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REGISTER NOW! www.FASEB.org/SRC
Invitation to Attend
Dear Prospective Attendee,
On behalf of the FASEB Science Research Conferences program, we would like to
invite you to participate in our 2017 conference series.
FASEB SRCs are held annually at several locations worldwide, with an average of
100 to 150 attendees per conference. These intimate settings allow attendees
to have in-depth discussions about the science presented, its future, and the
contributions they hope to make in their respective fields. Each meeting spans five
days, allowing time for established scientists to share their work and for trainees to
participate in Meet-the-Expert Sessions. Participants also have the opportunity to
present their research either as short-talks or during poster sessions. In addition,
the SRCs provide a welcoming environment for scientific discourse, collaboration,
and opportunities to mentor the next generation of researchers. Please join
more than 4,000 researchers who will be participating in one or more of the 31
conferences this year. We look forward to seeing you!
John D. Barnes
Interim Executive Director, FASEB
SRC Conferences for 2017
Autoimmunity
Mechanisms in Plant Development
The Biology and Chemistry of Vision
Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Dynamics
in Health, Disease and Aging
The Biology of Cilia and Flagella
From Unfolded Proteins in the
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) to Disease
Gastrointestinal Tract XVII: Current
Biology of the GI Tract, Mucosa,
Microbiota, and Beyond
Genetic Recombination and Genome
Rearrangements
Glucose Transport: Gateway for
Metabolic Systems Biology
GRKs and Arrestins: From Structure to
Disease
Growth Hormone/Prolactin Family in
Biology and Disease
Hematologic Malignancies
Ion Channel Regulation
Mobile DNA in Mammalian Genomes
Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Cell
Development and Function
Molecular Pathogenesis: Mechanisms of
Infectious Disease
Molecular, Physiological and
Therapeutic Studies of Intestinal Lipid
Transport and Metabolism
A Multidisciplinary Approach To
Addressing Health Disparities and
Inequities in the U.S.: Cardiovascular
Diseases (NEW)
NAD+ Metabolism and Signaling 2017
Origins and Benefits of Biologically
Active Components in Human Milk
Lysophospholipid and Related
Mediators – From Bench to Clinic
Polycystic Kidney Disease: Challenges,
Differing Viewpoints and
Ways Forward
Mechanism and Regulation of
Prokaryotic Transcription
Protein Aggregation in Health and
Disease
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Protein Kinases and Protein
Phosphorylation
Protein Lipidation: Enzymology,
Signaling and Therapeutics
Rapid Signaling and Genomic Steroid
Hormone Actions in Health
and Disease
Regulation and Function of Small
GTPases
Reversible Acetylation in Health and
Disease
Signal Transduction in the Immune
System
TGF-ß Superfamily: Signaling in
Development and Disease
Register Today!
FASEB Science Research
Conferences (SRCs) are a
continuing series of small,
intimate interdisciplinary
conferences that explore new
approaches in research areas
undergoing rapid scientific
advances.
We invite you to join
more than 4,000 fellow
attendees at these exciting
and engaging conferences
exploring and discussing
topics in your field.
Why Attend ▶▶FASEB offers an all-inclusive registration
fee, which includes meals, lodging, and
meeting fees.
▶▶All SRCs are organized by leading
investigators in their fields of expertise.
▶▶The SRCs spur innovation and the
exchange of knowledge.
▶▶The small size of the conference is
designed to promote interaction through
Poster Sessions, Meet-the-Expert Sessions,
and career development workshop.
▶▶The SRCs offer a wide variety of
conference topics in the biomedical field
across the U.S. and around the world.
Pick a Community
The SRCs are held annually and are
focused on building communities of
interest around critical research topics. This
encourages collaboration and mentoring.
Registration Information
Registration Types
Single Occupancy: includes a single
guest room for one attendee.
Double Occupancy with Another
Attendee: includes a double occupancy
room shared with another paid attendee.
Double Occupancy with Guest:
includes a double occupancy room shared
with your personal invited guest. Guests
receive meals, and lodging. Guests may not
attend general sessions or poster sessions.
Offsite Attendee: The offsite
registration fee includes meals and meeting
fees. If you choose off-site registration, you
are responsible for securing and paying
for your lodging, as well as local ground
transportation to and from the meeting. Registration Fees
▶▶Registration fees vary depending upon
your conference location and registration
type. If you register after the early-bird
registration deadline, an additional $150
will be added to the registration fee.
We Strive For A Diverse
Community
FASEB, as a longtime recipient organization
of federal funding support from the National
Institutes of Health/National Institute of
General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
and other federal agencies, has a strong
and well documented commitment in
helping to inspire and develop a diverse and
inclusive biomedical research workforce and
community.
Career-Oriented Workshops
FASEB Science Research Conferences
include a biomedical research workforce
development workshop and/or a careeroriented workshop for trainees (graduate
students, postdoctoral fellows) and earlycareer investigators. These workshops are
designed to help prepare trainees and
early-career investigators for a variety of
career options in the modern biomedical
research workforce through broadening
their career and skill development outside
traditional training. They allow opportunities
to promote career/skill development,
mentoring, networking, and interaction
among the SRC participants.
Meet The Expert Sessions
FASEB SRCs include Meet-The-Expert
sessions for junior investigators. Junior
investigators’ work will be presented to
allow opportunities for them to promote
interaction with more senior participants of
the conference.
▶▶Fees cannot be prorated or discounted
Poster Sessions for Junior
Investigators
▶▶Register early to avoid late fees. Junior investigators' work will be presented
to allow opportunities for them to promote
interaction with more senior participants.
due to contractual arrangements with
venues.
▶▶Advanced registration is required. On-site
registration is not permitted. Visit Our
Website
▶▶Only attendees who have registered and
submitted a CV may participate in the
conference.
▶▶Abstracts are due at the time of
registration, if interested in presenting a
poster or short talk.
Need help making the
case to attend an SRC
to your boss?
▶▶Conference registration closes four weeks
prior to the start of the conference.
See page 5 for registration fees.
Visit the Attendee Information page,
where you can download a letter to your
boss template.
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General Information
Registration and Payment
What does the registration fee include?
The single and double occupancy attendee
registration fees include five nights of lodging
(Sunday through Thursday, with checkout
on Friday morning), all meals (five breakfasts,
five lunches, and five dinners), and access
to all scientific sessions and posters. The
off‑site registration fee includes all meals (five
breakfasts, five lunches, and five dinners), and
access to all scientific sessions and posters.
What forms of payment are accepted?
FASEB only accepts Visa, MasterCard, and
American Express.
I cannot stay at the conference for the
entire time. Can the registration fee be
prorated?
FASEB is contractually obligated to pay for five
nights of lodging (official conference dates only)
at each conference regardless of the number of
nights an attendee chooses to stay at the venue.
Therefore, registration fees cannot be pro-rated.
International Attendees
How can I get an official letter of
invitation to attend the conference?
During the registration process, there is a
check box option for a letter of invitation.
Mark this box, and a letter of invitation will
be sent to you as part of your confirmation
materials once your registration and payment
have been processed by the online system.
Abstracts and Posters
Do I have to submit an abstract with my
registration?
No. Submitting an abstract is optional unless
you want to be considered for a poster session
or short talk.
I need to revise my abstract. Is this
possible?
Abstracts can be revised and changed until
45 days before the start of your conference.
Refer to your registration confirmation email
for instructions.
Can I register and submit my abstract
after the early-bird deadline date?
Yes, as long as there is space available at the
conference. A late fee of $150.00 will be charged.
What is the latest date to submit an
abstract?
Abstract deadline for inclusion in the program
and consideration for a short talk is the last
day to register for the conference. See page 5.
If I’ve submitted an abstract, will I
present a poster?
Yes. A poster presentation schedule will be listed
in the program provided at the conference.
How do I indicate that I want to give a
short talk at the conference?
When registering select the “short talk”
button. Your information will be shared with
the conference organizer. The organizer will
contact you if you are selected to present your
paper. You will also be allowed to present your
poster during the poster sessions.
Lodging
What do single occupancy, double
occupancy, and off-site lodging mean?
Single occupancy – one (1) registered
conference attendee to a guest room.
Double occupancy – two (2) registered
conference attendees sharing one guest room
with two beds. Each attendee pays the double
occupancy registration fee.
Off-site – the attendee is responsible for
arranging for and paying for their own lodging
arrangements.
I need to arrive a day before the
conference starts and/or stay a day
after the conference has concluded.
How do I make arrangements for the
extra night(s)?
After you receive your lodging confirmation
from FASEB, you must contact the venue directly
to make arrangements for the extra nights
of lodging. You are responsible for paying for
any additional nights. Please note: in Vermont,
additional nights at the dorms are not possible.
You must make a reservation at a local hotel.
Research the city of your conference for
additional venue options at www.faseb.
org/src.
Child and Family Care
Resources
Are child care and/or family resources
are available?
FASEB provides detailed information for each
conference site on the Science Research
Conference (SRC) website and also provides
venue information directly to each attendee.
Although FASEB does not provide child care
services, attendees are welcome to have
guests (including spouses, children, nannies
and babysitters) accompany them to the
conference to provide such care. FASEB
offers an alternative off-site registration fee
at all conferences, to accommodate those
with special family care needs (the off-site
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fee includes the conference and all meals
but enables attendees to book their own
accommodations). Both the FASEB and venue
websites include information on nearby
off-site accommodations that can assist
attendees with locating licensed child care
providers and daycare services. The venue
management may also provide any assistance
to attendees regarding child/family care
issues or concerns. Each attendee is also
encouraged to contact FASEB with any special
needs that they may have.
Cancellation
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancellations received before the cancellation
deadline will receive a full refund less a
$250.00 cancellation fee. See the cancellation
deadline date for your conference. There will
be no refunds issued if the cancellation form is
received after the cancellation deadline date.
I cannot attend the conference; can I
send someone in my place?
Substitutions are not allowed. Each attendee
must register and be approved to attend the
conference based on their credentials.
Who to Contact
FASEB SRC Staff
Robin Crawford, CMP
Conference Manager
[email protected]
Kristen Hagy, CMP
Conference Manager
[email protected]
Trina Eacho
Conference Coordinator
[email protected]
Pippa O’Shea
Conference Assistant
[email protected]
Fundraising/Sponsorship
Sherri-Gae Scott, Ph.D.
