5th annual SSCN meeting
February 6, 2009
University of Geneva
+ Venue
University of Geneva
Faculty of Sciences
Science II (Auditorium A150)
30 quai Ernest-Ansermet
1205 Geneva
Switzerland
Université de Genève, Schaer François
+ Program
| 9:00 | Coffee, Registration, Posters Setup | |
| 9:50 |
Brigitte GALLIOT University of Geneva |
Welcome Introduction |
| 10:00 |
Huck-Hui NG Genome Institute of Singapore |
The transcriptional networks regulating embryonic stem cells (Keynote lecture) |
| 10:40 |
Helge GROSSHANS Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel |
microRNAs in stem cells |
| 11:05 |
Damaris BAUSCH ETH Zürich |
Proteomics in the discovery of cell-surface markers on stem cells |
| 11:20 |
Valerie WILSON ISCR, Edinburgh |
Specification of neural progenitors in the vertebrate embryo |
| 11:45 |
Lukas SOMMER University of Zürich |
Neural stem cell expansion |
| 12:10 | Lunch & POSTER SESSION | |
| 14:00 | Cayetano GONZALEZ Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona |
Setting up asymmetry in Drosophila neural stem cells (Keynote lecture) |
| 14:40 | Maximilian FÜRTHAUER University of Geneva |
Sara endosomes ensure directional transport of DELTA/NOTCH during asymmetric cell division |
| 14:55 | Dirk SCHÜBELER Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel |
Chromatin regulation of neuronal progenitors |
| 15:20 | Olivier PREYNAT-SEAUVE Medical School of Geneva University |
Development of human nervous tissue upon diffe-rentiation of embryonic stem cells in 3D culture |
| 15:35 | Barbara STECCA Medical School of Geneva University / Florence University |
GLI1 is negatively regulated by p53 to control neural stem cell self-renewal and tumor cell numbers |
| 16:00 | Coffee Break & POSTER SESSION | |
| 16:40 | Paola BONFANTI EPFL, Lausanne |
Thymic epithelial cells have skin stem cell potency |
| 16:55 | Joerg HUELSKEN, ISREC – EPFL, Lausanne |
Cutaneous cancer stem cell maintenance |
| 17:20 | Andrea BANFI Basel University Hospital |
Controlled angiogenesis by rapid FACS purifica-tion of progenitors expressing defined VEGF levels |
| 17:35 | Pedro HERRERA Medical School of Geneva University |
Pancreas stem cells and regeneration |
| 18:00 | Marcos GONZALEZ-GAITAN University of Geneva |
Poster Prize, concluding remarks |
| 18:15 | Meeting closure | |
You can download the definitive program (PDF, 336 K)
+ Informations
Participation of post-docs and students is strongly encouraged. Thus, 5 short oral presentations that will be selected from the abstracts. In addition, there will be a poster prize!
Posters should be max. 84cm x 118cm (A0, portrait orientation)
As always participation - AND LUNCH - are FREE!
Deadline for the abstracts is January 5th 10th, 2009.
If your abstract is selected for an oral presentation, you will be notified by January 15th 20th, 2009.
Organization committee:
- Brigitte Galliot
- Marcos Gonzalez-Gaitan
For any further information, please contact Nicoletta de Lucia:
- phone: 022 379 67 99
- fax: 022 379 33 40
- email: Nicoletta.DeLucia @ unige.ch
