Details of conferences on molecular biology from our comprehensive list at Molecular Biology Conferences 2010

January 2010

January 8 - 13, 2010 Structural Genomics: Expanding the Horizons of Structural Biology
Breckenridge, CO, USA Further information
Structural Biology continues to be one of the most prolific and informative ways to make biological and biomedical discoveries at the turn of the millennium, and provides fundamental molecular level insights into the underlying biological and biochemical functions. Structural genomics has been at the forefront of these developments as a major contributor to the advances of high throughput (HT) technologies and methodologies that span the gene to structure process by both crystallography and NMR. In parallel, the rapid expansion of the genome sequencing projects is substantially increasing the complexity and size of the known protein universe, and providing structural biologists with a wealth of new opportunities and challenges to explore, the diversity of biological macromolecules and their relationships to, function, evolution and disease. The goal of this Keystone Symposia meeting is to explore how we can best harness the current approaches from high throughput structural genomics to tackle present and future challenges in structural biology and how we can directly apply these methods to topical and important problems in structural, molecular, cellular and chemical biology. We will focus on approaches that are applicable not only for large consortia, but also for single investigator laboratories and smaller scale projects. Using such methodologies and technologies, we can then keep pace with the genome sequencing efforts and continue to make significant contributions to the constantly increasing discoveries on the intricacies and vagaries of complex biological processes – such as mammalian proteomes, microbial pathogens and cellular and signaling networks /systems. In this way, structural biology will continue to lead the way in making innovative discoveries in biological, chemical, and biomedical research.
Suggested reading: Genomics Books

January 10 - 15, 2010 Origin of Life
Galveston, TX, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference. The Gordon Research Seminar on Origin Of Life encompasses many disciplines including molecular biology, the RNA world, geobiology, and genomics.

January 12 - 17, 2010 HIV Biology and Pathogenesis
Santa Fe, NM, USA Further information
The Keystone Symposia Meeting on HIV Biology and Pathogenesis emphasizes key aspects of HIV research including molecular biology. The focus will be to highlight recent advances in our understanding of HIV/AIDS ranging from the earliest events of transmission, to treatments for infected individuals, to interventions to prevent viral transmission. The goal of the meeting is to emphasize the basic mechanisms of viral replication and the interplay of the virus with the immune system leading to the development of AIDS.
Suggested reading: Lentiviruses and Macrophages   HIV Vaccines

January 12 - 17, 2010 Protein and lipid function in secretion and endocytosis
Goldegg am See, Austria Further information
EMBO Workshop
Suggested reading: Bacterial Secreted Proteins: Secretory Mechanisms and Role in Pathogenesis

January 14 - 19, 2010 RNA Silencing: Mechanism, Biology and Application
Keystone, CO, USA Further information
Since the discovery in 1993 of the first small silencing RNA, a dizzying number of small RNA classes have been identified, including microRNAs, various types of siRNAs and piRNAs. These classes differ in their biogenesis, modes of target regulation and in the biological pathways they regulate. However, there is also a growing realization that these distinct small RNA pathways are interconnected. These pathways functions in RNA-based immunity, developmental gene regulation, transcriptional silencing, and genomic stability. The aim of this meeting is to explore the similarities and differences between RNA silencing pathways, to probe their underlying molecular mechanisms, to learn, by illustrative examples, the logic behind RNA-guided regulation of gene expression, and to explore new methods for harnessing these mechanisms for gene discovery and therapeutics applications.
Suggested reading: RNA and the Regulation of Gene Expression: A Hidden Layer of Complexity

January 17 - 22, 2010 Molecular Basis for Chromatin Structure and Regulation
Taos, NM, USA Further information
Chromatin structure and dynamics underlie every aspect of genome function. The past several years have seen an exponential growth in our knowledge of facts, ranging from catalogs of histone protein posttranslational modifications to complete genome sequences of many organisms to atomic resolution structures of many key molecular players. But our mechanistic understanding lags far behind. New reagents, methodologies and concepts are needed. This meeting will bring together leading experts in diverse areas of chromatin biology who are developing and applying new approaches to develop a concrete mechanistic link between chromatin structure and chromatin function. The topics covered include: fundamental in vivo physical chemical studies of transcription factor binding; real-time single molecule in vivo imaging; state-of-the-art methods for discovery, characterization, and manipulation of histone- and nucleosome-modifying enzymes and for the synthesis and characterization of their specifically-modified histone and nucleosome substrates; single molecule biophysics studies of molecular mechanisms; atomic resolution structural studies; and locus- and chromosome-wide phenomena such as heterochromatin formation and dosage compensation.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

