Scientific Programme Information
List of Invited Speakers / Tutors
Name |
Address |
Scientific Field |
Reinhard Fässler |
Max Plank Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Medicine, Martinsried, Germany |
Integrin-mediated Signaling |
Vincent Hascall |
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA |
Role of Hyaluronan in Inflammatory Proccesses |
Dick Heinegård |
Department of Experimental Medical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden |
Matrix Assebly |
Paraskevi Heldin |
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala University, Biomedical Center, Uppsala, Sweden |
Hyaluronan-CD44 Interaction and Hyaluronan Synthases |
Anders Hjerpe |
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden |
Proteoglycan-Depending Differentiation in Cancer |
Martin Humphries |
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK |
Cell Adhesion, Signaling and Migration Control |
Karl Kadler |
Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Faculty of Life Sciences, Manchester, UK |
ECM Organisation |
Nikos Karamanos |
Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece |
Molecular Targets in Cancer, PGs, MMPs |
Catherine Kielty |
Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, UK |
Fibrillin Function and Assebly |
Dimitris Kletsas |
Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Ageing, Institute of Biology, NCSR "Demokritos", Athens, Greece |
Signaling in Ageing and Cancer |
Dimitris Thanos |
Academy of Athens, Biomedical Research Institute, Division of Genetics, Athens, Greece |
Intracellular and transcription factors Signaling |
Fotini Lamari |
Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, University of Patras, Greece |
Structure and Biological Roles of Glycosaminoglycans |
Suzanne Menashi |
Laboratoire CRRET, CNRS UMR 7149, Universite Paris 12, Creteil, France |
Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors |
Ida-Pucci Minafra |
Univ Palermo, Dipartimento Biol Cellulare & Sviluppo, Palermo, Italy |
Modulation of Neoplastic Cells by ECM Components |
Hideaki Nagase |
Department of Matrix Biology, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, FacultY, Imperial College London, UK |
Expression of Metalloproteinases |
George Panayotou |
Biomedical Sciences Research Center "Alexander Fleming", Laboratory of Protein Chemistry, Vari, Greece |
Proteomics and Growth Factor Receptors Signaling |
Evangelia Papadimitriou |
Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Patras, Greece |
Heparin-Affin Binding Protein, Signaling and Angiogenesis |
Alberto Passi |
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche, Universita degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italy |
Functional Roles of Hyaluronan |
Roberto Perris |
Department of Evolutionary and Functional Biology, University of Parma, Italy |
Proteoglycans as Regulators of Tumour Progression |
Jean-Pièrre Pujol |
Laboratory of Connective Tissue Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Caen, France |
Signaling and Molecular Targets in Skeletal Disorders |
Kazuyuki Sugahara |
Laboratory of Proteoglycan Signaling and Therapeutics, Faculty of Advaned Life Science, Hokkaido University, Japan |
Functional Motifs and GAG Hybrid Chains |
Achilleas Theocharis |
Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece |
Proteoglycans in Health and Diseases |
Jeremy Turnbull |
School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, UK |
Interactions and Signaling of Heparan-Sulfate Proteoglycans |
Israel Vlodavsky |
Cancer and Vascular and Biology Research Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel |
Heparanese and heparin in cancer metastasis and angiogenesis |
Christos Zervas |
Academy of Athens, Biomedical Research Institute, Division of Genetics, Athens, Greece |
Integrin-Actin Interaction |
Symposia
The FEBS-MPST2007 course will include General Lectures / Tutorials to be held during the first two days.
Six Plenary Symposia will each be introduced and moderated by leading scientists acting as discussion leaders. An introduction to the topic of each particular symposium will be given by the chairperson.
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Symposium 1: Cell Adhesion and Matrix-Mediated Signaling (Chair: M. Humphries)
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Symposium 2: Functional ECM Molecules that Influences Health and Diseases (Chair: V. Hascall)
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Symposium 3: Organization of ECM (Chair: D. Heinegård)
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Symposium 4: ECM Pathobiology and Molecular Targets (Chair: I. Vlodavsky)
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Symposium 5: ECM Alterations in Health and Disease (Chair: K. Sugahara)
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Symposium 6: Ageing / Cancer and proteases (Chair: H. Nagase)
D. Heinegård and J.P. Pujol will deliver the final keynote address to conclude FEBS-MPST2007 Course.
Oral Presentations
Selected "Short Talks" will be delivered during afternoon or evening sessions by graduate students and post-docs. These presentations will be selected by the Scientific Advisory Board on the basis of submitted abstracts.
Poster Sessions
The poster session represents a vital part of the FEBS-MPST2007 Course. All abstracts, whether or not selected for oral presentations, will be on display as posters during the entire course to provide ample time for informal discussions among students, participants and lecturers. Two poster sessions and poster discussion groups will be organized.