TELOMERES & TELOMERASE
May 3 - 7, 2011
Abstract Deadline: February 11, 2011

Organizers:
Titia de Lange, The Rockefeller University
Roger Reddel, Children's Medical Research Institute, Australia
Dorothy Shippen, Texas A&M University
Virginia Zakian, Princeton University

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We are pleased to offer the seventh Cold Spring Harbor meeting on Telomeres & Telomerase to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular, cellular and genetic aspects of telomeres and telomerase biology. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, May 3, and run through lunch on Saturday, May 7, 2011. 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.

Topics:
Telomerase structure and biochemistry
End resection and protection
Telomeres and DNA damage sensing
Telomere Length Regulation
Consequences of telomere dysfunction
Proteins and RNA bound to telomeric and sub-telomeric chromatin
Telomeres in senescence, proliferation and cancer
Telomeres and Recombination

Confirmed Discussion Leaders:
Steven Artandi, Stanford School of Medicine
Peter Baumann, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Monica Bessler, Washington University in St Louis
Elizabeth Blackburn, University of California San Francisco
Thomas Cech, University of Colorado
Sandy Chang, Yale University School of Medicine
Carol Greider, Johns Hopkins University
Fuyuki Ishikawa, Kyoto University, Japan
Peter Lansdorp, BC Cancer Research Centre, Canada
Ming Lei, University of Michigan
Joachim Lingner, Ecole Polytéchnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Maria Longhese, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Vicki Lundblad, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jerry Shay, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Susan Smith, Skirball Institute, New York University
Deborah Wuttke, University of Colorado

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline.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 look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor in May.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by:

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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.