Grants Proposal Manager
[email protected]
Mailing Address
FASEB Science Research Conferences
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20814
[email protected]
(301) 634-7010
Important Deadlines & Registration Fees
Deadlines
Conference
Dates 2017
Early Bird Registration
Deadline
Last Day to
Register
Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Dynamics in Health, Disease and Aging
May 21 – 26, 2017
April 20, 2017
April 28, 2017
GRKs and Arrestins: From Structure to Disease
June 11 – 16, 2017
May 3, 2017
May 11, 2017
Protein Aggregation in Health and Disease
June 11 – 16, 2017
May 3, 2017
May 11, 2017
Rapid Signaling and Genomic Steroid Hormone Actions in Health
and Disease
June 11 – 16, 2017
May 3, 2017
May 11, 2017
Regulation and Function of Small GTPases
June 11 – 16, 2017
May 3, 2017
May 11, 2017
AUGUST
JULY
JUNE
MAY
Conference Title
Mobile DNA in Mammalian Genomes
June 18 – 23, 2017
May 7, 2017
May 18, 2017
From Unfolded Proteins in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) to Disease
June 18 – 23, 2017
May 7, 2017
May 18, 2017
Signal Transduction in the Immune System
June 18 – 23, 2017
May 7, 2017
May 18, 2017
The Biology and Chemistry of Vision
June 25 – 30, 2017
May 14, 2017
May 25, 2017
Mechanism and Regulation of Prokaryotic Transcription
June 25 – 30, 2017
May 14, 2017
May 25, 2017
Polycystic Kidney Disease: Challenges, Differing Viewpoints and
Ways Forward
June 25 – 30, 2017
May 14, 2017
May 25, 2017
Autoimmunity
July 9 – 14, 2017
May 28, 2017
June 8, 2017
Ion Channel Regulation
July 9 – 14, 2017
May 28, 2017
June 8, 2017
Molecular Pathogenesis: Mechanisms of Infectious Disease
July 9 – 14, 2017
May 28, 2017
June 8, 2017
NAD+ Metabolism and Signaling 2017
July 9 – 14, 2017
May 28, 2017
June 8, 2017
TGF-ß Superfamily: Signaling in Development and Disease
July 9 – 14, 2017
May 21, 2017
June 8, 2017
The Biology of Cilia and Flagella
July 16 – 21, 2017
June 4, 2017
June 15, 2017
Genetic Recombination and Genome Rearrangements
July 16 – 21, 2017
June 4, 2017
June 15, 2017
Glucose Transport: Gateway for Metabolic Systems Biology
July 16 – 21, 2017
June 4, 2017
June 15, 2017
Origins and Benefits of Biologically Active Components in Human Milk
July 16 – 21, 2017
May 28, 2017
June 15, 2017
Protein Lipidation: Enzymology, Signaling and Therapeutics
July 16 – 21, 2017
June 4, 2017
June 15, 2017
A Multidisciplinary Approach To Addressing Health Disparities and Inequities in the U.S.:
Cardiovascular Diseases (NEW)
July 23 – 28, 2017
June 11, 2017
June 22, 2017
Growth Hormone/Prolactin Family in Biology and Disease
July 23 – 28, 2017
June 11, 2017
June 22, 2017
Hematologic Malignancies
July 23 – 28, 2017
June 11, 2017
June 22, 2017
Molecular, Physiological and Therapeutic Studies of Intestinal Lipid Transport and
Metabolism
July 23 – 28, 2017
June 11, 2017
June 22, 2017
Gastrointestinal Tract XVII: Current Biology of the GI Tract, Mucosa, Microbiota, and Beyond
July 30 – August 4, 2017
June 18, 2017
June 29, 2017
Mechanisms in Plant Development
July 30 – August 4, 2017
June 18, 2017
June 29, 2017
Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Cell Development and Function
July 30 – August 4, 2017
June 18, 2017
June 29, 2017
Reversible Acetylation in Health and Disease
August 6 – 11, 2017
June 25, 2017
July 6, 2017
Protein Kinases and Protein Phosphorylation
August 6 – 11, 2017
June 18, 2017
July 6, 2017
Lysophospholipid and Related Mediators – From Bench to Clinic
August 20-24, 2017
July 9, 2017
July 20, 2017
Registration Fees (in USD)
Conference Location
Single
Double with
Attendee
Double with
Guest
Additional Guest
(3rd guest, ages 10
& over)
Off-site
Attendee Big Sky, MT, Big Sky Resort
$1,750
$1,400
$2,240
$840
$1,095
New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Marriott
$ 1,800
$ 1,445
$2,460
$1,015
$1,095
Saxtons River, VT, Vermont Academy
$ 1,165
$ 1,015
$1,710
$695
$797
Scottsdale, AZ, Scottsdale Plaza Resort
$ 1,600
$ 1,400
$2,370
$970
$1,095
Snowmass Village, CO, Base Village Conference Center
$ 1,529
$ 1,250
$2,090
$840
$1,095
Steamboat Springs, CO, Steamboat Grand Resort
$ 1,400
$ 1,250
$2,150
$900
$1,095
West Palm Beach, FL, Marriott West Palm Beach
$ 1,600
$ 1,350
$2,320
$970
$1,095
Cambridge, England, Robinson College
$ 1,600
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,095
Lisbon, Portugal, Marriott Lisbon Hotel
$ 1,800
$ 1,530
$2,540
$1,010
$1,095
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2017 Science Research Conferences
Autoimmunity
July 9 – 14, Saxtons River, VT – Vermont Academy
The SRC for Autoimmunity has an uninterrupted tradition of over 20
years and offers a broad overview of recent advances in the field of
autoimmunity in a highly interactive environment. Understanding
immune tolerance and its breakdown is necessary to treat autoimmune
diseases such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, type 1 diabetes,
arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and many others. We bring
together basic scientists with clinicians and industry experts to present
and discuss new insights into the triggers, pathogenesis and therapy of
chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird: May 28, 2017
Eight major sessions will cover a broad range of topics in development,
pathogenesis and therapy of autoimmune disease, starting with the
effects of genetics and environment, through the role of innate and
adaptive immune elements as well as the tissue itself, the role of
commensal microbiome and metabolism, and finally translational
research and clinical approaches. Each thematic session will feature 4
invited speakers and two talks selected from submitted abstracts.
Conference Organizers
submitted abstracts
Keynote Speakers
Christophe Benoist,
Harvard Medical School
Joe Craft, Yale University
Alessandra Pernis, Hospital
for Special Surgery
Participants have ample opportunity for interaction and discussion.
Spontaneous mingling of junior and established scientists will be
strengthened by meet-the-speaker sessions that allow discussions
of both career issues and science. The intimate atmosphere, strong
emphasis on communication and discussion, and a really close
interaction between senior and junior scientists makes this conference
unique and memorable to participants.
Last Day to Register: June 8, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Vermont Academy,
10 Long
Walk,
Saxtons River, VT 05154
Airport Information: Vermont
Academy in Saxtons River,
Vermont is 130 miles from Logan
International Airport (BOS) in Boston,
Massachusetts and 110 miles from
Bradley International Airport (BDL)
near Hartford, Connecticut.
Register
Now!
The Biology and Chemistry of Vision
June 25 – 30, Steamboat Springs, CO – The Steamboat Grand Hotel
This SRC is the only meeting of its kind specifically dedicated to the
field of photoreceptor biology. The scientific program reflects the multidisciplinary nature of this field, encompassing classical biochemistry and
structural biology as well as modern imaging techniques and molecular
therapeutic approaches. Specific session topics will range from
photoreceptor physiology and RPE cell biology to the immune respose
to photoreceptor degeneration. The scientific program will include two
keynote addresses and invited talks, as well as numerous short talks and
DataBlitz presentations that will be selected from submitted abstracts.
The meeting schedule and venue are designed to present the most
exciting scientific advances in an atmosphere that encourages informal
interactions and collaborations. All attendees will have the opportunity
to present a poster, and additional recreational activities will be available
to all participants to foster the exchange of ideas and formulate new
collaborations. It is anticipated that there will be funds available to
support early career researcher attendance.
Highlights
Important Deadlines ▶▶Datablitz presentations
Early Bird Deadline: May 14, 2017
highlighting presented posters
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶Career Development Workshop
Keynote Speakers
Samuel Jacobson, University of
Pennsylvania
Paul Sieving, National Eye
Institute
Conference Organizers
Marie Burns, UC Davis
David S. Williams, UCLA
Last Day to Register: May 25, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
The Steamboat Grand Resort, 2300
Mt Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs,
CO 80487.
Airport Information: The
Steamboat Grand Resort is 22 miles
from the Steamboat-Yampa Valley
Regional/Hayden Airport (HDN)
and 155 miles northwest of Denver
International Airport (DIA). Parking: Overnight parking fees
for summer: $5.00 Ski Time Spare
Parking, $10.00, self-parking in hotel
underground garage, $15.00 valet.
Register
Now!
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The Biology of Cilia and Flagella
July 16 – 21, Scottsdale, AZ – Scottsdale Plaza Resort
Research on the biology of the cilium has seen explosive growth as
its essential roles in cell signaling and human disease are now well
recognized. Sensory cilia act as cellular antennas that transduce key
developmental and physiological signals while motile cilia play an
essential role in development and organ function. Ciliary diseases
or ciliopathies include the most common life-threatening inherited
disease of humans, Polycystic Kidney Disease, as well as retinitis
pigmentosa, obesity, and mental retardation; all components of the
human syndromic pathologies Nephronophthisis, Bardet-Biedl, Meckel
Gruber, and Joubert syndromes. Cilia regulate hedgehog signaling,
which is essential for development and has been implicated in PKD as
well as basal cell carcinomas and other cancers. Despite advances in
our understanding of cilia biology, important questions remain about
how cilia are assembled, how they function, and how ciliary signal
transduction impacts so many developmental events.
This SRC provides an intellectual nexus for a broad range of cilia
investigators including human geneticists, cell, molecular, and
developmental biologists, biochemists, and physician scientists. Cuttingedge research presentations provide a current view of technological
advances in ciliary imaging, signal transduction, structural biology, and
human disease. The meeting also showcases innovative applications
of model organisms, such as Drosophila, C. elegans, and zebrafish for
fundemental discovery and high-throughput screening approaches that
impact therapeutic assay development.
