The 6th bHLH Symposium - Transcriptional control of development and disease

Date: 15-17 May, 2011
Venue: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS

http://bHLH.CSBMB.org.cn

Introduction

The 6th international symposium on basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) transcription factors features cross-disciplinary presentations and discussions on bHLH function in development and disease. Studies involving bHLH transcription factors in the past two decades have produced vast knowledge in broad areas of basic and clinical sciences ranging from gene regulation, development, oncogenesis, systems biology, to stem cell biology. Since the inaugural meeting in Amsterdam in 2001, the international bHLH symposium has been an open forum to foster cross-disciplinary interactions. The 6th international symposium will carry on this tradition by bringing international leaders in their perspective fields to discuss the latest findings and stimulate crossfield interactions. Scheduled topics include bHLH structure and function, bHLH mediated transcriptional regulation, bHLH function in development, bHLH proteins in disease models and human diseases. The Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology of the Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences is the local host of the 6 th international bHLH symposium (http://www.sibcb.ac.cn/eindex.asp). We hope that meeting participants will enjoy this stimulating scientific event in the exciting city of Shanghai.

Organizers
Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS
Institute of Developmental Biology and Molecular Medicine,Fudan University

Co-organizers
The Chinese Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (CSBMB)
Shanghai Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SSBMB)

Supporting Organizations
Chinese Academy of Sciences
National Natural Science Foundation of China

Organizing Committee
Robert Benezra (co-organizer), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
Naihe Jing (co-organizer), Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS,Shanghai, China
Kees Murre (co-organizer), University of California, San Diego, USA
Yuan Zhuang (co-organizer), Duke University, Durham, USA/Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Confirmed Speakers
1 ． Robert Benezra, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
2 ． Anthony Firulli, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA
3 ． Lin Gan, University of Rochester, New York, USA
4 ． Manfred Gessler, University of W ü rzburg, W ü rzburg, Germany
5 ． Thomas Grundström, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
6 ． Francois Guillemot, National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK
7 ． Antonio Iavarone, Columbia University, New York, USA
8 ． Naihe Jing, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS, Shanghai, China
9 ． Ryoichiro Kageyama, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
10 ． Thomas Look, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
11 ． Kees Murre, University of California, San Diego, USA
12 ． Xiaohong Sun, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, USA
13 ． Steve Tapscott, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, USA
14 ． Xiaohui Wu, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
15 ． Yuan Zhuang, Duke University, Durham, USA

Important dates
Call for submission of abstracts: January 1, 2011
Deadline for abstract submissions: April 15, 2011

Registration: January 1 - May 1 2011.

Registration Fee

Contact Information

Symposium Secretariat
Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS
Building 16, 320 Yue-Yang Road
Shanghai 200031, China

Tel: 86-21-54921016
Fax: 86-21-54921011

Email: bHLH@sibs.ac.cn

http://bHLH.CSBMB.org.cn