January 24 - 29, 2010 Protein Cofactors, Radicals and Quinones
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

January 24 - 29, 2010 Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Microbiology Books

January 31 - February 5, 2010 Biology of Spirochetes
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Borrelia: Molecular Biology, Host Interaction and Pathogenesis

January 31 - February 5, 2010 New Insights into Healthspan and Diseases of Aging: From Molecular to Functional Senescence
Tahoe City, CA, USA Further information
The focus is on the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which tissue and organ function deteriorate and homeostasis fails rather than on longevity itself, which has been the theme of previous Keystone Symposia meetings on aging. Work from a variety of models is recognizing that organisms, especially humans, are complicated systems in which interventions that extend lifespan might not necessarily block the aging and loss of function in specific organs or tissues and vice versa. Continuing this approach will help us gain an understanding and appreciation of the complexity that underlies aging in humans. The aim of this meeting is to reveal the integration and communication between pathways and systems during functional aging and their relationship with longevity. This meeting will highlight important questions to address in future research. Most importantly, what are the common and disparate causes underlying the cellular and physiological mechanisms responsible for human senescent phenotypes?
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

February 2010

February 1 - 5, 2010 Phosphoproteomics
Odense, Denmark Further information
EMBO Practical Course

February 7 - 11, 2010 Genomic approaches to evolution and development
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Practical Course

February 7 - 12, 2010 Glycolipid and Sphingolipid Biology
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

February 7 - 12, 2010 Oxygen Radicals: Mechanisms That Underpin Redox Biology
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

February 13 - 14, 2010 Plasminogen Activation and Extracellular Proteolysis
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar Extracellular Proteases and Their Regulation: New Functions in Development and Disease

February 14 - 16, 2010 31st Lorne Genome Conference on the Organization and Expression of the Genome
Lorne, Australia Further information
The annual Lorne Genome Conference on the organization and expression of the human genome
Suggested reading: Genomics Books

February 14 - 19, 2010 Antibiotics and Resistance: Challenges and Solutions
Santa Fe, NM, USA Further information
In the face of a growing crisis in antibiotic resistance and the emergence of new bacterial pathogens, there is a pressing clinical need for new antibiotics. Paradoxically, this call for new drugs comes at a time when investment in antibiotic development in the pharmaceutical industry is at historically low levels. Despite the promise of the genomic revolution to inform drug development and innovations in drug discovery and the fundamental biology that underpins it, modern control of infectious disease with antibiotics is perilously fragile. This meeting brings together researchers from medicine, academe and industry and from across scientific disciplines to discuss the challenges of antibiotic development in the 21st Century. What is the scope of the problem? What are possible solutions? What are the imperatives for the short and long term and is the traditional antibiotic paradigm in need of an overhaul? These questions will be the focus of the meeting that will help to define the problems and solutions in antibiotic development.
Suggested reading: Microbiology Books

February 14 - 19, 2010 Myelin
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

February 14 - 19, 2010 Plasminogen Activation and Extracellular Proteolysis
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

February 16 - 21, 2010 Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Replication and Pathogenesis
Taos, NM, Canada Further information
The Keystone Symposia meeting on the Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Replication and Pathogenesis emphasizes key aspects of virus infection pathways and cellular responses. A central goal is the identification of critical virus-cell crosstalk during these processes. Rather than dividing viruses into separate “categories” such as positive-sense RNA viruses and DNA viruses, the meeting highlights common aspects of virus lifecycles among different virus groups. The multi-disciplinary nature of the proposed meeting is important in bringing together investigators using structural, molecular, cell biological, immunological and epidemiological methods. This emphasis on shared themes and multiple experimental approaches will continue to be critical to future advances in virology. While there has been spectacular recent progress in our understanding of virus lifecycles, we are still very far from being able to design antiviral strategies, and unexpected novel aspects of virus cell biology are constantly being discovered. Plenary sessions will cover the most important aspects of virus interactions with cells. Day 1 will include cutting-edge structural virology studies and imaging methods to follow single virus particles during entry. Day 2 will focus on the entry mechanisms of enveloped and non-enveloped viruses and the roles of cellular proteins in virus infection. Day 3 will cover viral and cellular aspects of virus replication and cellular antiviral responses. The last day will focus on the important areas of virus assembly and pathogenesis. Late-breaking exciting developments in this fast-moving field will be incorporated by short presentations and afternoon workshop sessions drawn from the submitted abstracts.
Suggested reading: Virology Books

February 21 - 26, 2010 Angiotensin: Molecular Basis for Action, Dysfunction and New Therapeutic Approaches
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

February 21 - 26, 2010 Plant-Herbivore Interaction
Galveston, TX, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Plant Pathogenic Bacteria: Genomics and Molecular Biology