Highlights
Important Deadlines ▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶A Biomedical Research
Early Bird Deadline: June 4, 2017
Workforce Development
Workshop
▶▶Short talks selected from
submitted abstracts
Keynote Speaker
Bradley Yoder, University of
Alabama, Birmingham
Conference Organizers
Iain Drummond, MGH /
Harvard Medical School
Jagesh Shah, Harvard
Medical School
Tamara Caspary, Emory
University School of Medicine
Last Day to Register: June 15,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 7200 North
Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ
85253
Airport Information: The
closest airport is the Sky Harbor
International Airport (PHX) in
Phoenix. The airport is approximately
30 minutes away. The Scottsdale
Plaza Resort offers an airport shuttle
that runs daily from 5am until 9pm,
every 30 minutes. The cost is $23
per person each way.
Register
Now!
From Unfolded Proteins in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) to Disease
June 18 – 23, Saxtons River, VT – Vermont Academy
This SRC is a unique scientific conference, which focuses on the
endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and its functions. The purpose of the
meeting is to merge recent developments in molecular biology, cell
biology, genetics, and physiology aimed at unraveling the complexities
of secretory protein folding, ER stress pathways, lipid signaling, and
ER membrane biology, and how failure of these processes lead
to pathologies and disease. This meeting will include talks from
outstanding scientists, both invited and selected from poster abstracts.
The meeting is known for its active discussions, not only during the
presentation session, but also during the free afternoons, and especially
during the poster sessions. Posters will remain on display during most of
the conference and a selection will be advertised in oral poster pitches.
The venue, Vermont Academy, is excellently suited for the mingling of
junior and established scientists, which will be strengthened by meetthe-speaker sessions that allow discussions of both career issues and
science.
Highlights
Important Deadlines ▶▶Keynote Lecture
“Pathophysiology of Protein
Folding”
▶▶Poster Flash-Talk Sessions
▶▶Career Development Workshop
Keynote Speaker
David Ron, Cambridge Institute
for Medical Research
Ineke Braakman, Utrecht
University
Conference Organizers
Elizabeth Miller,
MRC Laboratory of Molecular
Biology
Reid Gilmore, University of
Massachusetts Medical School
Early Bird Deadline: May 7, 2017
Last Day to Register: May 18, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Vermont Academy,
10 Long
Walk,
Saxtons River, VT 05154
Airport Information: Vermont
Academy in Saxtons River,
Vermont is 130 miles from Logan
International Airport (BOS) in Boston,
Massachusetts and 110 miles from
Bradley International Airport (BDL)
near Hartford, Connecticut.
Register
Now!
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2017 Science Research Conferences
Gastrointestinal Tract XVII: Current Biology of the GI Tract, Mucosa,
Microbiota and Beyond
July 30 – August 4, Steamboat Springs, CO – The Steamboat Grand Hotel
This SRC spans the entire range of investigation in gastroenterology, from
molecules to cellular interactions to microbiota to intact organisms. It
focuses on comparing and contrasting normal biology/physiology with
disease pathophysiology and on providing a clinical context for basic
research observations. Eight thematic sessions have been organized
to encompass rapidly developing areas in GI research: Monitoring and
Responding to the Microbiota; Mucosal Injury and Restitution; MicrobiotaHost Crosstalk; Signaling Mechanisms Coordinating Gastrointestinal
Homeostasis and Response to Inflammation;) The Stem Cell Niche,
Inflammation, and Cancer; Transport and Barrier;) Host-Pathogen
Interactions; and Novel Approaches to GI Biology. The format is designed
to facilitate the rapid translation of basic biology discoveries into new
medically relevant approaches to human disease.
In addition to the platform talks from established investigators and
early-career rising stars, a number of abstracts from trainees and young
investigators will be selected for short talk presentations, and two poster
and two oral presentation sessions of rapid-fire “ePoster” presentations
will be held to maximize the number of investigators given exposure.
Thus, this conference will not only provide a strong overview of cutting
edge GI research but also provide a critical venue for trainees and early
career investigators to showcase their work.
Highlights
Important Deadlines ▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird Deadline: June 18, 2017
submitted abstracts
▶▶Quick-shot “ePoster” sessions
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
Keynote Speaker
Ramnik Xavier, Massachusetts
General Hospital
Conference Organizers
Conference Organizers
Andrew S. Neish, Emory
University School of Medicine
Gail A. Hecht, Loyola
University
Mark R. Frey, University
of Southern California and
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Last Day to Register: June 29, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Steamboat Grand Resort, 2300 Mt Werner
Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487.
Airport Information: The
Steamboat Grand Resort is 22 miles
from the Steamboat-Yampa Valley
Regional/Hayden Airport (HDN)
and 155 miles northwest of Denver
International Airport (DIA). Parking: Overnight parking fees
for summer: $5.00 Ski Time Spare
Parking, $10.00, self-parking in hotel
underground garage, $15.00 valet.
Register
Now!
Genetic Recombination and Genome Rearrangements
July 16 – 21, Steamboat Springs, CO – The Steamboat Grand Hotel
This SRC presents progress in research on diverse aspects of genetic
recombination, a critical process that maintains integrity of the genome
and that ensures the faithful transmission of the genome between
generations. This conference focuses on the study of recombination
mechanisms, the impact of recombination on genome integrity, and
the influence of other DNA processes on recombination. Many of the
recent advances in understanding recombination in normal, pathological,
and environmentally stressed contexts have emerged through new
combinations of experimental approaches spanning biochemistry,
biophysics, genetics, genomics, and cytology. The agenda reflects the
diversity of approaches currently used and is specifically geared toward
identifying the emerging technologies and concepts that are moving
the field forward. The meeting will focus on new, unpublished data in
the field and will highlight connections between recombination and
other cellular processes, including transcription, replication, cell cycle
progression, and other branches of DNA repair. There will be presentations
by researchers using diverse model organisms including bacteria, fungi,
flies, nematodes, and mammalian cells, as well as in vitro biochemistry
and structural biology. The meeting will foster collaboration between
researchers worldwide who are interested in the basic and clinical aspects
of recombinational repair, particularly in cancer biology.
There will be many opportunities for interaction between established
investigators and scientists who are new to the field, and a significant
number of the plenary speakers will be chosen from submitted abstracts.
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Highlights
Important Deadlines ▶▶Keynote Address “ Protecting
Early Bird Deadline: June 4, 2017
the Genome by Homologous
Recombination”
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
Keynote Speakers
Maria Jasin, Memorial Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center
Conference Organizers
Tanya Paull, The University of
Texas at Austin
Scott Keeney, Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Last Day to Register: June 15,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Steamboat Grand Resort, 2300 Mt
Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO
80487.
Airport Information: The
Steamboat Grand Resort is 22 miles
from the Steamboat-Yampa Valley
Regional/Hayden Airport (HDN)
and 155 miles northwest of Denver
International Airport (DIA). Parking: Overnight parking fees
for summer: $5.00 Ski Time Spare
Parking, $10.00, self-parking in hotel
underground garage, $15.00 valet.
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Glucose Transport: Gateway for Metabolic Systems Biology
July 16 – 21, Snowmass, CO – Base Village Conference Center
This SRC will provide a lively mix of glucose transporter biology,
metabolic regulation, and systems biology methods with multiple
lectures featuring disease translational themes. This SRCs was
originally launched in the early 1990s in recognition of the cloning and
characterization of a subset of the major glucose transporter isoforms.
It has continued to feature important advances in glucose transporter
biology, but has also evolved to embrace emergent topics in metabolic
control mechanisms as related to chronic diseases and conditions such
as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Recent progress in
this area has been explosive, and this SRC is timely in helping to fully
appreciate the significance of recent developments. A particular focus in
2017 will be neuroendocrine regulation of metabolism, liver metabolism,
and skeletal muscle metabolism in health and disease, featuring
leading scientists in the field along with faculty in the early stages of
their careers. The SRC’s themes align well with challenges faced by the
pharmaceutical and biotech industries in identifying new therapeutic
targets to combat tractable disease mechanisms.
The conference has consistently attracted major leaders in these fields
as well as emergent young scientists. More than 40 scientists worldwide
have been invited to speak at the meeting. A dozen prominent
scientists will serve as session chairs and discussion leaders. In addition,
approximately 16 junior trainees will present short talks from abstracts.
There will also be several poster sessions and an open mike session to
present exciting data for discussion.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird Deadline: June 4, 2017
submitted abstracts
Keynotes Speakers
Christopher Newgard,
W. David and Sarah W. Stedman
Distinguished Professor of
Pharmacology and Cancer
Biology, Duke University School
of Medicine
Conference Organizers
Ann Louise Olson,
University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center
Scott Summers, University
of Utah
Last Day to Register: June 15,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Base Village Conference Center, 84
Carriage Way, Snowmass Village, CO
81615.
Airport Information: Snowmass
Village is just ten miles from the
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE),
and 220 miles west of the Denver
International Airport (DEN)
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GRKs and Arrestins: From Structure to Disease
June 11 – 16, Saxtons River, VT – Vermont Academy
This SRC provides an interactive forum to discuss current developments
in the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) field with a particular focus
on GPCR kinases (GRKs) and arrestins. GRKs and arrestins work together
to regulate GPCR signaling by reducing the ability of receptors to
couple with heterotrimeric G proteins and by targeting active receptors
for endocytosis. These mechanisms are important for returning cells
to their physiological resting states. In addition, GRKs and arrestins
are also thought to initiate alternative signaling pathways and to
play prominent roles in addiction, cardiovascular disease and other
pathological conditions. Consequently there is a major effort to identify
small molecules that bias GPCRs for or against GRK/arrestin-mediated
pathways or that prevent overcompensation by GRKs and arrestins.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Keynote Addresses by Nobel
Early Bird Deadline: May 3, 2017
The overarching goal of the meeting is to bring together as many
scientists working on diverse aspects of GRK/arrestin signaling as possible
in order to facilitate the exchange of novel findings and to stimulate
the generation of new hypotheses, collaborations, and approaches. The
structural and functional mechanisms of GRKs and arrestins, as well as their
roles in biased/non-canonical signaling by GPCRs, in the actions of drugs
of abuse, in cardiovascular disease and in cancer will be major highlights
of the meeting. Sessions devoted to these topics will foster further studies
to combat addiction and disease with the ultimate objective of positively
influencing human health. There are many opportunities available for
attendees to give oral and poster presentations as well as optional
recreational activities to foster the exchange of ideas and formulate new
collaborations. It is anticipated that there will be some funds available to
support attendance by early career researchers.
