rd XXIII FECTS and ISMB Joint Meeting - International Society for ...
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KATOWICE, Pol<strong>and</strong>, 25-29.08.2012<br />
<strong>rd</strong><br />
<strong>XXIII</strong> <strong>FECTS</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>ISMB</strong> <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong><br />
www.fects.pl<br />
IMPORTANT DATES OTHER INFORMATIONS:<br />
Registration: BEGINS – 15.12.2011 DEADLINE – 30.06.2012<br />
Abstracts: BEGINS – 15.12.2011 DEADLINE – 15.05.2012<br />
PROPOSED TOPIC'S SESSIONS – (Depending on the interests of meeting participants)<br />
1. Biomechanical <strong>for</strong>ces in connective tissue<br />
2. Systems biology (Cell-cell <strong>and</strong> cell-matrix interactions)<br />
3. Connective tissue <strong>and</strong> development<br />
4. Endothelial <strong>and</strong> epithelial barriers<br />
5. Extracellular matrix during inflammation<br />
6. Extracellular matrix in angiogenesis <strong>and</strong> tumor biology<br />
7. Extracellular matrix in skin <strong>and</strong> wound healing<br />
8. Extracellular matrix in the musculoskeletal system<br />
9. Extracellular matrix proteoglycans of biomolecules<br />
10. Glycoproteins <strong>and</strong> proteodlycans in ECM biology<br />
11. Molecules <strong>and</strong> supramolecular complexes in the extracellular matrix<br />
12. Stem cells <strong>and</strong> stem cell niches – progress, drawbacks, hopes<br />
13. Structural biology<br />
14. Cartilage <strong>and</strong> bone<br />
15. Tissue regeneration <strong>and</strong> repair <strong>for</strong> regenerative <strong>and</strong> reconstructive medicine<br />
16. Proteases<br />
17. Hot Topics in extracellular matrix research<br />
LIST OF SPEAKERS WHO ACCEPTED INVITATION TO DELIVER LECTURES AT THE MEETING:<br />
Hugues Lortat-Jacob (Grenoble)<br />
Germán Camejo (AstraZenecka)<br />
Liliana Schaeffer (Frankfurt, Ger)<br />
John Couchman (Copenhagen) – Syndecans as regulators of adhesion in normal <strong>and</strong> trans<strong>for</strong>med cells<br />
Mariusz Ratajczak (Louisville USA)<br />
Hilary Ashe (Manchester, UK)<br />
Jo C Adams (Bristol, UK) – Evolution of the Metazoan Extracellular Matrix<br />
Leszek Kaczmarek (Warsaw, PL) – MMP-9 in the brain: The major player in synaptic plasticity<br />
Peter Friedl (Nijmegen, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s)<br />
Andrzej Fertala (Philadelphia, USA) – Mutations in Collagens; an Extracellular or Intracellular Problem<br />
Taina Pihlahaniemi (Oulu, Finl<strong>and</strong>) – Structural <strong>and</strong> regulatory roles of the endostatin collagens<br />
Shireen Lam<strong>and</strong>é (Melbourne, Australia) – TRPV4 in skeletal development <strong>and</strong> arthritis<br />
CONFERENCE OFFICE:<br />
Business Service "Galop" 40-851 Katowice, ul. ¯elazna 1, tel. +48 32 253-00-69, fax +48 32 609-83-33<br />
e-mail: fects@kongresy.com.pl, biuro@kongresy.com.pl, www.kongresy.com.pl
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