics by exploiting monogenic diabetes contexts”
  6. Cellular plasticity in homeostasis and disease Workshop in Baeza, Spain 2022 November 7-9. Simona’s Title: “Investigating islet cell-fate dynamic during in vitro differentiation”
  7. EMBO Workshop The molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair, Barcelona, Spain 2022 September 26-30 Title: “And some that die deserve life: in vivo mechanisms regulating cell identity during beta-cell decay and regeneration”
  8. Inauguration: Mohn Research Center for Diabetes Precision Medicine, Bergen, Norway 2022 August 25 Title: “Using mouse models to study mechanisms of diabetes”
  9. 8th International Caparica Conference on Analytical Proteomics, Caparica, Portugal 18th – 21st July 2022 2 talks: Simona’s Title: “Using patient-derived iPSC multi-omics to demultiplex pancreatic islet cell fate confinement”; Luiza’s Title: Chronically Elevated Exogenous Glucose Elicits Antipodal Effects on the Proteome Signature of Differentiating Human iPSC-Derived Pancreatic Progenitors
  10. European Islet Study Group Workshop (EISG), Strasbourg, France 2022 June 13-15th 3 posters and 1 talk; Simona’s Title: “Regeneration, Rhythms, Regulators”
  11. Sars Symposium 2022 Biological transitions: from molecules to evolution, Bergen, Norway 2022 June 10 Simona’s Title: “Mammalian Regeneration Rhythms”
  12. NCMM Tuesday Seminar 2022 April 5 (virtual) Simona’s Title: “Mapping Master Regulators of Regeneration Rhythms”
  13. Diabesity Nordic, Solstrand, Norway, 2022 March 9-11 2 talks; Simona’s Title: “Beta to alpha cells and back”
  14. BBB Seminar Series, UiB, 2021 November 11 Simona’s Title: “Mapping cell identity shifts in the adult pancreatic islet”
  15. International Conference IBPC SRBC 2021, Virtual Meeting, București, România, 2021 November 4-6 (virtual)  2 talks; Simona’s Title: “Mapping Islet Cell Interconversion Phenomena”; Luiza’s Title: “Modelling Pancreatic Islet Architecture Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells”
  16. 4th International Aegean Stem Cell Conference, Kos, Greece 2021 September 30 – October 5 1 poster, 1 talk; Simona’s Title: “Using patient-derived iPSC to demultiplex cell fate confinement”
  17. NCMM Tuesday Seminar 2021 September 21 (virtual) Simona’s Title: “Islet cell identity and diabetes development”
  18. Colloques du Service d’endocrinologie, diabétologie, nutrition et éducation thérapeutique du patient, HUG, Genève, Switzerland 2021 May 27 (virtual) Simona’s Title: “Using patient-derived iPSC to map the mechanisms of pancreatic b-cells decay”
  19. NCMM Network Meeting, Oslo, Norway 2021 May 5 (virtual) Cell Fate Mechanisms Lab Presentation
  20. Norwegian Diabetes Forum 2021, Oslo, Norway 2021 April 27-29 (virtual) Simona’s Title: “Manipulating islet plasticity in order to cure diabetes“
  21. Diabetes Center Seminar Series, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2020) Simona’s Title: “Investigating islet cell-fate dynamic by exploiting monogenic diabetes contexts”
  22. 17th World Congress of the International Pancreas & Islet Transplant Association, Lyon, France (2019) Mentor of Young Investigator Pre-congress Symposia Stream 3, Title: “Islet endocrine cell fate”
  23. NCMM Retreat, Oslo, Norway (2019) Simona’s Title: “Regulating cell-differentiation potential through mechanical forces and adhesion, factors affecting islet cell differentiation from iPSC”
  24. Joint Lund/Bergen/FIMM Meeting on Extreme can be useful, Malmo, Sweden (2019) Title: “Xtreme islet cell plasticity”
  25. Joint BSDB/Nordic Meeting on Developmental Biology and Regeneration, Stockholm, Sweden – 10.2017 Title: Beta cell fate and regeneration
  26. The Christie Conference [Christiekonferansen 2017], Bergen, Norway – 04.2017 Title: Cell fate, ageing and decay
  27. Inauguration of K. G. Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research: New laboratories and new collaborations, Bergen, Norway – 03.2017 Title: : “Molecular mechanisms of beta-cell decay and regeneration”
  28. Nordic Molecular Medicine Network Meeting, Oslo, Norway – 02.2017 Title: Diabetes and mechanisms of cellular decay and regeneration
  29. 4th Annual Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference, Munich, Germany 18-20/09/2016 Title: “Diabetes recovery by age-dependent islet cell-type interconversion”
  30. Nordic Molecular Medicine Network Meeting, Oslo, Norway– 01.2016 Panel debate: Research career development at the young group leader stage – the “make it or break it” phase
  31. 12th Annual Norwegian Stem Cell Network Conference, Oslo, Norway – 09.2015 Title: “Diabetes recovery by age-dependent islet cell-type interconversion”
  32. Applied Bioinformatics in Diabetes and Obesity, Bergen, Norway – 05.2015 Title: “Transcriptional analysis of adult β-cell regeneration”
  33. Bergen Stem Cell Consortium Seminar, Bergen, Norway – 03.2015 Title: “Characterizing and reversing β-cell senescence and proliferation quiescence in monogenic diabetes“
  34. LS2 Annual Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland – 01.2015 Title: “Age-related aspects of pancreatic β-cells regeneration“
  35. 10th Swiss Stem Cells Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland – 06.2014 Title: “Diabetes recovery by islet cell-type interconversion in young mice”
  36. Beta Cell Biology Consortium (BCBC) Investigator Retreat, Bethesda, USA – 05.2014 Title: “Diabetes recovery by islet cell-type interconversion in young mice“
  37. Beta cells in Health and Disease, Kocaeli, Turkey – 05.2014 Title: “Diabetes recovery by age-dependent conversion of pancreatic δ or α-cells into insulin producers”
  38. Insulin Club Berlin, Germany – 10.2013 Title: “Spontaneous transdifferentiation of alpha to beta cells”
  39. NRP63 Progress Report Meeting, Bern, Switzerland – 09.2013 Title: “Diabetes recovery by islet cell type interconversion in young mice”
  40. Beta Cell Biology Consortium (BCBC) Investigator Retreat, Reston, USA – 2013 Title: “Islet cell plasticity through the ages of life”
  41. European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Berlin, Germany – 10.2012 Title: “The influence of ageing on beta cell regeneration after near total beta cell loss”
  42. NRP63 Progress Report Meeting, Bern, Switzerland – 05.2012 Title: “The influence of ageing on beta cell regeneration after near total beta cell”
  43. NCCR Frontiers in Genetics meeting, Saas-Fe, Switzerland – 09.2010 Title: “Characterizing the age-dependent mechanisms of pancreatic beta-cell regeneration”

