Dynamic Organization of Nuclear Function
September 17 - 21, 2008
Abstract Deadline: June 25, 2008

Organizers:
Genevieve Almouzni, Institut Curie, France
David Spector, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Susan Wente, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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You are cordially invited to participate in the sixth meeting on Dynamic Organization of Nuclear Function, which will be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The meeting will begin on the evening of Wednesday, September 17, 2008, and will conclude with lunch on Sunday, September 21. The specific goal for this meeting is to bring together cellular and molecular biologists to discuss recent advances in the spatial and temporal aspects of nuclear structure/function.

Topics and discussion leaders:
Gene Expression and Genome Function
Andrew Belmont, University of Illinois, Urbana

Nucleocytoplasmic Transport
Ueli Aebi, University of Basel, Switzerland

Nuclear Domains and Bodies
Sui Huang, Northwestern University School of Medicine

Nuclear Structure and Disease
Jan Hoijemakers, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Dynamics of Chromatin, DNA Replication and Repair
Tom Misteli, National Cancer Institute/NIH

Chromosomes and the Cell Cycle
Rebecca Heald, University of California, Berkeley

Epigenetics and Nuclear Organization
Wendy Bickmore, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh

Nuclear Signaling
John York, Duke University Medical Center/HHMI

The format of the meeting will include morning and evening sessions consisting of eight or nine 15-minute talks per session, selected from the abstracts, principally on unpublished work. In addition, there will be three 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.

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline.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 September.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by the CSHL Corporate Sponsor Program.

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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.