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1.Glycolipid & Sphingolipid Biology
Dates	22 Apr 2012 → 27 Apr 2012	[ID=454716]
Location	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	The Gordon Research Conference on Glycolipid and Sphingolipid Biology, the twelfth in this series, promises to be an exciting and instructive meeting on the cutting edge of the field. Important areas of focus will include: novel imaging technologies for glyco/sphingolipidology. role of these lipids in membrane microdomain and membrane dynamics, regulation of the enzymes of glycolipid and sphingolipid metabolism, lipidomics and identification of novel lipids with novel functions, roles of bioactive sphingolipids in signal transduction, gene regulation, and in diseases such as neurodegeneration, metabolic syndromes, diabetes, skin health and cancer. In addition the meeting will cover exciting new developments in cross relations between sphingolipid and glycolipid, model organisms and knockout mouse models, glyco/sphingolipid nutrition, drug development and translational sciences. With the help of all attendees, we'll try to cover the significant developments and the different perspectives in the field. In addition to invited presentations by leaders in the field, exciting abstracts will be selected for oral presentation, and stimulating posters will be selected for presentation as part of a hot topics session. We will have ample discussion after each talk, during the poster sessions, and during afternoon walks on the old cities of Toscana.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=glycolipid
Related subject(s)	Molecular Biology

2.Myelin — Biology and Pathobiology of Myelinating Glia
Dates	29 Apr 2012 → 04 May 2012	[ID=454660]
Location	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	The 2012 Myelin Gordon Conference will bring together researchers in PNS and CNS myelin biology to present the latest advances and discuss key questions in the field. Tentative session topics include the development of myelinating glia, the extrinsic signals and signaling pathways that positively and negatively regulate myelination, regulation of axon function, integrity, and organization by myelinating glia, and investigations into myelination and remyelination in the adult, including the role of stem cells. Clinical relevance will be stressed throughout the conference, focusing on various myelin disorders and strategies for myelin repair. Invited speakers will be drawn from a variety of scientific disciplines, including developmental, cellular and molecular biology. Senior investigators will serve as session chairs to guide the discussion and provide overviews of specific topics, in addition to presenting new findings. There will be a concerted effort to invite investigators at the junior faculty and postdoctoral levels to speak at the meeting to enhance their visibility and foster scientific interactions. Members of under-represented minority groups are especially encouraged to attend. To ensure that the latest and most exciting results are presented, some poster presenters will be selected for short talks. Depending on availability of funds, we expect to support the attendance of a number of trainees and junior faculty. This year, the conference will be held in conjunction with the Myelin Gordon Research Seminar, which will focus on myelination and remyelination in the CNS . The Myelin GRS will provide an informal venue for the next generation of myelin researchers to meet, present cutting edge research, and forge collaborations.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=myelin
Related subject(s)	Molecular Biology

3.Chromatin Structure & Function
Dates	06 May 2012 → 11 May 2012	[ID=454736]
Location	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	The 2012 Gordon Conference on Chromatin structure and function will present cutting-edge research on how the genome is dynamically organized in three dimension in the nucleus and how this architecture is involved in regulating nuclear processes The Conference will feature how variation in chromatin structure ranging from its building block, the nucleosome up to defined domains in the nucleus or chromosomes can be achieved, and the talks will cover a wide range of topics, nucleosome structure, nucleosome remodeling, covalent modification of histones, histone exchange and histone variants. Compaction of chromatin, higher order structures, long-range interactions, mitotic and meiotic mechanisms, RNA-based mechanisms, transvection and paramutation, genome and epigenome duplication and stability will also be covered. Invited speakers represent a broad variety of approaches including genetics, structural biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and bioinformatics. This conference has a long history of attracting the top researchers in the field of chromatin structure and function and fostering interactions to promote new collaborations and integration of new members in the field. The 2012 Conference will continue the trend of extending coverage of the variety of approaches used to study chromatin. Space will be held for young scientists, and all applicants will have the opportunity to present a poster on their work if they wish. Many of the platform presentations will be chosen from the submitted abstracts to ensure inclusion of the latest developments during the formal sessions. Significant time for discussion will be scheduled into every session to promote the lively exchange of ideas and interpretations. The conference schedule allows ample time in the afternoons and after the session in the evening for the informal interactions that have always played a key role at this Conference.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=chromatin
Related subject(s)	Molecular Biology

