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 livingroom). 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
http://biocomplexity.ucs.indiana.edu/activities/geniv/. 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,
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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
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