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Friday, September 2, 2011

07.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-09.15 Opening Ceremony - Welcome Addresses
Andreas Scorilas, University of Athens, Athens, Greece and
Eleftherios P. Diamandis, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Representatives from University of Athens, Greek Society of Clinical
Chemistry - Clinical Biochemistry, Hellenic Anticancer Institute and HNDC.
09.15-09.30 The E.K. Frey - E. Werle Foundation Awarding of the E.K. Frey - E. Werle Promotion Prize
(Prof. Dr. Hans Fritz)
09.30-10.00 Biochemical and cell biological characterization of kallikrein-related peptidases.
Victor MAGDOLEN:
Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
10.00-10.30 Coffee break and poster viewing
10.30-12.00 Session I
Biochemistry and Structural Aspects of Tissue Kallikrein and
Kallikrein-Related Peptidases (KLKs).
(Coordinators: J. Clements and G. Sotiropoulou)
10.30-10.55 Structural basis of kallikrein-related peptidase regulation by stimulators and inhibitors.
Peter GOETTIG:
University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
10.55-11.20 Functional intersection of matrix metalloproteases with kallikrein-related peptidases
Michael BLABER:
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
11.20-11.30 OP01: Crystal structure of cancer related subforms of PSA (human kallikrein-related peptidase 3) in an Fab sandwich complex.
E.A. Stura: SIMOPRO/CEA, France.
11.30-11.40 OP02: Crystal structural analysis of human kallikrein-related petidase 4 - inhibitor complexes.
O.V. Ilyichova: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
11.40-11.50 OP03: Imaging cancer-associated proteases and their receptors in vivo using recombinant human antibodies.
A.M. LeBeau: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
11.50-12.00 OP04: Enzymatic activity of PSA is not required for its biological activities.
K. Chadha: Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA.
12.00-12.30 Coffee break and poster viewing
12.30-14.00 Session II
KLKs and proteinase-mediated signaling: Structure and Enzyme Activity Meets KLKs Physiology.
(Coordinators: M. Hollenberg, P. Goettig)
12.30-12.55 Proteinase-mediated signaling and inflammation: KLKs and more.
Morley HOLLENBERG:
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
12.55-13.20 Activation of cell surface receptor systems by proteolytic cascades involving kallikreins and other serine proteases.
John HOOPER:
Mater Medical Research Institute, South Brisbane, Australia.
13.20-13.30 OP05: Palmitoylation regulates protease-activated receptor 2 signalling.
M.N. Adams: Mater Medical Research Institute, QLD, Australia.
13.30-13.45 OP06: Kallikrein-related peptidase 4 cleaves the Ephb4 tyrosine kinase receptor and its ligand, ephrinb2, to regulate epithelial cancer progression.
A.C. Herington: Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
13.45-14.00 OP07: Kallikrein-related peptidases as modulators of the innate immune response.
K. Oikonomopoulou: Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
14:00-16:00 Break
16.00-17.30 Session III
KLKs and Skin Pathophysiology
(Coordinator: E.P. Diamandis)
16.00-16.25 Allergy by deregulation of epidermal proteases: new insights from Netherton syndrome.
Alain HOVNANIAN:
Departments of Genetics and Dermatology, INSERM U781, Université Paris V René Descartes, France.
16.25-16.50 Kallikrein activity and function and human epidermis: recent updates and clinical implications for inflammatory skin diseases.
Azza EISSA: University of Toronto, Canada
16.50-17.00 OP08: Mutational analysis of SPINK9.
M. Brattsand: Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Dermatology and Venereology, Umeå University, Sweden.
17.00-17.10 OP09: Transglutamination of SPINK6: cross-linked regulation of protease activity in the epidermis.
U. Meyer-Hoffert: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
17.10-17.20 OP10: Novel organic kallikrein-related peptidase 5 inhibitors identified by virtual and in vitro screening.
X. Tan: Groupe d’Enzymologie Moléculaire et Fonctionnelle, UR4, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France.
17.20-17.30 OP11: Unravelling epidermal protease cascades: targeted inhibition of KLK14.
S.J. De Veer: Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
17.30-19.30 Poster Session
Welcome Reception cocktail
Free night

