15th Symposium of the Singer Society for Regeneration and Development=
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Models of Regeneration: Lower Versus Higher Vertebrates
Institute of Child Health, 21-22 March, 1996
Dear Colleague,
This is the final announcement for the 15th Annual Singer Symposium=
on
"Models of Regeneration: Lower versus Higher Vertebrates" to be held=
at the
Institute of Child Health, University of London, London, UK, March=
21-22,
1996. The 1996 Singer Symposium will be a satellite to two international
conferences, "Limb Development and Regeneration" (organized by M.=
Maden,
March 25-28, 1996) and "Regeneration, Growth and Pattern" (Spring=
Meeting
of the British Society for Developmental Biology organized by V.=
French and
J. Slack, March 27-30, 1996) both to be held at the University of=
York,
which is about two and a half hours from London by rail.=20
The conference format will include 30 minute talks and short platform
presentations selected from the submitted abstracts. Abstracts, which=
will
be included in the Abstract Book, must be submitted by the 15th of=
January
1996 together with the registration form. Registration and poster=
mounting
will be between 1 and 2 pm and the scientific session will start=
at 2 pm on
Thursday 21 March.=20
Preliminary Programme: Relationship between development and regeneration=
/
CNS regeneration through evolution / Limb and muscle regeneration=
in lower
and higher vertebrates.
Speakers will include: H. Wallace (University of Birmingham, UK);=
R.
Nordlander (Ohio State University, USA); B.M. Carlson (University=
of
Michigan, USA); J.P. Brockes (Ludwig Institute London, UK); S. Dunnett=
(CTR
Brain Repair, MRC Cambridge, UK), J.D.W. Clarke (University College=
London,
UK); R. Borgens (Purdue University, USA), J.S. Edwards (University=
of
Washington, USA); A. Forge (Institute of Laringology and Otology,=
London,
UK); K. Muneoka (Tulane University, USA); T.A. Partridge (Royal
Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK); H-G Simon (Squibb-Myers,
Princeton, USA).
Registration Fees :=20
=A330.00 for members of the Singer Society
=A335.00 for non-members
=A325.00 for students (evidence of status is required)
Registration covers the two days of the meeting and includes the=
programme
and abstracts, lunch, tea and coffee and reception.=20
Registration and abstract forms can either be supplied by post or=
by e-mail
as attached documents in Word. The number of participants will be=
limited
to 120.
I look forward to seeing you in London next spring.=20
Patrizia Ferretti
Dr Patrizia Ferretti
Developmental Biology Unit
30 Guilford Street=20
Institute of Child Health
London WC1N 1EH, UK
Tel: (44) 171-829 8894 (direct line) / (44) 171-242 9789 ext.=
2215
(dept. secretary)
=46ax: (44) 171-831 4366
E-mail: ferretti at ion.bpmf.ac.uk
