Early 2008 programme of Nature conferences
Nature conferences are aimed at the international scientific community, with the goal of fostering and facilitating communication and collaboration between scientists. They are distinguished by: high-quality, international facult; close involvement of Nature Publishing Group’s editorial staff; and a focus on the most timely topics
Details of some upcoming conferences (please see NPG's conference website for further details of these and other future conferences):
A Symposium on Biological Complexity: Genes, Circuits and Behavior
Organized by the Salk Institute, Fondation IPSEN and Nature Neuroscience
10-13 January 2008 • La Jolla, CA
Highlighting recent advances in interdisciplinary neuroscience. The meeting covers multiple fields, from sensory and motor function to emotions to learning.
Miami 2008 Winter Symposium: Regulatory RNA in Biology and Human Health
Organized by the University of Miami, Nature Publishing Group and Scripps Florida
2-6 February 2008 • Miami Beach, FL
Looking at our current understanding of the mechanisms of action and biogenesis of small regulatory RNAs and how this is being applied to create a new generation of therapeutics and diagnostics.
A Ringberg Colloquium: Determinism and Plasticity of T Lymphocytes
Organized by the Max Planck Society and Nature Immunology
10-13 February 2008 • Tegernsee‚ Germany
The aim is to stimulate conceptual breakthroughs leading to advancement in the fields of chronic inflammation and control of infection mediated by T lymphocytes.
Nature Chemical Biology Symposium: Chemical Neurobiology
Organized by Nature Publishing Group and The New York Academy of Sciences
22-23 February 2008 • New York‚ NY‚ USA
The two-day meeting will comprise a series of four scientific sessions that look at distinct molecular functions of a neuron and concludes with a keynote session featuring Linda Buck‚ a pioneer in the field of neuroscience.
Emergence & Convergence mini-symposium: Epigenetics and Behavior
Organized by Fondation IPSEN, Nature Neuroscience and Nature Genetics
31 March 2008 • Houston‚ TX
Speakers will address the role of epigenetics in memory‚ drug addiction‚ maternal care and stress reactivity‚ the effects of endocrine disruption and human disorders such as Rett and Angelman syndromes.