February 21 - 26, 2010 RNA Silencing Mechanisms in Plants
Santa Fe, NM, USA Further information
Although the core mechanisms of RNA silencing are conserved across eukaryotes, plants have deployed gene silencing in a particularly wide variety of molecular, developmental, adaptive, defensive and epigenetic contexts. Plants, therefore, serve as among the most insightful models to illuminate mechanisms of RNA-directed DNA methylation and transcriptional silencing, antiviral defense, small RNA biogenesis and effector mechanisms, and the roles of small RNA-mediated regulation in development and stress responses. We will highlight recent mechanistic advances about how RNA silencing pathways integrate with plant processes, acting at levels ranging from single-nucleotide to population, as regulatory devices. Session topics emphasize integration between silencing mechanisms and developmental regulation and stress responses, DNA and chromatin modification, host-pathogen dynamics, and natural variation. The Symposium will also highlight cutting-edge, high-throughput technology being developed and applied to understand the roles of RNA-mediated silencing across the plant genome.
Suggested reading: RNA and the Regulation of Gene Expression: A Hidden Layer of Complexity

February 23 - 26, 2010 Virus-host: partners in pathogenicity
San Jose, Costa Rica Further information
EMBO Lecture Series
Suggested reading: Virology Books

February 26 - 27, 2010 5th Annual Biomarkers Congress
Manchester, UK Further information
The event explores core topics such as integration of applications and enabling technologies, molecular diagnostics and assay development, imaging in preclinical and clinical development, and biomarker discovery.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

February 27 - March 4, 2010 Lymphocyte Activation and Gene Expression
Breckenridge, CO, USA Further information
Lymphocytes mediate the adaptive immune responses to antigens derived from infectious agents, transformed cells, transplanted organs and, in the setting of autoimmunity, ones own cells. The study of lymphocyte activation and gene expression is central to understanding the complex biology of these cells and offers hope for regulating these cells in different clinical settings. Much has been learned in the past several decades in this field. Receptors, enzymes and adapter molecules have been identified, signaling cascades and networks have been defined, and the complex regulation of gene expression has been explored. Nonetheless many basic questions remain to be elucidated. Among several contentious areas of research that will be presented by experts at this meeting are the actual means by which antigen receptors initiate the activation process, how activation induces changes in signaling pathways, intracellular organelles and the cytoskeleton, and how changes in chromatin and transcriptional factors determine gene expression.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

February 27 - March 5, 2010 ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins: From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Diseases
Innsbruck, Austria Further information
3rd FEBS Special Meeting on ABC Proteins - ABC2010 ABC2010 will cover all basic and applied aspects of ABC proteins, both in normal and cancer cells, as well as their important roles in genetic diseases as well as drug resistance phenomena in cancer or microbial systems. Leading scientists from all over the world and representatives of major pharmaceutical companies will present and discuss latest news on ABC proteins operating in bacteria, fungi, plants, parasites and humans. We were able to commit numerous leading experts to participate, with many new faces attending as plenary speakers.
Suggested reading: ABC Transporters in Microorganisms

March 2010

March 3 - 5, 2010 EMBO Workshop on Visualizing Biological Data (VizBi)
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Workshop. A primary way that biologists interact with their data is through visualization systems, ranging from simple, stand-alone methods to complex, integrated software packages. However, the sheer volume and diversity of both data and of visualization systems presents an increasing challenge for biologists. The goal of the workshop is to bring together, for the first time, researchers developing and using systems to visualize a broad range of biological data, including sequences, genomes, phylogenies, macromolecular structures, systems biology, microscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging. In selecting topics for this workshop, we have focused on the visualization of processed and annotated data in their biological context, rather than the processing of raw data.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

March 7 - 12, 2010 Antibody Biology and Engineering: From Basic Mechanisms to Antibody-Based Therapeutics
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

March 7 - 12, 2010 Protein Transport Across Cell Membranes
Galveston, TX, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: ABC Transporters in Microorganisms

March 13 - 19, 2010 Genes and Behavior
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar

March 14 - 19, 2010 Fibroblast Growth Factors in Development and Disease
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

March 14 - 19, 2010 New Antibacterial Discovery and Development
Galveston, TX, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Microbiology and Antimicrobials

March 16 - 26, 2010 Mass spectrometry in protein analysis and characterization
Montevideo, Uruguay Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

March 21 - 26, 2010 Biology of Acute Respiratory Infection
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Microbiology books

March 21 - 26, 2010 DNA Damage, Mutation and Cancer
Ventura, CA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

