Chaired by
- AnneSpangE-Mail
- University of BaselGrowth & Development BiozentrumBaselSwitzerland
CO-CHAIR:
- IanMacaraE-Mail
- University of VirginiaCenter for Cell SignalingCharlottesvilleUnited States
Dates
23-28 May 2009
Location
Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
The conference will take place in Sant Feliu de Guixols, on the Spanish Costa Brava, 120 km north of Barcelona and 30 km south of Girona. Group transportation will be arranged from/to Barcelona airport, on arrival and departure days.
Practical Information Guide PDF (195 KB) |
Final Programme & List of Accepted Participants
Cell polarity and vesicle sorting are fundamental biological processes that impact stem cell function, cancer, bacterial and viral infections, developmental defects and neurological diseases. A wide range of topics connect polarity with membrane transport, including mRNA transport and epithelial cell polarization, membrane identity and apical/basolateral membrane sorting, axon specification and transport in neurons, vesicle sorting during polarization in budding and fission yeast, and the involvement of membrane traffic in the establishment of polarity in organogenesis.
Computational modeling, high throughput screens and revolutionary imaging technologies in multiple model organisms are being applied to these areas and will have a major impact in the future. The time is opportune to bring scientists working in these areas together, to encourage interactions, build new collaborations and push the field forward.
Since this is an emerging, interdisciplinary field, we want to attract young people to the meeting and provide ample opportunities to present their work and meet with scientific leaders. We will therefore include short talks chosen from abstracts and provide enough time for informal discussions to foster interactions among the participants.
Final Programme - PDF (366 KB) Last updated 19-May-2009 |
Booklet of Abstracts PDF (9.4 MB) PLEASE PRINT - a hard copy will not be distributed at the conference - thank you |
Abstracts, Posters & Short Oral Contributions
There will be no short talks other than those listed on the final programme.
Recommended poster size is 140 cm high x 100 cm wide. Use letters and drawings that can be read from approximately 100 cm distance.
| List of Accepted Posters PDF (335 KB) Last Updated 21-May-2009 |
Group Transportation & Practical Information Guide
Detailed information on all practical aspects of the conference (access to site, registration & fee payments, accommodation, travel reimbursements...) is available from the Practical Information Guide (above under Location Information). Please read it fully and carefully...
Practical Information Guide PDF (195 KB) |
GROUP TRANSPORTATION
Three buses will be arranged on arrival day from Barcelona airport to Sant Feliu. The journey takes approximately 2 hours, depending on traffic.
Bus departure times – Saturday 23 May: 16.30, 17.30 and 18.30
Airport departure point: the buses will wait in the Bus Parking area located just to the left of Terminal A on exit. Each bus has been requested to be at the meeting point 20-30 minutes before scheduled departure. The coaches will have a sign in the window indicating “ESF Research Conferences” for easy recognition.
Group transportation back to Barcelona airport will be arranged in a similar way for the departure day.
Bus departure time – Thursday 28 May: 08.30
ACCOMMODATION
Please note that SINGLE accommodation can only be guaranteed to invited speakers. All other participants will share a TWIN room. In case single rooms would become available at the time of the conference, rooms will be attributed on a “first come, first served” basis. Only the TWIN conference fee should be paid to the ESF when registering. The supplement for single should be paid to the venue directly. Should you wish to be put on the waiting list for single accommodation, please contact Ms. Jean Kelly.
Registration Form
For accepted participants and invited speakers only
All participants - including speakers & session chairs - are kindly expected to confirm their attendance (and, when applicable, to pay the conference fee) by filling in a Registration Form.
Closing date for Early Bird Registration & fee payment: 30 March 2009 FINAL closing date for ALL registration & fee payment: 13 April 2009 <//a></><//> |
Poster prizes sponsored by EMBO, Trends in Cell Biology Journal and Nature Cell Biology Journal will be awarded at the end of the conference.
PHOTOS
Poster Prizes: Mathieu Coureil, Jessica Shivas, Kay-Oliver Schink
ESF Contact
- JeanKellyE-Mail
- Conference Officer
Phone: +32 (0)2 533 2025
Fax: +32 (0)2 538 8486
Please quote 09-288 in any correspondence.
Partnership
This conference is organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in partnership with the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Links of interest
- The Journal of Cell Biology
The original international journal dedicated to cell biology, the JCB began publication in 1955. It provides a rigorous forum for all the important topics in cell biological research.
- The Stem Cells PORTAL is an interactive, multimedia resource, designed to provide the global community of stem cell researchers common linkage among the many regional and international stem cell research tools, services, organisations, and learned societies. This will include linking labs worldwide in our stem cell community, providing access to cell line databases, protocol databases, new technologies, discussion boards, blogs, new stem cell news and literature, calendars of meetings and events, newsletters, networking and job opportunities, and online access to the journal’s peer reviewed stem cell and Regenerative Medicine literature. The Portal also offers the option for groups to manage access controlled pages available only to members.
- RNA Journal - A Publication of the RNA Society/Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
RNA is a monthly journal which provides rapid publication of significant original research in all areas of RNA structure and function in eukaryotic, prokaryotic, and viral systems. It covers a broad range of subjects in RNA research, including: structural analysis by biochemical or biophysical means; mRNA structure, function and biogenesis; alternative processing: cis-acting elements and trans-acting factors; ribosome structure and function; translational control; RNA catalysis; tRNA structure, function biogenesis and identity; RNA editing; rRNA structure, function and biogenesis; RNA transport and localization; regulatory RNAs; large and small RNP structure, function and biogenesis; viral RNA metabolism; RNA stability and turnover; in vitro evolution; and RNA chemistry.
- Trends in Cell Biology, published by Cell Press, is a leading review journal in molecular and cell biology. Its review articles monitor the breadth and depth of current research in cell biology, and objectively chronicle recent and important developments in newly emerging or rapidly progressing fields. In addition to Reviews, Trends in Cell Biology publishes Opinion articles, which provide original perspectives on controversial topics and aim to stimulate new research or debate on innovative ideas. Learn More...
- BioMed Central is a STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication.
