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Alternate Transcript Diversity Symposium II


Symposium on Alternate Transcript Diversity II - Biology, and Therapeutics - 21st-23rd March 2006

EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

Registration Deadline: 1st March 2006
Alternative splicing is a major versatile mechanism that generates diversity in human transcriptome. Its regulation is complex and is an important means of physiological control. Its disruption is associated with many diseases, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, heart failure and neurodegenerative disorders. The realisation that alternative splicing is an important way of controlling gene expression has spawned several large-scale efforts to create bioinformatics resources on alternate transcripts and protein isoforms. These include: computational methods and tools to delineate and characterise alternate transcript structures; databases of alternate transcripts and protein isoforms; and annotations that describe the physiology, pathology and evolution of alternate transcript generation. These efforts require community-based collaborations involving bioinformaticians,computational & experimental biologists, and pharmaceutical researchers. This symposium aims to bring together this community to discuss these resources. Register Online >>>

Quick Guide to the Symposium on Alternate Transcript Diversity:

Organisers


Programme Committee
  • Eleanor Stanley (EMBL-EBI, UK)
  • Bertrand Seraphin, (CNRS Gif sur Yvette, France)
  • Daniel Gautheret (INSERM, France)
  • Stefan Stamm (University of Erlangen, Germany)
  • Winston Hide (SANBI, Sout Africa)
  • Adrian Krainer (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Local Organising Committee (all at EMBL-EBI, UK)
  • Liz Ford
  • Paul Matthews
  • Eleanor Stanley
  • Francesco Nardone
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Speakers


List of Speakers

This list will be updated as further speakers are confirmed. In addition to the talks by invited speakers, oral presentations of selected poster submissions will be arranged.

Albrecht Bindereif (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germant)
Angela Krämer (Universite de Geneve, Switzerland)
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus (Leids Universitrair Medisch Centrum, Netherlands)
Bertrand Seraphin (Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, France)
Brenton Graveley (University of Connecticut Health Center, USA)
Christopher Lee (UCLA College, USA)
Chris Smith (University of Cambridge, UK)
Donald Rio (University of California Berkeley)
Douglas Black (UCLA College, USA)
Francisco Baralle (International Centre for Genetic engineering and
biotechnology)
Gil Ast (Tel Aviv University Medical School, Israel)
Goran Akusjarvi (Uppsala Universitet, Sweden)
Guiseppe Biamonti (Istituto di Genetica Molecolare, Italy
Jamal Tazi (Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, France)
Javier Caceres (MRC Human Genetics Unit, UK)
Julian Venables (University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Mariano Garcia-Blanco (Duke University, USA)
Mihaela Zavolan (Universitat Basel, Germany)
Peer Bork (EMBL-Heidelberg, Germany)
Roderic Guigo (Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, Spain)**
Ryszard Kole (University of North Carolina, USA)
Sandro Jose De Souza (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Brazil)
Utz Fischer (University of W.rzburg, Germany)
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ATD Programme


ATD Programme Schedule

The programme will include a combination of invited talks, poster sessions and talks selected from poster abstracts.

Topics include, but are not limited to:
  • Regulation of alternative splicing: the understanding of expression bias in alternate splicing and the expression state
  • Biology of alternative splicing
  • Disease-relevant alternative splice events and therapeutic application
A schedule of the symposium is available in Word or PDF format.

Abstracts of the invited talks and poster presentations will be made available in the symposium proceedings.

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Registration


REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday 1st March 2006

Register Online >>>

When you register you will be sent an automatically generated e-mail message that includes your registration number. Please keep a record of this as you will need it to submit your poster abstract.

Fees:


  • Academics, including accommodation - € 400 Euros
  • Academics, excluding accommodation - € 250 Euros
  • Industry, including accommodation - € 475 Euros
  • Industry, excluding accommodation - € 325 Euros

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Poster-Abstract Submission Instructions


ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday 1st March 2006

Abstracts will be considered for presentation in poster sessions. Selected posters will be included for oral presentation.
  • Authors whose abstracts are selected for poster and/or oral presentation will be notified by Monday 6th March 2006.
  • Please submit your abstract using the online abstract submission form >>>.
  • When registering for the conference you will automatically receive a registration number by email. Please enter this in the appropriate field.
If you have difficulties submitting your abstract, please send an e-mail to atd-sympo@ebi.ac.uk.
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Location


Symposium Location - Operon Lecture Theatre at EMBL

The symposium will take place in in the Operon Lecture Theatre at EMBL in Heidelberg.
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Accommodation-Travel


 Once registered for the conference you will be sent a confirming email with a unique registration number. With this number, you can then select your choice of accommodation at the conference registration page.

Hotel

Accommodation will be provided in the nearby ISG and in downtown hotels.

Best Western Hotel Alt Heidelberg
Rohrbacher Strae 29
69115 Heidelberg
Telefon: ++49 (0) 6221-9150
Telefax: ++49 (0) 6221-164272
info@altheidelberg.bestwestern.de
http://www.bestwestern.de/

Hotel Villa Toskana
Hamburger Strasse 4-8
69181 Leimen/Heidelberg
Fon: 06224.8292.0
Fax: 06224.8292.11
E-Mail: info@hotel-villa-toskana.de
http://www.hotel-villa-toskana.de/html/kon.html

Local Transport

Shuttle busses will go from the hotels to EMBL and back mornings and evenings. The schedule will be available before the meeting.

Travel

The meeting will take place in the Operon Lecture Theatre at EMBL. For instructions on how to reach the institute, please click here.
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Contact


Symposium Contact Information

If you have any enquiries or problems regarding the symposium please send an e-mail to atd-sympo@ebi.ac.uk.
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The 'Alternate Transcript Diversity Symposium' is supported by the EBI Industry Programme.


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