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2012-06-13 - 2012-06-16

Japan

10th Annual Meeting of International Society for Stem Cell Research

The 10th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will be held at Pacifico Yokohama, in Yokohama, Japan on June 13 to 16, 2012.

The ISSCR's annual meeting has become the world's premier stem cell research event. It serves as the largest forum for stem cell and regenerative medicine professionals from around the world. The meeting will feature more than 1,000 abstracts, nearly 150 speakers and provides numerous networking and professional development opportunities and social events.

There are also many Travel Awards available for ISSCR members to attend the meeting. Deadline for Travel Award application is February 1, 2012.

Deadline for abstract submission is February 1, 2012.
Deadline for early registration is March 23, 2012.
Deadline for advance hotel registration is May 10, 2012.

URL:http://www.isscr.org/Annual_Meeting_Home.htm

2012-08-19 - 2012-08-24

USA

Gordon Research Conference: Visual System Development

The 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Visual System Development will be held August 19-24, 2012 at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire.

The conference will bring together investigators studying the development, diseases, and evolution of the visual system The goals of this conference are to generate an understanding of common principles that regulate visual system development in diverse species, to share the latest most exciting new results and cutting edge technologies, and to stimulate new ideas and collaborations that impact our understanding of eye development and disease. This meeting will also aim to apply our growing knowledge of eye development and maturation to the fields of regeneration, stem cells, and neural degeneration to stimulate innovative efforts to combat blindness.

The deadline to apply to participate in the meeting is July 22, 2012.

URL:http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=visualsys

2012-06-24 - 2012-06-29

USA

Gordon Research Conferences: Signaling by Adhesion Receptors

The 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Signaling by Adhesion Receptors will be held June 24 to 29, 2012 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

The conference will cover recent research on mechanisms and consequences of signal transduction by cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion receptors. The goal is to integrate and extend current knowledge about the structure and biochemistry, cell biology, and whole organism biology of integrins, cadherins and other adhesion receptors. Topics will include signaling to growth, survival and cytoskeletal pathways; mechanotransduction; novel signaling pathways; and system biology approaches. The program is designed to encourage integration of these different areas with the goal of promoting major new cross-disciplinary insights. Training of junior scientists is a key goal of the meeting and the program has multiple opportunities for junior scientists to present their work and engage colleagues.

The meeting is preceded by the Gordon Research Seminar entitled Frontiers in Cell Adhesion and Signaling, geared for student and post-docs.

Deadline for applying to attend this meeting is May 27, 2012.

URL:http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=signadhe

2012-08-12 - 2012-08-17

USA

Gordon Research Conference: Notch Signaling in Development, Regeneration & Disease

The GRC on Notch Signaling in Development, Regeneration & Disease will be held at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine from August 12 to 17, 2012.

The goal of this conference is to provide a stimulating, international and cross disciplinary forum for the dissemination and discussion of new research, concepts and therapeutic opportunities at the forefront of Notch-related biology. The Notch signaling pathway is a central mediator of short-range inter-cellular communication in metazoans, under study since 1914 in Drosophila, and in all other model organisms since the 1980s. Alteration in Notch activity underlie or contribute to a growing list of developmental syndroms, adult onset diseases and cancers, expending the interest in this pathway well beyond scientists interested in developmental and cell biology to those interested in stem cells, cancer biology and therapy.

The meeting will bring together a diverse community of scientists working in every model organism and on nearly every organ system from academia, biotech and the pharmaceutical industry.

Deadline to apply to participate in the meeting is July 15, 2012.

URL:http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=notchsig

2012-03-18 - 2012-03-23

USA

Gordon Research Conference: Craniofacial Morphogenesis & Tissue Regeneration

The 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Craniofacial Morphogenesis & Tissue Regeneration will be held at the Four Points Sheraton/Holiday Inn Express in Ventura, California.

The conference will focus on the molecular and genetic underpinnings of craniofacial development in an evolutionary context. Topics include the early migration and specification of neural crest and mesodermal populations that compose the head, the patterned growth and signaling events that produce the major craniofacial organs, and the evolution of developmental mechanisms that give rise to the diversity of craniofacial form in vertebrates. The Conference will also cover disorders that affect craniofacial development, and animal models used to investigate their pathophysiology. A major theme will be the function of stem cells in basic developmental mechanisms and as tools in tissue engineering approaches to the treatment of craniofacial disease.

