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Tissue Repair, Contraction and
the Myofibroblast
Hôtel Beau-Rivage, Nyon, Switzerland, 18-20 November 2004
GENERAL INFORMATION
Topics
The conference will bring together international specialists in the areas
of tissue repair, fibrosis and stroma reaction to tumors. In all these
situations, fibroblasts which have acquired characteristics of smooth
muscle play a major role. While these myofibroblasts are implicated in
numerous physiological or pathological processes, many aspects of their
biology remain poorly understood. The purpose of this meeting is to take
stock of knowledge accumulated on the myofibroblast since this cell was
first described in 1971.
Four main sessions will be organized:
- General Aspects of Connective Tissue Remodelling;
- Origin of the Myofibroblast;
- Interactions of Myofibroblasts with Other
Cells;
- Organ Fibrosis.
Call for papers and posters
In addition to the invited speakers (see Programme), a limited number
of oral communications (twenty minutes including discussion) and poster
presentations will be organized. Abstracts (for instructions, see below)
must be received by 31 July 2004. Notification of acceptance will be sent
by the end of August, 2004.
Proceedings
The communications of the invited speakers, once refereed, will be published
in a book (Landes Bioscience, and http://www.eurekah.com),
and the abstracts in Wound Repair and Regeneration (Issue 1,
2005).
Language:
English.
Location
The meeting will be held in:
Hôtel Beau-Rivage Nyon
49, Rue De Rive, 1260 NYON, SUISSE
Phone: +41 22 365 41 41
Fax: +41 22 365 41 65
E-mail: hotelbeaurivagenyon@bluewin.ch
Site Web: http://www.hotel-beau-rivage-nyon.ch
Registration
Registration fees (taxes included) cover attendance to the conference,
documentation, meals, social events, and accommodation from 18 November
(afternoon) to 20 November (noon).
Participant, single room: 750.– CHF
Participant, shared double room: 550.– CHF (each)
Accompanying person: 300.– CHF
Participants should complete and return the registration
form (printed overleaf) together with payment, by 15 September 2004 to:
Christine Chaponnier
Dept of Pathology, Centre Médical Universitaire
1, rue Michel-Servet,
1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND
E-mail: Christine.Chaponnier@medecine.unige.ch
After this date, registration fees will be increased
by 30%.
(Participant, single room: 975.– CHF
participant, shared double room: 715.– CHF
accompanying person: 390.– CHF)
50% registration fees will be refunded only if cancellation
is received in writing by 31 October 2004. For extra-nights, please, contact
the hotel directly.
Abstracts
Abstracts must be in English and supplied as either PC/MS Word or RTF
(Rich Text Format) text files. Abstracts should be typed in ‘Times
New Roman’ 12 point size, and must be single-spaced and should fit
into a 12.5 x 17.5 cm box (no box border). This represents approximately
400 words, if there are no tables or figures. No photographs can be included.
Type the abstract title in capital letters and in bold. Immediately below,
list the name(s) of the author(s) followed by the initials, and on the
next line, the address(es) with institution, city, country. Underline
the name of the author who intends to present the paper. The text itself
should be justified.
Abstract must be send by e-mail before 31 August 2004
to:
Alexis.Desmouliere@gref.u-bordeaux2.fr
And by mail (original copy) to:
Alexis Desmoulière
GREF, INSERM E362,
Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
146, rue Léo-Saignat,
33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
Contact information:
Christine Chaponnier, Geneva, Switzerland
(Christine.Chaponnier@medecine.unige.ch)
Giulio Gabbiani, Geneva, Switzerland
(Giulio.Gabbiani@medecine.unige.ch)
Alexis Desmoulière, Bordeaux, France
(Alexis.Desmouliere@gref.u-bordeaux2.fr)
Prelimary
Programme
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