Conference Organizers
Laureates Robert J. Lefkowitz
and Brian Kobilka
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
Keynote Speakers
Robert J. Lefkowitz, Duke
University School of Medicine
Brian K. Kobilka, Stanford
University School of Medicine
Jeffrey Benovic, Thomas
Jefferson University
Federico Mayor, Jr.,
Universidad Autónoma MadridCentro de Biología Molecular
“Severo Ochoa”
Last Day to Register: May 11, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Vermont Academy,
10 Long
Walk,
Saxtons River, VT 05154
Airport Information: Vermont
Academy in Saxtons River,
Vermont is 130 miles from Logan
International Airport (BOS) in Boston,
Massachusetts and 110 miles from
Bradley International Airport (BDL)
near Hartford, Connecticut.
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Growth Hormone/Prolactin Family in Biology and Disease
July 23 – 28, Steamboat Springs, CO – The Steamboat Grand Hotel
This SRC will bring together international scientists from academia and
industry for lively discussions on the latest developments in the growth
hormone (GH)/prolactin (PRL) family of hormones and their clinical
applications. Beyond their classic roles in growth and lactation, these related
hormones are increasingly recognized regulators of metabolism, stem cells,
aging, behavior, cancer, and perinatal health of both mother and child, via
actions on diverse target tissues. They also influence major associated health
problems, such as obesity, diabetes, aging, mental health and multiple
cancers. We will bring together senior and junior investigators working on
all aspects of these hormones, from cell biology, genetics, developmental
biology, neurobiology, metabolism, physiology, to their clinical and
agricultural applications. Together, we will increase our understanding of
how GH/PRL family proteins modulate health and disease processes, forge
new collaborations, and accelerate the discovery of new pharmacologic
approaches. Speakers from the GH/PRL community and related fields from
around the world will share breaking data on a variety of cutting edge topics
including genetic mutations in synthesis and signaling pathways, newly
identified targets, novel mediators and nodes of critical crosstalk with other
players, pituitary stem cells, interactions between peripheral hormones,
hypothalamus and brain, and new drug targets/pre-clinical studies.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Invited talks on pioneering
Early Bird Deadline: June 11, 2017
investigations of GH/PRL tissue
specific actions, mediators,
synthesis/secretion innovative
therapeutic targets and
approaches.
▶▶Short talks selected from
submitted abstracts
Keynote Speakers
Cynthia Kenyon, Calico Labs
Conference Organizers
Linda Schuler, University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Rhonda Kineman, University of
Illinois at Chicago
Last Day to Register: June 22,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging: The
Steamboat Grand Resort, 2300 Mt
Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO
80487.
Airport Information: The
Steamboat Grand Resort is 22 miles
from the Steamboat-Yampa Valley
Regional/Hayden Airport (HDN)
and 155 miles northwest of Denver
International Airport (DIA). Parking: Overnight parking fees
for summer: $5.00 Ski Time Spare
Parking, $10.00, self-parking in hotel
underground garage, $15.00 valet.
Trainees are especially welcomed. Many short talks, poster, and travel
awards will be selected from submitted abstracts. In addition to a formal
“Meet the Experts” session, there also will be many informal opportunities
to engage with international leaders in a relaxed setting. This unique
opportunity will ensure fruitful discussions, support career mentoring
and help to foster new collaborations.
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Hematologic Malignancies
July 23 – 28, Saxtons River, VT – Vermont Academy
This SRC bring together biochemists, geneticists, molecular biologists,
and clinicians interested in the pathophysiology of the leukemias
and lymphomas, and the development of novel therapies for these
diseases. Leukemia and lymphoma has provided a number of key
paradigms for molecularly targeted cancer therapy, as illustrated by the
remarkable success of all-trans-retinoic acid for the treatment of acute
promyelocytic leukemia and tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for chronic
myelogenous leukemia. New and promising small-molecule compounds
and antibodies targeting epigenetic regulators, surface receptors and
downstream signaling pathways are currently under development and
will be discussed at this meeting. Added to these examples of targeted
therapy, immunotherapy, including checkpoint inhibition and modified
T cell-based therapies have emerged as important future anti-leukemia/
lymphoma treatments. The meeting will cover a broad range of topics,
including hematopoietic stem cell differentiation, identification and
study of novel oncogenes and tumor suppressors, mechanisms of action
of products of chromosomal translocations, normal and pathologic
signaling in hematopoietic cells, aberrant epigenetic/transcriptional
control, genomics of hematological malignancies, the role of tumor
microenvironment, and the development of new experimental models
of hematologic malignancies.
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Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird Deadline: June 11, 2017
submitted abstracts
Keynote Speaker
Jay Bradner, Novartis
Ari Melnick, Cornell University
Conference Organizers
Iannis Aifantis, NYU School
of Medicine
Kimberly Stegmaier,
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Last Day to Register: June 22,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Vermont Academy,
10 Long
Walk,
Saxtons River, VT 05154.
Airport Information: Vermont
Academy in Saxtons River,
Vermont is 130 miles from Logan
International Airport (BOS) in Boston,
Massachusetts and 110 miles from
Bradley International Airport (BDL)
near Hartford, Connecticut.
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Ion Channel Regulation
July 9 – 14, Steamboat Springs, CO – The Steamboat Grand Hotel
This SRC will highlight the latest research on mechanisms of ion channel
regulation and its impact on the physiology of diverse cell types. It seeks
to stimulate discourse, seed new ideas, and facilitate collaboration in
ways that will accelerate new discoveries about ion channel regulation
at both the basic and translational levels. It will also fuel discovery by
bringing together scientists applying all of these diverse technical and
conceptual strategies to study ion channel regulation across a range
of different biological systems. The program consists of nine scientific
sessions and a keynote address, as well as two breakout sessions and
lunches focused on trainee career development. Scientific sessions are
organized around themes, rather than ion channel subtype, to foster
crosstalk between fields, and will cover a variety of topics including
sensory systems and pain; regulation of neuronal excitability; regulation
of gene expression; ion channels in disease; ion channel structure and
drug development; recent advances in imaging and ion channel cell
biology; regulation of the cardiovascular system and skeletal muscle;
regulation of ER Ca2+ stores and other organelles; celebrating Bill
Catterall and ion channels. Presentations in these sessions will be made
by both new, up-and-coming investigators as well as established leaders
in the ion channel field, including several members of the National
Academy of Sciences. Each session will also include two short-talks to
be selected from the abstracts, with an emphasis on presentations by
graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and junior faculty.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Special Session: Celebrating
Early Bird Deadline: May 28, 2017
William A. Caterall: 40 years of
Ion Channel Research
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Keynote Lecture: Jeanne
Nerbonne, Washington
University “Diversity in Cardiac
Ion Channel Regulatory
Mechanisms”
Keynote Speaker
Jeanne Nerbonne, Washington
University
Conference Organizers
Mark L. Dell’Acqua, University
of Colorado School of Medicine
James S. Trimmer,
University of California, Davis
Last Day to Register: June 8, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Steamboat Grand Resort, 2300 Mt
Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO
80487.
Airport Information: The
Steamboat Grand Resort is 22 miles
from the Steamboat-Yampa Valley
Regional/Hayden Airport (HDN)
and 155 miles northwest of Denver
International Airport (DIA). Parking: Overnight parking fees
for summer: $5.00 Ski Time Spare
Parking, $10.00, self-parking in hotel
underground garage, $15.00 valet.
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Lysophospholipid and Related Mediators – From Bench to Clinic
August 20-25, New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA
This is the leading international conference in lysophospholipid
biology, attracting participants from all continents. The focus this SRC
is on the physiological and pathophysiological roles of sphingosine
1-phosphate, lysophosphatidic acid and other lysophospholipids. New
and established basic scientists, clinical researchers, academics, and
industry partners are brought together to share expertise and foster
collaboration, thereby accelerating the pace of scientific discovery
and facilitating translation from early research to clinical practice.
Indeed, the development of Fingolimod, the first oral treatment for
multiple sclerosis, is an excellent example of this, as first reported at this
conference in 2001.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Keynote Address
Early Bird Deadline: July 9, 2017
The conference provides opportunities for substantive interactions
between early-stage and established basic, translational and
pharmaceutical investigators with an interest in lysophospholipid
biology in health and disease. Presentations and posters (with several
prizes) will range from molecular aspects of lysophospholipid biology
through to emerging therapeutics, genetic and disease models and
molecular modelling. Late-breaking scientific advances and junior
investigators will feature on the final program, which includes keynote
lectures, the Journal of Lipid Research Lectureship and a careers
workshop for early career scientists.
Junken Aoki, AMED-CREST,
Japan
Julie Saba, UCSF Benioff
Children’s Hospital Oakland, CA
“Emerging Roles of
Lysophosphatidylserine in
Immune System”
▶▶Career Development Workshop
focused on early career
scientists
▶▶Short talks will be selected
from submitted abstracts
Keynote Speakers
Conference Organizers
Susan Pyne, University of
Strathclyde
Nigel J. Pyne, University of
Strathclyde
Last Day to Register: July 20, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal
Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Airport Information: The closest
airport is Louis Armstrong New
Orleans International Airport (MSY).
The airport is approximately 25
minutes away from the Marriott.
Please reserve a shuttle beforehand
or take a taxi.
Parking: Valet parking is available at
the hotel for $45.30 per day, limited
to one car per guest room.
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Mechanism and Regulation of Prokaryotic Transcription
June 25 – 30, Saxtons River, VT – Vermont Academy
This SRC will focus on the process of transcription in prokaryotes, from
structure/function investigations to transcription networks and system
level regulation. In all organisms, controlling the process of transcription
is fundamental to gene expression, gene regulation, and development.
RNA polymerase, which transcribes genomic DNA into RNA, is the
complex protein machine that performs transcription. Additional factors
that alter initiation, elongation, or termination of transcription program
an amazing variety of developmental pathways. Biochemical and
genetic investigations of transcription regulation have a long history
of revealing the myriad ways that gene expression can be controlled.
Attendees can expect exciting sessions on RNA polymerase structural
biology, mechanisms that control initiation, elongation, and termination,
regulation of transcription in pathogens, RNA-based control,
transcriptional networks, and connections between cell topology and
gene expression.
Since its inception in 1991, the FASEB conference on Mechanism and
Regulation of Prokaryotic Transcription has been held biannually at
Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, VT. It is now considered to be the
premier meeting in the field of prokaryotic transcription. We are very
proud of the fact that there is so much collegiality and a broad age
range at this conference. Approximately half of the speakers are chosen
from submitted abstracts and the lively poster sessions are always
well-attended by all participants. There will be many opportunities for
participants to meet new friends and foster new collaborations.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Keynote Address “Regulation of
Early Bird Deadline: May 14, 2017
Bacterial Transcription”
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Lightning round for poster
presenters
Keynote Speakers
Sankar Adhya, National Cancer
Institute
Joan Conaway, Stowers
Institute for Medical Research
Conference Organizers
Deborah Hinton, National
Institutes of Health
Elizabeth Campbell, The
Rockefeller University
Eduardo Groisman, Yale
University
Last Day to Register: May 25, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Vermont Academy,
10 Long
Walk,
Saxtons River, VT 05154
Airport Information: Vermont
Academy in Saxtons River,
Vermont is 130 miles from Logan
International Airport (BOS) in Boston,
Massachusetts and 110 miles from
Bradley International Airport (BDL)
near Hartford, Connecticut.
