Stem Cells, Tissue Homeostasis and Cancer

[EMBL]

Date and location:
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

Wednesday 12 May - Saturday 15 May 2010

Website and online registration link:
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EMBL

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, one of the world's top research institutions, is dedicated to basic research in the molecular life sciences. EMBL is funded by public research monies from 20 member states - Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and an associate member state, Australia.
Advanced Training is one of the core missions of the EMBL since its creation in 1974. Aiming at the promotion of excellence in modern life sciences and providing valuable services to its Member States and the international scientific community, EMBL has build a tradition and extensive expertise in organising and hosting advanced conferences, courses and workshops.


Stem Cells, Tissue Homeostasis and Cancer Conference:

The conference series aims to incorporate basic, translational and clinical aspects of stem cell research into a single framework. The mechanisms that generate and maintain mammalian embryonic and tissue-specific stem cell populations will be discussed, as will the application of this knowledge to regenerative medicine and cancer biology. In particular, the role of induced pluripotentcy and cancer stem cells will be highlighted. Non-mammalian model systems will be included as they provide strong forward genetics, and also opportunities for in vivo pharmacological screening. The goal is to give participants an overview of the model systems and scientific and logistic framework involved in gaining and exploiting basic knowledge of stem cell biology.

Programme

Each session will start with a keynote address, and contain ca. 3 additional featured speakers. In addition, 1-2 short talks will be included in each session, based on selected abstracts. In addition, a full afternoon will be dedicated to poster presentations.

The overall schedule will be:

* Day 1: Welcome, Evening session
* Day 2: Morning session, Posters, Evening session
* Day 3: 3 sessions, followed by dinner with entertainment
* Day 4: morning session

The program will be organised into the following sessions:

* 1. Embryonic Stem Cells and Reprogramming
* 2. Hematopoiesis
* 3. Tissue Stem Cells I. Epithelial stem cells
* 4. Tissue Stem Cells II. Other tissues
* 5. Non-mammalian model systems
* 6. Cancer Stem Cells
* 7. Regeneration

Speakers
Confirmed Speakers

Ernest Arenas, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Eduard Batlle, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Spain

Oliver Brüstle, Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology, Germany

Hans Clevers, Hubrecht Institute, Germany

Magdalena Götz, LMU Munich and Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany

Jürgen Knoblich, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austria

Stuart H. Orkin, Harvard Medical School, USA

Roger Patient, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Timm Schroeder, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen - German Research Centre for Environmental Health (GmbH), Germany

Lorenz Studer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA

Toshio Suda, Keio University, Japan

Andreas Trumpp, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany

Tariq Enver, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, United Kingdom

Alexander Medvinsky, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Cedric Blanpain, University of Brussels, Belgium

Paul Frenette, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA

Margaret Buckingham, Pasteur Institute, France


Organisers

Scientific Organisers

Claus Nerlov, EMBL Monterotondo, France

Ian Wilmut, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Thomas Graf, Center for Genomic Regulation, CRG, Spain

Sten Eirik Jacobsen, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Conference Organiser

Sally Davison, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany


Registration and Payment

Registration will open soon.

Meanwhile, if you are interested in this conference and would like to receive updates, please send an email to the mailing list. You will then be informed once the registration is open or new information is available.

General Information

EMBL Registration Fee Fellowships have been made available through EMBL's Corporate Partnership Programme. Once you have submitted your abstract, you can apply for an EMBL Registration Fee Fellowship. Please prepare a short explanation (255 characters) to indicate why you should be selected.


Accommodation and Transport

Hotel

Rooms have been blocked in various hotels in Heidelberg. Please contact the hotel you would like to stay in and make your payment and booking directly with the hotel. The full list will be available when registration is open.
Local Transport

Shuttle buses will go from designated bus stops near the hotels to EMBL and back, mornings and evenings. The schedule and location of the bus stops will be available before the meeting.

The meeting will take place in the Advanced Training Centre (ATC) on the EMBL campus.



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[EMBL]

Deadline for the Stem Cells, Tissue Homeostasis and Cancer conference, 12 - 15 May has been extended until 24 March 2010.

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