October 11 - 15, 2012    Oregon City OR , USA
The 2012 Montagna Symposium, Keeping It All Together: Adhesion, the Cytoskeleton and Signaling in Morphogenesis and Tissue Function, will explore the role played by cell adhesion and signaling in the structure and function of skin and the pathogenesis of numerous diseases, including cancer, vascular disease, autoimmune and inherited disorders of the skin, and wound healing. Topics to be addressed include intercellular junctions unique to skin; cell-cell adhesion and cell-matrix adhesion in signaling and disease; gap junctions and tight junctions in epidermis; cell motility; polarity; cadherins; integrins - diseases and interactions; and intermediate filaments.

Program Chairs
• Kathleen J. Green
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Masayuki Amagai
• Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine

Session Chairs
• Andrew Kowalczyk
• Emory University
• John McGrath
• St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, King's College London
• Carien Niessen
• Department of Dermatology, Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne

Venue

Location: Salishan Spa & Golf Resort
With over 16,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and extensive business amenities, our breathtaking setting provides the perfect place for a wedding, reunion, high-level business meeting or..
Contact 7760 Highway 101 North PO Box 118 Gleneden Beach, OR 97388 Oregon City , USA
1-800-452-2300

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