CSHL 2014 Gene Expression & Signaling in the Immune System

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spg Hbr NY

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Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed meeting series on Gene Expression and Signaling in the Immune System, to be held biennially in 2014, will focus on the most recent advances in this rapidly moving field. The meeting will be open, with attendance limited only by the facilities available to a maximum of 450 participants. Oral presentations will be delivered by a combination of invited speakers and those selected from submitted abstracts. This ensures the participation of junior and senior leaders in the field and the presentation of the most excitig results emerging at the time of the meeting. The oral presentations will be complemented by poster presentations in two sessions, also selected from submitted abstracts. The areas to be covered in the 2014 meeting include 1) Stem Cells and Developmental Decisions; 2) Innate Immune Cell Development; 3) Adaptive (Lymphoid) Cell Development; 4) Chromatin Structure & Epigenetic Regulation; 5) Antigen Receptor Gene Assembly and Modification; 6) Signaling 7) Regulation of Immune Cell Function; and 8) Regulation of Innate Cell function. Rather than focusing on one particular type of immune cell or process, the meeting will focus on mechanistic findings that most significantly and rigorously advance our knowledge of signal transduction and gene regulation circuitry within the immune system. Ample opportunity is provided for junior scientists to present their results, and also for the presentation of important, late-breaking findings. The meeting format also ensures time for interactions between scientists, particularly during meals and in poster sessions. The meeting will foster interaction among immunologists working in related areas, and provide a forum for the development of new ideas and approaches to immune system signaling and gene expression.