THE UBIQUITIN FAMILY
April 27 - May 1, 2005
Abstract Deadline: February 2, 2005

Organizers:
Joan Conaway, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Ray Deshaies, California Institute of Technology
Peter Howley, Harvard Medical School

The second Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting on The Ubiquitin Family will be held at Cold Spring Harbor, New York. The meeting will begin on the evening of Wednesday April 27, and finish after lunch on Sunday, May 1, 2005. Compared to the previous Cold Spring Harbor meeting on the Ubiquitin Family held in 2003, this year's sessions are focused more on physiological processes, rather than components of the pathway (which is collapsed into one session this year). This reflects that as time goes on, work on the system is increasingly defined in terms of its impact on physiological processes rather than on the enzymology of the underlying reactions.

Topics & Co-Session Chairs:
• Enzymes of ubiquitin family protein systems
Cecile Pickart & Brenda Schulman
• Endocytosis & membrane trafficking
Linda Hicke & Pier Paolo DiFiore
• Protein quality control
Thomas Sommer & Mark Hochstrasser
• Regulation & dysregulation in the brain
Michael Ehlers & Ted Dawson
• Chromatin structure, gene regulation & DNA repair
Shelly Berger & Bill Tansey
• Cell cycle regulation & cancer
J. Wade Harper & William Kaelin
• Cell signaling pathways
Steve Reed & Jan-Michael Peters
• New technologies & therapeutic strategies
Michael Tyers & Hidde Ploegh

The meeting is intended to provide a format for the exchange of ideas and information, to discuss the latest research findings and technical advances, and to facilitate interaction amongst groups active in diverse systems. Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

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.

We look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor in April.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by:
National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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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.