March 21 - 26, 2010 HIV Vaccines
Banff, Canada Further information
Since an HIV vaccine is proving to be a particularly recalcitrant problem, a novel approach that facilitates a wider cross-fertilization of ideas would be very valuable and would be welcomed by the broader HIV vaccine research community. To that end, the major development proposed for the 2010 Keystone HIV Vaccine Symposium is to foster innovative ideas and new collaborations with immunology and vaccinology as it pertains to other viral diseases. Specifically, we propose that a new Joint Symposium of HIV Vaccines in conjunction with Viral Immunity be convened. This Joint Symposium would retain the valuable format that includes joint and separate sessions covering general and specific principles.
Suggested reading: AIDS Vaccine Development: Challenges and Opportunities

March 21 - 26, 2010 Nuclear Receptors: Development, Physiology and Disease
Keystone, CO, USA Further information
Nuclear receptors represent a family of ligand-regulated transcription factors that play central roles in development, physiology, and metabolism. Upon binding small lipophilic hormones and metabolites, such as steroids, fatty acids, and bile acids, nuclear receptors switch their regulatory status, reprogramming gene expression in target tissues. Current research is aimed at defining roles for these receptors in normal development and metabolism as well as better understanding how nuclear receptor dysfunction contributes to diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and neuronal disorders. Nuclear receptors are also a major target for drug development, with many compounds on the market and several in ongoing human trials. This meeting will highlight recent breakthroughs in nuclear receptor research, promote interactions between scientists from industry and academia, and provide opportunities for senior scientists to interact with younger researchers and trainees.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

March 21 - 26, 2010 Viral Immunity
Banff, Canada Further information
The most exciting recent advances in viral immunity include the increased understanding of the role of innate immune mechanisms, interaction between innate and adaptive immunity, pathogen manipulation of host responses, and activation of immune responses and generation of immune memory. Despite these advances, basic mechanisms of anti-viral immunity are poorly characterized particularly for chronic infections. Efforts are also required to exploit recent research advances to improve vaccine design and therapeutic intervention. This meeting will include both innate and adaptive immunity and juxtapose animal models with human studies as it attempts to foster collaborative efforts between attending viral immunologists and the HIV vaccine researchers in the joint meeting. Expert talks in plenary sessions will encompass the latest in critical areas of viral immunity. Workshops and additional presentations will cover provocative and cutting-edge results from attendees. The meeting objective is to accelerate progress in understanding and manipulating anti-viral immunity to improve human health.
Suggested reading: Virology Books

March 27 - 31, 2010 Hedgehog signaling: from developmental biology to anti-cancer drugs
St. Jean Cap Ferrat, France Further information
EMBO Workshop

April 2010

April 7 - 12, 2010 Dynamics of Eukaryotic Transcription during Development
Big Sky, MT, USA Further information
Gene expression in eukaryotes is regulated primarily at the level of transcription. Although much is known about the basic building blocks required to recruit RNA polymerase II to a gene promoter and establish a pre-initiation complex, recent data reveals that a great deal of regulation occurs during transcription elongation, and involves dynamic interactions between the transcription machinery and chromatin structure. This meeting is intended to explore these recently appreciated mechanisms for gene regulation and to showcase the novel techniques that have permitted these advances. Of particular interest are the use of comprehensive, genomic approaches, and their use towards understanding the different patterns of gene expression in different model systems, including stem cells and developing tissues, as well as the application of novel molecular probing and cell imaging techniques to investigate the global nuclear architecture and its impact on gene expression.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

April 8 - 17, 2010 Advanced optical microscopy 2010
Plymouth, UK Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Microbiology Books

April 10 - 13, 2010 In silico systems biology: network reconstruction, analysis and network based modelling
Hinxton, UK Further information
EMBO Practical Course

April 10 - 16, 2010 Methods for miRNA discovery and analysis: from in situ hybridization to new generation sequencing
Monterotondo Scalo, Italy Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: RNA and the Regulation of Gene Expression: A Hidden Layer of Complexity

April 11 - 16, 2010 Malaria: New Approaches to Understanding Host-Parasite Interactions
Copper Mountain, CO, USA Further information
Malaria has entered a new era—a partially effective vaccine may be licensed in the not too distant future, and the genomes of host, parasite and vector are now widely available. Major advances have been made in understanding basic parasite cell biology and fundamental immunology, using rapidly evolving molecular genetic technologies for both host and parasite. Systems biology approaches also offer a new paradigm for interrogating complex host responses to a complex pathogen. Future progress will require greater integration of these technologies to elucidate parasite cell biology, host-parasite interactions, and the specific mechanisms that confer protection in our model systems and in nature. This symposium will bring together these new fields to examine those aspects of host and Plasmodium biology important for understanding immunity and pathogenesis.
Suggested reading: Parasitology Booksy Books

