Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
May 3-7, 2011
We are pleased to offer the seventh Cold Spring Harbor meeting on Telomeres & Telomerase to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular, cellular and genetic aspects of telomeres and telomerase biology. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, May 3, and run through lunch on Saturday, May 7, 2011. The meeting is intended to provide a format for the exchange of ideas and information, to discuss the latest research findings and technical advances, and to facilitate interaction amongst groups active in diverse systems.
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Invited Speakers:
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Topics:
Telomerase structure and biochemistry
End resection and protection
Telomeres and DNA damage sensing
Telomere Length Regulation
Consequences of telomere dysfunction
Proteins and RNA bound to telomeric and sub-telomeric chromatin
Telomeres in senescence, proliferation and cancer
Telomeres and Recombination
Confirmed Discussion Leaders:
Steven Artandi, Stanford School of Medicine
Peter Baumann, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Monica Bessler, Washington University in St Louis
Elizabeth Blackburn, University of California San Francisco
Thomas Cech, University of Colorado
Sandy Chang, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Carol Greider, Johns Hopkins University
Fuyuki Ishikawa, Kyoto University, Japan
Peter Lansdorp, BC Cancer Research Centre, Canada
Ming Lei, University of Michigan
Joachim Lingner, Ecole Polytéchnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Maria Longhese, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Vicki Lundblad, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jerry Shay, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Susan Smith, Skirball Institute, New York University
Deborah Wuttke, University of Colorado
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