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GeneExpression Systems, Inc & Appasani Research Conferences and Educational Institue (ARCEI.ORG)
Jontly Presents
Disease Therapeutics Symposia USA – 2014
Two Theme Meetings at One Location
Fourth International Neuron to Synapse & Optogenetics - 2014 Meeting
On 'Neuronal Function to Mapping & Disease Therapeutics’
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Inaugural Ubiquitin Biology & Therapeutics – 2014 Meeting
On ‘Proteasomes to Disease Biology & Drug Targets’
Date: December 2 – 3, 2014
Venue: Courtyard Marriott, 777 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
| Expected Maximum Capacity of each Meeting |
| Target Audience |
100 |
| Total Speaker Presentations: |
30 |
| Total Poster Presentations: |
10 |
| Total Exhibit Booths: |
10 |
Click Here For Agenda: TBA
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
8:00 AM: Registration Open
9:00 AM - 6:30PM
Scientific Sessions
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
8:00 A.M: Registration Open
9:00 AM - 12:30PM
Scientific Sessions
Scientific Organizer:
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Krishnarao Appasani, PhD, MBA
Founder & CEO
GeneExpression Systems, Inc
Waltham, MA USA
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Keynote Speakers:
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Alfred Goldberg, PhD.
Professor of Cell Biology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
Title: New insights into proteasome function and regulation |
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Hidde Ploegh, PhD.
Member, Whitehead Institute &
Professor of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA
Title: TBA |
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Joan Fallon, PhD.
Chief Executive Officer
Curemark, Inc.
Rye, NY, USA
Title: Novel approaches to treat autism spectrum disorder and other neurological diseases |
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Li-Huei Tsai, PhD.
Director,
Picower Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Senior Associate Member, Broad Institute
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Title: Epigenomics and neural circuitry of Alzheimer's disease |
Other Speakers:
Neuron to Synapse & Optogenetics -2014 |
Ubiquitin Biology-2014 |
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Silvana Konermann
PhD Student in Dr. Feng Zhang’s Lab
The Broad Institute &
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA
Title: Optogenetic LITE technology |
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Oscar J. Abilez, MD, PhD.
Instructor in Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA, USA
Title: Optogenetic control of human cardiac cells and tissues |
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Serge A. Picaud, PhD.
Principal Investigator
European Vision Institute
INSERM-UPMC Paris
Paris, France
Title: Optogenetics approaches to study synaptic physiology |
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Melissa R. Warden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior& Robertson Neuroscience Investigator, New York Stem Cell Foundation
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Title: TBA |
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Jin Hyung Lee, PhD.
Assistant Professor
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
Title: Real-time optogenetic functional magnetic resonance imaging |
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* Presenting Speaker names, title and times are subject to change.
Host organization, organizer, or scientific committee does not take any kind of responsibility.
| Key Topics: |
| Neuron to Synapse & Optogenetics-2014 |
Ubiquitin Biology-2014 |
- Targeting optogenetic tools in vivo and in vitro
- Neural plasticity, Connectomics, Cognition & Behavior
- Optogenetics applications in Stem Cell/Cardiac & Disease Biology
- Biochemistry of light-mediated Opsin proteins & Gated channels
- Light sources, delivery& Spatiotemporal Targeting
- Mapping cellular memory engrams & Imaging of neuronal circuits and networks
- Crystallography, Microscopy & Spectroscopy of optogenetic molecules
- Photochemical/optoelectric/optofluidic activation
Probing Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric disorders
- Therapeutic Development for Neurodegenerative Diseases
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- Biology of Ubiquitin & Protein Quality Control Cellular Machinery
- Ubiquitin Proteasome Systems & Signaling Pathways
- Ubiquitin-Like Proteins and Signalosome-mediated Proteolysis
- Ubiquitin Ligases, Conjugating Enzymes & Inhibitors
- UPS in Disease Biology (CVD, Cancer and Neurodegeneration)
- Structural aspects of Ubiquitome & Deciphering the Ubiquitin Code
- UPS in Allergy, Inflammation, Autophagy and Innate immunity
- UPS/ULPs in Stem cell growth, differentiation, pluripotency & Reprogramming
- UPS/ULPs-based Drug Target Discovery for Therapy & Biomarkers/Diagnostics
- Pathophysiology of UPS & SUMO Pathways
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Exhibitors are welcome to reserve their booth space early!
Please contact if you are interested in speaking in the scientific or Technology workshops of this meeting.
GeneExpression Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 540170
Waltham, MA 02454 USA
Tel: (781) 891-8181
Fax: (781)730-0700 or (781) 891-8234
E-mail: Genexpsys@expressgenes.com
www.expressgenes.com
Note: Speakers Names, Titles and venue subjected to change beyond our control for which the company is not responsible.
Oral Presentation Submission by October 10, 2014
Poster Abstract Submission by November 10, 2014
Email your abstract (100-200 words in word format) to: genexpsys@expressgenes.com
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