Molecular Chaperones
& the Heat Shock Response
May 3 - 7, 2006
Abstract Deadline: February 8, 2006

Organizers:
James Bardwell, HHMI/University of Michigan
David Ron, New York University School of Medicine
Jonathan Weissman, HHMI/University of California San Francisco

past program

You are cordially invited to participate in the eighth biennial meeting on Molecular Chaperones and the Heat Shock Response which will be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The meeting will begin on Wednesday, May 3, 2006, and will conclude with lunch on Sunday, May 7. This meeting will cover all aspects of the biology of chaperones. Topics include:

Sessions & Chairs:
• Chaperone Biochemistry & Protein Folding
Elizabeth Craig (chair) Elke Deuerling

• Chaperone Function in Disease and Development
F. Ulrich Hartl (chair) Sang Yeol Lee

• Regulation of the Stress Response
Rick Morimoto (chair) Evgeny Nudler

• Quality Control & Protein Trafficking
Walter Neupert (chair) Hidde Ploegh

• Cellular Response to Stress
Arthur Horwich (chair) Ursula Jakob

• Chaperone & Proteolysis
Bob Sauer (chair) Thomas Langer, Christopher Hill

• Diseases of Protein Misfolding
Jeff Kelly (chair.) David Eisenberg, Claudio Soto

The format of the meeting will include morning and evening sessions consisting of eight or nine 15-minute talks per session, entirely selected from the abstracts, principally on unpublished work. In addition, there will be two poster sessions, held in the afternoons. The organizers will decide the suitability of each abstract for oral or poster presentation, but please specify if you prefer a poster.

We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Apply in writing to meetings@cshl.edu stating need for financial support - preference is given to those submitting abstracts.

Status of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the Organizers. Please bring this notice to the attention of any of your colleagues who may be interested. We hope to see you at Cold Spring Harbor in May.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by:
National Institute of Neurological Diseases & Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health

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Regular packages are all inclusive and cover registration, food, housing, parking, wine-and-cheese party, lobster banquet, etc. No Housing packages include all costs except housing. Full payment is due 4 weeks prior to the meeting.