Strategic Conference of Zebrafish Investigators

With partial funding support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

A workshop for zebrafish and medaka principal investigators to discuss current research and promote coordinated advancement of fish research.

Summary

The Strategic Conference of Zebrafish Investigators is a new gathering of leading international zebrafish and medaka scientific researchers. The meeting will include research presentations from all participants as well as sessions to assess the current state and future directions of zebrafish and medaka research. The fish research community is growing very rapidly, and the goals of this meeting are to foster increased communication between primary investigators working on disparate research topics, and promote cohesiveness of the community as a whole.

Organizers

Workshop organizer:

Brant Weinstein, PhD, NICHD/NIH

Worskhop selection committee:

Michael Brand, PhD, Max-Planck-Inst of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Igor Dawid, PhD, NICHD/NIH
Wolfgang Driever, PhD, Universität Freiburg
David Grunwald, PhD, University of Utah Medical School
Marnie Halpern, PhD, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Nancy Hopkins, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mary Mullins, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Hitoshi Okamoto, MD, PhD, The Institute for Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)
Alex Schier, PhD, Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine
Lila Solnica-Krezel, PhD, Vanderbilt University
Didier Stainier, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Will Talbot, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine
Monte Westerfield, PhD, University of Oregon
Steve Wilson, PhD, University College London
Len Zon, MD, HHMI/The Children's Hospital

Schedule (09/13/05)

Wednesday, Sept. 14
Arrive Mt. Desert Island
• Explore Acadia National Park on foot, bike, or by car • Relax in Bar Harbor Village Green • Hire a rock climbing guide • Visit and sample at local breweries • Sunset cruise via sea kayak or schooner • Explore marine life, large and small

Thursday, Sept. 15
8:30 am - 8:45 am	Welcome John N. Forrest, Jr., M.D., Director, MDIBL
8:45 am - 9:00 am	Introduction to the Meeting Brant Weinstein, Ph.D., Meeting Organizer
9:00 am - 12:00 pm	Session 1 - Early Patterning (Chair - Diane Slusarski, Ph.D.) * In this and other sessions, speakers are listed in the probable order of presentation.* Mary Mullins, Ph.D. Francisco Pelegri, Ph.D. Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Ph.D. Eric Weinberg, Ph.D. Scott Dougan, Ph.D. Masahiko Hibi, M.D., Ph.D. Marnie Halpern, Ph.D. Josh Gamse, Ph.D. Stephen Wilson, Ph.D. David Kimelman, Ph.D.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch MDIBL Dining Hall
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Session 2 - Segmentation, Patterning, Myogenesis (Chair - Simon Hughes, Ph.D.) Julian Lewis, D. Phil Cecilia Moens, Ph.D. Christine Beattie, Ph.D. Monte Westerfield, Ph.D. Sharon Amacher, Ph.D. Peter Currie, Ph.D. David Grunwald, Ph.D. Corinne Houart, Ph.D. Robert Kelsh, Ph.D. John Postlethwait, Ph.D. Uwe Straehle, M.D.
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm	Dinner MDIBL Dining Hall
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Community Meeting 1 - Genomics (Chair - Leonard Zon, M.D.) Robert Geisler, Ph.D. Cecilia Moens, Ph.D. Jane Rogers, M.D. and Panelists
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm	Poster Session 1 & Free Time Presenters

Friday, Sept. 16
8:30 am - 12:00 pm	Session 3 - Neural I (Chair - Kristin Artinger, Ph.D.) Ajay Chitnis, Ph.D. Bruce Appel, Ph.D. Frederic Rosa, Ph.D. Scott Holley, Ph.D. Hitoshi Okamoto, M.D., Ph.D. Shin-ichi Higashijima, Ph.D. Judith Eisen, Ph.D. Mary Halloran, Ph.D. Alexander Schier, Ph.D. William Talbot, Ph.D. Thomas Schilling, Ph.D.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch MDIBL Dining Hall
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Community Meeting 2 - Community Resources (Chair - Monte Westerfield, Ph.D.) Keith Cheng, M.D., Ph.D. Monte Westerfield, Ph.D. Zoltan Varga, Ph.D. and Panelists
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Poster Session 2 & Free Time Presenters
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm	Banquet Lawn, MDIBL Conference Center
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm	Session 4 - Neural II (Chair - To be announced ) John Dowling, Ph.D. Herwig Baier, Ph.D. Ichiro Masai, Ph.D. Andreas Fritz, Ph.D. Tatjana Piotrowski, Ph.D. David Raible, Ph.D. Wolfgang Driever, Ph.D. Michael Granato, Ph.D. Rolf Karlstrom, Ph.D. Pertti Panula, M.D., Ph.D.

