Microtubules: From Atoms to Complex Systems

Microtubules: From Atoms to Complex Systems is organized by European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg and will be held during May 27 - 30, 2018 at EMBL Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

The aim of this symposium is to gather early-career and established researchers from all over the world who have substantially contributed to the microtubule field in recent years. The meeting will feature inspirational keynote and landmark lectures, a large number of short talk opportunities, which will be selected from the submitted abstracts, and lively poster sessions.

Conference Topics:

• Microtubule structure and dynamic instability
• Tubulin post-translational modifications and isotypes
• Microtubule motors and non-motile microtubule-associated proteins
• Microtubule nucleation
• Microtubules in cell division
• Microtubules in centrosomes, cilia, flagella
• Microtubules in disease and tubulin pharmacology
• Microtubules in neurons and plants
• Microtubules in plants
• Evolutionary divergence of tubulin and microtubules
• Microtubule biophysics and modelling

Why to attend?

The microtubule cytoskeleton is essential for a wide variety of cellular functions, such as chromosome segregation, directed vesicle and organelle transport, cell motility and cell polarity. Impaired microtubule function can lead to human diseases including cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. In recent years, interdisciplinary approaches embracing cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology and mathematical modelling have made a tremendous impact on the microtubule field.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.