Saturday, September 3, 2011

09.15-10.45 Session IV
Functional Aspects of the Kallikrein-Kinin System and KLKs
(Coordinators: H. Fritz and J. Clements)
09.15-09.40 Kallikrein (K1) and kinins in cardiovascular and renal diseases.
François ALHENC-GELAS:
French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Paris, France.
09.40-10.05 Immunopathophysiological roles of Kallikreins in CNS inflammatory diseases.
Isobel SCARISBRICK:
Mayo Medical and Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
10.05-10.15 OP12: Intestinal tissue kallikrein - kinin system in inflammatory bowel disease.
A. Stadnicki: Department of Basis Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
10.15-10.30 OP13: Is human kallikrein related peptidase 12 (KLK12), a novel kininogenase?
T. Kryza: INSERM, U618, Faculté de Médecine, Université F. Rabelais, Tours, France.
10.30-10.45 OP14: The delay of oligodendrocyte development and myelination in KLK6 deficient mouse.
K. Murakami: Department of Functional Anatomy and Neuroscience, Asahikawa Medical University.
10.45-11.15 Coffee break and poster viewing
11.15-13.30 Session V
Gene Regulation of KLKs - miRNAs, SNPs, Methylation
(Coordinators: G. Yousef and B. Bapat)
11.15-11.40 ThemiRNA regulation of Kallikreins: There is a whole new world out there.
George YOUSEF:
St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
11.40-12.05 Prediction of prostate cancer risk based on single-nucleotide polymorphism(s) compared to PSA in large, prospective, and highly representative population-based cohorts of unscreened men.
Hans LILJA:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
12.05-12.30 Epigenetic regulation of KLK locus: Implications for prostate cancer.
Bharati BAPAT:
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
12.30-12.40 OP15: The microRNA-kallikrein axis of interaction: a new dimension in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer.
N.A.M. White: Department of Laboratory Medicine and the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
12.40-12.50 OP16: Study of KLK4, KLK5 and KLK14 mRNA levels in breast cancer cells after treatment with antineoplastic agents.
G. Papachristopoulou: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Athens and Saint Savvas” Anticancer Hospital Athens, Greece.
12.50-13.00 OP17: Differential expression of kallikrein genes in normal and cancerous tissues.
A. Dimitromanolakis: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
13.00-13.15 OP18: Quantitative analysis and study of the microRNA 224 (miR-224) and its target, KLK15 gene, in prostate tumors: investigation of their clinical significance.
K. Mavridis: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens, Greece.
13.15-13.30 OP19: Biochemical pathways underlying breast cancer suppression by KLK5.
G. Pampalakis: Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece.
13.30-15.30 Break
15.30-17.10 Session VI
KLKs as Cancer Biomarkers
(Coordinators: M. Schmitt and L. Talieri)
15.30-15.55 Understanding the role of Kallikrein Related Peptidases in prostate and ovarian cancer: Use of novel biomimetic models and a systems biology approach.
Judith CLEMENTS: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
15.55-16.20 Kallikrein Related Peptidases as Cancer Biomarkers: an update 2011.
Manfred SCHMITT: Technical University of Munich, Germany.
16.20-16.30 OP20: Gene expression profiling of ovarian cancer biomarkers with emphasis on the KLK Family.
V. Milou: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
16.30-16.40 OP21: Stromal cell-associated expression of KLK6 indicates poor prognosis of ovarian cancer patients.
L. Seiz: Klinische Forschergruppe der Frauenklinik der Technischen Universität München, Germany.
16.40-16.50 OP22: Quantification of the expression of kallikrein-related peptidase 11 gene (KLK11) reveals its downregulation in bladder cancer patients.
M. Avgeris: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens, Greece.
16.50-17.00 OP23: Separation of KLK6 glycoprotein subpopulations in biological fluids by an ELISA-coupled anion exchange method.
U. Kuzmanov: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
17.00-17.10 OP24: KLK4 mRNA expression in colon cancer: A novel biomarker with significant prognostic value.
C.K. Kontos: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
18.30 City Tour to the Medieval city of Rhodes & Dinner

Sunday, September 4, 2011
09.00-11.00 Session VII
KLK Inhibitors, Activators and Downstream Targets
(Coordinator: V. Magdolen and O. Schilling)
09.00-09.25 Proteomic approaches to understanding cellular proteolysis.
Oliver SCHILLING: University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
09.25-09.50 Rational design of KLK inhibitors.
Jon HARRIS: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
09.50-10.05 OP25: DM107, an inhibitor of kallikrein cascade, to treat skin disorders such as Netheton Syndrome and Atopic Dermaditis.
D. Deperthes: Dermadis SAS, Biopark, Archamps, France.
10.05-10.20 OP26: Engineered serine protease inhibitor MDPK67b to treat asymptomatic hormone refractory prostate cancer patients with rising PSA.
C. Kündig: Med Discovery SA, World Trade Center II, Geneva, Switzerland.
10.20-10.30 OP27: Improvement of peptides modulating activity of KLK2 and KLK3 for targeting prostate cancer.
C. Hekim: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
10.30-10.40 OP28: Characterization of protein substrates of KLK3: effect of KLK3 stimulating peptides.
H. Koistinen: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
10.40-10.50 OP29: Contextual mapping of kallikrein-related peptidase 4 substrates in prostate cancer.
R. Fuhrman-Luck: Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
10.50-11.00 OP30: Role of kallikrein-related peptidases 4 and 14 signalling through proteinase-activated receptors in colonic cancer cells.
D. Darmoul: Centre de Recherche Biomédicale Bichat-Beaujon (CRB3), INSERM 773, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, France.
11.00-11.30 Coffee break and poster viewing
11.30-12.00 ISK General Meeting
(Moderators: E. P. Diamandis and A. Scorilas)
12.00-13.30 Session VIII
The Future of Kallikreins
(Coordinators: M. Blaber and E.P. Diamandis)
Roundtable discussion
M. Blaber, B. Bapat, J. Clements, E.P. Diamandis, H. Fritz, P. Goettig, M. Hollenberg, V. Magdolen, O.Schilling, M. Schmitt, A. Scorilas, G. Sotiropoulou, L. Talieri, G. Yousef.
13.30-13.45 Young Investigator’s Awards - Poster Prizes
13.45-14.00 Concluding Remarks - Closing Ceremony