Cantoblanco Workshops on
Biology
SIGNALING NETWORKS IN IMMUNITY AND
INFLAMMATION
Workshop
organized by Jorge Moscat, Carlos Martínez-A,
Paul Rennert and Michael Karin
May 22-24, 2005 , Campus of the Universidad Autonoma de
Madrid , Spain
Inflammation may be considered a paradigm
of immune disease in which the understanding of signaling networks that connect
different systems, ranging from adaptive and innate immunity to bone remodeling
and destruction, is providing better comprehension of the interrelation between
different molecular and cellular cascades. Pathologies such as rheumatoid
arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease or multiple sclerosis are good examples
of inflammation for which novel and really specific therapies are sorely
lacking. The aim of this symposium is to review recent advances in the
understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying these
processes, which will undoubtedly help in the identification of novel
therapeutic targets for the discovery of new and more specific medicines. We
intend to favor interdisciplinary discussions between molecular and cellular
biologists, immunologists and other researchers interested in complex mouse
genetic models of immune human pathologies, particularly inflammation. The symposium will
consist of lectures and a limited number of short talks that will be selected
from the applicants based on novelty and cutting-edge results.
Participants: No registration
fee is required but participants must register at http://www2.cbm.uam.es/signal/registrationform.htm
Short Talks:
If you want to be considered for a short talk, one page abstract should be
submitted by E-mail to inscripcion-signal@cbm.uam.es
along with a short CV including a publication list. The deadline for
registrants and applications for short talks is:
Lodging
information and reservations can be found at: http://viajes.elcorteingles.es/VECI/peticionservicios/paginas/peticion.htm
Location:
The symposium will take place at the auditorium of the
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología
and is organized jointly by the Centro de Biología
Molecular Severo Ochoa and the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología. For directions please go to: http://www.uam.es/presentacion/campus/default_ing.html
Sponsored by Pfizer, Faes Farma,
Lilly,