5th International Workshop on the
Molecular Biology of Stress Responses
Concepcion, Chile
March 21-26, 2006
Registration now open! 
On behalf of Cell Stress Society International, I invite you to participate in the Fifth International Workshop on the Molecular Biology of Stress Responses, to be held March 21-26, 2006 in Concepción, Chile. I have the honor, along with Dr. Sandra Nicovani (University of Concepcion, Chile), Dr. Virginia L. Vega (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA), and Dr. Robert M. Tanguay (Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada), to head the organizing committee for this important workshop.
It is Cell Stress Society International’s aim to bring exciting research on heat shock protein biology to all corners of the world. Past workshops were extremely successful in establishing collaboration among laboratories of different countries. The 2004 meeting, held in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Yichang, was attended by over 100 scientists from top universities and representing more than 10 nations.
We sincerely hope that you will join us at this exciting conference!
Best regards,
Antonio De Maio, Ph.D.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU ...
to all whose generous donations are making the realization of this workshop possible! (Click here to see a list of contributors.)
Conference Registration NOW OPEN!
Call for Abstracts NOW OPEN!
Concepcion is located 550 km (342 miles) south of Chile's capital, Santiago, beside the Bio-Bio River. The city offers several historic attractions including the Plaza de Armas (Independence Square); the Mercado Municipal (Municipal Market); the Pinacoteca (Art Museum), which houses an extensive collection of works by Chilean painters; and Parque Ecuador (Equator Park), which includes a museum of the area's history. A nearby site of interest is Talcahuano, the leading port of the country and a great place for seafood. A day trip from Concepcion will bring you to the towns of Lota and Coronel, where you can visit El Chiflon del Diablo, an undersea coal mine. Outdoor activities such as mountain climbing, horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, and bathing in las thermas (hot springs) can be enjoyed outside the city of Chillan, which is one hour from Concepcion and a popular place for souvenir shopping. Concepcion is also located one hour from the Itata Valley, where you can visit beautiful vineyards and taste various Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay wines. March is early fall in Chile, so expect pleasant weather with blue skies and temperatures of 18-21°C (65-70°F). The site of our workshop, The University of Concepcion ("UdeC"), is the third largest university in Chile and located in the heart of the city.
Take a virtual tour of the UdeC campus! (NOTE: This feature is in Spanish. On the main screen, choose "Campus Concepcion" from the left-hand menu; a video/map will appear. To view a specific area of the campus, click the arrows on the video or the yellow circles on the map.)
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Submission deadline is **December 1, 2005**
We welcome your abstract for consideration as an oral or poster presentation. Please return completed forms by December 1, 2005 to Dr. Antonio De Maio at: rtorres2@jhmi.edu or Fax 1-410-502-5093.
Note regarding MS Word form: We recommend that you save the file to your desktop first before completing it. Use the "tab" key to move between the required sections.
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Registration
Please complete the Workshop Registration Form and return to Dr. Antonio De Maio at: rtorres2@jhmi.edu or Fax 1-410-502-5093.
Note regarding MS Word form: We recommend that you save the file to your desktop first before completing it. Use the "tab" key to move between the required sections.
Registration fees for the workshop are as follows:
- $250 US International Participant
- $150 US Latin American Participant
- $150 US CSSI Member *
- $75 US Student or Postdoctoral Fellow
* To become a CSSI member (and register at the discounted price), please click here to complete an application form.
Hotel
If you would like us to arrange hotel accomodations for you, please also complete and return the Hotel Form with your registration. We will be hosting participants at the following hotels located in downtown Concepcion: El Araucano Hotel, Alborada Hotel, Alonso de Ercilla Hotel or El Dorado Hotel.
Note regarding MS Word form: We recommend that you save the file to your desktop first before completing it. Use the "tab" key to move between the required sections.
If you prefer to make your own hotel arrangments, you may wish to consider the following establishments, all of which are convenient to the workshop site.
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PROGRAMOverview
The workshop will open on Tuesday night (3/21) with a welcome reception. Scientific sessions by invited speakers and participants, including poster sessions, will run Wednesday (3/22) through Saturday (3/25). Tentative topics to be discussed include: the structure and function of heat shock proteins; the regulation of heat shock expression; and the role of heat shock proteins in cancer, cardiovascular disease, immunity, pathogenesis, inflammation, and oxidative stress. The workshop will close Saturday night with a farewell party. For those participants who have little background knowledge of heat shock proteins, we will offer a pre-workshop tutorial session on Tuesday.
Preliminary Program
Confirmed Speakers
Welington Luiz de Araujo (university of Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil)
Nelson Arispe (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USA)
Andre-Patrick Arrigo (Universite Claude Bernard, France)
Joao Lucio de Azevedo (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
M. Alejandro Barbieri (Florida International University, USA)
Kerstin Bellmann (Universite Laval, Canada)
Ivor J. Benjamin (University of Utah Health Sciences Center, USA)
Cristina Bonorino (University of Minnesota, USA)
Ian R. Brown (University of Toronto, Canada)
Bernd Bukau (Universistat Heidelberg, Germany)
Stuart Calderwood (Harvard Medical School, USA)
Carlos Calvo (University of Concepcion, Chile)
Daniel Ciocca (Institute of Experimental Medicine and Biology, Argentina)
Peter Csermely (Semmelweis University, Hungary)
William Currie (Dalhousie University, Canada)
Antonio De Maio (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Martin E. Feder (University of Chicago, USA)
Carmen Garrido (University of Dijon, France)
Gerald Hart (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Linda Hendershot (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA)
Lawrence E. Hightower (University of Connecticut, USA)
Marja Jaattela (Institute of Cancer Biology, Danish Cancer Society, Denmark)
Harm H. Kampinga (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Jacques Landry (Universite Laval, Canada)
Andrei Laszlo (Washington University School of Medicine, USA)
Federico Leighton (Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Chile)
Ruben Mestril (Loyola University Chicago, USA)
Gabriele Multhoff (University Hospital of Regensburg, Germany)
Christopher Nicchitta (Duke University, USA)
Sandra Nicovani Hermosilla (University of Concepcion, Chile)
Earl Noble (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
A. Graham Pockley (Northern General Hospital, UK)
Harvey Pollard (Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, USA)
Claudine Rodrigues-Pousada (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
Klaus-Dieter Scharf (University Frankfurt, Germany)
Juan Carlos Saez (Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Chile)
Wolfgang Schumann (University of Bayreuth, Germany)
David F. Smith (Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, USA)
Luis Sobrevia (Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Chile)
Robert M. Tanguay (Universite, Laval, Canada)
Virginia L. Vega (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Juan Carlos Vera (University of Concepcion, Chile)
John H. H. Williams (University College Chester, UK)
Tangchun Wu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
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Dr. Antonio De Maio
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
720 S. Rutland Avenue, Ross 746
Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
Tel: 410-614-1812 / 614-2414
Fax: 410-502-5093
Email: ademaio@jhmi.edu
Webpage: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/surgery/labs/demaio.html
Cell Stress Society International
MCB Dept., University of Connecticut
75 N. Eagleville Road
Storrs, CT 06269-3044 USA
http://www.cellstress.uconn.edu/
