Workshop on Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Viral Gene Expression
August 21- 23, 2008
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA
Sponsored by the Cancer Research Institute,
the Myles H. Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retrovirus Research at the University of Virginia, the Center for Retrovirus Research of the Ohio State University
and National Cancer Institute
A workshop on “Post-transcriptional Regulation of Viral Gene Expression”, will be held on August 21- 23, 2008, at the Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA.
Post-transcriptional control of gene expression encompasses processes such as RNA splicing, mRNA export and translation and RNAi-mediated processes, and in many cases they are coupled. Post transcriptional control is important for many viruses; at the same time studies of viral processes have elucidated general cellular mechanisms. The goal of the workshop is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for workers on different viral systems as well as cellular systems relevant to viral processes to exchange results and ideas.
Organizers of the meeting are Drs. Kathleen Boris-Lawrie, Hung Fan, Marie-Louise Hammarskjöld and David Rekosh.
The meeting will begin on Thursday evening and conclude on Saturday evening after dinner. Registration includes lodging for the nights of August 21, 22, 23, allowing for departure on Sunday, August 24th. Registrants are invited to submit abstracts for posters and selected oral presentations. Limited funds are available to support meeting attendance, with preference for graduate students, post-doctorals, new investigators and under-represented minorities.
Confirmed Speakers:
| Karen Beemon | Johns Hopkins University |
| Katherine Borden | Université de Montréal |
| Kathleen Boris-Lawrie | Ohio State University |
| Massimo Caputi | Florida Atlantic University |
| Gordon Carmichael | University of Connecticut Health Center |
| Susan Carpenter | Washington State University |
| Stephanie Ceman | University of Illinois |
| Alan Cochrane | University of Toronto |
| Nicholas K. Conrad | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Jacquelin Dudley | University of Texas at Austin |
| Jim Eberwine | University of Pennsylvania Medical Center |
| Hung Fan | University of California, Irvine |
| Barbara K. Felber | National Cancer Institute at Frederick |
| Beatriz M.A. Fontoura | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Marie-Louise Hammarskjöld | University of Virginia |
| Yingqun Huang | Yale University School of Medicine |
| Jack Keene | Duke University |
| Lyne Levesque | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Shinji Makino | University of Texas Medical Branch |
| Christopher Nicchitta | Duke University Medical Center |
| David Rekosh | University of Virginia |
| Rozanne M. Sandri-Goldin | University of California, Irvine |
| Jeremy Sanford | Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Scott A. Tenenbaum | University at Albany-SUNY |
Program Guide August 21-23, 2008
Attendance and Registration: Attendance to the workshop is open to all interested researchers, including postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. Women and under-represented minorities are especially encouraged to participate. The $500 registration fee includes meeting registration, hotel room (single occupancy) and some meals. For registration, please visit the UCI Cancer Research Institute website at www.cri.bio.uci.edu.
Deadline for registration is July 11th
For a limited number of attendees, the workshop will provide registration gratis. Beginning investigators, postdoctorals, and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Details for requesting assistance can be found on the registration form.
Posters and Abstracts: A poster session will be held. Attendees interested in submitting an abstract should prepare the abstract in standard format on an 8.5 X 11" page with 1" margins. Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the workshop website. Poster size will be 4 X 4 feet. A limited number of abstracts may also be selected for short oral presentations. Abstracts for consideration as an oral presentation should be indicated in the margin.
Information: For information, contact Ms. Nita Driscoll, Cancer Research Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3905; (949) 824-5886; (949) 824-4023 (FAX); nrdrisco@uci.edu
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Organized by the Cancer Research Institute, University of California, Irvine