4.Mammary Gland Biology
Dates	10 Jun 2012 → 15 Jun 2012	[ID=454880]
Location	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	Mammary gland biology is driven by an interest both in the biology of the normal gland and in breast disease. The 2012 GRC Mammary Gland Biology meeting will concentrate on how on understanding normal breast biology drives our understanding of breast pathophysiology. Scientific sessions will focus on cutting edge research directed at the basics of mammary gland biology - the developmental cycle of proliferation, differentiation, lactation and involution. Speakers will also examine how our improving knowledge in these areas is driving a better understanding of breast cancer biology. The conference will include leaders in the field as invited speakers as well as selecting speakers for short talks from submitted abstracts. The 2012 GRC will be preceded by the first Mammary Gland Gordon Research Seminar and post-graduate students and junior post-docs are encouraged to apply for both meetings. The Mammary Gland Biology GRC has a tradition of good interaction across all levels of seniority, from the newest student to the most senior professor, and we look forward to continuing that at Il Ciocco in 2012.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=mammgland

5.Marine Microbes — Bridging the Gaps from Genomes to Biomes
Dates	24 Jun 2012 → 29 Jun 2012	[ID=455239]
Location	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	The 2012 Gordon Conference on Marine Microbes will present cutting-edge research on several aspects of biodiversity and functioning of this essential part of the biosphere. Research on marine microbes is witnessing a Renaissance time, where many new organisms, processes and metabolic features are discovered and found to play fundamental roles in the ocean functioning. Including virus, bacteria, and protists and their interactions, this Conference will bring together scientists from different backgrounds and approaches and try to present an integrated way of the marine microbial life. While â��omics will be treated in their different aspects, namely genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, integrative and systems approaches will also be covered and tentatively integrated. The Conference is organized in thematic sessions, including "Relevant scales of investigation", "â��Omics", "Mechanisms of Physiology", "Biogeochemical implications", "Future trends and controversies", to cite only a few. The Conference will try to confront different approaches and views so to stimulate discussion and also to stimulate further thinking by bringing top-researchers from related fields. All participants are invited to present a poster on their research and young researchers and graduate students will participate to a contest for the best poster, who will be awarded a prize and allowed to offer a short presentation during a plenary session. The collegial atmosphere of this Conference, with programmed discussion sessions as well as opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, provides an avenue for scientists from different disciplines to brainstorm and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=marinemicr

6.Bioelectrochemistry — The Body Electric: Understanding the Role of Endogenous Electric Fields in Development, Regeneration and Cancer and Utilizing Electric Fields to Treat Diseases
Dates	01 Jul 2012 → 06 Jul 2012	[ID=455246]
Location	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	The 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Bioelectrochemistry will present cutting-edge research on the body electric: understanding the role of endogenous electric fields in development, regeneration and cancer and utilizing electric fields to treat diseases. The Conference will feature a wide range of topics, such as: the role of voltage gradients and endogenous electric fields in development and regeneration; sensing electric fields/voltage; the use of endogenous EFs/ionic flow and EF pulses in the detection and treatment of cancer/diseases; modeling/techniques and biosensors for the in vivo study of bioelectricity; biological responses to nanosecond and picosecond pulses; electroporation and the brain - responses and imaging; DNA electroporation and immunity - modulation of the immune response by and in response to electroporation; the cell biology of gene transfer - during and after the pulse and the final hot topics session. Invited speakers are experts in the field of bioelectrochemistry and the related specialties of biophysics, cell biology, developmental biology, electrochemistry, bioelectromagnetics, and medicine as they relate to the effects of weak and strong electric fields on membranes, cells, and tissues. The Conference will bring together a collection of investigators who are at the forefront of their field, and will provide opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to present their work at both the GRS and the GRC in poster format and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. Some poster presenters will be selected for short talks within the GRS or the GRC. The collegial atmosphere of this Conference, with programmed discussion sessions as well as opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, provides an avenue for scientists from different disciplines to brainstorm and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=bioelec
Related subject(s)	Electrochemistry, Electrolysis and Corrosion