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Mechanisms in Plant Development
July 30 – August 4, Saxtons River, VT – Vermont Academy
This SRC is an important and unique conference at the intersection of
plant development, signaling, cell biology, modeling and genomics. This
conference, which has been held every 2-3 years for the past 2 decades
is the only meeting entirely dedicated to plant development. Plant
growth and development are at the core of agricultural productivity
and important for human survival. In addition, because plants evolved
multicellularity independently from animals they provide insight into
common and unique solutions to coordination of the behavior of cells
and tissues. At this SRC, outstanding researchers from around the world
present cutting edge research directed towards understanding how
different aspects of plant growth and development are controlled in
response to intrinsic and extrinsic cues and how those mechanisms
are conserved or modified over evolutionary time. The conference
format includes invited speakers and speakers selected from submitted
abstracts, lots of time for poster viewing and intensive scientific
discussions. Special sessions foster interactions between established
scientists and young investigators. The small size of the meeting as well
as the secluded location enable discussions of new ideas and emerging
concepts in the rapidly moving field of plant development.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Prime international meeting on
Early Bird Deadline: June 18, 2017
plant developmental biology
for more than two decades
▶▶Outstanding opportunities
for students, post doctoral
researchers, and early career
faculty to discuss their research
▶▶Large number of abstracts
selected for short talks in
sessions throughout the
conference
▶▶Great opportunity to learn more
about the newest technologies
and interdisciplinary approaches
to address questions in
developmental biology
Last Day to Register: June 29,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Vermont Academy,
10 Long
Walk,
Saxtons River, VT 05154
Airport Information: Vermont
Academy in Saxtons River,
Vermont is 130 miles from Logan
International Airport (BOS) in Boston,
Massachusetts and 110 miles from
Bradley International Airport (BDL)
near Hartford, Connecticut.
Keynote Speakers
Philip Benfey, Duke University
Conference Organizers
Marja Timmermans,
University of Tuebingen
Doris Wagner, University of
Pennsylvania
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Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Dynamics in Health, Disease and Aging
May 21 – 26, West Palm Beach, FL – The Marriott West Palm Beach
The central role of mitochondria in normal cell physiology is evident
from human diseases, including metabolic disorders and aging, which
are associated with changes in mitochondrial function. This SRC
will facilitate an exchange of knowledge and promote collaborative
interactions between investigators that study basic aspects of
mitochondria with translational investigators engaged in studying
mitochondrial roles in human health, human diseases including ageassociated disorders, and the aging process. It will gather basic and
translational scientists with a broad range of research interests and
different levels of experience ranging from established investigators to
graduate students. A collegial format will facilitate discussions between
all participants with the goal of bringing together their unique insights
and integrate them into this rapidly expanding field.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Collegial format with a unique
Early Bird Deadline: April 20, 2017
The major topics covered include 1) mitochondrial gene expression;
2) respiratory chain complex assembly; 3) mitochondrial protein
biogenesis and quality control; 4) mitochondrial stress in cell signaling
and aging; 5) mitochondrial dynamics in development and disease; 6)
mitochondrial dna-driven mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction;
7) new pathways, biomarkers and technologies to study mitochondrial
function; 8) challenges and opportunities in mitochondrial biology
and medicine. Through these topics, the most recent advances in the
biology, dynamics and regulation of mitochondria will be discussed and
linked with the pathophysiology of mitochondrial disorders and the
aging process.
Carlos T. Moraes, University
of Miami
Martin Ott, Stockholm
University
Eric A. Schon, Columbia
University
mixture of research into
basic molecular mechanisms
and applied, translational
investigations of human
diseases
▶▶Career Development Workshop
Keynote Speaker
Jodi Nunnari, University of
California, Davis
Conference Organizers
Last Day to Register: April 28,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Marriott West Palm Beach,
1001
Okeechobee Boulevard,
West Palm
Beach, FL 33401
Airport Information: Palm Beach
International Airport (PBI) is less than
3 miles from the Marriott West Palm
Beach. Fort Lauderdale airport (FLL)
is one hour away.
Parking: Self-parking is $4.00 per
day
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Mobile DNA in Mammalian Genomes
June 18 – 23, Big Sky, MT – Big Sky Resort
This SRC focuses on the dynamic nature of mobile DNAs in
mammalian genomes and their phenotypic impacts. Topics will
encompass mechanistic and evolutionary aspects of diverse types of
retrotransposons, including LINE-1 and endogenous retroviruses, as
well as DNA transposons and related human genes. Attendees will also
explore interactions between these sequences and the epigenome
and endogenous machinery of DNA repair and rearrangement. These
elements comprise are a major portion of our DNA, and are significant
contributors to genomic diversity in the form of structural variation.
While the germ line is a well-known site of activity of mobile genetic
elements, there is increasing evidence for expression and mobility in
somatic cells and in human diseases, particularly cancers. This makes it
an exciting time for the field. Moreover, new insights are being gained
into roles of mobile elements in shaping gene regulatory networks in
normal cells. Finally, harnessing mobile genetics elements as tools for
forward genetic screens or gene delivery has provided new capabilities
to change the genome. This is a long standing meeting, certain to be
thought provoking, animated, and collegial all at once.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Workshop
Early Bird: June 2, 2017
for early career scientists
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶Short talks selected from
submitted abstracts
Conference Organizers
Geoff Faulkner, University of
Queensland
Cedric Feschotte, University of
Utah School of Medicine
David Ray, Texas Tech
University
Jose Garcia-Perez, GenyoUniversity of Granada
Kathleen Burns, Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine
Last Day to Register: June 17,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Huntley Lodge, Big Sky Resort, 50 Big
Sky Resort Road, Big Sky, MT 59716 Airport Information: The closest
airport to the Big Sky area is the
Bozeman Yellowstone International
Airport (BZN). The lodge is
approximately one hour from the
airport.
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Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Cell Development and Function
July 30 – August 4, Snowmass, CO – Base Village Conference Center
This SRC focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying fundamental aspects
of immune cell biology. The immune system has become an increasingly
important model system for understanding information processing by
signaling pathways, signal-dependent transcriptional regulation, control
of genomic integrity and DNA repair, and principles of development from
stem cells. Results from deep analysis of the regulation of lymphocyte
development from hematopoietic stem cells link this field to a broad range of
hematopoietic, oncological, and developmental mechanisms for which the
lymphocyte vantage point can be very illuminating. This SRC is distinctive in
its focus on the molecular biology underlying immune responses, including
genome-wide insights into regulatory function and dysfunction. It also brings
together research on B, T, NK, and innate system immune cells so that shared
and contrasting mechanisms can be illuminated, both in the mature effector
cells and in their developing precursors.
Sessions include (1) early lymphocyte progenitors, (2) mechanisms that
underpin lymphocyte development, (3) transcriptional regulation of
lymphocyte differentiation, (4) antigen receptor assembly, (5) molecular and
physical mechanisms that promote lymphocyte cell fate, (6) b cell activation
and neoplasia, (7) the regulation of the immune responses, 8) innate immunity
and (9) molecular pathways in innate immunity. The meeting will also include
two poster sessions and two workshops consisting of short presentations
chosen from submitted abstracts. By highlighting common and contrasting
uses of similar mechanisms, the meeting will reveal unexpected synergies
between areas of molecular immunology that are traditionally considered
distinct. This SRC emphasizes mixing national and international experts with
young scientists, including postdoctoral fellows and graduate students,
among the presenters in an open atmosphere of scientific exchange.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Keynote address
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird Deadline: June 18, 2017
submitted abstracts
Keynote Speaker
Dan Littman, New York
University Medical School
Conference Organizers
Cornelis Murre, University of
California, San Diego
Barbara Kee, University of
Chicago
David Schatz, Yale University
Medical School
Last Day to Register: June 29,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Base Village Conference Center, 84
Carriage Way, Snowmass Village, CO
81615
Airport Information: Snowmass
Village is just ten miles from the
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE),
and 220 miles west of the Denver
International Airport (DEN)
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Molecular Pathogenesis: Mechanisms of Infectious Disease
July 9 – 14, Snowmass, CO – Base Village Conference Center
Since 1994, this biennial SRC has been devoted to exciting and groundbreaking
research on viral, bacterial, fungal, and protozoal pathogens. The combined
themes are particularly pertinent regardless of their taxonomic differences as
microbes confront similar barriers from the host innate and acquired immune
systems, thus indicating both similar and unique virulence strategies.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird Deadline: May 28, 2017
To promote multi-disciplinary interactions and collaborations, the sessions are
organized by pathogenesis theme, and each includes scientists from a variety
of fields. This is the only long-standing specialized international conference
that regularly attracts virologists, bacteriologists, mycologists, parasitologists,
immunologists, antimicrobial researchers, and translational scientists. Notable
speakers include Gordon Dougan, Kim Orth, Vern Carruthers, Erica Ollman
Saphire, Gerry Wright, Vanessa Sperandio, Russell Vance, and many others. By
convening leading scientists with expertise in all areas of infectious disease,
this SRC optimizes information transfer, catalyzes provocative discussions, and
fosters long-term cross disciplinary collaborations. The 2017 program will
include sessions on diverse aspects of host-microbe interactions from molecular,
evolutionary, immunological, and therapeutic perspectives. Talks will also include
state-of-the-art approaches as well as how to adapt traditional approaches to
meet today’s challenges. Finally, the relatively small meeting size, the diversity of
fields, and structured and informal interaction opportunities – including three
poster sessions, a formal career development session the final morning of the
conference, free time in the afternoon, and Meet the Experts sessions – make
this an ideal meeting for young scientists to meet established investigators to
develop networks of support that will foster career development.