April 11 - 16, 2010 Molecular Targets for Control of Vector-Borne Diseases: Bridging Lab and Field Research
Copper Mountain, CO, USA Further information
Vigorous research since the completion of the Anopheles gambiae genome sequence has established the malaria mosquito as a model organism for host-pathogen biology. However, the translation of this growing post-genomic knowledge base into new vector-targeted malaria control strategies is a distinct challenge that now leads laboratory-based molecular researchers to confront the complexity and heterogeneity of the natural malaria transmission system. Simultaneously, a body of field-based vector researchers has been developing new ways to utilize existing vector control tools such as bednets and insecticides that, if consistently implemented, can yield impressive outcomes. Lab and field based practitioners attend different meetings and rarely engage in direct dialog. This conference will examine the tension between the development of new practical malaria control tools, including genomic ones, and the advantages of more fully exploiting existing tools. It is hoped that the scientific discussion will help influence individual and programmatic research priorities.
Suggested reading: Borrelia: Molecular Biology, Host Interaction and Pathogenesis

April 17 - 23, 2010 Photosensory Receptors and Signal Transduction
Lucca (Barga), Italy Further information
Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar

April 24 - 28, 2010 2nd ASM Conference on Mobile DNA
Montreal, Canada Further information
American Society Microbiology conference 2010.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

April 24 - 28, 2010 ASBMB Annual Meeting
Anaheim, CA, USA Further information
Highlighting the scientific scope of the Society, the scientific program will be organized into three Thematic Groups, with scheduling of individual Thematic Programs arranged to enhance maximal participation of meeting attendees. The Thematic Programs have been developed to provide indepth coverage of specific topics within general areas, with the goal of appealing to biochemists and molecular biologists at all professional levels
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

April 26 - May 1, 2010 Computational RNA Biology
Cargese, France Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: RNA and the Regulation of Gene Expression: A Hidden Layer of Complexity

May 2010

May 2 - 7, 2010 Proteolytic Enzymes and Their Inhibitors
Lucca (Barga), Italy Further information
Proteolysis: The Most Important and Ubiquitous Post Translational Modification That Regulates Biology, Life and Death

May 3 - 12, 2010 Computational molecular evolution
Heraklion (Crete), Greece Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

May 4 - 7, 2010 Proteolysis and neurodegeneration (5th INPROTEOLYS meeting)
Madrid, Spain Further information
EMBO Workshop

May 5 - 7, 2010 Catalytic mechanisms by biological systems: at the interface between chemistry and biology
Hamburg, Germany Further information
EMBO Conference Series

May 5 - 7, 2010 Scientific programming and data visualization for structural biology
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Practical Course

May 6 - 9, 2010 EMBO Molecular Medicine Workshop: Cell guidance signals in cancer
Portofino Vetta (Camogli), Italy Further information
EMBO Workshop
Suggested reading: Books on Medical Microbiology

May 10 - 13, 2010 RNA quality control
Vienna, Austria Further information
EMBO Workshop
Suggested reading: RNA and the Regulation of Gene Expression: A Hidden Layer of Complexity

May 16 - 21, 2010 Immunochemistry and Immunobiology
Les Diablerets, Switzerland Further information
Gordon Research Conference

May 16 - 21, 2010 Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating
Lucca (Barga), Italy Further information
Gordon Research Conference

May 17 - 21, 2010 Recombination and connections to SUMO and ubiquitin modifications
Castelvecchio Pascoli (Lucca), Italy Further information
EMBO Conference Series
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

May 18 - 21, 2010 Advanced light microscopy techniques and their applications‚ 10th International ELMI Meeting
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Workshop

May 21 - 26, 2010 Cellular signaling and molecular medicine
Cavtat (Dubrovnik), Croatia Further information
EMBO Conference Series

May 23 - 31, 2010 Lipid rafts: methods for studying membrane organization
Dresden, Germany Further information
EMBO Practical Course

May 30 - Jun 4, 2010 Chemotactic Cytokines
Lucca (Barga), Italy Further information
Gordon Research Conference

May 30 - June 4, 2010 Antiviral applications of RNA interference
Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain Further information
ESF/EMBO Symposium
Suggested reading: RNA Interference and Viruses: Current Innovations and Future Trends

May 31 - June 5, 2010 Structural characterization of macromolecular complexes
Grenoble, France Further information
EMBO Practical Course

June 2010

June 1 - 4, 2010 Emerging themes in infection biology
Nice, France Further information
EMBO Workshop
Suggested reading: Bacteriology Books

