From yteterin at indiana.edu Mon Mar 10 10:34:17 2003 From: yteterin at indiana.edu (Teterina, Yana A) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:34:17 -0500 Subject: [Biocomplexity] Invitation to workshop - Biocomplexity IV: Regenerative Biology and Medicine (Indiana University) Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the fourth in our Series of Biocomplexity Workshops. Below please find a summary of important information. Limited funding may be available to support attendance by graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty. Poster presentations are encouraged and a limited number of contributed talks will also be accepted. THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF BIOCOMPLEXITY, THE CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, and THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF BIOCOMPLEXITY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Present a Workshop Biocomplexity IV: REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE May 14-18, 2003 Indiana University Bloomington Willkie Conference Center Regenerative biology is the science of understanding the mechanisms of natural regeneration that are used in the animal world to replace cells, tissues and complex structures and how these mechanisms differ from those that lead to fibrosis, or scarring. Regenerative medicine is the application of this knowledge to enable the regeneration of biological structures that normally do not regenerate well. The process of regeneration requires a source of regeneration-competent cells, the right systemic and local environmental signals, and the absence of inhibitors of regeneration. There are four basic types of regeneration in multicellular animals: Single cell regeneration, such as neuronal axon re-growth; compensatory hyperplasia of differentiated cells, as seen in liver regeneration; regeneration by reserve adult stem cells, characteristic of a wide variety of tissues and organisms; and regeneration via stem cells created by dedifferentiation, a mode used by amphibians to regenerate a wide variety of complex structures. Fibrosis and regeneration have been studied for over two centuries. But only recently, with the discovery that many non-regenerating tissues harbor regeneration-competent cells and that some stem cell populations appear to be developmentally plastic, has the study of regenerative biology and medicine been given major attention. The intent of this workshop is to bring together experts on regeneration over a wide range of experimental systems to synthesize the current state of our knowledge on the biology of regeneration and to assess our progress toward the establishment of a regenerative medicine. ORGANIZERS David L. Stocum, IUPUI, Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine James A. Glazier, IUB, Biocomplexity Institute Anton Neff, IUB, Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine Anthony Mescher, IUB, Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine Mark Alber, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Biocomplexity, University of Notre Dame HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS We have reserved lodging for the workshop participants in the most attractive and comfortable residence hall on the university campus, Willkie Quadrangle A. Willkie housing units are located next door to the Willkie Conference Center and are a pleasant 10 minute walk away from the Indiana Memorial Union. All rooms are suites with single sleeping arrangements and through bathrooms that are shared with neighboring rooms; other rooms are double occupancy (two single bedrooms with a common "living" room). We also have rooms that are easily accessible for individuals with disabilities. Every room in the complex has Ethernet connection and every floor has a wired common lounge. Rates are currently $45/night, including tax, for one person. Check in will be from 8am to 3:30pm on May 14th at 150 S. Union Road (off S. Rose Avenue). Please use attached registration form to indicate your approximate time of arrival to Bloomington. REGISTRATION Registration form is available electronically at www.biocomplexity.indiana.edu . If you would like to attend the workshop, please fill out and return the registration form by April 15th to the address at the bottom of the form. You can also fax the form to [1] 812-855-5533 (attention Yana Teterina) - please mail the check to the address on the form. On the registration form you can specify if you have any dietary restrictions or if you need any special accommodations to attend this workshop. With questions regarding registration, please contact Yana Teterina at yteterin at indiana.edu. OTHER More information, including preliminary schedule and a poster, will be coming in the next weeks to http://biocomplexity.ucs.indiana.edu/activities/geniv/ Please forward this announcement to anyone who may be interested in attending. Thank you in advance for your time. Sincerely, ---- Prof. James A. Glazier Director, Biocomplexity Institute Department of Physics Swain Hall West 159 727 East Third Street Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-7105 USA Tel. (812) 855-3735 Fax (812) 855-5533 glazier at indiana.edu Yana Teterina Administrative Assistant -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://serc.carleton.edu/pipermail/biocomplexity/attachments/20030310/7256bb36/attachment.html