This meeting is held in conjunction with the Craniofacial Morphogenesis & Tissue Regeneration Gordon Research Seminar, a forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education.

Deadline for submitting application to attend the conference is February 19, 2012.

URL:http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=cranio

2012-06-07 - 2012-06-10

USA

C. elegans Development, Cell Biology, & Gene Expression Meeting

The "C. elegans Development, Cell Biology, and Gene Expression Meeting" will be held June 7-10, 2012, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Topics that will be covered at the meeting include cell biology, cell cycle and cytokinesis, cell death, cell fate, cell polarity, emerging technologies, gametogenesis, gene regulation during development, germline development, meiosis, morphogenesis, cell adhesion and migration, and sex determination.

Deadline for abstract submission is Monday, April 2, 2012 (noon CST).

URL:http://www.union.wisc.edu/celegans/index2012.html

2012-06-20 - 2012-06-24

USA

10th International Conference on Zebrafish Development and Genetics

The 10th International Conference on Zebrafish Development and Genetics will be held June 20 to 24, 2012 in Madison, Wisconsin.

The organizers of the meeting are soliciting proposals for workshops to be held during the meeting. These workshops will allow the participants to discuss strategies, plan resources, exchange methodology, etc. Deadline to submit a proposal for a workshop is March 1.

There will also be a Zebrafish Atlas workshop held on June 20 to discuss progress and coordinate efforts towards a digital atlas for the zebrafish.

Abstract submission opens on February 15.
Conference Registration opens on February 22.
Deadline for Abstract submission is March 28.
Deadline for submitting Travel Award applications is April 18.
Deadline for early registration is May 15.

URL:http://www.zebrafishgenetics.org/

2012-10-13 - 2012-10-16

Germany

EMBO-EMBL Symposium: Germline- Immortality through Totipotency

The EMBO-EMBL Symposium titled, "Germline- Immortality through totipotency" will be held October 13 to 16, 2012 at EMBL Heidelberg in Germany.

Most organisms have a defined lifespan, however life of a species continues and evolves via germline from generation to generation. Recent studies show that tissue stem cells share molecular and developmental signatures with the germline and that even fully differentiated, postmitotic cells can be reprogrammed to regain totipotency.

This symposium will go beyond a description of the phenomena involving stem cell behaviour, programming and reprogramming. It will bring together researchers from different disciplines, who will address fundamental questions of totipotency as they relate to evolution, development and tissue specialization.

Deadline for abstract submission is Thursday, August 9, 2012.

URL:http://www.embo-embl-symposia.org/symposia/2012/EES12-04/index.html

2012-09-07 - 2012-09-09

Germany

EMBO Conference Series: Morphogenesis and Dynamics of Multicellular Systems

The EMBO conference titled, "Morphogenesis and Dynamics of Multicellular Systems" will be held September 7 to September 9, 2012 at EMBL Heidelberg in Germany.

This conference will provide an open, stimulating forum for researchers studying multicellular organisation in a variety of biological contexts. This 2nd meeting in the series will focus on the dynamic interplay between cell and tissue organisation and cell-cell signalling systems. One main goal of the conference will be to integrate cutting-edge imaging, biophysical and computational approaches that will drive the field in new directions.

Topics include generation and interpretation of long-range gradients, making decisions via cell-cell interactions, mechanical signaling during morphogenesis, intracellular responses and feedback systems, signal integration mechanisms.

Deadline for registration and abstract submission is June 28, 2012.

URL:http://www.embl.de/training/events/2012/MOR12-01/index.html

2012-05-21 - 2012-05-26

Poland

ESF-EMBO Symposium: Systems Biology of Drosophila Development

The European Science Foundation (ESF) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) will be organizing a joint symposium entitled, "Systems Biology of Drosophila Development" held May 21-26, 2012 at Polonia Castle in Pultusk, Poland.

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has emerged as one of the most prominent and promising model systems for pioneering integrative, systems-level approaches to animal development.