June 2 - 5, 2010 Microtubules: structure, regulation and functions
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Conference Series
Suggested reading: Pili and Flagella: Current Research and Future Trends

June 6 - 11, 2010 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
Hong Kong, China Further information
Gordon Research Conference

June 6 - 11, 2010 Nox Family NADPH Oxidases: Towards Understanding Nox/Duox Function
Les Diablerets, Switzerland Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology

June 6 - 11, 2010 Phosphorylation and G-Protein Mediated Signaling Networks
Biddeford, ME, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

June 12 - 18, 2010 Meiosis
New London, NH, USA Further information
Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar

June 12 - 16, 2010 Genomic approaches to interactions between plant viruses, their hosts and their vectors
Fenestrelle, Italy Further information
EMBO Workshop
Suggested reading: Plant Pathogenic Microorganisms

June 13 - 17, 2010 Replication/repair and segregation of chromosomes
Munzingen (Freiburg), Germany Further information
EMBO Conference Series

June 13 - 18, 2010 Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology
Holderness, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Medical Mycology Books

June 13 - 18, 2010 Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases
Waterville Valley, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

June 13 - 18, 2010 Salt and Water Stress in Plants
Les Diablerets, Switzerland Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Plant Pathogenic Bacteria: Genomics and Molecular Biology

June 16 - 18, 2010 Viruses and innate immunity
Dublin, Ireland Further information
EMBO Workshop
Suggested reading: Virology Books

June 17 - 20, 2010 C. elegans development and gene expression
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Conference Series
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

June 17 - 27, 2010 Electron microscopy and stereology in cell biology
Oslo, Norway Further information
EMBO Practical Course

June 19 - 23, 2010 Chromosome segregation and aneuploidy
Edinburgh, UK Further information
EMBO Workshop

June 19 - 24, 2010 Gene transcription in yeast: from mechanisms to functional genomics
San Feliu de Guixols, Spain Further information
EMBO Conference Series
Suggested reading: Books on Yeast and Mycology

June 19 - 24, 2010 The cytoskeleton in development and pathology
Djurhamn, Sweden Further information
EMBO/FEBS Lecture Course

June 20 - 26, 2010 The molecular and developmental biology of Drosophila
Kolymbari, Greece Further information
EMBO Conference Series

June 20 - 27, 2010 International Conference on Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure\Systems Biology (BGRS\SB-2010)
Novosibirsk, Russia Further information
Hosted by The Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The results of the most recent research in these fields will be presented. The Conference program will include plenary papers, session papers and round tables.
Suggested reading: Bioinformatics Books

June 26 - 27, 2010 Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices
Biddeford, ME, USA Further information
Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar

June 27 - Jul 2, 2010 Bacterial Cell Surfaces
New London, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Bacterial Secreted Proteins: Secretory Mechanisms and Role in Pathogenesis

June 27 - Jul 2, 2010 Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions
Newport, RI, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Parasitology Books

June 27 - Jul 2, 2010 Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices
Biddeford, ME, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

June 27 - July 3, 2010 Application of transient kinetic methods to biological macromolecules
Canterbury, UK Further information
EMBO Practical Course

June 28 - July 2, 2010 High-throughput RNAi and data analysis
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: RNA and the Regulation of Gene Expression: A Hidden Layer of Complexity

June 28 - July 4, 2010 Biomolecular simulation
Paris, France Further information
EMBO Practical Course

July 2010

July 1 - 9, 2010 3D developmental imaging
Oeiras, Portugal Further information
EMBO Practical Course

July 4 - 8, 2010 SMBE 2010 Annual Meeting
Lyon, France Further information
The 18th annual meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution-SMBE 2010-will be held in Lyon, France July 4-8, 2010, in the city\'s convention center. The Meeting will highlight the latest research on molecular evolution, especially comparative genomics, population genomics, phylogenomics, and molecular evo-devo.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

July 4 - 9, 2010 Marine Microbes: From Genes to Global Cycles
Tilton, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Microbiology Books

July 10 - 16, 2010 Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Lucca (Barga), Italy Further information
Partnerships That Led to Eukaryotic Life

July 10 - 16, 2010 Bioelectrochemistry
Biddeford, ME, USA Further information
Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar

July 10 - 16, 2010 Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity
Waterville Valley, NH, USA Further information
Molecular Mechanisms in Pathogenesis and Host-Microbe Interactions
Suggested reading: Microbial Toxins: Current Research and Future Trends

July 10 - 16, 2010 Signaling by Adhesion Receptors: New Directions in Cell Adhesion and Signaling
Waterville, ME, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

