Tales of the autophagy crusaders

Finding the source of the autophagosome membrane has become almost a religion to some in the autophagy field, so what better place to discuss this and other fascinating autophagy-related subjects than on a scenic hill above the historic city of Jerusalem. The excellent speaker roster was punctuated by talks from junior faculty, whose outstanding contributions, in particular those from Europe, Israel and Asia, have brought a vibrancy to the field that led to a great atmosphere and highlighted the many fascinating unanswered questions that continue to attract new people to autophagy. The two topics we have chosen to highlight in this meeting point, autophagosome biogenesis and selective autophagy, were a major focus of the workshop.