Mechanisms of Transmembrane Signaling

Suzhou, China
October 27-31, 2014
Abstract Deadline extended to :September 14th, 2014

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Organized by:
Tom Blundell , University of Cambridge, UK
James Chou, National Center for Protein Science, Shanghai, China / Harvard Medical School, USA
Michael Sheetz, National University of Singapore, Singapore/ Columbia University, USA
Jia-huai Wang , Peking University, China/ Harvard Medical School, USA    

We are pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Mechanisms of Transmembrane Signaling which will be held in Suzhou, China, located approximately 60 miles west of Shanghai.  The conference will begin at 7:00 pm on the evening of Monday October 27, 2014, and conclude on Friday morning, October 31, 2014.

The conference will include eight oral sessions and one poster session covering the latest findings across many topics in transmembrane signaling research. Many talks will be selected from the openly submitted abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and relevance. Social events throughout the conference provide ample opportunity for informal interactions. 

Major Topics:
1. Receptor architectures
2. Receptor-ligand recognition
3. Signaling by clustering vs. signaling by conformational switch
4. Signal propagation
5. Receptor assembly, assembly of multivalent signaling proteins
6. New relevant tools
7. New transmembrane receptors


Keynote Speakers:
TBA

Invited Speakers:
Tom Blundell, University of Cambridge, UK
Abstract title:Structural Biology of Receptor Tyrosyl Kinase Clustering, Activation & Modulation
Jijie Chai, Tsinghua University, CHINA
Abstract title:Structural insight into the activation of plant receptor kinases
James Chou, National Center for Protein Science, Shanghai, China / Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title:Viewing the blind spots of transmembrane receptors by NMR
Jay Groves, UC Berkeley, USA / NUS Singapore, Singapore
Abstract title:Signal transduction on membrane surfaces
Jia-huai Wang , Peking University, China/ Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title:The structural basis of netrin/DCC signaling
Yvonne Jones, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
Abstract title:Cell Surface Signalling Assemblies in Axonal Growth Cone Guidance
Linda Kenney, National University of Singapore / University of Illinois-Chicago, SINGAPORE/USA
Abstract title:Environmental Sensing by the Inner Membrane Histidine Kinase EnvZ
John Kuriyan, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Abstract title:Control of catalytic activity in the EGF receptor
Mohammad R. K. Mofrad, University of California Berkeley, USA
Abstract title:Models of Integrin Conformational Switch, Activation and Clustering in Transmembrane Signaling and Mechanotransduction
Michael Rosen, HHMI/UT Southwestern, USA
Abstract title:Phase Separation of Multi-Valent Signaling Proteins
Jean Schwarzbauer, Princeton University, USA
Abstract title:Signaling “to and fro”: bi-directional regulation of fibronectin matrix assembly
Michael Sheetz, National University of Singapore, Singapore/ Columbia University, USA
Abstract title:Matrix Pinching by Sarcomeres at the Membrane Senses Rigidity
Toshiyuki Shimizu, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN
Abstract title:Structural study of TLR8 sensing single stranded RNA in innate immune system
Timothy Springer, Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title:How integrins work
Junichi Takagi, Osaka University, JAPAN
Abstract title:Use of custom-made epitope tagging system to facilitate receptor structural biology
Jia-Huai Wang, Peking University, China/ Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title:The structural basis of netrin/DCC signaling
Hao Wu, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title:Structural Elucidation of Higher Order Receptor Signaling Complexes in Innate Immunity
Chenqi Xu, National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, CAS, CHINA
Abstract title:Multilayered regulation of T cell receptor transmembrane signaling
Mingjie Zhang, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, CHINA
Abstract title:Organizing Synaptic Signaling Complexes by Membrane-Associated Guanylate Kinases

We encourage abstracts to contain new and unpublished materials. The abstracts must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers. Status (fellow's talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

Fellowship:
We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. A certain number of presentations by graduate students and postdocs in this conference will be selected as fellowship (USD $200-$500) awards. For more details, please visit Stipends

We look forward to seeing you at Suzhou in October 2014.

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Package Content:

Please kindly note:

1. Registration includes food, but does NOT include Housing. Due to requests from participants to provide more housing at lower prices, we have expanded our housing options to include some lower priced nearby hotels. After completing the online registration, you will receive a link to the full list of housing options.
*Reference Room Rate:
CNY 500 per standard room per night in the Conference Hotel (Worldhotel Grand Dushulake Suzhou)
Up from CNY 200 per standard room per night in nearby budget hotels (within 5 km)
CNY 400-700 per standard room per night in nearby 4-5 star hotels

2. The early price will be available if the full payment is finished before the exact due date.
For USD participants, we will automatically change your package price to the update one if we could not successfully charge the payment from your registered credit card before the deadline.
For CNY participants, we will automatically change your package price to the update one if our bank account could not receive your full payment by wire transfer before the deadline.

3. For late registrations, your registration materials may not be guaranteed since the order is usually made in advance.

4. Please inform us your special request on food (vegetarian, kosher…etc.) or other things during the online registration or email us as early as possible so that we could make relevant arrangement accordingly.

5. Student package is exclusively designed for all the graduate, undergraduate and doctor students who have not received the doctor degree. (Student ID will be required upon arrival).

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