▶▶Two poster sessions
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submitted abstracts
Keynote Speaker
Mark Heise, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Conference Organizers
Erin Gaynor, The University of
British Columbia
Michael Lorenz, University of
Texas McGovern Medical School
Last Day to Register: June 8, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Base Village Conference Center, 84
Carriage Way, Snowmass Village, CO
81615
Airport Information: Snowmass
Village is just ten miles from the
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE),
and 220 miles west of the Denver
International Airport (DEN)
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Science Research Conferences 2017
Molecular, Physiological and Therapeutic Studies of Intestinal Lipid Transport and
Metabolism
July 23 – 28, Snowmass, CO – Base Village Conference Center
Intestinal lipid transport and metabolism is of high interest as
deregulation of these pathways can directly contribute to several
pathologies such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
Intestinal lipid transport and metabolism remains one of the most
dynamic areas in biomedical sciences, for both basic scientific inquiry
and translational research. It reaches across the pathogenesis and
treatment of major chronic diseases and includes leading-edge
scientific technologies in human genomics, proteomics, lipidomics,
bioinformatics, systems biology, and new biological model systems.
The 2017 SRC will present new knowledge that can ultimately be
translated into clinical benefit for millions of patients not adequately
addressed by existing therapeutic strategies. It will provide a unique
forum for scientists at all levels to enrich their knowledge base, network,
and encourage new collaborations and new ideas, thus moving
forward the field of lipid sciences. Major conference themes include
lipid transfer proteins, systemic metabolism of intestinal lipoproteins,
cholesterol metabolism, lipid droplets formation and mobilization,
integrative physiological studies of lipids and lipoproteins, intestinal lipid
metabolism in other organisms, chylomicron assembly, and enzymes
in intestinal lipid synthesis. This SRC provides an international forum
of cutting-edge research by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows,
and established scientists. A large number of oral presentations will be
selected from the abstracts, and the selected talks, poster presentations,
and recreational activities will provide students and postdoctoral fellows
opportunities to exchange ideas and formulate new collaborations.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Keynote Address: Mansbach
Early Bird Deadline: June 11, 2017
Lecture
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Short talks selected from
submitted abstracts
Conference Organizers
M. Mahmood Hussain,
Winthrop University Hospital
Kimberly Buhman, Purdue
University
Gary Lewis, University of
Toronto
Last Day to Register: June 22,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Base Village Conference Center, 84
Carriage Way, Snowmass Village, CO
81615
Airport Information: Snowmass
Village is just ten miles from the
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE),
and 220 miles west of the Denver
International Airport (DEN)
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Health Disparities and Inequities in
the United States: Cardiovascular Diseases NEW!
July 23 – 28, Scottsdale, AZ – Scottsdale Plaza Resort
This SRC will focus on improving our understanding of the scientific,
socioeconomic, clinical, and health policy basis of disparities
in cardiovascular health outcomes in the United States, with a
view to addressing the challenges posed at every level including
complementary and integrative health. Although life expectancy in
the United States has increased significantly over the past five decades,
key indicators of health outcomes vary markedly by race, ethnicity, sex,
socioeconomic status, and geographic location. Cardiovascular disease
accounts for more deaths in black and Latino adults than cancer, HIV,
and homicide, together. According to the 2013 CDC Health Disparities
and Inequalities Report, non-Hispanic black adults are at least 50
percent more likely than their non-Hispanic white counterparts to die
prematurely of heart disease or stroke. As a result, health disparities in
cardiovascular disease has become an important focus for Congress
and the federal government. To draw attention to this issue, this SRC will
focus on building a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing health
disparities and inequities in the United States. This SRC provides an
opportunity for multi-disciplinary teams to develop a roadmap for future
discussions on solutions to health disparities/inequities in cardiovascular
diseases in the United States. The target audience includes clinicians,
health policy makers, epidemiologists, researchers, health educators,
trainees at junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
The conference will include oral, poster, and meet-the-expert sessions
and a biomedical research workforce development workshop.
Highlights
Important Deadlines ▶▶Keynote address: “Historical
Early Bird Deadline: June 11, 2017
Perspective on Health
Disparities/Inequities in
Cardiovascular Diseases in the
U.S.”
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶A Biomedical Research
Workforce Development
Workshop
Keynote Speakers
To be announced
Conference Organizers
Sunny E. Ohia, College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences,
Texas Southern University
Adebayo Oyekan, College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences,
Texas Southern University
Last Day to Register: June 22, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 7200 North
Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
Airport Information: The
closest airport is the Sky Harbor
International Airport (PHX) in
Phoenix. The airport is approximately
30 minutes away. The Scottsdale
Plaza Resort offers an airport shuttle
that runs daily from 5am until 9pm,
every 30 minutes. The cost is $23 per
person each way.
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NAD+ Metabolism and Signaling
July 9 – 14, New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Marriott
NAD and its metabolites are important regulators of cancer,
metabolic disease, autoimmunity, and aging. They play important
roles in energy metabolism, function as signaling molecules, and
as protein modifications such as ADP-ribosylation. This diversity of
function demonstrates the biological importance of NAD and the
interconnectivity between cellular metabolism, physiology, and
cellular signaling. Recently, significant progress has been made in our
understanding of NAD that highlight its broad relevance to human
health and disease. This meeting brings together all of the leading
experts in NAD biology to one venue with the goal of advancing our
understanding of the molecule. Experts come from several NAD relevant
fields that include Poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs), Sirtuins, NAD
dependent signaling networks, calcium signaling, NAD biosynthesis and
the chemical biology of NAD.
More than 30 scientific leaders from institutions worldwide will present
their latest data. In addition, a large number of oral presentations will be
selected from submitted abstracts. Selected talks, poster presentations,
and recreational activities will provide students and postdoctoral fellows
opportunities to exchange ideas and interact with senior colleagues.
For the first time, this meeting will be held in the exciting city of New
Orleans, an ideal setting to discuss science.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird Deadline: May 28, 2017
submitted abstracts
▶▶Career Development Workshop
Keynote Speaker
Vilhelm A. Bohr, NIH
Conference Organizers
Paul Chang, Ribon
Therapeutics
Charles Brenner, University
of Iowa
Lenny Guarente, MIT
Anne-Laure Perraud,
University of Colorado, Denver
Mathias Ziegler, University
of Bergen
Last Day to Register: June 8, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal
Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Airport Information: The closest
airport is Louis Armstrong New
Orleans International Airport (MSY).
The airport is approximately 25
minutes away from the Marriott.
Please reserve a shuttle beforehand
or take a taxi.
Parking: Valet parking is available at
the hotel for $45.30 per day, limited
to one car per guest room.
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Origins and Benefits of Biologically Active Components in Human Milk
July 16 – 21, Lisbon, Portugal – Marriott Lisbon
Breastfeeding is the normative standard for infant nutrition, and clinical
and epidemiological data support clear health benefits for the mother and
infant. Public policies have focused on improving rates of breastfeeding
globally; however, our understanding of the molecular, chemical,
and cellular composition of human milk and its effect on the infant is
incomplete. Milk contains more than 700 potentially bioactive constituents
comprised of carbohydrates (lactose and human milk oligosaccharidesHMO), proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and others. Technological
advancements have made it possible to study many of these milk
bioactives. This SRC is the second on this topic and the first outside of the
U.S. The 2015 program focused on HMO and microbiota. The 2017 program
will additionally include bioactive proteins and lipids, with an emphasis on
their effects on cognitive and immune outcomes to the neonate. Sessions
will address the interplay between maternal and environmental factors
that influence nutrient delivery to the infant pre- and postnatally, as well as
developmental programming of infant outcomes during the first 1000 days
of life. The conference is specifically designed to foster interactions among
established and emerging investigators from all sectors. It will bring together
more than 30 invited speakers from across the globe with broad ranges of
expertise to share their latest research findings. The keynote lecture will set
the stage by reviewing the most recent epidemiological evidence for the
health benefits of breastfeeding and current research gaps.
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Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts Session
▶▶Poster awards and Travel
Early Bird Deadline: May 28, 2017
Grants available for trainees
Keynote Speakers
Lawrence Grummer-Strawn,
World Health Organization, Geneva
Conference Organizers
Sharon Donovan, University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ted Barrett, Lovelace
Respiratory Research Institute
Kal Ramanujam, Arla Foods
Ingredients
Last Day to Register: June 15,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Avenida
dos Combatentes, Lisboa (Lisbon)
Portugal 1600-042 1600-042
Airport Information: The
closest airport is the Lisbon
Portela Airport (LIS), which is 4.3
miles or 6.9 kilometers from the
Lisbon Marriott Hotel.
Parking: €19 EUR per day.
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Polycystic Kidney Disease: Challenges, Differing Viewpoints and Ways Forward
June 25 – 30, Big Sky, MT – Big Sky Resort
This SRC focuses on the autosomal dominant (ADPKD) and recessive
(ARPKD) forms of PKD, autosomal dominant polycystic liver diseases with
mild or no kidney involvement (ADPLD) and syndromic forms of PKD
caused by mutations in genes encoding for proteins in the primary cilium
(ciliopathies). It will bring together investigators from a wide range of
different research areas sharing an interest on this topic. The conference
seeks to 1) to assemble an interdisciplinary program of basic scientists
and clinical researchers at the forefront of PKD research to provide a
comprehensive update on recent advances in PKD; 2) to provide a format
where trainees and junior investigators can present, discuss and learn,
with the goal of exciting them about PKD and inspiring them to become
the next generation of PKD researchers; 3) to generate discussion to
help resolve unanswered questions in PKD and promote collaboration;
and 4) to promote the development of novel therapies for PKD by
juxtaposing basic scientists, clinical investigators, and representations of
the pharmaceutical industry. Eight of the oral presentation sessions are
structured around a theme: 1) Genetic mechanisms; 2) Cell biology of PKD
proteins, extracellular vesicles and cilia; 3) Epigenetics and microRNAs; 4)
Cilia, calcium, and cAMP signaling; 5) Other pathways and model systems;
6) Disease mechanisms in other tissues and organs; 7) Cell metabolism
and metabolomics; 8) Biomarkers and clinical trials. A ninth session is
reserved for late breaking abstracts.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Keynote Address “Strategies
Early Bird Deadline: May 14, 2017
for Kidney Regeneration”
▶▶Special Lecture: Regulatory
Path to Drug Approval for
Inherited Slowly Progressive
Renal Diseases
▶▶Career Development
Workshop
Keynote Speaker
Juan Carlos IzpisuaBelmonte, Salk Institute for
Biologic Studies
Conference
Organizers
Vicente Torres, MD, PhD,
Mayo Clinic
Marie Trudel, PhD,
University of Montreal
Last Day to Register: May 25, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Huntley Lodge, Big Sky Resort, 50 Big
Sky Resort Road, Big Sky, MT 59716 Airport Information: The closest
airport to the Big Sky area is the
Bozeman Yellowstone International
Airport (BZN). The lodge is
approximately one hour from the
airport.
