The National Institute
of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
announces a meeting focusing on protein folding and misfolding, especially
within the endoplasmic reticulum. There is extensive new research
on this
topic and on the mechanisms by which disease-associated proteins
aggregate and injure cells. Speakers will address both basic science
and clinical
issues, and several will discuss new concepts for therapeutics, including
the use of small molecules and chaperones to prevent protein misfolding
or
aggregation, to enhance the removal of toxic protein aggregates,
or to block
the cellular response to the defective protein.
Plenary talks, selected short talks, and a poster session will provide
a
forum for interactions among both basic and clinical scientists, as
well as
established and new investigators in the field.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Jeff Kelly, PhD
The Scripps Research Institute
David Perlmutter, MD
University of Pittsburgh
David Ron, MD
New York University Medical Center
Pam Zeitlin, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
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NIDDK STAFF
Carol Haft, PhD
Chris Ketchum, PhD
Catherine McKeon, PhD
Chris Mullins, PhD
Rebekah Rasooly, PhD
Salvatore Sechi, PhD
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