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ABSTRACT AUTHOR PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENTS NOW AVAILABLE
Please join us for the 15th
International Xenopus Conference August 24-28, 2014
in Pacific Grove, California
Major advances in our understanding of vertebrate
development, cell biology, signal transduction, and
neurobiology have come from studies in Xenopus, and
this model is now at the forefront of efforts in vertebrate
systems biology. The International Xenopus Conference
has been held biennially since 1984, and is the premier
forum for information exchange and interaction amongst
researchers using this model organism for biomedical
research. The meeting provides outstanding opportunities for
interaction, with nearly 300 platform and poster talks by students, postdocs, and faculty,
plus roundtable
career development forums. This meeting also provides an
ideal opportunity to learn about the latest advances in genomics
and new methodologies that are accelerating research with
the Xenopus system. The last meeting (the 14th)
was held in Giens, France in September 2012 and was attended by
over 350 researchers from around the world.
The largest gathering of its kind,
over 90 talks and
200 poster presentations will be selected from YOUR
submitted abstracts. There will be numerous
opportunities for lectures from postdocs and students.
Keynote Lecture
Rebecca Heald -
Investigating Mechanisms of Cell Division and Size Control
Using Xenopus
Special Lectures
John Gurdon - Past,
Present and Possible Future of Xenopus Research
Marc
Kirschner - How Do We Get an Explanation in Biology
Invited Speakers
Enrique Amaya, University of Manchester
Ruchi Bajpai, University of Southern California
Bill Bement, University of Wisconsin
Mike Blower, Harvard Medical School
Cliff Brangwynne, Princeton University
Josh Brickman, The Danish Stem Cell Center DanStem
Ken Cho, University of California, Irvine
Hollis Cline, The Scripps Research Institute
Frank Conlon, University of North Carolina
Lance Davidson, University of Pittsburgh
Eddy DeRobertis, University of California, Los
Angeles
Amanda Dickinson, Virginia Commonwealth University
Carmen Domingo, San Francisco State University
Karel Dorey, University of Manchester
Jim Ferrell, Stanford University
Jenny Gallop, University of Cambridge
Jay Gatlin, University of Wyoming
Jean Gautier, Columbia University
Xi He, Harvard University
Ralf Hofmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jubin Kashef, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Mustafa Khokha, Yale University
Mary Lou King, University of Miami
Laurent Kodjabachian,
Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM)
Branko Lantinkic, Cardiff University
Dan Levy, University of Wyoming
Soeren Lienkamp, University of Freiburg
Karen Liu, King’s College
Laura Ann Lowery, Boston College
Ann Miller, University of Michigan
Brian Mitchell, Northwestern University
Anne-Helene Monsoro-Burq, Institute Curie
Kim Mowry, Brown University
Shuyi Nie, University of Georgia
Christof Niehrs, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Nancy Papolopulu, University of Manchester
Sabine Petry, Princeton University
Susannah Rankin, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Bruno Reversade, Institute of Medical Biology, A*
Singapore
Dan Rokhsar, University of California, Berkeley
Hazel Sive, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Elena Silva Casey, Georgetown University
Francesca Spagnoli, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular
Medicine (MDC)
Elly Tanaka, Center for Regenerative Therapies
Dresden
Gert Veenstra, Radboud University Nijmegen
Monica Vetter, University of Utah
Sara Woolner, University of Manchester
Phil Zegerman, University of Cambridge
Aaron Zorn, Cincinatti Children’s
Topics covered will include:
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Cell Biology
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Developmental Biology
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Human Disease Modeling
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Genetics and Genomics
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Proteomics
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Neurobiology
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Behavior
In addition to the scientific sessions,
there will also be roundtable discussions focused on:
Abstract Submission Opens April 9,
2014
Organizers:
Carole LaBonne,
Northwestern
University
John Wallingford, University of Texas at Austin
Organizing Committee:
Julie Baker, Stanford University
Carmen Domingo, San Francisco State University
Chris Field,
Harvard Medical School
Anna Philpott, University of
Cambridge
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