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Protein Aggregation in Health and Disease
June 11 – 16, Big Sky, MT – The Steamboat Grand Hotel
This SRC brings together scientists working on biophysical and biological
aspects of protein aggregation and connect physical understand
of aggregation to its biological consequences in post mitotic cells.
The conference will begin with keynote talks by two leading figures,
Dr. Virginia Lee and Dr. Sheena Radford. Their talks will highlight
the translational aspects and biophysical underpinnings of protein
aggregation.
The remainder of the conference will be organized around specific
thematic sessions that focus on specific proteins or collections of
proteins and work up to uncovering the impact of protein aggregation
on cellular processes and disease states. This conference will span a
range of topics. These include a discussion of emerging technologies
to study protein aggregation in vitro and in cells, advancements in our
understanding of cellular stresses induced by protein aggregation, our
ability to target the stress response pathways therapeutically as a route
to finding cures for devastating neurological and systemic diseases,
routes that connect aggregation mechanisms and specific aggregates
to disease, methods to target aggregation or particular species in order
to cure disease, the emerging synergy between protein aggregation
and phase separation in the context of form liquid-like membraneless
bodies within cells, and the functional role of protein aggregates, a
theme that continues to be paradigm shifting in biology. Taken together
these sessions will give the participants an integrative view of protein
aggregation and the impact it has on health and disease.
The cross-disciplinary nature of the conference is accentuated by the
program, which brings together biophysicists, structural biologists, and
bioengineers with cell biologists and clinical scientists.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Panel
Early Bird Deadline: May 3, 2017
featuring academic and
industry leaders, presenting
their thoughts in a Town Hall
format.
▶▶Short talks selected from
submitted abstracts
▶▶Meet-the-Experts Session
Keynote Speaker
Virginia Lee, University of
Pennsylvania
Sheena Radford, University of
Leeds
Conference Organizers
Rohit V. Pappu, Washington
University in St. Louis
Christina Sigurdson,
University of California San
Diego
Last Day to Register: May 11, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging: The
Steamboat Grand Resort, 2300 Mt
Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO
80487.
Airport Information: The
Steamboat Grand Resort is 22 miles
from the Steamboat-Yampa Valley
Regional/Hayden Airport (HDN)
and 155 miles northwest of Denver
International Airport (DIA). Parking: Overnight parking fees
for summer: $5.00 Ski Time Spare
Parking, $10.00, self-parking in hotel
underground garage, $15.00 valet.
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Protein Kinases and Protein Phosphorylation
August 6-11, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK
This SRC focuses on the biology of protein kinases and phosphorylation
signaling. Among FASEB’s longest-running SRCs, it brings together
a dynamic international community of junior investigators, trainees,
and established researchers from a field that is achieving startling new
insight and medical breakthroughs. The program will link detailed
understanding of protein structure and biochemical mechanism
to control of large-scale processes like the cell division cycle, cell
morphogenesis, and metabolism.
This SRC will explore the field’s latest research, which is revealing
surprising mechanisms of regulation, previously unappreciated
subcellular organization, logic of pathways that coordinate diverse
intracellular systems. Importantly, derangement of kinase signaling
underlies disease, including cancer and diabetes. Drugs targeting
kinases and phosphorylation have achieved dramatic cures and promise
more, and the conference has consistently offered a robust platform for
clinically important work. To foster international scientific connections
the 2017 conference will be held at Cambridge University, a world-class
academic research hub with outstanding facilities, recreational options,
and social venues.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird Deadline: June 18, 2017
submitted abstracts
Keynote Speaker
Tony Hunter, American Cancer
Society Professor, Salk Institute
for Biological Studies
Conference Organizers
Kathryn Ferguson,
Department of Pharmacology,
Yale University School of
Medicine
Eric Weiss, Department
of Molecular Biosciences,
Northwestern University
Last Day to Register: July 6, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Robinson College, Cambridge,
Grange Road, Cambridge CB3 9AN,
United Kingdom
Airport Information: Stansted
Airport is approximately 40 minutes
by road from Cambridge and
Gatwick and Heathrow Airports are
about 1.5 - 2 hours by road from the
College.
Platform and poster sessions will feature insights from structural and
biochemical analysis, as well as emerging research in the control of
cell division, metabolism, and cell architecture. The meeting will bring
together scientists using a wide range of approaches, from structural
biology and biochemistry to proteomics, systems biology, and cell
biology. In addition to the conference’s traditionally deeply ingrained
focus on developing treatments for important human maladies, half
of the platform sessions will have an explicit tie to clinical issues:
malignancy, cancer, immunity and inflammation, and metabolic disease.
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Protein Lipidation: Enzymology, Signaling and Therapeutics
July 16 – 21, Saxtons River, VT – Vermont Academy
This SRC will focus on biochemical, structural, and cellular mechanisms
of fatty acylation, prenylation, and post-prenylation processing of
proteins, emerging therapeutics, the transport of intracellular lipids,
and the importance of protein-lipid interactions for cellular signaling
at specialized membrane domains and its relevance in disease. This
conference is the only international venue where these broad but
closely interrelated topics are discussed at length. As the field of protein
lipidation has grown over the past 10 years, it has become highly
interdisciplinary. This this meeting allows scientists and biomedical
researchers from diverse disciplines to come together, discuss new ideas,
and form synergistic collaborations.
Presentations will highlight progress in our understanding of how
lipid-modified proteins promote normal physiological processes, with
emphasis on their important roles in major human disorders. Topics
will also include emerging drug discovery and development efforts. A
significant number of submitted abstracts will be selected for short talks,
and awards will be given to the top scientific posters. Research snapshop
elevator pitch presentations from graduate students and postdoctoral
fellows, a specific Meet-the-Experts session and social activities will allow
students and postdoctoral researchers to interact with invited speakers,
including industry speakers working in drug discovery, and to form
potential new scientific collaborations.
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Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶“Research Snapshot” elevator
Early Bird Deadline: June 4, 2017
pitch presentations from
graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts Sessions
Keynote Speaker
Gisou Van der Goot, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne
Youla Tsantrisoz, McGill
University
Conference Organizers
Rami Hannoush, Genentech
Luke Chamberlain,
University of Strathclyde
Patrick Casey, Duke
University School of Medicine
Anant Menon, Weill Cornell
Medical College
Last Day to Register: June 15,
2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Vermont Academy,
10 Long
Walk,
Saxtons River, VT 05154
Airport Information: Vermont
Academy in Saxtons River,
Vermont is 130 miles from Logan
International Airport (BOS) in Boston,
Massachusetts and 110 miles from
Bradley International Airport (BDL)
near Hartford, Connecticut.
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Rapid Signaling and Genomic Steroid Hormone Actions in Health and Disease
June 11 – 16, Snowmass, CO – Base Village Conference Center
Steroid hormone action impacts many aspects of physiology and
disease states. Although scientists in the field traditionally focused on
how nuclear steroid receptors mediate gene transcription, it is now
established that these same receptors exist and function at various
cellular locations including the cell membrane and mitochondria.
Thus, this conference focuses on the latest advances and approaches
to understand how signaling from extra-nuclear and nuclear steroid
receptors integrate to produce genomic and non-genomic biological
effects. The 2017 conference centers on steroid hormone action in
cancer, metabolism, neuroscience, cardiovascular effects, ion channels,
and lung disease. It will feature many new speakers and provide
the opportunity for trainees to present their work in oral and poster
sessions. Most importantly, many productive collaborations between
scientists, junior and senior, have occurred from the interactions during
this meeting. Junior scientists and trainees are especially encouraged
to interact with senior faculty, in multiple venues that encourage this
during the meeting. Travel funds for trainees are also a priority of this
meeting.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Keynote Address “Circadian
Early Bird Deadline: May 3, 2017
Metabolism in the Light of
Evolution”
▶▶New format: Senior scientist
panel discussions following
each short talk
▶▶Career Development Workshop
Keynote Speaker
Mitchell Lazar, University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Liam Holt, New York
University
Conference Organizers
Carol A. Lange, University of
Minnesota School of Medicine
Ellis Levin, University of
California, Irvine, School of
Medicine
Don DeFranco, University Of
Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Stephen Hammes,
University of Rochester School of
Medicine
Last Day to Register: May 11, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Base Village Conference Center, 84
Carriage Way, Snowmass Village, CO
81615
Airport Information: Snowmass
Village is just ten miles from the
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE),
and 220 miles west of the Denver
International Airport (DEN)
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Regulation and Function of Small GTPases
June 11 – 16, West Palm Beach, FL – Marriott West Palm Beach
This SRC provides an interactive forum that covers the latest
developments in the small GTPase field and presents the newest
technological advancements that are being used to unravel the complex
roles of small GTPases in human health and disease. Small GTPases (e.g.,
Ras, Rac, Rho, Cdc42, Rab, Rap, Rheb, and Ral) are essential for key cellular
processes such as cell differentiation, proliferation, and migration, as well
as the regulation of subcellular events such as vesicle trafficking. These
critical functions of small GTPases make them important participants
in a wide variety of physiological and pathophysiological processes.
The founding member of the small GTPase superfamily, Ras, is the
most commonly mutated oncogene in human cancers, and many
other small GTPases (including RhoA, Rac1, Rab5, Rheb, and RalA) also
play fundamental roles in cancer development and progression. In
addition to a strong cancer theme, this SRC will also focus on other
biomedically important events, including the promotion of vascular
diseases, immunological abnormalities, mental disorders, and metabolic
conditions. For these reasons, progress from a number of fields in
addition to cancer biology will be highlighted, including neurobiology,
developmental biology, computational biology, and membrane
biophysics. The meeting seeks to stimulate the cross-pollination of
ideas among researchers investigating basic biochemical mechanisms,
cell and tissue biology, and translational models to define the diverse
functions of small GTPases.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird Deadline: May 3, 2017
submitted abstracts
▶▶“Meet-the-Expert” session
▶▶Career-Oriented workshops
for trainees and early-career
investigators
Keynote Speaker
Allan Balmain, University of
California San Francisco Helen
Diller Family Comprehensive
Cancer Center
Conference Organizers
Carol Williams, Medical
College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Angeliki Malliri, Cancer
Research UK Manchester
Institute
Last Day to Register: May 11, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Marriott West Palm Beach,
1001
Okeechobee Boulevard,
West Palm
Beach, FL 33401
Airport Information: Palm Beach
International Airport (PBI) is less than
3 miles from the Marriott West Palm
Beach. Fort Lauderdale airport (FLL)
is one hour away.
