Bone and Cartilage: from Development to Human Diseases
Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center
June 11 - 15, 2012
Abstract deadline extended to April 20th

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Organized by:
Christine Hartmann, University of Münster, Germany
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Dae-Won Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea
Fanxin Long, Washington University School of Medicine, USA

We are pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Bone and Cartilage: from Development to Human Diseases 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 June 11, and will conclude after lunch on Friday, June 15, 2012.

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 covering the latest findings across many topics in skeletal biology. 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:
-- Cartilage Development
-- Osteoblast Development
-- Osteoclast Development
-- Cartilage Degeneration and Osteoarthritis
-- Osteopetrosis and Osteoporosis
-- Growth Plate and Endocrine System
-- Genetic and Epigenetic Basis of Human Skeletal Disease
-- Therapeutic Approaches for Skeletal Diseases

Keynote Speakers:
Henry Kronenberg, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title:How PTHrP regulates chondrocyte differentiation in the growth plate
Stefan Lohmander, Lund University Sweden and University of Southern Denmark, Sweden
Abstract title:Osteoarthritis: genes, molecules and patients
Björn Olsen, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA
Abstract title:Bone development in health and disease – new insights into control of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation

Invited Speakers:
Benjamin Alman, University of Toronto/The Hospital for Sick Children, CANADA
Abstract title:Hedgehog signaling in cartilage pathology
Frank Beier, University of Western Ontario, CANADA
Abstract title:"The TGFa-EGFR pathway in posttraumatic and aging-associated osteoarthritis"
Xu Cao, Johns Hopkins Univeristy, School of Medicine, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Kathryn Cheah, The University of Hong Kong, CHINA
Abstract title:TBA
Christine Hartmann, University of Münster, Germany
Abstract title:Trabecular bone formation is under the control of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling
Matthew Hilton, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Abstract title:An appropriate balance of Notch signaling is required for articular cartilage and joint maintenance
Masaru Ishii, Osaka University, JAPAN
Abstract title:"Dynamic behaviors of osteoclast function visualized by intravital imaging"
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, University of Tokyo, JAPAN
Abstract title:Endochondral Ossification Signal: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Osteoarthritis
Dae-Won Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea
Abstract title:Nkx3.2-mediated Regulation of Skeletal Development
Andrew Lassar, Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title:The roles of Nkx3.2, GATA6, and FoxA transcription factors in modulating chondrogenesis, hedgehog signaling and chondrocyte hypertrophy.
Brendan Lee, Baylor College of Medicine/HHMI, USA
Abstract title:Matrix Cell Interactions Elucidated by the Genetic Analysis of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Veronique Lefebvre, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, USA
Abstract title:Orchestration of skeletogenesis by Sox transcription factors
Eryuan Liao, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
Abstract title:TBA
Fanxin Long, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Abstract title:TBA
David Ornitz, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Abstract title:FGF receptor signaling is required for osteoblast maturation, vascular invasion, and bone growth during endochondral ossification
Vicki Rosen, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Gary Stein, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Hiroshi Takayanagi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, JAPAN
Abstract title:"Molecular mechanism of osteoclast differentiation"
Noriyuki Tsumaki, Kyoto University, JAPAN
Abstract title:"Regulation of differentiation and cell reprogramming of chondrocytes"
Wim van Hul, University of Antwerp (UIA), BELGIUM
Abstract title:Genes and mechanisms involved in sclerosing bone dysplasias.
Yihong Wan, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Abstract title:Novel Regulators of Osteoclastogenesis and Bone Homeostasis
Matthew Warman, Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital Boston, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Michael Whyte, Washington University School of Medicine and Shriners Hospital for Children, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Yingzi Yang, National Institutes of Health, USA
Abstract title:Gas inhibits heterotopic ossification by suppressing hedgehog signaling
Elazar Zelzer, Weizmann Institute of Science, ISRAEL
Abstract title:TBA

Abstract due March 30th, 2012 section in the flyer and the website
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 June.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by:

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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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