Saturday, Sept. 17
8:30 am - 12:00 pm	Session 5 - Organogenesis I (Chair - Lisa Steiner, M.D.) Leonard Zon, M.D. Graham Lieschke, Ph.D. Phil Crosier, Ph.D. John Mably, Ph.D. Jau-Nian Chen, Ph.D. Randall Peterson, Ph.D. Kenneth Poss, Ph.D. Brant Weinstein, Ph.D. Shuo Lin, Ph.D. Stephen Johnson, Ph.D. Iain Drummond, Ph.D.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch MDIBL Dining Hall
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Session 6 - Organogenesis II (Chair - Steven Leach, M.D.) Charles Kimmel, Ph.D. Ela Knapik, M.D. Joan Heath, Ph.D. Akira Kudo, Ph.D. Michael Pack, M.D. Iain Shepherd, D. Phil Michael Tsang, Ph.D. Shannon Fisher, M.D., Ph.D. Igor Dawid, Ph.D. Didier Stainier, Ph.D. Derek Stemple, Ph.D.
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm	Community Meeting 3 - Technology (Chair - Alex Schier, Ph.D.) Shawn Burgess, Ph.D. James Chen, Ph.D. Stephen Ekker, Ph.D. Koichi Kawakami, Ph.D. and Panelists
7:45 pm - 10:00 pm	Lobster and Mussell Bake Lawn, MDIBL Conference Center

Sunday, Sept. 18
Depart Mount Desert Island

Poster Presenters

Poster Session 1

Set up: Thursday, 8 am - 1:30 pm
Take down: Friday, 8 am - Noon

Kristin Artinger, Ph.D.
Jeroen Bakkers, Ph.D.
Michael Carvan, Ph.D.
Bon-chu Chung, Ph.D.
H. William Detrich, Ph.D.
Scott Dougan, Ph.D.
Eric Glasgow, Ph.D.
Clarissa Henry, Ph.D.
Simon Hughes, Ph.D.
David Hyde, Ph.D.
Abbie Jensen, Ph.D.
Breandan Kennedy, Ph.D.
Mary Ellen Lane, Ph.D.
Katharine Lewis, Ph.D.
James Lister, Ph.D.
Kiyoshi Naruse, Ph.D.
Laszlo Orban, Ph.D.
Dave Pilgrim, Ph.D.
Howard Sirotkin, Ph.D.
Herman Spaink, Ph.D.
Masazumi Tada, Ph.D.
Takeshi Todo, Ph.D.
Michael Tsang, Ph.D.
Andrew Waskiewicz, Ph.D.
Xiaolei Xu, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Yoder, Ph.D.

Poster Session 2

Set up: Friday, Noon - 2:30 pm
Take down: Saturday, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Nathan Bahary, M.D., Ph.D.
Caroline Brennan, Ph.D.
Joanne Chan, Ph.D.
Jeroen den Hertog, Ph.D.
Roland Dosch, M.D., Ph.D.
Jonathan Gitlin, M.D.
Matthew Goldsmith, M.D.
Masahiko Hibi, M.D., Ph.D.
John Incardona, M.D., Ph.D.
Greg Kelly, Ph.D.
Kenneth Kramer, Ph.D.
Steven Leach, M.D.
Charles Lee, Ph.D.
Brian Link, Ph.D.
Hiroshi Mitani, Ph.D.
Donald O'Malley, Ph.D.
William Penberthy, Ph.D.
Michael Rebagliati, Ph.D.
Diane Slusarski, Ph.D.
Lisa Steiner, M.D.
Shinji Takada, Ph.D.
Jacek Topczewski, Ph.D.
Daniel Wagner, Ph.D.
Kyo Yamasu, Ph.D.
Tao Zhong, Ph.D.

Abstract Submission

WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING ABSTRACTS

Closing date Monday, May 9, 2005 *

* Extended 1 week from original deadline of May 2

Should the number of applications submitted exceed the capacity of this meeting, the selection committee will choose meeting attendees from the submitted applications. Applications should include an abstract of 500 words or less describing work to be presented, and a brief CV in biosketch format listing 5 recent publications from the applicants laboratory. The abstracts of accepted applicants will be distributed to all of the attendees at the beginning of the meeting. The committee will attempt to choose participants so as to make the meeting as broad-based and representative as possible.

Registration fee

$280 - includes meals Thursday - Saturday

The MDIBL Business office will send an invoice when you pre-register.

Accommodations and Travel

Rooms have been blocked at the following hotels. Please refer to the Zebrafish Investigators Meeting when making a reservation. On-campus housing is also available on a first come-first served basis. On campus housing includes single accommodation dormitory rooms, small apartments, and shared cottages with single accommodation rooms.

September is the height of tourist season on Mount Desert Island, so an early reservation is essential. Accepted meeting participants will be notified in early June, and should make arrangements for accommodations as soon thereafter as
possible. Rooms not reserved will be released on August 1st. Pending early June notification of acceptance, reserve your room by July 31st or earlier.

Accomodation	block?	rates	distance	phone
MDIBL on-campus housing		$50-$75	walking	207-288-9880 ext 108
Harborside Hotel	Y	$155	driving ~12 min	207-288-5033
Bar Harbor Regency	Y	$135	driving ~10 min	207-288-8983
Best Western Inn	Y		driving ~3 min	207-288-5823
Bay Meadow Cottages	N		walking	207-288-5451
Edgewater Cottages	N		walking	207-288-3491

Contact MDIBL conference staff, Lauren Gilhooley, for other accommodation suggestions.

Shuttles and Public Transportation. Free shuttle service to and from the hotels will be provided. Public transportation around Mount Desert Island is available on the Island Explorer Shuttle Bus system. Driving directions from Boston and Bangor to MDIBL are also available.

Detailed travel information, including airport and ground transportation suggestions, is available on the MDIBL Travel page.

The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce has information regarding local attractions, including Acadia National Park.

Contact Information

Michael McKernan
Director, Education and Conferences
MDI Biological Laboratory
PO Box 35
Salisbury Cove, ME 04672

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