Excellence Project 2015 awarded to Simona Chera

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Posters

  1. (2019) “Encapsulation promotes islet-cell signature in differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells via integrin signalling” – European Developmental Biology Congress, Alicante, Spain
  2. (2019) “Encapsulation promotes islet-cell signature in differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells” – Developmental and Cell Biology of the future, Paris, France
  3. (2018) “Identifying the molecular mechanisms leading to age-related chronic disease onset” – The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Regeneration and Tissue Repair, Valetta, Malta
  4. (2018) “tools to investigate beta-cell fate” – Nordic Molecular Medicine Network Meeting, Oslo, Norway
  5. (2016) “Diabetes recovery by age-dependent islet cell conversion” – Diabetesforbundets Forskningskonferanse, Oslo, Norway
  6. (2015) “The influence of aging on beta cell regeneration after near total beta cell” – Islet Cell Plasticity in Diabetes Therapy, Copenhagen, Denmark
  7. (2014) “The influence of ageing on beta cell regeneration after near total beta cell” – Islet Study Group Meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland
  8. (2014) “Diabetes recovery by islet cell-type interconversion in young mice” – 10th Swiss Stem Cell Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland
  9. (2014) “Diabetes recovery by islet cell-type interconversion in young mice” – BCBC Investigator Retreat, Bethesda, MD, USA
  10. (2013) “Diabetes recovery by islet cell type interconversion in young mice” – NRP63 Progress Report Meeting, Bern, Switzerland
  11. (2012) “The influence of aging on beta cell regeneration after near total beta cell” – NRP63 Progress Report Meeting, Bern, Switzerland
  12. (2012) – “The molecular basis of pancreas regeneration following DT-induced beta-cell ablation in adult mice” – BCBC Investigator Retreat, Chantilly, VA, USA
  13. (2011) – “Influence of aging on pancreatic beta-cell regeneration after extreme beta-cell loss” – BetaCell Workshop, Helsingor, Denmark
  14. (2011) – “Characterizing the age-dependent mechanisms of pancreatic beta-cell regeneration after extreme beta-cell loss” – SGAHE/SSAHE Annual Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland
  15. (2011) – “Characterizing the age-dependent mechanisms of pancreatic beta-cell regeneration after extreme beta cell loss” – BCBC Investigator Retreat, Tyson’s Corner, McLean, USA
  16. (2010) “Identification of the molecular mechanisms involved in pancreatic insulin-producing beta-cell regeneration.” – The EMBO Meeting, Barcelona, Spain
  17. (2010) “Identification of miRNAs involved in beta‐cell regeneration” – BCBC Investigator Retreat, Bethesda, MD, USA
  18. (2009) “Identification of miRNAs involved in beta‐cell regeneration” – 16th International Society of Developmental Biologists Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  19. (2007) “Immediate cell death and cell cycle re-entry drive head regeneration in hydra” – ELSO 2007, Dresden, Germany
  20. (2007) “Cell death dependent regeneration in hydra” – NCCR Frontiers in Genetics 5th annual meeting, Saas-Fe, Switzerland
  21. (2006) “How to regenerate a head: Hydra shows the way” – First Joint SFBD/ZMG Developmental Biology Meeting, Praz-sur-Arly, France
  22. (2006) “Cellular plasticity in regenerating hydra” – Third European Conference on Regeneration and Tissue Repair, Ascona, Switzerland
  23. (2006) “Cellular plasticity in regenerating hydra” – 38th Annual Meeting of the USGEB/USSBE, Geneva, Switzerland
  24. (2005) “Apoptosis: a driving force in hydra head regeneration”– Second Swiss Stem Cell Network Meeting (SSCN), Basel, Switzerland
  25. (2004) “The “nerve free” hydra as a tool for studying growth and development in the absence of neuronal and interstitial cells” – First Swiss Stem Cell Network Meeting (SSCN), Geneva, Switzerland
  26. (2004) “Functional analysis of the CREB pathway in the reactivation of developmental programs in hydra” – Cellular and Molecular Basis of Regeneration, San Feliu de Guixols, Spain
  27. (2004) „Imaging of the hydra nervous system” – Live Cell Imaging Workshop II, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne
  28. (2003) “CREB phosphorylation is differently regulated in head- and foot-regenerating stumps during hydra regeneration” – International Workshop “Hydra and the Evolution of Signalling Pathways”, Tutzing, Germany