Calcium ions are essential nutrients and signaling molecules for eukaryotes. In recent years, numerous studies have revealed the calcium signal transduction mechanisms and functions within organelles and in organelle interactions at the micro level and uncovered the crucial role played by calcium signaling in long-distance signal transduction in organisms.

Calcium signaling-dependent cellular activities are closely related to plant resistance, human health and diseases. Unveiling the generation and regulation of calcium signaling, calcium homeostasis and imbalance, as well as the relationship between calcium ions and plant resistance and human diseases from multiple perspectives, is expected to strengthen food security and improve human health.

Calcium signaling in life I

Chairs

Tang Tieshan

Researcher, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Shen Yuequan

Professor, Nankai University

Invited speakers & reports

Shao Zhenhua

Professor, Sichuan University

Report: Allosteric modulation of GPCR signaling and drug discovery

Zhang Bing

Tongji University

Report: Sevoflurane acts as an antidepressant via GluN2D-containing NMDA receptors on interneuron

Wang Shiqiang    

Peking University

Report: Transcriptional regulation of Junctophilin and its effect on calcium-induced calcium release efficiency in cardiomyocytes

Han Shengcheng

Professor, Beijing Normal University (BNU)

Report: Calcium signaling mechanisms mediated by IP3 sensors in arabidopsis thaliana

Ding Yanglin 

Professor, China Agricultural University

Report: Generation and decoding mechanisms of cold-specific calcium signaling in plants 

Li Legong

Professor, Capital Normal University

Report: Ion channel assembly-based plant calcium signal encoder

Zhang Yi

Professor, BNU

Report: Calcium oscillations promote pollen germination

Lu Wuguang

Associate researcher, Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Report: The role played by voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7 in insulin secretagogues

Calcium signaling in life II

Chairs

Cui Zongjie

Professor, BNU

Wang Youjun

Professor, BNU

Invited speakers & reports

Wang Qiang

Professor, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology

Report: The functional mechanism of mitochondrial calcium homeostasis in left-right asymmetry in embryonic development

Wu Haitao

Professor, Academy of Military Medical Sciences

Report: Analysis of cortical development and social behaviors

Huang Rong

Xi'an Jiaotong University

Report: Spontaneous microdomain Ca2+ mediated continuous neurotransmission regulates hyperalgesia

Wang Likun 

Researcher, Institute of Biophysics, CAS

Report: The role of calcium in the regulation of unfolded protein response

Liu Jianfeng

Hangzhou University of Science and Technology

Report: Activation mechanism of calcium sensing receptor dimer

Zhang Donghui

Professor, Hubei University

Report: Calcium signaling-based multiscale assessment of myocardial function

Wang Chao

University of Science and Technology of China

Report: Structural insights into calcium-dependent CIB2-TMC1 interaction in hair cell mechanotransduction

Xi Peng

Beijing Airey Precision Technology Co Ltd

Report: Polarized structured light super-resolution and multi-color high-speed confocal microscopy