Protein Homeostasis in Health & Disease Conference

Conference Details

Industry Sector: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology

Conference Type: Scientific Conference, Symposium

Conference Theme: Exploring the latest research and insights into protein homeostasis in health and disease

Conference Name: Protein Homeostasis in Health & Disease

Basic Information

• Date: September 26 - 30, 2011
• Location: Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center, Suzhou, China
• Organized By: Richard Morimoto, Northwestern University, USA; Kazuhiro Nagata, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan; Chih-chen Wang, Institute of Biophysics, CAS, China

Conference Overview

The Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Protein Homeostasis in Health & Disease will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China. The conference will commence at 7:00pm on Monday, September 26, and conclude after lunch on Friday, September 30, 2011.

The conference aims to retain the essence of the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor NY meetings series, which is now in its 76th year. It will feature eight oral sessions and one poster session, covering the latest findings in protein homeostasis. Talks will be selected from openly submitted abstracts based on scientific merit and relevance.

Keynote Speakers & Invited Speakers

• Keynote Speaker: F. Ulrich Hartl, Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, GERMANY
• Invited Speakers: William Balch, The Scripps Research Institute, USA; Bernd Bukau, ZMBH, University of Heidelberg, GERMANY; Andrew Dillin, The Salk Institute, USA; Daniel Finley, Harvard Medical School, USA; Judith Frydman, Stanford University, USA; Lila Gierasch, University of Massachusetts, USA; Carol Gross, University of California at San Francisco, USA; Manajit Hayer-Hartl, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, GERMANY; Koreaki Ito, Kyoto Sangyo University, JAPAN; Randal Kaufman, HHMI/University of Michigan, USA; Jeffery Kelly, The Scripps Research Institute, USA; Kenji Kohno, Nara Institute of Science & Technology, JAPAN; Richard Morimoto, Northwestern University, USA; Kazuhiro Nagata, Kyoto Sangyo University, JAPAN; Davis Ng, TEMASEK Life Sciences Laboratory / NUS, SINGAPORE; David Perlmutter, Children's Hospital of Pittsburg of UPMC, USA; Lei Wang, Institute of Biophysics, CAS, China; Jonathan Weissman, UCSF/HHMI, USA

Contact Information

• Conference Center: Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center
• Address: No.299 Qiyue Road, SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
• Phone: +86 512 6272 9029
• Fax: +86 512 6272 9028
• Email: mikeji@csh-asia.org