Liver Metabolism, Diseases and Cancer
Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center
May 21 - 25, 2012
Abstract deadline extended to March 30

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Organized by:
Gensheng Feng, University of California, San Diego, USA
David Moore, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Hongyang Wang, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital/Institute of Shanghai, China

We are pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Liver and Metabolic, Disease and Cancer which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China, located approximately 60 miles west of Shanghai. The conference will begin at 7:00pm on the evening of Monday May 21, and will conclude after lunch on Friday May 25, 2012.

The emphasis of this conference will be on integration of liver metabolism, diseases and cancer. Metabolic diseases have reached epidemic levels around the globe, becoming the disease in the 21st century, and liver is the most important metabolic organ. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common visceral malignant diseases and is the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Unfortunately, there has been little cross-talk between researchers in the fields of metabolism and liver cancer. This conference is specifically designed to bring together scientists in the relevant fields, to meet the challenge and find solutions.

This conference is similar in design to the famous Cold Spring Harbor meetings series, a program now in its 76th year. The conference will include eight oral sessions and one poster session. 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. Liver metabolism in health and diseases
2. Liver stem cells and liver cancer stem cells
3. Liver development and organogenesis
4. Bile acid cycling and hepatic lipid metabolism
5. Liver injury and regeneration
6. Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis
7. Liver, inflammation and cancer
8. Liver cancer, clinic and translational medicine

Keynote Speakers:
Michael Karin, University of California, San Diego, USA
Abstract title: TBA
Morris White, Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title: TBA

Invited Speakers:
Myles Axton, Nature Genetics, USA
Abstract title: TBA
David Brenner, University of California, San Diego, USA
Abstract title: Origin and fate of myofibroblasts in hepatic fibrosis
Hueng-Sik Choi, Chonnam National University, Korea
Abstract title: Chonnam National University
Jonathan Dranoff, University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences, USA
Abstract title: CD73: A novel target in the study of liver fibrosis
Gen-Sheng Feng, University of California, San Diego, USA
Abstract title: The pro and anti-oncogenic activities of protein-tyrosine phosphatase Shp2/Ptpn11
Xinyuan Fu, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Abstract title: TBA
Bin Gao, National Institutes of Health, USA
Abstract title: Inflammation, liver stem cells, and cancer: A key role of interleukin-22
Linda Greenbaum, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Abstract title: Signaling pathways in hepatic progenitor cells
Sanjeev Gupta, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
Abstract title: Identity of stem/progenitor cells in fetal and adult human liver and equivalent cells generated from human embryonic stem cells
Subash Gupta, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, India
Abstract title: TBA
Lijian Hui, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, China
Abstract title: Induction of functional Hepatocyte-like cells from fibroblasts by defined factors
Randy Levinson, Nature Medicine, USA
Abstract title: TBA
Christopher Liddle, The University of Sydney, Australia
Abstract title: Impact of extra-hepatic cancer on hepatic nuclear receptor function and drug metabolism
Atsushi Miyajima, University of Tokyo, Japan
Abstract title: Cellular basis for liver regeneration
Satdarshan Monga, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Abstract title: ß-Catenin signaling in liver injury and regeneration: Therapeutic Implications!
David Moore, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Abstract title: TBA
Irene Oi Lin Ng, The University of Hong Kong, China
Abstract title: Liver Cancer Stem Cells in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Erwin Wagner, Spanish National Cancer Research Center, Spain
Abstract title: Role of AP-1 transcription factors in Liver disease and Cancer
Hongyang Wang, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital/Institute of Shanghai, China
Abstract title: TBA
Xinwei Wang, National Institute of Health, USA
Abstract title: Biological and Clinical Implications of the Cancer Stem Cell Model in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Xiaohong Helena Yang, Cancer Cell, Cell Press, USA
Abstract title: TBA
Yingzi Yang, National Institutes of Health, USA
Abstract title: Interaction of the Hippo and Wnt/ß-catenin pathways in controlling liver tumor formation
Jessica Zucman-Rossi, INSERM, France
Abstract title: Landscape of somatic mutation and focal copy-number changes in hepatocellular carcinoma

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 May.

Package Content:

Please kindly note:

1. The early & normal 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 full 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.

2. For Student Package registered participants, please add your roommate requirement during the online registration. Otherwise, we’ll assign you a roommate among other student participants.

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

4. Please inform us your request on extra day (USD 80/CNY 500 per day) and food (vegetarian, kosher…etc.) during the online registration or email us as early as possible so that we could make relevant arrangement accordingly.

5.We offer CSHA endowed student package for graduate students (student ID is required). This special offer only includes the meeting session pass. Housing, food and social activities are not included in the package.

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