This meeting will bring together experimentalists, computational biologists and theoreticians, who have made outstanding contributions to the study of Drosophila development. The aim of the workshop is to enable researchers with different backgrounds and expertise to share their experiences and latest research, to discuss methodological issues, to identify problems with existing models, and to discuss new developmental processes, which would be worth studying using a systems-biology approach.

Deadline for application is February 13, 2012.

URL:http://www.esf.org/index.php?id=9167

2012-06-27 - 2012-07-01

The Netherlands

EMBO Conference: 30 Years of Wnt Signalling

The EMBO conference entitled, "30 Years of Wnt Signalling" will be held June 27 to July 1, 2012 at Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands.

This conference will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the identification of Wnt-1 by bringing together researchers who founded the field and the young scientists who will be responsible for its future.

There will be plenary lectures by Nobel-prize winning founders of the field and other topics covered at the conference include basic mechanisms of signal transduction and their role in development, Wnt interactions with other signaling pathways, human oncogenesis and other diseases, and therapeutic targeting and drug development.

Deadline for pre-registration and Abstract submission is February 29th, 2012.

URL:http://events.embo.org/12-wntsignalling/index.html

2012-04-15 - 2012-04-18

UK

Joint Meeting of the British Societies for Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, and the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists

The Joint Meeting of the British Societies for Cell and Developmental Biology and the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists will be held April 15 to 18, 2012 at Warwick University in the UK.

This meeting provides a unique forum that brings together a wide cross-section of the scientific community as the highlight conference of the European Cell and Developmental Biology Year. The meeting will feature a series of plenary and parallel sessions, with an outstanding line up of speakers from around the world. There are three highlight prize lectures- the Hooke Medal Lecture (BSCB), Waddington Medal Lecture (BSDB) and the Beddington Prize lecture (best PhD student) as well as poster sessions and social events.

Deadline for Travel Grant application is Monday, February 13, 2012.
Deadline for Abstract submission is Friday, March 2, 2012.
Deadline for Early-bird registration is Friday, March 23, 2012.
Deadline for pre-registration is Monday, April 9, 2012.

URL:http://www.bscb-bsdb-meetings.co.uk/

2012-07-19 - 2012-07-24

Canada

SDB 71st Annual Meeting

The Society for Developmental Biology's 71st Annual Meeting will be held July 19 to 24, 2012 at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel in Montreal, Canada.

Several travel fellowships and scholarships are available. Please check the website for more details.

Deadline for abstract submission is March 26, 2012.
Deadline for discounted, early meeting registration is May 28, 2012.
Deadline for advanced, pre-meeting registration or meeting registration cancellation with partial refund is June 18, 2012.
On-site registration will also be available.

URL:http://www.sdbonline.org/2012Mtg.htm

2012-03-26 - 2012-03-28

Japan

CDB Symposium 2012: Quantitative Developmental Biology

The CDB Symposium 2012 entitled, "Quantitative Developmental Biology" will be held March 26-28, 2012 in Kobe, Japan.

This symposium will cover experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches toward understanding principles of development. Recent advances in imaging and other technologies have provided a huge amount of quantitative data sets of cellular processes in complex developmental events. The major aim of this symposium is to provide a platform for exchanging ideas by leading scientists from a variety of fields.

A limited number of travel fellowships will be available for younger researchers from abroad. Deadline for applications for the CDB Travel Fellowship is Friday, January 13, 2012.

Deadline for application to participate in the symposium has been extended to Friday, January 13, 2012.

URL:http://www.cdb.riken.jp/sympo2012/

2012-06-13 - 2012-08-09

Japan

RIKEN Brain Science Institute Summer Program 2012: The Collective Brain

The RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) will be hosting its annual BSI Summer Program 2012 this summer to train advanced students interested in brain function. This year's program is entitled, "The Collective Brain."

Applicants may choose either a two-month laboratory internship (Plan A: tentatively between June 13- August 8, 2012) within a RIKEN BSI laboratory, or an intensive 7-day lecture course (Plan B: July 3- July 11, 2012) featuring a distinguished international faculty. Those participating in the internship may also take part in the lecture course.

Application deadline is 17:20(JST), February 29, 2012.
Please see the website for information regarding the application process.

