Computational Cell Biology
March 24 - 27, 2009

Abstract Deadline January 16, 2009

Organizers:
Alex Mogilner, University of California, Davis
Galit Lahav, Harvard Medical School
Leslie Loew, University of Connecticut Health Center
John Tyson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

In association with: Center for Cell Analysis & Modeling University of Connecticut Health Center

past program

We are pleased to host the second Cold Spring Harbor meeting on Computational Cell Biology, which will begin at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, March 24 and run through lunch on Friday, March 27, 2009.

The specific goal for this meeting is to foster fruitful and creative dialogs between experimental cell biologists and mathematical - computational modelers with common interests in the regulation of cell physiology. Emphasis will be placed on areas of greatest current interest and importance, such as cell signaling, neuronal cell biology, development, cell growth, division and death, and cytoskeleton dynamics. Sessions will also be devoted to new experimental technologies and software developments.

Keynote Speakers:
Uri Alon, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Ravi Iyenger, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Topics & Speakers Include:

• Cell Signaling I
Henrik Dohlman, University of North Carolina
Tim Elston, University of North Carolina
Jeremy Gunawardena, Harvard Medical School

• Cell Signaling II
Long Cai (Elowitz Laboratory, Caltech)
Alexander van Oudenaarden, MIT

• Neuronal Cell Biology
Upinder Bhalla, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
Samuel Wang, Princeton University

• New Technologies & Software Developments
Ion Moraru, University of Connecticut Health Center

• Cell Growth, Division and Death
Peter Sorger, Harvard Medical School
Vito Quaranta, Vanderbilt University
Sandy Anderson, University of Dundee, UK
Jared Toettcher, Tidor Laboratory, MIT
Alexander Loewer, Lahav Laboratory, Harvard Medical School

• Cytoskeletal Dynamics
Orion Weiner, University of California San Francisco
Rose Loughlin, Heald Laboratory, Univ.of California Berkeley

• Development
Steve Altschuler, UT Southwestern Medical School
Victoria Foe, Center for Cell Dynamics, University of Washington

The format of the meeting will consist of six morning and evening sessions of two 40-minute invited and a few 15-minute talks per session, selected from submitted abstracts, plus afternoon sessions devoted to posters and new technology & software developments.

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 some funds 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 March.

This conferenceis supported in part by funds provided by:
IBM and a grant from the National Institutes of Health through the National Technology Centers for Networks and Pathways initiative.

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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.