Symposia as of 20.07.2007
Symposium 1: Chromosome architecture and nuclear dynamics
Sessions
a. Chromosome structure, movements and insulators
b. Imprinting and epigenetic regulation
c. Nuclear extrachromosomal structures
d. Evolving genomes and synthetic biology
e. Pharmacogenomics
Symposium 2: Coupling and regulation of gene expression machines Sessions
a. Transcription, RNA processing and export
b. Nuclear receptors and control of transcription
c. Regulation at the translational level
d. Micro and siRNAs
e. Catalytic RNA
Symposium 3: Protein structures and dynamics
Sessions
a. Protein structure, modeling and drug design
b. The ubiquitin, proteasome system
c. Protein misfolding, diseases and therapeutic strategies
d. Protein macromolecular machines and networks
e. Protein maintenance and the ageing process
Symposium 4: Extracellular and intracellular structures
in cell communications Sessions
a. Extracellular matrix in tissue architecture and cellular functions
b. Glycobiology
c. Mitochondrial-nuclear communication and dynamics
d. Functional cytoskeleton dynamics
e. Cell-cell communication
Symposium 5: Microbial cell regulation and interactions Sessions
a. Biochemistry of symbiosis and microbial cell interactions
b. Life adaptations in extreme environments
c. Host-pathogen interactions
d. Horizontal gene transfer
e. Metabolic engineering and systems biology
Symposium 6: Stem cell differentiation systems
Sessions
a. In vitro differentiations of embryonic and adult cells
b. Mechanisms of stem cell renewal and differentiation
c. Somatic cell cloning, nuclear reprogramming and cell therapies
Symposium 7: Regulation of membrane signaling
Sessions
a. Regulation by hormones, growth-factors, cytokines
and neurotransmitters
b. Regulation of non-genomic and transcriptional signaling
c. Signaling molecules as therapeutic targets
Symposium 8: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Sessions
a. Plant Biotechnology and renewable materials
b. Nano-biotechnology
c. Nutritional Biochemistry
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