URL:http://www.brain.riken.jp/en/summer/index.html

2012-04-26 - 2012-04-29

Uruguay

6th International Meeting of the Latin American Society for Developmental Biology

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JANUARY 20, 2012.

The 6th International Meeting of the Latin American Society for Developmental Biology (LASDB) will be held April 26 to 29, 2012 at the Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The focus for this meeting will be on the relatively young academic discipline known as "Evo-Devo." Evo-Devo involves the fusion of Developmental Biology and Evolution, and it aims at understanding how evolutionary mechanisms arise and act in the embryonic stages of different organisms. To achieve this goal some of the world's greatest exponents of this discipline have been invited to give talks and lectures, together with leading researchers in the region.

Topics will include developmental biology, evolution, systems biology and bioinformatics.

Deadline for abstract submission is December 12, 2011.

This meeting is preceded by a satellite course "Systems biology approach to understanding mechanisms of organismal evolution".

URL:http://lasdb2012.org/

2012-04-16 - 2012-04-25

Uruguay

Satellite Short Course of the Sixth International Meeting of the Latin American Society for Developmental Biology

DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JANUARY 6th, 2012

Satellite Short Course of the Sixth International Meeting of the Latin American Society for Developmental Biology (LASDB) entitled "Approach to Understanding Mechanisms of Organismal Evolution" will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay from April 16 to 25, 2012. This course is organized jointly by the Society for Developmental Biology and the LASDB.

This course will provide a hands-on experience to the students from the Western Hemisphere to integrate genomics, system biology and gene regulatory networks with standard experimental approaches to explore basic mechanisms in evolutionary biology and to embolden them to take on the future challenges of experimental biology.

The goals of the course are to:
- Train young investigators in the Americas eager to use innovative approaches and a variety of model organisms to expand their knowledge base of evolutionary processes.
- Foster a culture of borderless collaboration among senior and junior investigators in mutually supportive alliances that will promote advances in our understanding of evolutionary mechanisms.
- Provide an open forum for discussion of evolutionary biology issues topical to health, science policy and education in the participating countries and the Western Hemisphere.

Eligibility criteria and guidelines for application can be found on the course website.

Deadline for application is December 15, 2011.

URL:http://www.sdbonline.org/2012Course/course.htm

2012-03-18 - 2012-03-21

Singapore

Hedgehog Signalling in Development Evolution and Disease

Hedgehog Signalling in Development, Evolution and Disease will be held March 19-21, 2012 at Biopolis in Singapore.

Hedgehog (HH) proteins constitute one of a small number of families of secreted signals that play a central role in the development of metazoans. First discovered in Drosophila, research over the past 15 years has unveiled the key role played by HH signaling in human development and disease: aberrant HH signaling is now recognized as being associated with around 25% of all human cancers.

The HH research community has met at regular intervals over the last decade and the next meeting in this series will take place at Biopolis, Singapore in March, 2012.

As on previous occasions, the aim of this meeting is to bring together the leading researchers in the HH field to present their most recent findings and exchange ideas.

The meeting will reflect the many facets of HH signaling, with sessions devoted to the mechanisms of signal transduction, the developmental roles of HH, the evolutionary origins of the pathway, its involvement in human diseases and its importance as a therapeutic target, providing a well rounded and comprehensive survey of the field.

Deadline for abstract submission and early bird registration is December 31, 2011.
Deadline for normal registration is January 31, 2012.

URL:http://www.hedgehog2012.com/php/home.php

2012-03-27 - 2011-03-30

Australia

12th Hunter Meeting

The 12th Annual Hunter Meeting, Australia's premier cellular biology meeting will be held March 27-30, 2012 at the Sebel-Kirkton Park Pokolbin in Hunter Valley, Australia.

Topics for this year's meeting are BioArchitecture, cancer cell biology, differentiation and morphogenesis, host pathogen interactions, trafficking, stem cell biology, signaling mechanisms, and integrating pathways in cell biology.

There will also be an imaging workshop held at the meeting.

Deadline for submission of abstracts to be considered for selection for platform or poster presentation is November 11, 2011.
Deadline for early bird registration is January 20, 2012.

URL:http://hcbm.mtci.com.au/index.html