7.Neurobiology of Cognition
Dates	08 Jul 2012 → 13 Jul 2012	[ID=455359]
Location	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	Recent advances have ushered in a new era for neurobiological studies of complex cognitive functions beyond early sensory processing. Human studies using fMRI and electromagnetic measures have identified brain systems and large scale dynamics important for memory, attention, decision making, emotion regulation, and other aspects of cognition. Neurophysiological studies in nonhuman subjects have discovered neural underpinnings of many of these same cognitive functions. Computational models have been developed to elucidate the dynamics and cellular/ensemble properties of the underlying neural networks. Along with continuing rapid progress in each of these traditional areas, there is accelerated progress in neuronal recording studies in monkeys and rodents targeting other high level processes such as task switching and executive control, which were previously only rarely investigated outside of human studies. There is also increasing attention paid to neuronal dynamics such as oscillations and continuing lively debate on whether and how they may contribute to the brain operations underlying cognition. Relevant to all of these issues, recent application of novel experimental and theoretical approaches are beginning to uncover general principles of the networks that guide cognition at a fundamental level. These advances hold the promise of effectively blending molecular and circuit neurobiology with cognitive neurosciences. Findings in this field have begun to provide important insights into the neural bases of normative cognitive function as well as how disruption of these functions underlie a variety of mental disorders. This recently inaugurated Gordon Conference series provides a forum for researchers and students to exchange data and discuss ideas on cutting-edge issues in the neurobiology of cognition. Given the broad field, each meeting has a somewhat different focus, to facilitate in-depth discussions and at the same time preserve the breadth. The program and format of the meeting are designed to foster intense interactions among investigators from different fields (e.g., between cognitive neuroscientists using human fMRI and neurophysiologists working with behaving animals) or across levels (from cellular and subcellular physiology, microcircuits, to large-scale brain systems), as well as between experimentalists and theorists.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=neurcog
Related subject(s)	Neurology

8.Cell Death
Dates	15 Jul 2012 → 20 Jul 2012	[ID=455362]
Location	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	Cell death is a fundamental biological process, universally required for normal development and firmly established in the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of many diseases. This Gordon Conference will explore the frontiers of Cell Death research, with themes that focus on newly discovered molecules, pathways and mechanisms that specify active forms of cell death in health and disease. The Conference will feature talks and poster presentations on a wide range of topics that span apoptotic signaling networks (e.g. caspase control, Bcl-2 family proteins, mitochondrial dynamics) and non-canonical cell death pathways, including necrosis and autophagy. Invited speakers are recruited from a variety of scientific disciplines, including biochemistry, genetics, structural biology, cell biology, developmental biology, neuroscience and immunology. The Conference will gather established experts who are leaders in the field together with junior scientists, postdocs and graduate students to share discoveries and exchange ideas. Some poster presenters will be selected for short talks. The intimate format and collegial atmosphere of this Conference is designed to enable brainstorming and promote collaborations.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=celldeath
Related subject(s)	Molecular Biology

9.Endothelial Cell Phenotypes in Health & Disease
Dates	29 Jul 2012 → 03 Aug 2012	[ID=455623]
Location	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	Alterations of endothelial cells and the vasculature play a central role in the pathogenesis of a broad spectrum of diseases from diabetes to cancer. This GRC will bring together leading researchers from a variety of disciplines with shared interest in the endothelium, providing new insights and perspectives that are moving the field. Attendees will have the opportunity to establish new collaborations and research directions while gaining exposure to cutting edge research in the field of endothelial biology. Although basic research remains a central component, a strong translational focus and emphasis on the heterogeneity of endothelial cell types are unique to this GRC.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=endothel
Related subject(s)	Molecular Biology

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