Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurological Disease

Mitochondria are responsible for maintaining the energy balance of the cell and are also responsible for triggering apoptosis (programmed cell death) in response to oxidative stress. This one-day mini-symposium aims to highlight recent advances in our understanding of how these organelles function in the nervous system, and how mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to neurological disease.

Fondation IPSEN and Nature Publishing Group are proud to announce the sixth Emergence & Convergence mini-symposium. These one day meetings bring together leading international speakers to review both emerging information and its convergence with current understanding.

Join leaders in the field on December 5, 2008 in Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club In Durham, North Carolina, USA, to discuss Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurological Disease.

The panel of speakers includes:
Don Cleveland (University of California - San Diego, USA)
Mohanish Deshmukh (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, USA)
Tim Greenamyre (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Peter Hollenbeck (Purdue University, USA)
Giovanni Manfredi (Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA)
Carlos Moraes (University of Miami School of Medicine, USA)
Eric Shoubridge (McGill University, Canada)
Nicholas Wood (University College London, UK)

Deadline for application: October 10, 2008

Attendance at this meeting is free on acceptance of application.
To apply and for more information visit www.nature.com/natureconferences/eandc/mito

From the Organizers:
Kalyani Narasimhan (Nature Neuroscience, USA)
Alan Packer (Nature Genetics, USA)
Yves Christen (Fondation IPSEN, France)

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurological Disease