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Symposia

Biochemistry of Cell Regulation     Athens 28th June –3rd July 2008

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                                  
                                     

33rd FEBS Congress & 11th IUBMB Conference                  Peace & Friendship Stadium, Athens, Greece