July 11 - 16, 2010 Drug Metabolism
Holderness, NH, USA Further information
After Forty Years of Inquiry: An Era of Engineered Enzymes and Individualized Drug Therapies

July 11 - 16, 2010 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins: Introducing Unfoldome and Unfoldomics
Davidson, NC, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

July 11 - 16, 2010 Ion Channels
Tilton, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

July 11 - 16, 2010 Proteoglycans
Andover, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

July 12 - 23, 2010 Molecular approaches to evolution and development
Fiskebackskil, Sweden Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

July 18 - 23, 2010 Diffraction Methods in Structural Biology
Lewiston, ME, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

July 18 - 23, 2010 Enzymes, Coenzymes and Metabolic Pathways
Waterville Valley, NH, USA Further information
Mechanistic and Structural Characterization of Enzymes With Relevance to Biochemical Pathways and Novel Therapeutics

July 18 - 23, 2010 Metabolic Basis of Ecology
Biddeford, ME, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Environmental Molecular Microbiology

July 18 - 23, 2010 Microbial Stress Response
South Hadley, MA, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

July 18 - 23, 2010 Plant Molecular Biology
Holderness, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Plant Pathogenic Bacteria: Genomics and Molecular Biology

July 18 - 23, 2010 Proprotein Processing, Trafficking and Secretion
New London, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

July 18 - 23, 2010 The Biology of Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation
Newport, RI, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

July 25 - 30, 2010 Chromatin Structure and Function
Smithfield, RI, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

July 29 - August 4, 2010 Ubiquitin and SUMO
Split, Croatia Further information
EMBO Practical Course

August 2010

August 1 - 6, 2010 Molecular Basis of Microbial One-Carbon Metabolism
Lewiston, ME, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Molecular Microbiology

August 1 - 6, 2010 Multidimensional NMR in structural biology
Castelvecchio Pascoli (Lucca), Italy Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

August 1 - 6, 2010 Mutagenesis
Waterville, ME, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

August 8 - 13, 2010 Plant and Microbial Cytoskeleton
Andover, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Plant Pathogenic Bacteria: Genomics and Molecular Biology

August 15 - 20, 2010 Drug Carriers in Medicine and Biology
Waterville Valley, NH, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

August 15 - 20, 2010 Membrane Transport Proteins
Biddeford, ME, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference
Suggested reading: Bacterial Secreted Proteins: Secretory Mechanisms and Role in Pathogenesis

August 16 - 19, 2010 Systems biology of development
Ascona, Switzerland Further information
EMBO Workshop

August 22 - 24, 2010 Post-translational modifications of proteins: from discovery to functional analysis
Uppsala, Sweden Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Bacterial Secreted Proteins: Secretory Mechanisms and Role in Pathogenesis

August 26 - September 4, 2010 Viral vectors in gene therapy: applications and novel production methods
Kuopio, Finland Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Virology Books

August 29 - September 5, 2010 Cryo-electron microscopy and 3-D image analysis
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Practical Course

August 31 - September 10, 2010 Host-microbes interactions
Spetses, Greece Further information
EMBO/FEBS Lecture Course
Suggested reading: Microbiology Books

August 31 - September 8, 2010 Protein expression, purification and crystallization (PEPC-7)
Hamburg, Germany Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Bacterial Secreted Proteins: Secretory Mechanisms and Role in Pathogenesis

September 2010

September 1 - 5, 2010 Interface between the Ubiquitin family and the DNA damage response
Red Island, Rovinj, Croatia Further information
EMBO Workshop
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

September 6 - 10, 2010 Computational aspects of protein structure determination and analysis: from data to structure to function
Cambridge, UK Further information
EMBO Practical Course

September 14 - 17, 2010 Telomeres and the DNA damage response
Marseille, France Further information
EMBO Conference Series
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

September 20 - October 2, 2010 Current methods in systems biology
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

September 22 - 25, 2010 Chemical Biology 2010
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Conference Series

September 26 - 30, 2010 Molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair
Sesimbra, Portugal Further information
EMBO Conference Series

September 26 - October 1, 2010 OzBio2010: Molecules of life: from discovery to biotechnology
Melbourne, Australia Further information
This premier international scientific meeting brings together the 12th IUBMB Conference, the 21st FAOBMB Conference and the ComBio2010 meeting. This unique blend of participating societies will generate an outstanding scientific and technological event, which will be of major interest to biochemists, molecular biologists, cell and developmental biologists, and plant scientists. The world\'s top speakers in these areas will present their exciting new findings in major plenary sessions and in a wide array of more specialist symposia.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

