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First International
‘Cell Signaling & Assay Technologies-2009 Meeting’
“Receptors to Kinases & Cell Assays for Drug Discovery”
Deca Hotel at the University of Washington
4507 Brooklyn Avenue NE
Seattle, Washington, 98105, USA
May 11 – 12, 2009
| Target Audience: |
200 |
| Total Speaker Presentations: |
30 |
| Total Poster Presentations: |
20 |
| Total Exhibit Booths: |
20 |
AGENDA/SPEAKERS
Monday, May 11, 2009
7:00 – 8:30 A.M: Registration Open
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
7:00 – 8:30 A.M: Registration Open
Scientific Sessions Start at 10.00 A.M and Ends at 5:00 P.M on (May 11-12).
Technology workshop sessions start from 8.00 AM to 9.45 AM on all two days.
The actual agenda will be updated. Please visit again.
Scientific Advisory Committee:
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Krishnarao Appasani, PhD., MBA (Chair)
Founder & CEO
GeneExpression Systems, Inc. Waltham, MA USA |
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Andreas Jeromin, PhD.
Manager, Methods Development
Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA, USA
Manager, Methods Development
Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA, USA |
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Keynote Speakers:
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Bertil Hille, PhD.
Cell Signaling Innovator Awardee’
Lasker Award Winner 1999
Wayne E. Crill Endowed Professor
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA, USA
Title: GPCR/G-protein coupled regulation of membrane phosphoinositides and PIP2 signaling to many membrane processes |
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Other Speakers:
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Randall T. Moon, Ph.D.
William and Marilyn Conner Professor &
Director of the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Investigator-HHMI
Seattle, WA , USA
Title: TBA |
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Gary Means, PhD.
Principal Scientist
Amgen, Inc. Molecular Sciences group
Seattle, WA, USA
Title: Evidence for Altered Signaling Pathway Homeostasis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients |
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XiaoHu Gao, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
Title: Luminescent Q-dots for molecular imaging and traceable drug delivery |
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Stephen J. Polyak, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine
University of Washington &
Affiliate Investigator
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA, USA
Title: NF-kappa B-mediated signaling in infectious diseases |
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Eric Schadt, PhD.
Executive Scientific Director, Genetics
Merck, Seattle, WA, USA
Title: TBA |
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Beatrice Knudsen, MD., PhD.
Associate Member and Professor
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Division of Public Health Sciences
Seattle, WA, USA
Title: A Pathologist¹s Perspective: Measuring the Activation of Signal Transduction Pathways in Cancer Tissues |
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Sophie Dahan, Ph.D.
R&D Section Leader of Cellular Sciences
PerkinElmer LAS, Bio-discovery
Montreal, Canada
Title: PerkinElmer Cellular Assays: Solutions for HTS Drug Discovery |
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Sunil R.Hingorani, MD., PhD.
Investigator
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA, USA
Title: TBA |
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R. P. Robertson, MD.
President & Director
Pacific Northwest Research Institute
Seattle, WA, USA
Title: Antioxidant enzyme protection of beta cells against oxidative stress and zinc regulation of alpha cell function in diabetes |
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David Hayes, PhD.
Director R&D
Bioscience Division
Millipore Corporation
St. Charles, MO, USA
Title: TBA |
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Ichiaki Ito, PhD.
University of Tsukuba
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Tsukuba Science City
Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
Title: Estrogen receptor inhibits TGF-beta signaling pathway via Smad degradation: Implication for cancer progression |
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Danette Hartzell, PhD.
Promega Corporation
Madison, WI, USA
Title: TBA |
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Gary Geiss, PhD.
Nanostring, Inc.,
Seattle, WA, USA
Title: TBA |
All speaker names will be listed soon.
Key Sessions:
The most-up-to-date developments will be addressed:
G-proteins, ion channels and other receptor mediated signaling
Steroid and Nuclear Receptor signaling
Cellular assays for drug discovery
High throughout and novel cell-based screening technologies
Cell Signaling Mechanisms in Stem Cells
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) 891-8234
E-mail: Genexpsys@expressgenes.com
www.expressgenes.com
Poster Abstract Submission by March 1, 2009
ABSTRACTS will be Listed Soon!!
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