Based on the great advances occurred during the last years in the field of matrix pathobiology and the increasing research interest on matrix organization and the matrix-mediated regulation of the various cell functions, the FEBS-MPST 2011 will offer oral sessions with invited plenary lectures, general lectures/tutorials, selected talks related to the topics of the presented abstracts, participant poster presentations, panel discussions and speakers’ corner. These sessions will address both basic and applied science topics that appeal to the range of participants working in the fields of matrix Pathobiology and Pathobiochemistry, structural biology and cell and molecular biology.

Plenary Symposia (Matrix Pathobiology / Interactions and Functions of Matrix Macromolecules / Matrix-mediated signaling and EMT / Glycobiology and Metabolic Regulation of ECM molecules / Signaling and Disease Molecular Targeting / Matrix Regulation in Health and Disease will be introduced and moderated by leading scientists acting as discussion leaders.

A number of FEBS Youth Travel Funds (FEBS YTF) and Transcontinental (TransYTF) for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers within five years of obtaining a PhD will be available covering registration fees and expenses toward travelling. Young Scientists from the non-FEBS countries (North and South America, Africa and Asia) may be eligible to obtain TransYTF grants. Talks will be selected from the submitted abstract. Young scientific awards for the best 3 posters will also available upon application.

The most important goal of this FEBS Advanced Lecture Course is to bring together yound scientists from biochemistry, life sciences and molecular cell biology with outstanding experts of the rapidly developing scientific field of extracellular matrix and its importance in health and disease.

Please note the deadlines given below for YTF applications and abstracts submissions:
· April 1st, 2011: Deadline for FEBS YTF and TransYTF applications.
· April 29th, 2011: Deadline for application/registration and abstract submission.

For further course info, invited speakers/tutors, preliminary program, submission of abstracts, eligibility criteria for YTF applications and application/registration please visit the website: www.febs-mpst2011.upatras.gr.

You can click on the image on the left to download the pdf brochure.

Contact person: Prof. Nikos Karamanos
e-mail: n.k.karamanos@upatras.gr