Plant Cell and Developmental Biology
Suzhou, China
May 31 - June 4, 2011

www.csh-asia.org

Arranged by:
Dominique Bergmann, Stanford University, USA
Xiao-ya Chen, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, CAS, China
Hong Ma, Fudan University, China/Pennsylvania State University, USA
Natasha Raikhel, University of California Riverside, USA
Weicai Yang,Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China
Zhenbiao Yang, University of California Riverside, USA

We are pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Plant Cell and Developmental Biology which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China. The conference will begin at 7.30pm on the evening of Tuesday May 31, and will conclude after lunch on Saturday June 4, 2011.

This conference retains the essence of the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor NY meetings series, a program now in its 76th year. The conference will include eight oral sessions and one poster session covering the latest findings across many topics in plant research. Many talks will be selected from the openly submitted abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and relevance.

Abstract:
We encourage abstracts to contain new and unpublished materials. The abstracts must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers.

Fellowship:
We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. A certain number of presentations by graduate students and postdocs in this conference will be selected as fellowship (USD $100-$500) awards. For more details, please visit http://www.csh-asia.org/stipends.html .

Major Topics:
- Cell polarity
- Cytoskeleton
- Membrane trafficking, Meiosis
- Pollination and fertilization
- Reproductive cell differentiation
- Root development
- Self-incompatibility

For the most updated information, please visit our website at www.csh-asia.org  

Keynote Speaker
Xiao-ya Chen, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, CAS , China
Jiayang Li, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China
June Nasrallah, Cornell University, USA

Invited Speakers
Dominique Bergmann, Stanford University, USA
Zhukuan Cheng, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China
Sacco de Vries, Wageningen University, Holand
Thomas Dresselhaus, University of Regensburg, Germany
Jiri Friml, Universiteit Gent, Belgium
Ying Fu, China Agricultural University, China
Markus Grebe, Umeå University, Sweden
Ueli Grossniklaus, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Ikuko Hara-Nishimura, Kyoto University, Japan
Tetsuya Higashiyama, Nagoya University, Japan
Teh-hui Kao, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Cris Kuhlemeier, Institute of Plant Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
Daniel Lew, Duke University, USA
Bo Liu, University of California, Davis, USA
Hong Ma, Fudan University, China; The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Li-Jia Qu, Peking University, China
Natasha Raikhel, University of California, Riverside, USA
Laurie Smith, University of California, San Diego, USA
Kaiko Torii, University of Washington, USA
Jaimie Van Norman, Duke University, USA
Xuelu Wang, Fudan University, China
Hong-wei Xue, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, CAS, China
Weicai Yang, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China
Zhenbiao Yang, University of California, Riverside, USA

Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conferences

Mike Ji

Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center
No.299 Qiyue Road
SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Phone: +86 512 6272 9029
Fax: +86 512 6272 9028

E-mail: mikeji@csh-asia.org