The Ubiquitin Family
May 14 - 18, 2013
Abstract Deadline: March 17, 2013

Organizers:
Ron Hay, University of Dundee, UK
Ron Kopito, Stanford University
Brenda Schulman, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

past program

We are pleased to host the seventh Cold Spring Harbor meeting on The Ubiquitin Family, which will will begin at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, May 14 and run through lunch on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The meeting will cover current work on the structure, regulation and function of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins in biology. 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.

Keynote Speakers:
J. Wade Harper, Harvard Medical School
Mark Hochstrasser, Yale University

Topics & Co-Session Chairs:
CONJUGATION, REMOVAL AND RECOGNITION OF UBIQUTIN AND UBIQUITIN-LIKE PROTEINS (UBLs) I
Rachel Klevit & David Komander

CONJUGATION, REMOVAL AND RECOGNITION OF UBLs II
TBA & Michael Rape

SUBSTRATE TARGETING AND DEGRADATION
Dan Finley & Andreas Martin

UBLs IN SIGNALING I: RECEPTORS, PLASMA MEMBRANE / ENDOSOMAL TRAFFICKING
Simona Polo & Ivan Dikic

QUALITY CONTROL
Claudio Joazeiro & Randy Hampton

NUCLEAR FUNCTIONS OF UBLs
Frauke Melchior & Cynthia Wolberger

REGULATION OF INTRACELLULAR PATHWAYS
Christopher Lima & Helle Ullrich

UBLs IN SIGNALING II: INTRACELLULAR COMMUNICATION AND REGULATION OF ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
Raymond Deshaies / Titia Sixma

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline.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 pleased to invite applications for the Cecile M. Pickart Student Travel Awards, due by April 15. Details about the award and how to apply are posted here.

All questions pertaining to registration, fees, housing, meals, transportation, visas, abstract submission or any other matters may be directed to Andrea Stephenson (stephens@cshl.edu)

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

This conference may be supported in part by funds provided by: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

We thank Ubiquigent for support of the Young Scientist Award which will be awarded during the meeting.

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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.