September 29 - October 3, 2010 Experimental approaches to evolution and ecology using yeast
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Conference Series
Suggested reading: Books on Yeast and Mycology

September 30 - October 4, 2010 Transcriptional Regulation By Chromatin And Rna Polymerase II Program
Tahoe City, CA, USA Further information
ASBMB Special Symposium
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

October 2010

October 3 - 8, 2010 Emergent properties of the cytoskeleton: molecules to cells
Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain Further information
ESF/EMBO Symposium

October 3 - 8, 2010 Towards a comprehensive understanding of endoplasmic reticulum functions
Gerona, Spain Further information
EMBO Conference Series

October 9 - 14, 2010 Cell biology meets microbiology
Krakow, Poland Further information
EMBO Conference Series
Suggested reading: Microbiology Books

October 10 - 15, 2010 10th International Conference in Systems Biology (ICSB)
Edinburgh, UK Further information
A catalyst for international collaboration in Systems Biology
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

October 13 - 16, 2010 The non-coding genome
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO/EMBL Symposium
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

October 14 - 17, 2010 Biochemistry and Cell Biology of ESCRTs In Health And Disease
Snowbird, UT, USA Further information
ASBMB Special Symposium. Structural and Mechanistic Analysis of ESCRTs, ESCRTs, MVB biogenesis, and cargo sorting, ESCRTs and HIV-1, ESCRTs, development, and cell division, ESCRTs, receptor downregulation, and cancer, ESCRTs in neurodegeneratio
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

October 14 - 19 Molecular and cellular cognition
Venice, Italy Further information
EMBO/FEBS Lecture Course

October 18 - 23, 2010 Advanced analysis and informatics of microarray data
Hinxton, UK Further information
EMBO Practical Course
Suggested reading: Lab on a chip

October 21 - 24, 2010 Post Translational Modifications: Detection and Physiological Evaluation
Tahoe City, CA, USA Further information
ASBMB Special Symposium. With the completion of the human genome and rapid progress in understanding the proteome, it is now clear that the next phase of molecular bioscience will by necessity largely focus on post-translational modifications (PTMs) and their regulation of protein functions. Currently, there are over four hundred known PTMs, and almost without exception, virtually all polypeptides are post-translationally modified. Given the relatively small numbers of genes and polypeptides in complex organisms, PTMs create the enormous and highly dynamic structural and functional diversity required to regulate essential cellular functions. In recent years, the technologies to quantitatively study PTMs at the molecular and structural level have developed rapidly, particularly in the area of mass spectrometry. This biannual meeting brings together leading experts in the study of a wide variety different PTMs to allow cross fertilization, presentation of the most exciting breakthroughs in the methodology and biological functions of PTMs, and to generate lively discussions of new concepts and approaches.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

October 22 - 25, 2010 Systems Biology for Biochemists
Tahoe City, CA, USA Further information
An ASBMB Sponsored Special Symposium
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

October 25 - November 1, 2010 Solution scattering from biological macromolecules
Hamburg, Germany Further information
EMBO Practical Course

October 29 - 31, 2010 Biochemistry of Membrane Traffic: Secretory and Endocyticpathways
Tahoe City, CA, USA Further information
ASBMB Special Symposium. Although more than 30% of human genes encode for proteins that traverse the secretory pathway, many mysteries remain about how proteins traverse this route. There is outstanding biochemistry being carried out with the goal of defining the precise molecular events that drive the transport of membrane proteins from one compartment to another in eukaryotic cells. We seek to bring together those interested in understanding how molecules drive the secretory and endocytic pathways, with focus on molecular mechanism, to share recent breakthroughs and discuss current controversies. This area of research is describing entirely new biochemical processes, and represents quantitative molecular analysis of three dimensional, cellular events.
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

November 2010

November 13 - 16, 2010 From functional genomics to systems biology
Heidelberg, Germany Further information
EMBO Conference Series
Suggested reading: Books on Genomics

November 14 - 17, 2010 RNA control of cell dynamics
Kibbutz Ein Gedi, Israel Further information
EMBO Workshop
Suggested reading: RNA and the Regulation of Gene Expression: A Hidden Layer of Complexity

November 21 - 26, 2010 Molecular perspectives on protein-protein interactions
Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain Further information
ESF/EMBO Symposium

December 2010

December 7 - 10, 2010 2010: The 33rd Annual Meeting of MBSJ
Kobe Port Island, Japan Further information
The Molecular Biology Society Japan annual meeting. Held jointly with JBS (The Japanese Biochemical Society)
Suggested reading: Molecular Biology Books

See also: Molecular Biology Conferences 2010
Recommended reading:

• Bacteriology publications
• Microbiology publications
• Virology publications

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