Parking: Self-parking is $4.00 per
day.
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Reversible Acetylation in Health and Disease
August 6 – 11, Big Sky, MT – Big Sky Resort
Over the past few years, the “epigenetic” regulation of the genome has
become increasingly important to understanding both the etiology
and fundamental mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases. Key
to epigenetic regulation are two classes of lysine-modifying enzymes,
the histone deacetylases (sirtuins and HDACs) and the histone
acetyltransferases (HATs).
This SRC is the only conference dedicated to protein acetylation, and will
bring together leaders in the field to exchange exciting new fundamental
discoveries such as new lysine post-translational modifications (e.g.
3-hydroxybutyryl lysine and palmitoyl lysine) and the how these
modifications can regulate transcription, cell signaling, and protein
secretion.
A primary objective of the conference is to transfer knowledge and foster
collaboration between basic academic researchers, clinical scientists,
and industrial researchers to understand how lysine acetylation controls
human health and how to prevent and treat a diverse set of agerelated diseases that could extend human healthspan and lifespan. A
second objective is to foster the development and interests of younger
investigators to help support their career development. This meeting
is particularly timely because recent development on bromodomain
inhibitors is continuing to generate a lot of interests and more clinical data
on small molecule modulators of sirtuins and HDACs are being generated.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Keynote Address “Mechanisms
Early Bird Deadline: June 25, 2017
Involved In Cooperative
Functions Of Histone
Acetyltransferases”
▶▶Panel discussion: Terry
Sheppard (Nat. Chem. Biol.
Editor), Philip Cole, James Ellis
(GSK), Lisa Monteggia “Career
Choices”
▶▶Meet- the-Experts sessions
Keynote Speakers
Robert Roeder, The Rockefeller
University
David Sinclair, Harvard
University
Last Day to Register: July 6, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Huntley Lodge, Big Sky Resort, 50 Big
Sky Resort Road, Big Sky, MT 59716 Airport Information: The closest
airport to the Big Sky area is the
Bozeman Yellowstone International
Airport (BZN). The lodge is
approximately one hour from the
airport.
Conference Organizers
Li-Huei Tsai, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Hening Lin, Cornell University
and HHMI
Yingming Zhao, The
University of Chicago
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Signal Transduction in the Immune System
June 18 – 23, Snowmass, CO – Base Village Conference Center
This SRC focuses on the most recent advances in the fields of signal
transduction in the immune system, with an emphasis on the
coupling of signaling to differentiation pathways, the development
of new technologies for understanding and imaging signaling,
interactions between metabolism and lymphocyte activation and
differentiation, signaling through mechanotransduction, and signaling
through immunomodulatory receptors in cancer. These topics have
direct relevance to a number of clinically important areas, including
autoimmunity, immunodeficiency diseases, transplantation immunology,
tumor immunology, infectious diseases and chronic inflammation. In
particular, leukocyte metabolism, the mechanism and feedback of antigen
receptor signaling initiation and kinase regulation, immunomodulatory
receptors, and cytoskeletal changes that accompany leukocyte activation
and migration have provided a wealth of new information that will
enhance our understanding of the complex pathways that control
immune responses under normal as well as pathogenic situations. As
such, the mechanisms and pathways that will be discussed in detail at this
conference represent a major source of target leads for the development
of new therapeutics to treat immunological disorders and sit at the
forefront and intersection of basic and translational research. There
will also be sessions that bridge these two types of research. The 2017
meeting is the 9th on the series and features speakers from around the
world who will discuss cutting-edge research in the area of immune cell
signaling.
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Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
▶▶Short talks selected from
Early Bird Deadline: May 7, 2017
submitted abstracts
Keynote Speaker
Doreen Cantrell, University of
Dundee
Conference Organizers
Daniel D. Billadeau, Mayo
Clinic
Art Weiss, University of
California, San Francisco
Janis K. Burkhardt,
University of Pennsylvania
Morgan Huse, Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Last Day to Register: May 18, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Base Village Conference Center, 84
Carriage Way, Snowmass Village, CO
81615
Airport Information: Snowmass
Village is just ten miles from the
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE),
and 220 miles west of the Denver
International Airport (DEN)
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TGF-ß Superfamily: Signaling in Development and Disease
July 9 – 14, Lisbon, Portugal – Marriott Lisbon
This SRC is an important and unique scientific conference where the
pivotal role of TGF-β family members, including TGF-βs, nodal, activins,
BMPs, and GDFs, in developmental, homeostatic, and pathological
processes is explored through formal talks, poster sessions, and interactive
and intensive scientific discussion sessions. This field is expanding into
previously uncharted areas of biology and human pathogenesis. Program
topics include tissue morphogenesis in development and disease,
signaling networks and crosstalk, inflammation, vasculature and tissue
transformation, tissue microenvironment dynamics in disease, therapeutic
frontiers of TGF-β signaling, and homeostatic and metabolic control of
growth and disease.
This meeting includes researchers from around the world presenting
diverse, cutting edge and forward looking research directed towards
a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of TGF-β family
signaling: how these factors mediate context- and temporalspecific signals to orchestrate complex developmental processes,
how aberrations in this signaling pathway lead to developmental
abnormalities and human disease pathologies, and how this knowledge
may come to be applied in the clinic. All lectures will be held in an
intimate setting with a limited number of participants that is an ideal
setting especially for young students and trainees and those who
recently entered the TGF-β world to engage into a discussion with
world-renowned experts. Speakers are encouraged to present and
discuss unpublished data. This meeting brings together a diverse group
of cell biologists, developmental biologist, embryologist, biochemists,
physiologists, biophysicists, and translational biologists to share the
latest developments in different fields.
Highlights
Important Deadlines
▶▶Keynote Lecture
Early Bird Deadline: May 21, 2017
“Developmental syndromes
and genetic alterations in the
TGF-β pathway”
▶▶Career Development Workshop
▶▶Meet-the-Experts sessions
Keynote Speaker
Harry C. Dietz, Institute of
Genetic Medicine, Investigator,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Director, Smilow Center for
Marfan Syndrome Research ,
Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine
Last Day to Register: June 8, 2017
Transportation &
Lodging
Official Conference Lodging:
Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Avenida
dos Combatentes, Lisboa (Lisbon)
Portugal 1600-042
Airport Information: The
closest airport is the Lisbon
Portela Airport (LIS), which is 4.3
miles or 6.9 kilometers from the
Lisbon Marriott Hotel.
Parking: €19 EUR per day
Conference Organizers
Akiko Hata, Cardiovascular
Research Institute, University of
California, San Francisco
Mary Mullins, University of
Pennsylvania Perelman School
of Medicine
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Coming Up in 2018!
As of 2/14/17, subject to change
Biological Methylation: Fundamental Mechanisms in Human
Health and Disease
The Hilton Florence Metropole, Florence, Italy
June 17 – 22
Calcium and Cell Function
Granlibbaken Tahoe, Tahoe City, CA
June 10 – 15
Cell Signaling in Cancer: From Mechanisms to Therapy
The Steamboat Grand, Steamboat Springs, CO
June 3 – 8
COAST 2018
The Plaza Scottsdale Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
September 12 – 16
Cross Translational Research in Fibrosis Across Organs
The Plaza Scottsdale Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
September 30 – October 5
Dynamic DNA Structures in Biology
St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY
July 15 – 20
Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 and One-Carbon Metabolism
The Atlantica, Oak Island Resort & Conference
Center
July 29 – August 3
Functional Disulfide Bonds in Health and Disease
The National Conference Center, Leesburg, VA
June 17 – 22
Fundamental Biology and Pathophysiology of the Liver
The Plaza Scottsdale Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
June 10 – 15
Genome Engineering: Cutting-Edge Research and Applications
The Hilton Florence Metropole, Florence, Italy
June 24 – 29
Immunological Aspects of Metabolic Syndrome
Base Village Conference Center, Snowmass, CO
August 12 – 17
Immunoreceptors and Immunotherapy
Base Village Conference Center, Snowmass, CO
June 10 – 15
Lipid Droplets on the Move from Health and Disease
The Steamboat Grand, Steamboat Springs, CO
June 24 – 29
Machines on Genes
Base Village Conference Center, Snowmass, CO
June 24 – 29
Microbial Glycobiology
The Plaza Scottsdale Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
June 17 – 22
Molecular Biophysics of Membranes
St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY
June 17 – 22
Nutrient Sensing and Metabolic Signaling
Base Village Conference Center, Snowmass, CO
August 5 – 10
Nutritional Immunology and the Microbiota: Rules of
Engagement in Health and Disease
The National Conference Center, Leesburg, VA
June 24 – 29
Phospholipids: Dynamic Lipid Signaling in Health and Disease
The Steamboat Grand, Steamboat Springs, CO
July 29 – August 3
Post Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression: Mechanisms
of RNA Decay
The Plaza Scottsdale Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
June 24 – 29
Protein Folding in the Cell
St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY
July 22 – 27
Protein Phosphatases
Base Village Conference Center, Snowmass, CO
July 15 – 20
Protein Phosphorylation Networks in Health and Disease
Base Village Conference Center, Snowmass, CO
July 22 – 27
Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing
St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY
June 24 – 29
Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells and Regeneration
The Steamboat Grand, Steamboat Springs, CO
July 8 – 13
Small GTPases in Membrane processes: Trafficking, Autophagy,
and Disease
The National Conference Center, Leesburg, VA
September 23 – 28
The 4th International Conference on Retinoids
The Steamboat Grand, Steamboat Springs, CO
June 10 – 15
The Lung Epithelium in Health and Disease
The National Conference Center, Leesburg, VA
July 29 – August 3
Trace Elements in Biology and Medicine
Granlibbaken Tahoe, Tahoe City, CA
June 3 – 8
Transcription, Chromatin and Epigenetics
The Hilton Florence Metropole, Florence, Italy
September 16 – 21
Translational Neuroimmunology
Base Village Conference Center, Snowmass, CO
July 8 – 13
Ubiquitin and Cellular Regulation
Base Village Conference Center, Snowmass, CO
June 17 – 22
Virus Structure and Assembly
The Steamboat Grand, Steamboat Springs, CO
July 22 – 27
Yeast Chromosome Biology and Cell Cycle
The Steamboat Grand, Steamboat Springs, CO
July 15 – 22
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