Workshop: Biology of Signaling in the
Cardiovascular System

September 11-14, 2008  -  Cape Codder Resort, Hyannis, Massachusetts
Organizers:  Timothy Hla, University of Connecticut and
Michael Simons, Dartmouth Medical School

Signal Transduction is broadly defined as mechanisms of information exchange between different biological compartments.  As such, signal transduction mechanisms have provided crucial insights into the workings of biological systems.  Signal transduction in the cardiovascular system is studied at molecular, cellular and organ system levels.  In addition to the classical endocrine, paracrine and autocrine modes of signaling, cardiovascular cells participate and respond to mechanical, gaseous, and solid state signals.  Although reductionist approaches and pathway analyses have provided critical insights, more comprehensive and quantitative approaches are needed in the ‘-omics’ era in which large data sets are available from molecular profiling studies at the levels of genes, proteins and small molecules. This NAVBO workshop aims to:

-    Highlight recent advances and breakthroughs in signal transduction research

-    Promote the exchange of breakthroughs in signaling research between
cardiovascular and other fields

-   Facilitate discussion of classical approaches in signal transduction research with
those of emerging approaches such as systems biology and quantitative cell biology.
 

Registration Fees:
Register by July 1 - Regular NAVBO members pay $475; Non-members pay $600; NAVBO Trainee Members* pay $350.  After July 1, NAVBO members pay $545; Non-members pay $660 and NAVBO Trainee members* pay $375.)

 *Students, post-docs, research fellows, etc. must be a trainee member of NAVBO to qualify for this special rate.

Registration includes breakfast on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; lunch on Friday and Saturday and coffee breaks throughout the meeting.