Germ Cells
October 5 - 9, 2010
Abstract Deadline: July 16, 2010

Organizers:
John Eppig, The Jackson Laboratory
Margaret Fuller, Stanford University School of Medicine
Phillip Newmark,
HHMI/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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You are cordially invited to participate in the seventh biennial meeting on Germ Cells to be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island, New York. The meeting will begin with dinner and the first session on the evening of Tuesday, October 5 and will conclude after lunch on Saturday, October 9, 2010. The specific goals of this conference are to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular, cellular and genetic aspects of germ line and gamete development. This 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 the intellectual unification of research on germ cells and related disease states in diverse systems.

Topics:
Germ Cell Specification, Migration and Fate
Germ Line Stem Cells
Germ Line Stem Cells, Gonocyte Proliferation, and the Switch from Mitosis to Meiosis
Meiosis
Germline and Soma Communication
Transcriptional Control and Epigenetic Programming
Post-transcriptional Control and Small RNAs in Gametogenesis and Early Embryos
Fertilization, Egg Patterning, Reprogramming, and the Oocyte to Embryo Transition

Speakers:
Bob Braun, The Jackson Laboratory
Brad Cairns, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
Blanche Capel, Duke University Medical Center
Jurrien Dean, The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH
Abby Dernburg, University of Berkeley, HHMI
Christian Eckmann, Max Planck Institute, Germany
Margaret Fuller, Stanford University School of Medicine
Mary Ann Handel, The Jackson Laboratory
Laurinda Jaffe, University of Connecticut Health Center
Bill Kelly, Emory University
Judith Kimble, University of Wisconsin, HHMI
Ruth Lehmann, Skirball Institute, New York University Medical Center
Haifan Lin, Yale School of Medicine
Erika Matunis, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David Page, MIT Whitehead Institute
Erez Raz, Muenster University, Germany
Mitinori Saitou, Kyoto University, Japan
Geraldine Seydoux, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, HHMI
Allan Spradling, Carnegie Institution, Dept. of Embryology, HHMI
Susan Strome, University of California Santa Cruz
Mark van Doren, Johns Hopkins University
Marc van Gilst, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Anne Villeneuve, Stanford University
Gary Wessel, Brown University
Yukiko Yamashita, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
Shosei Yoshida, Division of Germ Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan
Anne Villeneuve, Stanford University School of Medicine
Christian Eckmann, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany
Marc van Gilst, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

The format of the meeting will include seven oral sessions consisting of invited and short talks, chosen from the submitted abstracts, and one poster session. All speakers and chairs are strongly encouraged to stay for the entire meeting. The organizers will decide the suitability of each abstract for oral or poster presentation, but please specify if you prefer a poster.

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 beavers@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 October.

Support requested from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the The Lalor Foundation and the the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

We have funds to provide partial scholarships for individuals who are US citizens/permanent residents from minority groups under-represented in the life sciences. Please provide justification in writing to beavers@cshl.edu and state your financial needs. Preference will be given to those applying who submit abstracts to the meeting.

Pricing
Academic Package $1275
Graduate/PhD Student Package $1065
Corporate Package $1635
Academic/Student No-Housing Package $865
Corporate No-Housing Package $1100

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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.